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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (110329)	12/30/2007 3:30:28 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Wayne Long winded foolishness. << your goal is to cause long term economic disaster, that's easy. Just put healthcare into government >> calstrs.com

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (110329)	12/30/2007 4:18:58 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 132070

FF, i read in the paper that private insurers currently pay only 36% of the healthcare bill RIGHT NOW. citizens pay 15% and state and federal government pays the rest - that's about 49%. the system will collapse either way. right now, over 30% of the private insurance money goes to something other than providing medical services. this waste is somehow good waste in the eyes of some, though. private industry is driving 7%+ inflation in medical care. if it continues to escalate at this rate, society will do something to change the system. also, i can't imagine a more unhealthy person than michael more to take up the propaganda for universal healthcare. he should clean up his diet and exercise program - it is actions like that which will reduce the stress on any system in place.