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

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (4157)	2/2/2008 10:59:25 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

" Refusing to Serve Fat People in Restaurants posted at 2/1/2008 3:43 PM EST Mississippi legislators have introduced a new bill that if passed would prohibit restaurants from serving food to obese people (as defined by state criteria.) Can you imagine having to give your body mass index--in addition to your credit card--to get served a meal? This proposed legislation takes fat stigma to new heights" washingtonpost.com

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (4157)	2/2/2008 12:06:11 PM
From: gg cox	Respond to of 42652

<<The evils of "socialism".>> LOL <<Require people to purchase health insurance, make the insurance affordable, or at least tax-deductible, and then fine those who don't comply...>> boston.com <<In addition, employers whose uninsured workers make multiple use of emergency room care -- "free riders," in the bill's parlance -- would have to pay between 10% and 100% of the portion of those medical bills exceeding $50,000.>> benefitscounsel.com In the real world, nobody likes free riders.Question for everyday life <<Who's paying>>The wealthy guy resents being expected to pay all the time.The poor guy expects someone else to pay, he's poor.<g> In healthcare, everyone in Canada has to pay his share according to tax system and proportional healthcare fee in Ontario...sliding scale up $900 per year..most seniors and the working poor paying small amounts. No government commie fines involved.LOL

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (4157)	2/2/2008 1:43:05 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 42652

Under socialism, I presume lipo and cosmetic surgery would be banned. ? And maybe cancer surgery and hip and knee operations for really old people. One note, this lipo wasn't for overall fat reduction, but for a condition which caused fat deposits on the legs. Thus I think it wasn't primarily cosmetic in nature.