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To: bentway who wrote (613165)	5/27/2011 1:26:27 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1578238

"Please, Dave, humor me - Why is it a bad idea? It would just charge people for the medical services and products they receive." You'd think he would be all over it. But, the deal breaker is that poorer people wouldn't pay their share. And the idea that wealthier people would pay more is just more than his soul could bear...

To: bentway who wrote (613165)	5/27/2011 1:42:28 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578238

>> Why is it a bad idea? For openers, because very few estates have enough assets to pay such bills. It would not even make a recognizable dent in the money. Secondly, because the same argument with which Paul Ryan is being bashed would still surface, and it is just as irrational as it is against the Ryan plan: "I paid into the system and I want my money out". Of course, what they don't get is they're drawing out 3x as much in benefits as they paid in. And the D's are feeding it with the lying hype, as usual.