Re: OT: Physicians for a National Health Program

["Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx>]

The purpose of a business is to turn a profit, the purpose of a health care
system is to care for peoples health. I don't beleive its possible to
reconcile the two goals in a single entity. In order for the insurance
company to make a profit it has to weed out those who pose an unacceptable
risk. A risk that is not neccesarily dependant on a persons lifestyle or
behaviour.


Doug

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"Roland Moore" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The purpose of any business, large or small, is to generate a profit.
> Honeywell is no different. Folks' lives get ground up in corporate
> restructuring all the time. Any of those folks could have decided to start
> their own business or simply work elsewhere. I missed the part where
> Honeywell did something illegal. Honeywell isn't Enron. No one is going to
> jail there.
> Since when did you start gulping down Bass' political Kool Aid
>
>
> "Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:475a2a0a$0$28848$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I'm just saying that with our current healthcare system, many billions
>> of dollars could have been going to help the 46+ million who have no
>> coverage, instead of lining the pockets of over indulging healthcare
>> providers.
>>
>> Think of it this way. What happens if you were to lose your job? Or your
>> company downsizes? Or closes its doors? What happens to your coverage
>> then? What happens to your 401K? Are you just going to continue to pay
>> out of pocket until you find another job? With what money do you plan to
>> do this with? Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Will your
>> present company be around when you retire? Will you get fired before you
>> are eligible to collect a pension? Will that pension be enough to live
>> on?
>>
>> I worked for Honeywell (HPS) from 1980 to 1986...there I was, working
>> for a multi-billion dollar corporation. Yet I saw real no future there.
>> Imagine that. Back in 1986 I had foreseen that this company would not
>> survive long enough for me to retire. So imagine my complete surprise
>> that they were long gone...all those poor souls who gave this company
>> 25+ years of their life...lost pensions, company stocks splitting
>> several times, and not enough in the 401K...It was just a job...now
>> those same people find themselves starting all over again to try and
>> gain what they lost.
>>
>> Sure I am a bit emotional. But how many of you out there are tired of
>> getting hosed by big businesses? Anyone?
>>
>> Jim Rojas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Leuck wrote:
>> > "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >
> news:6675927b-3898-4cd3-91be-323eeefdf9ef@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > On Dec 7, 10:21?am, Jim Rojas <jro...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> We cannot afford to be silent any longer...
>> >>
>> >> http://www./about_pnhp.php
>> >>
>> >> About PNHP
>> >> Physicians for a National Health Program is a single issue
>> >> organization
>> >> advocating a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health
>> >> program. PNHP has more than 14,000 members and chapters across the
>> >> United States.
>> >>
>> > Hello?    Hello?
>> >
>> > Hillary?     is that you?
>> >
>> > Yep .... it must be.
>> >
>> > I can't think of any other ignoramus that would think that anything
>> > like health care could be administered by one orgainization,
>> > especially the govenment.
>> >
>> >
>> > Lol I was thinking exactly the same thing, everytime it's tried in any
> other
>> > country it fails
>> >
>> >
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