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To: mitch-c who wrote (46583)	5/11/2001 11:12:04 AM
From: Cary Salsberg	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

RE: "My point is that a "reasonable effort" achieves its goal, which then renders subsidies irrelevant." I agree that " a "reasonable effort" achieves its goal", i. e. DO, not TRY. I disagree that it "then renders subsidies irrelevant." The 40 million Americans without health care are NOT on welfare, they are GAINFULLY (DO, not TRY) employed. Unfortunately, supply and demand doesn't merit their gainful employment with health benefits. Consider the minimum wage. There is always an outcry from business that minimum wage employers will be hurt by a raise. Obviously, the minimum wage earner is achieving a goal for the employer (DO, not TRY), but the achievement's economic value is limited. For the employee it is sufficiently limited to require subsidies to meet life's minimum requirements.