@Tokopol I don't think there's anything really wrong with private healthcare in the US apart from the 'previously existing condition' clause. It's expensive but at least our taxes are low which encourages investments both local & foreign (my source on this is Australia's public healthcare system; it works great but taxes are pretty high and it doesn't cover everything e.g. they'll pay the hospital bill but not the ambulance bill).
@NMbarrassment In the same sense that cracking down on the Five Families will put many criminals out of jobs.
If it's purely jobs at stake--regardless of the inherent value of the work--we can take all those poor insurance men you feel so sorry for and pay them to dig and refill holes.
@Tokopol I don't think there's anything really wrong with private healthcare in the US apart from the 'previously existing condition' clause. It's expensive but at least our taxes are low which encourages investments both local & foreign (my source on this is Australia's public healthcare system; it works great but taxes are pretty high and it doesn't cover everything e.g. they'll pay the hospital bill but not the ambulance bill).
NMbarrassment 4 months ago
@NMbarrassment In the same sense that cracking down on the Five Families will put many criminals out of jobs.
If it's purely jobs at stake--regardless of the inherent value of the work--we can take all those poor insurance men you feel so sorry for and pay them to dig and refill holes.
Tokopol 4 months ago
One thing I haven't heard anyone say yet: Won't switching to public healthcare put millions of people out of jobs?
NMbarrassment 7 months ago
The Public Option in Health Insurance is just that, an option that people can or not choose for their Health Insurance.
FRSFreeState 7 months ago
How about the fact that we can't afford this plan?
YoungIvyScholar 7 months ago
MEDICAIRE IS run by beaureucrats.
they DO tell you what you can or can not get.
i know, i'm a subcontractor for a midcaire!
and Obama HIMSELF has talked about eliminating the private sector health care, as has barney frank.
Howard Dean is lying through his teeth.
JorL5150 9 months ago
@Flitteriffic Yep, go ahead and do it. Start a universal health care program.
MrApplewine 10 months ago
@MrApplewine Just go ahead and do it?
That's retarded.
Flitteriffic 10 months ago