The difference is choice. On Feb 14, 2013 3:21 PM, "Eric Roberts" <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote:
> > Again...going to the ER isn't healthcare...they only treat the immediate > problem. Saying you can get your healthcare by going to the ER is the > biggest lie propagated ever. Medicade and medicare are set pretty low. > Other than minimum wage workers...that is out of the question. Not all > areas > have Charitable hospitals. Those are great where they exist. When I lived > in Louisiana they had them. Here in IL...nope. Charitable contributions > are not doing it. The problem with quoting charitable contributions is > that > also counts contributions to churches. Most of what is contributed to > churches goes to admin costs...not charity. > > IT has already gained root...the majority of people in this country think > we > should have universal healthcare. The stupidest thing I have ever heard in > the whole healthcare debate is this tax burden thing. What is the > difference between getting money taken out of your check in taxes or > getting > money taken out of your check for an insurance premium? That is a really > fucking stupid argument. When you spread the costs of premiums out amongst > a larger base (ie spreading the risk over a wider base), premiums go down. > People want to kill Obamacare before it even has a chance to be fully > implemented because you believe all of the stupid bullshit and propaganda > from the insurance industry and the moneyed interests in the Republican > party. > -----Original Message----- > From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:58 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Latest News on the The Affordable Care Act > > > While your information is what the media and the left would have you > believe. Hospitals must treat you by law. Federally medicaid and medicare > cover millions, and states have additional prograns in many cases. We are > also among the highest levels of charity contributions, which contribtes as > well. > > Your Scandanavian idea will never gain roots here. Those countries are > socialist, the real kind. Their tax burdens are insane and our > constituency > will never allow it. There are very real problems with health care, but > the > government hasn't been the answer yet, and I seriously doubt it ever will. > Too much money and too many companies and corruption in our legislature. > The pharmacutical industry alone throws millions of dollars at making sure > they get their way. > > I don't know what the answer is, but this certainly isn't it. > On Feb 14, 2013 9:31 AM, "Vivec" <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It's simplistic, but it's the truth. > > > > And no, it is not the same in many other countries. I mentioned the > > Scandinavian ones as an example. > > You don't have to think "there is no way I can afford healthcare for > > this disease I have, I am going to die" > > in many countries around the world. > > > > From my information however, this is the reality of tens of millions > > of Americans if they get seriously ill. > > > > On 14 February 2013 10:27, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Statements like "yeah, it really sucks that you still die in America > > > if > > you > > > don't have enough money" may get you high fives as your next vegan > > > lunch date, but it's somewhat petty and myopicw hen you consider the > reality. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:361214 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
