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To: LindyBill who wrote (93319)	1/2/2005 1:40:45 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793782

Instapundit - RATHERGATE UPDATE: It 's been nearly 3 1/2 months since former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and retired Associated Press chief executive Louis D. Boccardi were named to an independent panel to investigate the "60 Minutes" story that used forged documents to allege Bush shirked his duties when in the Texas Air National Guard in the 1960s and 1970s. CBS's Andrew Heyward promised we'd hear in "weeks not months." As Tim Blair comments: "Inasmuch as weeks are a component of months, Heyward's statement could possibly be considered 'fake, but true'."

To: LindyBill who wrote (93319)	1/2/2005 3:25:17 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 793782

out of the 30% of people without health insurance a fair number would not pay if reasonably available and they could afford to pay for it. I expect they would put the money to other uses and feel i will not get sick. I expect working people in countries like canada pay for gov. health insurance. we could capture those working who do not want to pay into health insurance, if everyone was subject to withholding to cover the uninsured. The money collected for uninsured would only go to those who demonstrate inability to pay for health care and any surplus to reduce charges to other medical insurance plans. Those with health care plans could expect slower increases in costs if hospitals didn't have to increase charges due to non payments. They could continue with plans that provide hmo or ppo choices. too simple , hospitals would continue to cheat and build up expensive equipment , services, additional personal, labor benefits. g