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Take a look Behind The Kitchen Door. . . (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Nov 2012
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Interesting... I think this begs a question about affordable health care being tied to employment...
midnight
Nov 2012
#1
It does seem like single payer gov't option should be insituted immediately, for the sake of those
mother earth
Nov 2012
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midnight
(26,624 posts)1. Interesting... I think this begs a question about affordable health care being tied to employment...
why not just skip the employer and have medicare for all?
mother earth
(6,002 posts)2. It does seem like single payer gov't option should be insituted immediately, for the sake of those
"job creators".
freedom fighter jh
(1,782 posts)4. Yes, and for the sake of the employees, who would
get a better deal with the insurance companies out of the picture, and for the sake of the self-employed and the unemployed.
Can't think of a good reason why employers and insurance companies have to be in the equation. Tying insurance to employment makes employment less flexible (harder to leave your job) and tying it to insurance companies makes it expensive.
mother earth
(6,002 posts)5. Absolutely. What are we waiting for? It'd be better in all ways. nt
freedom fighter jh
(1,782 posts)3. +1 nt