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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 06:18 AM Original message |
Mandatory private insurance--the biggest conceivable anti-stimulus policy possible |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. yep, in my opinion, mandatory insurance serves only insurance companies |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 06:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Contrast that with the large stimulus effect of single payer |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. the thing is, if it's mandatory, then the insurance companies can charge us even MORE. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. this is a point that should be brought up in congress |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
5. Congress just voted to take the middle men out of student loans. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Good point--will use it in letters to Congress n/t |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. You wouldn't happen to know the name of the bill, would you? It's been difficult to follow. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. It's nothing but a huge gift to the insurance companies. They get millions of new customers. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
7. It is a terrible idea |
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WeCanWorkItOut (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. Good points. It's a gift to the big stakeholders. But what are we do to to hold costs down? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Most other countries use global budgeting |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
9. Good point. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. k&r for the truth. n/t |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. Where did you get the 12% number??? nt |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 01:44 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. One of the Senate bills. The other has 13% |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
15. Absolutely! That money should be going to the doctors. They are the ones doing the work. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. I'm unclear on how this is completely different than levying taxes on the rich that they aren't |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 01:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. There are always groups of people that take advantage of a system and |
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