What choice? -----Original Message----- From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:24 PM To: cf-community Subject: RE: Latest News on the The Affordable Care Act
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:361245 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm