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Clinton to offer health care plan - some details

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Posted by gorb 2007-09-17 03:51|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Nothing beats a fight between the trial lawyers and the medicos. This is an extra-large popcorn duel to the death.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-09-17 10:01|| 2007-09-17 10:01|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Okay, everybody HAS to have medical insurance, and they'll get tax credits to cover it. I can buy that. Two questions though: First, what's the cost to the taxpayer going to be on those credits? I once worked for a Fortune 100 company whose health insurance benefit cost me nearly $400/month for my family. The Feds are going to give out $4800/yr in tax credits to millions of people?
Secondly, I have health insurance through CHAMPUS(military retiree). Will I have to purchase a private policy?

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-09-17 10:45|| 2007-09-17 10:45|| Front Page Top

#3 When they can make the VA, TRICARE, and the Health Services of the Bureau of Indian Affairs a model that others want to copy, then come and talk to me. Otherwise, its just another blackhole to suck the vitality out of the system in the name of the Poor(tm) and Children(tm). Sale your guilt trip elsewhere.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-09-17 11:15|| 2007-09-17 11:15|| Front Page Top

#4 so i HAVE TO have health insurance...

Posted by dan 2007-09-17 12:25|| 2007-09-17 12:25|| Front Page Top

#5 I read Shrillary's last health care plan. OMFG ...

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-09-17 13:46|| 2007-09-17 13:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Look on the bright side, if we end up with Edward's plan, police will bust down your door and force you to go for your prostate exams.

Posted by Titus Hayes 2007-09-17 14:10|| 2007-09-17 14:10|| Front Page Top

#7 > so i HAVE TO have health insurance...

If you have a large amount of cash on hand to use for an excess, you should be able to get very cheap insurance. There does seem to be a problem that people who have NO insurance eventually demand and get treatment at others expense. These sort of free-rider problems are what governments are supposed to solve.

Hey, at least an American NHS isn't proposed so count your lucky stars!

P.S. The tax credit amount should be fixed at the rate for a HEALTHY individual scaled to age and sex, otherwise the government will subsidise and encourage poor health choices.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-09-17 14:58|| 2007-09-17 14:58|| Front Page Top

#8 I'll be interested in what ANY politician has to say about health care when THEY vote to be subject to the same system they want to force on US.

Until then, the whole lot of the can go take a flying leap.

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