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To: i-node who wrote (481150)	5/15/2009 2:50:34 PM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 1574040

it's not to fix a "minor" problem, it's another voting block they're after...

To: i-node who wrote (481150)	5/16/2009 2:14:44 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574040

I had a friend die of cancer at 22. People in that age group do get seriously ill and if they recover, often they are saddled with large debts going forward if they had no health insurance. Of course that happens. That is the risk in not carrying health insurance. Duh. There is no "right" to be cancer free. Never was, and unfortunately, that isn't something Obama can guarantee, either. But a person who has cancer at 22 and has no health insurance CAN get treatment. Almost always. There are rare instances where a person is unable to do so and those should be, and can be, addressed. But you don't rip out the best health care system in the world -- by a mile -- just to fix a minor problem. And yet people in that age group are the least able to afford health insurance. When disease strikes, should they survive, they will be financially encumbered for a long time or forced to file BK. Bottom line: you can argue all you want but anyone looking at the American health system logically can see that it doesn't make much sense given our status as an economic power and a wealthy nation. Get over your fears of purported socialism and your need to defend your vested interests......its time to do the right thing.