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zipplewrath

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14. Just charge more

Reply to Ian David (Reply #12)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 01:41 PM

Jan 2012

Every extra dollar they spend on health care is an extra dollar in profit they can make. Mind you they don't have to provide more health care, just get charged more for it.

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I have been critical of Obamacare and I just want to apologize and say [View all] Autumn Jan 2012 OP

Calling it "Obamacare" is a lot like saying "the Democrat Party" to me. DefenseLawyer Jan 2012 #1

President Obama himself said he doesn't mind calling it Obamacare. Ian David Jan 2012 #2

That's fine, but the people that coined the term and the people that generally use the term DefenseLawyer Jan 2012 #6

Yes it is an insurance company's wet dream, but there Autumn Jan 2012 #7

I'll agree with that. But the trade off to get a few good things DefenseLawyer Jan 2012 #9

Exactly zipplewrath Jan 2012 #13

ObamaCare�s Hidden Trigger Paves The Way For Single Payer Ian David Jan 2012 #8

This is a real stretch zipplewrath Jan 2012 #11

Ooh. That's a scary thought. Ian David Jan 2012 #12

Just charge more zipplewrath Jan 2012 #14

But to do that, they have to get the doctors and hospitals to charge them more. Ian David Jan 2012 #15

No convincing is required, all they have to do is increase the allowable charges on their end. TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #17

We'll have to draft new rules to prevent that. n/t Ian David Jan 2012 #18

Oh Yes. bvar22 Jan 2012 #19

To my way of thinking, he is the only one who has spent Autumn Jan 2012 #10

I like the term. Obama is the only President who Autumn Jan 2012 #3

And as John Fugelsang says, we should call welfare for billionaires BushCare. n/t Ian David Jan 2012 #4

That should be a rallying cry.... a kennedy Jan 2012 #16

i've gotten to where it depends on who's saying it barbtries Jan 2012 #5