On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Charles Bennett wrote: > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 3:55 PM, Jared ''Danger'' Earle wrote: > >> On 1 Sep 2009, at 20:12, Charles Bennett wrote: >>> 46 Senators are eligible. None participate. >> >>> looks like about 100 Reps are eligible. None participate. >> >> None? I read that as most of them get Federal healthcare. Am I >> reading >> it wrong? > > > The point was that no eligible congress people use *medicare* even > though they could choose to. (those born in 1944 and earlier) > > They have a very nice plan, pretty well administered too. > > It has a bunch of options so they don't have to go wait with the > unwashed masses
Well yeah they gave themselves a nice health plan. Why should they change if the plan they have (already gov't run) works really well for them. I am for a public option, but that doesn't mean I'd automatically take it just because it is there. > > <http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-06-23-congress-benefits_N.htm >> > > The fact is that they intend to EXEMPT themselves from anything they > pass. > > They already exempt themselves from most laws, including minimum > wage.. > Errr, wouldn't that mean they make less than minimum wage? This law sets base wages not maximum wages. It's called MINIMUM wage, not maximum wage. > besides their plans they ALSO can choose to use the military > hospitals. > > "Lawmakers can also utilize taxpayer-subsidized care at Walter Reed > Army Medical Center in Washington and the National Naval Medical > Center in Bethesda, Md. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., > had bypass surgery at Bethesda in 2003. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, > D-Fla., battled cancer last year with treatments received at both > sites." > > (that's a freebie for them, BTW) > > So.. I guess they are a little more equal than the rest of us. > What does this have to do with health care reform and a public option? I don't see the connection beyond an attempt to cloud the issue to make it seem like some nefarious plan. They want a public insurance option in addition to private ones. How is this so horrible and bad? This is not a single payer system. --Larry _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
