--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: > > I was completed shocked when I saw Michelle Bachmann on Fox last night (and I > *never* watch Fox). Extremely poised, present, and articulate. I have read > about her extreme positions, but the person I saw last night is someone I > have to take seriously. Not only that, I want to know more about how she > would do things if President. Maybe after Newt and Sarah and Mitt, anyone > with a brain seems promising. > > Though I haven't cast a Republican vote ever, I just don't really want to > throw my vote to Obama, only because he's the best of the worst. I like some > things about him and 100% supported him until he turned his healthcare > program from a possible single payer option into a mandatory pool of > subscribers for the medical insurance industry (or a federal tax) - isn't > that fascism? Its not like he didn't have the political capital at that time > to do pretty much what he wanted, but he let it slip away. So that is a big > ding on him. Otherwise he is doing OK, but anyone with a better idea will be > considered too. >
It isn't that much different than what people in the Netherlands get for THEIR socialized medicine: they can choose to pay about $150/month to a private carrier for insured care or they can chose to not pay anything and and be required to pay all costs at the door, or if they can't afford any care at all, they get emergency-room type services. L.
