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Originally Posted by Excaliber
Heres a little blurb about that "insignifcant group" Dan refers to:
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The number of American adults who had inadequate health insurance to cover their medical expenses rose 60 percent from 2003 to 2007, from 16 million to more than 25 million people.
Hardest hit were families with middle and higher incomes, those whose income was 200 percent above the federal poverty level or those
with an annual income of $40,000 or more, a new report by The Commonwealth Fund found.
If you will check, you will see that I, and the Majority of the American public are talking about Health CARE. [WHICH
ALL RECEIVE].
While you and the liberal Utopian dreamers are talking about health INSURANCE. There is a massive difference unless you'd be happy with an insurance agent lancing the boils on your butt.
ALSO, if you cannot see the yellow journalism in your quote, you are politically BLIND!
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The number of American adults who had
inadequate health insurance to cover their medical expenses rose 60 percent from 2003 to 2007, from 16 million to more than 25 million people.
Hardest hit were families with middle and higher incomes, those whose income was 200 percent above the federal poverty level or those with an annual income of $40,000 or more, a new report by The Commonwealth Fund found.
Middle and higher incomes in the same sentence with 200% of the poverty level. Middle incomes are higher and 'higher incomes' are vastly higher than 200% of the 'poverty level.' But that wouldn't sell the soap they want to sell.
The poor and near poor GET health care. They cannot pay for it but they have nothing to lose in bankruptcy and most of their bills are simply written off when the Doc., Hosp. sees it as uncollectable. INSURANCE is a commercial product, not a right. Do they have a right to life insurance they cannot afford too? Do they have a right to liability insurance they do not need too? Throw in accident insurance too, and dental, FULL COVERAGE, and eye insurance. Also give them a new car and a LED 55" flat screen TV with free premium cable, they are commercial products too.
ALL IN THE NAME OF"HEALTH CARE" WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE.
Want to lower health care costs for the poor and near poor AND everyone else? RESTRICT health insurance, NOT expand it.