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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Road Walker who wrote (3944)	1/17/2008 7:19:41 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

Tim doesn't care that millions are uninsured or under-insured and can't afford health care. Let's say for the sake of argument that he doesn't care. If he suddenly came to care, would that change his position on socialized medicine? I'm certain it wouldn't. Because socialized medicine isn't the solution. To opt for it he would have to not just get a heart but exorcise his brain. It's not just about caring but about doing what's smart.

To: Road Walker who wrote (3944)	1/17/2008 9:17:05 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 42652

They demand their suppliers maintain prices and divert product from other areas of the country. They are able to relieve the shortage and do so. I wonder what they would do were the shortage irremediable.

To: Road Walker who wrote (3944)	1/17/2008 1:46:06 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

"Tim doesn't care that millions are uninsured or under-insured and can't afford health care. " The specious claim that inability to pay is responsible for the number of uninsured has long ago been disproved. Since it has been disproved I don't remember what the percentages are, but a substantial portion are voluntarily not enrolling and another substantial portion are between jobs that offer insurance benefits. So is the false data a good argument for displacing insured middle class people from private insurance and putting them on the dole like democrats tried to do with SCHIP?