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

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (9820)	9/27/2009 8:05:16 AM
From: skinowski	5 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

Growing unemployment and hard economic times keep increasing the numbers of uninsured people? That is still no reason for a Great Leap Left. Here is an off the cuff quick idea - after some simple means testing, offer those who lost jobs Medicaid. Continue those benefits even after the person runs out of benefits, until they find a new job - and better insurance. I'm sure there are other ways of approaching this issue as well... without letting the government go parabolic. The entire issue has me rather puzzled, almost fascinated - since when is it that Americans came to despise profits and developed this profound faith in the wisdom of the Capitol Hill politicians?