Actually I know a lot of vets that like the VA hospitals. They said it was bad at one point, but with technology it has made leap and bounds in progress as far as efficiency goes. My buddy owns a textile business and has contracts with the VA, and he gets paid on time every time.
The public option wasn't funded through taxes. It was a buy in program. You had to purchase it just like any other insurance. The main difference being 20-30% of what you pay wouldn't be going to the profits of the insurance companies.
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Yeah I guess it probably depends on where you go. Most of the guys I know go to the VA in Los Angeles and say the care is good and efficient. Probably the facilities are better in bigger cities. Sad the people who voluntarily risked there lives for there country and cant get top care wherever they live. Thanks for your service.
hey,, just going off the uk's NHS, national health service, its a very bad idea in the long wrong. Our NHS, God bless it, works but not effecintly or cost effectivly.
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That is an excellent point!
Not sure on what you are saying? Are you saying the politicians don't use government run health care? I heard they do, maybe I am wrong. Maybe government run health care isn't the answer. Yeah we have some of the best hospitals in the world, with the best equipment. But when people have to go bankrupt because they didn't have health insurance, or the insurance companies wont cover because you have pre-existing conditions, or you have been paying insurance and you get sick and they will cover certain things to a certain amount, or just find a way to not cover you at all. Doesn't that bother you? Or are people in general selfish and don't give fuck what happens to other people, unless the situation happens to them one day?
I'm assuming you are still not providing medical for your employees. If there were a public option, the employers would be off the hook. Even better would be single payer. By eliminating tax breaks for the rich and pulling out of the two wars, (And not starting any more) there would be plenty of money for medicare for all. Also lets remove the cap on SS deductions. Cut the military budget in half to start, way more in the future, and make the congress balance the budget. I give you Kudos for starting a business, good luck in the future. I do agree that the current Medical bill is crap, a basic giveaway to the Medical cartel.
It does seem like it.............on the surface. Body scanners seem like a good idea at airports, but they've been in some airports for a few months and already the fallout is beginning. Privacy issues are front and center but these scanners give off x-rays. x-rays are harmful radiation and doseage appears to be cumulative, meaning the more x-rays you have, the greater your chance of developing cancers. We are doing what appears to be best for the safety of the country and world at large and are forgetting about the individual. What about people who have serious medical issues and are frequent travellers? What really pisses me off is that the govt. is saying they are harmless. Really? How dumb do they think we are? These things have been in airports for less than a year and they are telling us "There is nothing to worry about." In summary, the body scanners are great for everyone because they should help keep the skies safer for us all. However, they will more than likely play a role in causing cancers. So we need to ask ourselves, are we a society that thinks it's ok to give a relative few people cancer in order to keep the skies safe for everyone? A public option, much like body scanners, will have some forseen and many unforseen negatives. Sure there will be some benefit for some but overall I believe it will cause more harm than good. At least we don't have to worry about the public option.............for now.
Options are always nice. Would you allow people the option of not participating?
The healthcare bill took any "option" you had to not participate away. It hasn't even taken effect and most people I talk to are going to drop their coverage and just take the fine and get healthcare insurance if/when they need it. We may have no choice since our healthcare insurance went up like 30% overnight! We can't afford our coverage anymore. On top of all this the healthcare bill took away our ability to purchase OTC medication with our flexible spending account without a prescription! Yeah Obama!!!!!!
what really surprises me is how folks think its going to be paid for. most will say the rich.The healthcare bill took any "option" you had to not participate away. It hasn't even taken effect and most people I talk to are going to drop their coverage and just take the fine and get healthcare insurance if/when they need it. We may have no choice since our healthcare insurance went up like 30% overnight! We can't afford our coverage anymore. On top of all this the healthcare bill took away our ability to purchase OTC medication with our flexible spending account without a prescription! Yeah Obama!!!!!!
Yep! The libs would have us believe that all we needed to do was pass the legislation and raise taxes on the rich, everybody lives happily ever after. Wouldn't it be nice if that were the case? This is a huge problem!!!!!!!! We can't keep spending more than we have forever. The small government folks are seen as uncaring, ignorant, "rural" people. I know a lot of small government people and all of them are the exact opposite! One only needs to look at history and how economies actually work, not economic theory. This is doomed to failure! It's failing as we speak in many of the countries that the progressive vision is modelled on. How can people not see this? It's disturbing jeff! I am not a sky is falling person but I see the writing on the wall and it tells me we are in a downward spiral. I just hope it's not too late to fix this mess.
what has usually happened in history is a big jolt pulls nations out of the spiral. war or major economic crises. people then either grasp at straws and go tyranical. or they move toward truth and liberty.Yep! The libs would have us believe that all we needed to do was pass the legislation and raise taxes on the rich, everybody lives happily ever after. Wouldn't it be nice if that were the case? This is a huge problem!!!!!!!! We can't keep spending more than we have forever. The small government folks are seen as uncaring, ignorant, "rural" people. I know a lot of small government people and all of them are the exact opposite! One only needs to look at history and how economies actually work, not economic theory. This is doomed to failure! It's failing as we speak in many of the countries that the progressive vision is modelled on. How can people not see this? It's disturbing jeff! I am not a sky is falling person but I see the writing on the wall and it tells me we are in a downward spiral. I just hope it's not too late to fix this mess.