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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:58 PM Original message |
Define "affordable". Define "quality". Define "accessible". |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama wants an exemption for people who can't afford it. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. But.. who decides "affordability"? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Maybe it's in Kennedy's bill somwhere. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Did you say 'family'? Define 'family' as well. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Good one.. that too needs "defining".. Is it household? personal? |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I completely have the same issue. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Do they call the one for the State 'as if' like they do here? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. If it follows the definition of other Federal programs, "affordability" will be defined in terms of |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. But will we have to "prove" we can't afford it through pay stubs? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Markups on the bill don't even start until next week. |
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Jane in Texas (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. We will not be able to pay for families who can't afford it |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I'd prefer single payer too. Welcome to DU. (nt) |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Yes we do need it now. And welcome to DU. n/t |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Ed Schultz took calls from Canadians about their health care on his |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. i agree that actual numbers are essential. they should be able to come up with some idea |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. Your questions are way too premature. I listened to some of the HC hearing today, |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. The American people should get the same health care plan that members of Congress get. End of story |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Actually they should get the same health care plan that I get, Medicare, |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. I think you better beware of what you're asking for with that statement. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. "Affordable" |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. Easy. All three words have the same definition: |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. +1 |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. You got it! |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. The devil is, as always, in the.. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. My take: |
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Jane in Texas (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. No way. I wish it would be that cheap, but it won't be. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Well, why not? You know, I just had a baby... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. No, the WILL is too low, and the POLITICIANS too backwards. nt |
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Jane in Texas (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Those that can afford to pay that $500 (or whatever) WILL PAY preminums, taxes, whatever |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Why cannot America do this? Because, in a single word -- CORRUPTION. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Its strange that while people accept that on one hand, they endorse the direction of this reform. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. There are several different types of people weighing in on this |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Hmm |
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Jane in Texas (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. A hundred dollars a month can't even begin to cover an individual, let alone a family |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. The reason it's so expensive is this |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. We seem capable of doing it for education. n/t |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. A fundamental stumbling block. What's "affordable" to the millionaires making the laws? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. Hmm. |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
35. k&r |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
38. K&R |
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