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truthiness918

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3. I actually dont fully agree with this
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:00 AM
Nov 2012

except I can't predict the future and am not sure how the whole thing would work... BUT, I am so torn on this healthcare thing. 1. I was feeling ill almost 2 years ago (at the end of this month). I went to the doctor and they did blood tests. Three days later I am in to see an Oncologists. My cancer was growing so fast, even waiting a few weeks would have been terminal to me. With single-payer and universal health, I would have likely (just going off of the par levels of the other countries) would have died leaving my 3 children without a parent.

Same would have gone for my son who was born with a heart condition. When he had to go in, it took about 9 days to get him in to a pediatric cardiologist which resulted in an immediate surgery that saved his life.

I dont know. I'm one person with two incidents that would have chanced being fatal. I'd love to learn how my assumptions or fear is unwarranted though.

Too many businesses enjoy having a "captive" labor market. bluedigger Nov 2012 #1
No, they don't have a "salient point." ProSense Nov 2012 #2
the fact is it is a tax on employees dsc Nov 2012 #7
What silliness. ProSense Nov 2012 #13
frankly I think the second system would be a mistake dsc Nov 2012 #22
Way to miss the point Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #9
Miss the point? ProSense Nov 2012 #10
actually some companies do dsc Nov 2012 #11
That is not the point the poster was pointing out Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #12
I read the post, and it's nonsense. ProSense Nov 2012 #15
Sometimes when you make a statement the only thing that happens is that you reinforce a contrasting Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #19
that wouldn't be an equal liability dsc Nov 2012 #20
VAT tax? ProSense Nov 2012 #21
actually I said sales dsc Nov 2012 #23
Amen. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #16
well actualy we don't know if they do that or if they don't dsc Nov 2012 #18
I actually dont fully agree with this truthiness918 Nov 2012 #3
It doesn't make sense tyne Nov 2012 #5
Death panels are the invention of the right wing Smilo Nov 2012 #8
The way I understand Truman wanted single payer way back in doc03 Nov 2012 #4
yeah that is pretty much right dsc Nov 2012 #6
I agree with you on Single Payer, but Obama had to work with the numbers 219, 60, and 5 Kennah Nov 2012 #14
I am not saying that we shouldn't have passed this law dsc Nov 2012 #17
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