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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (561)	5/13/2009 1:50:13 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23934

How do we feel about this government/Chrysler deal? I think it will destroy the ability for marginal companies to borrow money. What secured creditor is going to borrow money knowing the government can step in and screw you or destroy you? And where does the government get off giving secured bond holders .30 cents on the dollar while giving the UAW an unsecured holder .50 on the dollar. It's criminal and it's throwing contract law totally out the window.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (561)	5/13/2009 2:00:39 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23934

From the little anecdotal evidence that I have, the healthy people are very happy with socialized medicine. Surprise, surprise. But god forbid you get sick. And if I have something wrong with me, I don't want to wait for some social engineer to determine what the most cost effective schedule of treatment is. I had Kaiser coverage a few years ago when I had bilateral inguinal hernias. Now, this wasn't a debilitating condition, but it was bad enough that I couldn't lift anything heavy and certainly couldn't participate in most sports activities. Kaiser gave me my exam and said they would call to schedule my surgery. Six months later I called to see WTF?....Their response "still waiting to be scheduled"... I left the job that gave me the kaiser coverage about six months after that. And then a full two years after my initial exam and a full one year after I had ceased being covered by kaiser, I got the call to tell me that my surgery was scheduled six months from the call date. I informed them that I had a new job, new insurance and already had my surgery six months earlier....click. That's what I expect out of nationalized healthcare.