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To: combjelly who wrote (270431)	1/29/2006 12:13:01 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1578494

I hate to find myself agreeing with a Bush position, even a little bit, but I think a lot of Americans abuse their insurance. As someone who's had decent insurance, and gone to the doctor on a regular basis, and also gone "naked" with no insurance and paying for every thing out of my own pocket, I KNOW I overutilized my doctor's services when I had insurance, going to see him for every minor complaint. I've been uninsured until recently for the last five years, and my way of dealing with a problem was to wait it out. In EVERY case (so far), it has taken care of itself. I see a lot of problems with private insurance, and wish we had a single payer, government run program that featured high co-pays. When you have to PAY, you'll only go when you're really sick, or really NEED a diagnostic. When it's just 10 bucks to see the doc, hell yeah, go for a hangnail if you feel like it!

To: combjelly who wrote (270431)	1/29/2006 1:55:35 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578494

A 'touchy-feelie' CNN reporter, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked, "What do you feel when you shoot a terrorist." The Marine shrugged and replied, "Recoil." Gotta love the honesty of a Marine!

To: combjelly who wrote (270431)	1/29/2006 6:13:29 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578494

What is the basic problem with health care in the US? Between private and public coverage, Americans are over-insured, paying just pennies out of pocket, so patients do not have to think twice before demanding expensive tests or procedures. nationalreview.com Umm, right. Given that the single biggest reason for bankruptcies in the US is for health care related reasons, you wonder what universe these guys live in. What the GOP is really good at is trivializing everything into partisan politics. When they talk about health care, it sounds as inconsequential as trying to decide on what color to paint your livingroom instead of a life or death issue. ted