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

To: Joe NYC who wrote (4269)	2/5/2008 12:27:40 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 42652

"If you recall, there was a huge fight over Health Saving Accounts, Democrats opposed, Republicans eventually prevailed. Democrats don't want even an ounce of personal responsibility to be a part of current or future health care." I do recall, and one of the things that has been consistently stonewalled is any significant incentive to have a HSA. One of the reasons that democrats are against this idea is that the union fat cats who now have gold plated insurance would be net losers. When it comes to feathering the nest for elitists, democrats consistently protect their own fat cats.

To: Joe NYC who wrote (4269)	11/10/2009 6:54:31 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 42652

What a difference between President Bush's plan to streamline the system and make it more accessible to everyone and the ObamaCare government takeover: Bush to Propose Health Insurance Changes NewsMax.com Wires Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007 WASHINGTON -- President Bush will propose in his State of the Union address a tax break for people who buy their own health insurance and a limit on how much coverage individuals can receive tax free at work. The proposal to be announced Tuesday offers a tax deduction to people who purchase coverage and urges those with generous plans to either embrace cheaper insurance or pay taxes on part of it, according to a Bush administration official familiar with the proposals. If passed by Congress, the plan would be the first time that workers could get a tax break for buying their own insurance. At the same time, it would be the first time that some employer-provided health care benefits could be taxed. Bush also will announce steps next week to take some federal money now going to hospitals and institutions and give it to states for programs to reduce the number of uninsured people. The cost of health care is growing more than two times faster than wages, making it harder for families to buy insurance and for employers to sponsor a health benefit for workers, Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address. "Our challenge is clear: We must address these rising costs, so that more Americans can afford basic health insurance," Bush said. "And we need to do it without creating a new federal entitlement program or raising taxes." Further details of the two proposals were to be announced in the State of the Union address. URL:http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/1/20/133154.shtml?s=lh