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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 05:33 PM Original message |
Why can't we establish a voluntary health care system??? |
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Sannum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Bush Health Care Plan: |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. What do we think Health Care is, some sort of Fed program? |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 08:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Why not? Because it won't be PROFITABLE FOR REPUBLICANS.... why |
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shesemsmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. The only reason we can't have it |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's certainly possible... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. They'll use it anyway |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Can you clarify? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. So who's going to set up this bureaucracy of yours? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I don't see why private citizens cannot do it on their own |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. You have just described insurance. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Can you clarify again? |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I was describing the problem of adverse selection. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Adverse selection |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 01:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. An example is disability insurance |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. what you are describing is similar to a large insurance group. |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. "It would not be manadoty" would bankrupt the plan. |
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Blue Wally (974 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I am a gummint retiree |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Well, for one thing |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. You are proposing a co-op. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Thank you for the link, really helpful for the discussion |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 09:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Anything is possible... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
18. For the same reason it isn't 'voluntary' to pay taxes to support -- |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Well, I was talking about health care only |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 03:07 AM Response to Reply #20 |
36. Why should we have to be the government-- |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 09:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. What do you propose? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 11:48 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. People accept it for fire departments, so why not? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 11:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I don't want the system to fall apart completely |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-04 12:09 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Co-op = social, not individual = public sphere = government |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
21. Lone Wolf, thanks... |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 10:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. No problem... |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 07:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. I thought a co-op WAS supposed to earn a profit... |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 10:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Here's a website about starting one. |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 03:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Hi Raksha!! |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 07:59 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Hi newyawker! |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. I've been thinking of non-profit corporations like the old |
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Royal Observer (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. People who are healthy won't join the plan, |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 01:44 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. What a crazy observation! |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 10:27 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I'm healthy and I would join... |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
30. I have to pay for the bombs they buy. Just kidding. It might be a thought |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
32. The sickest would opt in, the healthiest & wealthiest out. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 07:21 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I respectfully disagree |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-04 12:40 AM Response to Reply #33 |
46. why pay those damned premiums until you have an expensive health problem? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
37. I've been thinking about this very thing... |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 05:35 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. It seems very possible |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 07:56 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. what insurance companies do now |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-04 02:15 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. good questions |
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