[lbo-talk] health care reform = revolution?

[Mycos]

Hey! . I pay zip, zero, nada...dick all! And I see a doctor once 
every two weeks and see a pharmacist every second or third day now 
for years. I have not spent a single cent on pills, on doctors 
appointments, hospital treatments , emergency visits, etc. etc. etc. 
. And you know why? Because it would be too expensive.

  Wow! What a novel concept. To take someones ability to pay into 
consideration. Goddamn communism that is huh?

Face it. The American system is bankrupt, both morally and fiscally. 
It is bankrupting anyone who doesn't have the means to escape their 
own frigging health. My wife, a recent emigre from Texas, has come 
up here with a host of other medical issues that should have been 
looked at long ago, but because she only worked at a real-estate 
company as the LAN technician, she's had to go sick in order to feed 
her kid and send him to college. Morally indefensible to even 
attempt a defense......

Gary

Jordan Hayes wrote:
> Gary? writes:
> 
> 
>>for that he gets lifetime full health care, not just for
>>the duration of his employment. and that most probably
>>includes state pension.
> 
> 
> I'm not saying it's not comprehensive, I'm just saying that it's not
> cheap.  The point was about how low some dollar amount was, and it's not
> nearly that low.  That's all I'm saying (and that's all I said!).  It's
> a decent program, it's one way of doing it, but again: it's not cheap.
> 
> Did you read the original post?  I bet you didn't.  So: please read the
> original post.  I'll even summarize it for you, but please: read it.
> Read it for comprehension.  The guy said that his dad and wife pay $1400
> for what they get.  They pay much much more.
> 
> -----
> 
> Let's have this conversation instead:
> 
> "I had a fantastic steak last night at a 4 star
>   restaurant, and it was only $3!"
> 
> "Well no, it wasn't $3, it was more like $45"
> 
> cue to you ...
> 
> "You can't get this kind of steak at McDonalds, it had terrific
> marbling, came with some duck-fat french fries, wow, so great!  And it
> probably came with ketchup!"
> 
> "Uh, whatever, but it wasn't $3."
> 
> <groan>
> 
> /jordan
> 
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