Re: Universal Healthcare Passes

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

Doug wrote:
> "mleuck" <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:042c6d7f-4653-4ef7-a98d-cd59663b46b2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Mar 21, 6:37 pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> RHC: It has always amazed me how the US is one of the few countries in
>>> the civilized world that doesn't provide some measure of basic health
>>> coverage for all it's citizens. Glad to see you've decided to join the
>>> rest of the world....:}}
>
>> It's amazing how such a backward society such as ours has the most
>> advanced health care in the world without resorting to what you more
>> advanced countries have
>
> It may be the most advanced in some respects, but what good does that do for
> the American who is unable to secure affordable healthcare due to a
> pre-existing condition, or has a policy cap that prevents him or her
> receiving the most advanced health care in the world.
>

Expanding medicare would have done that.

> Me?, I'd rather settle for a health care service that provides reasonable
> healthcare to all, with the burden spread across the entire tax base, rather
> than a system that provides the most advanced health care in the world to
> some, but leaves many with either none or inadequate healthcare.
>

Yep - and now, if you can't afford insurance (since democrats have said
they don't expect premiums to go down) you get to have your bank account
raided by the IRS to the tune of over $2,000.

Why didn't they craft the bill so it would take effect sooner, if it was
such an emergency and the provisions of the bill such Godsends?