The average American seeking reasonably priced healthcare

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The average American seeking reasonably priced healthcare

z — 8/15/2009 12:05:16 AM (archived)

has much, much more to fear from the private healthcare insurance companies than from any government bureaucrats.

Could it be that the real reason that conservatives oppose a strong public option offering affordable healthcare coverage is because it'll become as popular as Social Security and Medicare, and the American people will remember who made it possible, and who fought it every step of the way?

If Republicans are capable of "debating with facts" then why are they sponsoring the lies and distortions about "death panels", and making absolutely ridiculous analogies to the Nazis' program of offing undesirables in society?? That's beyond irresponsible.

Republicans love to mock Europeans and their culture - well at least the Europeans don't have the perverse incentive of staying with a job they hate solely because they have healthcare coverage with that job.

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Palin's an ignorant ... - Eri - 8/14/2009 12:51:57 AM
- re: Palin's an ignorant ... - lurker - 8/17/2009 2:10:43 PM
- HMO's have perfected "death panels". We've got 'em now. (n/t) - Bowser - 8/16/2009 2:48:50 AM
  - HMO's are a creation of Dems. - Lee - 8/16/2009 5:09:35 AM
    - Deliberately denying and delaying care until the patient dies is a for profit private enterprise decision. (n/t) - Bowser - 8/16/2009 2:19:36 PM
- Palin represents the ignorant, right-wing religious fanatics - z - 8/14/2009 12:48:41 PM
  - Yeah, but vote and see how many agree with her (n/t) - Disgusted - 8/15/2009 1:42:48 AM
  - Democrats flailing desperately - TB - 8/14/2009 3:46:47 PM
    - The average American seeking reasonably priced healthcare - z - 8/15/2009 12:05:16 AM
      - And from England... - TB - 8/15/2009 4:24:46 AM
        
        re: And from England... - Doug Ellison - 8/15/2009 8:03:18 AM
        
        Not to be unkind... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/16/2009 4:24:30 AM
        
        Actually, hardly anyplace in Europe has air conditioning. - TB - 8/16/2009 4:07:37 PM
        
        I know. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/16/2009 11:43:29 PM
        
        re: I know. - Doug Ellison - 8/18/2009 9:54:52 AM
        
        re: I know. - Doug Ellison - 8/17/2009 6:50:42 AM
        
        Doug, you don't actually live in Europe. - TB - 8/18/2009 12:44:55 PM
        
        re: Doug, you don't actually live in Europe. - Doug Ellison - 8/20/2009 11:30:01 AM
        
        Not membership. Absorption. - TB - 8/20/2009 4:31:09 PM
        
        Why would Germans want air conditioning? - alcaray - 8/17/2009 2:21:48 AM
        
        Not entitlement...efficiency. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/17/2009 5:58:05 AM
        
        My trash collection is much more socialistic. - alcaray - 8/17/2009 7:01:27 AM
        
        Probably an exception - TB - 8/17/2009 1:45:39 PM
        
        I get a barrel for trash too. But it is huge. - alcaray - 8/17/2009 5:26:12 PM
        
        Ah California circa 1980... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/17/2009 9:52:57 AM
        
        You've never been to Minnesota in August, have you? (n/t) - TB - 8/17/2009 4:52:15 AM
        
        I went skiing there in July once. - alcaray - 8/17/2009 5:04:46 AM
        
        To be fair... - TB - 8/17/2009 12:10:23 AM
        
        re: Actually, hardly anyplace in Europe has air conditioning. - Doug Ellison - 8/16/2009 5:07:56 PM
        
        I was in France (Paris and Nice) and Italy (n/t) - TB - 8/16/2009 6:26:36 PM
        
        re: Not to be unkind... - Doug Ellison - 8/16/2009 3:37:25 PM
        
        Thank you! - Eri - 8/15/2009 6:31:32 PM
        
        Oh, those awful statistics - TB - 8/15/2009 8:21:06 PM
        
        Fact: Canada and England both spend less per capita on healthcare than the US - z - 8/15/2009 11:30:04 PM
        
        Well this should be right up your alley. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/16/2009 4:35:49 AM
        
        re: Fact - TB - 8/16/2009 1:16:06 AM
        
        re: And from England... - TB - 8/15/2009 4:33:49 PM
        
        re: And from England... - Doug Ellison - 8/15/2009 6:21:45 PM
        
        Private insurance - TB - 8/15/2009 8:19:14 PM
      - re: The average American - TB - 8/15/2009 4:09:19 AM
    - There is clearly a well-organized and funded campaign to terrorize decent people. - Bowser - 8/14/2009 8:32:26 PM
      - LOL! This is priceless! At a townhall meeting in Texas... - z - 8/15/2009 1:10:31 AM
        
        Medicare - TB - 8/15/2009 4:20:07 AM
        
        I have some extremely wealthy friends who are completely satisfied with Medicare. - Bowser - 8/15/2009 1:26:30 AM
- Tom knows 10 times more about it than we do. And he doesn't see anything wrong with it. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/14/2009 1:44:01 AM
  - Moderator, please fix my subject, above. - alcaray - 8/14/2009 1:45:24 AM
    - Would you relax already? - TB - 8/14/2009 3:29:26 AM
      - Impossible. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/14/2009 4:20:47 AM
        
        No, seriously, relax, man - RobertS - 8/14/2009 11:44:05 PM
        
        You make the rule that people should be referred to by their handles. - alcaray - 8/15/2009 8:25:28 PM

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