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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (156112)	6/27/2001 11:05:31 AM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 769670

Yes, the republicans claim interest in promoting business, all the while only the big corporations get 100% deduction for health care payments, while those small businesses that create almost all the jobs get 50%. And of course since the reagan tax cut (total crock)all of the small businesses have been hammered by a 50% jump in social security and self employment taxes. These have never been brought up, only taxes for the top 1% of the nation, and we all know THEY certainly need it. cc

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (156112)	6/27/2001 11:11:53 AM
From: George Coyne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Nadine, that is a seemingly attractive proposition. Certainly those (like me) who have access to group rates through their employers have a good deal. (Of course my employer covers a large portion of that premium). But I believe that in terms of the over-all quality of health care, nationwide, you gets what you pays for, and there is no such thing as a free lunch. Ultimately, if everyone was covered under some "group" plan, and the premiums were reasonable (whatever that may mean), I believe the quality of health care would decrease dramatically because the most talented doctors would more and more stay outside the system and we would end up with a two-tiered monstrosity.