Re: OT Atlas Shrugged.

["Robert L Bass" <Sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"JoeRaisin" wrote:
>
>> Absolutely agreed.  I got a kick out of one Republican senator's comment.
>> He said he doesn't want a public option because he wants "choice".  Uh,
>> yeah. :^)
>
> Once the government takes over, that's the only choice we will have.

That's simply not true, Joe.  Medicare is a government run health program.
But people eligible for Medicare are not required to use it nor have they been
obstructed from choosing other options.

> IMHO the better way to go would be to expand mediciad/medicare to take care
> of those who cannot procure/afford health insurance through other means.

That is a government run health care *option* and it happens to be one which I
also believe might be effective.

> That way 85% of the folks won't qualify for the government option rather
> than having employers fobbing off their employees onto the government simply
> because there is a financial incentive to do so.

Don't be too sure about the percentages.  The idea is to set up an option that
includes -- not excludes.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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