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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 08:44 AM Original message |
No, health care reform should not allow you to keep your employer's plan, even if you like it |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. While I agree with you, surely you know that including private plans had to be part |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. The public plan will be underfunded and crappy without access to the whole dollar pool |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. That's where outvoting comes into play. You are right that if medicare for everybody |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Exactly! Which is why we should all be pushing single payer hard |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Well, we have the best possible scenario for doing it "big", i.e. single payer. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 07:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. We will probably not have a better chance anytime soon |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. You mean these employees would become government employees? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Either that, or the government could hire the insurers to do the claims processing |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm sure most corps will drop or reduce benefits when we get universal hc. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. No problem with bells and whistles here |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Free? A new healthcare program will not be free. nt |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. But it will replace the vastly more expensive system we have now |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
3. There should be no insurance companies in health care |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Sounds good to me. I've been priced out of insurance. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. My wife has insurance but it never pays for anything |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. And yet we just elected a President who campaigned opposing this |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. WhattheFUCK is wrong with higher taxes if they are less than premiums? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
12. Agreed. Health care and employment should be unconnected. |
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hendo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
15. I'm keeping mine |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. For you. You are still taking health care away from other people though n/t |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Good To See |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
21. I think we should have health care like in Australia |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I'm not against private insurers doing bells and whistles |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. Obama's plan is designed to ensure the continuing role of insurance companies |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Which is why we need to fight hard for single payer. |
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