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Offline Chris_

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Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare?
« on: July 07, 2008, 10:21:13 PM »
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unpossibles  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jul-07-08 03:15 PM
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2. I see it as a combination of things
 mainly the amount of money made by insurance and pharmaceutical companies, but also fall out from our protracted fight against anything remotely resembling socialism despite the fact that many programs which we successfully have and use are also somewhat socialist in nature.

That is one of the larger obstacles - opponents have just thrown out the Red Scare thing, and it shuts down the conversation too often.

What a DUmbass.
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Life_To_Give (1000+ posts)     Mon Jul-07-08 03:15 PM
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3. The Devil you know.  
 For all the people who are currently insured. The prospect that anything new might be worse than what they already have.

Super Soaker Sniper (284 posts)      Mon Jul-07-08 04:55 PM
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34. The threat of a full blown revolt
 by those that would have to pay for it.

I have great healthcare and at a very good price. My company values my work enugh that they provide it. I have no doubt that any governt mandated healathcare would not match what I have as far as price and quality. My support for a government run healthcare program is conditional on being able to opt out.

For those of you that would really like a universal program, I would like one also, but here is a question. What government department or program can you name right now that is being run in a manner that you would like to have your healthcare run that way?

That is what scares me about something this massive being placed under government control. That the people in charge of FEMA, TSA, Immigration, FAA, Social Security would be running it. They show me nothing that would make me think that they would run healthcare any better.

Common sense from DUers? There must be a blue moon somewhere, and two TSes coming up.
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Re: Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2008, 04:57:38 AM »
Super Soaker got pretty much ignored in the debate. The OP mentioned fire departments and the post office in answer, but:
Fire departments are local.
And the Post office?! Thats the example given to justify Nationalized Health Care?

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Re: Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2008, 06:18:52 AM »
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Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare?

Common sense by regular Americans.
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Re: Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare?
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2008, 07:16:27 AM »
Back when you had to make the annual trip to DMV to get your auto tags (my case, several trips) was enough to scare people to death of having their healthcare handled the same way.

....and god forbid you have a problem with the IRS. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

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Re: Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2008, 08:45:03 AM »
Quote from: TheSarge on July 08, 2008, 06:18:52 AM
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Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare?

Common sense by regular Americans.

Beat me to it. Hi 5
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Re: Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2008, 08:56:02 AM »
Quote from: TheSarge on July 08, 2008, 06:18:52 AM
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Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare?

Common sense by regular Americans.

AKA common sense by normal people.
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Re: Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2008, 09:02:46 AM »
I would add the results from Canada, Great Britain, france, etc.
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Re: Poll question: What is preventing the U.S. from getting Universal Healthcare?
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2008, 09:44:54 AM »
Not one mention of trial lawyers and malpractice settlements.
I`m shocked. :whatever:
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