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Divine Discontent

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73. amen!

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Sat Oct 5, 2013, 02:58 PM

Oct 2013

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The #1 reason Americans cannot afford health care: [View all] Playinghardball Oct 2013 OP

They don't provide a service that medicare can't do better Hydra Oct 2013 #1

Profit is God in this country - TBF Oct 2013 #2

Yeah, and yet non-profit corporations exist and do quite well. tclambert Oct 2013 #6

The non-profits exist because they are useful for capitalists - TBF Oct 2013 #16

Love this explanation of business purpose. AllyCat Oct 2013 #20

If profit were the only reason for businesses, every business would be a hedge fund Recursion Oct 2013 #61

My wife works at a credit union DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #84

I plant the seed of "no money society" in those I meet every chance I can. southerncrone Oct 2013 #29

Many People would rather have a bad known Hydra Oct 2013 #33

The only no money places I've seen were incredibly poor west African villages Recursion Oct 2013 #37

Well how many are living all that great now? TBF Oct 2013 #45

Compared to rural west Africa? About 90% of the world Recursion Oct 2013 #47

That's your standard? TBF Oct 2013 #48

No, it's not my standard. It's *their* standard Recursion Oct 2013 #51

$158 Million/yr from just those 5 people alone Roland99 Oct 2013 #3

That's 50 cents per American, or $4 per uninsured American Recursion Oct 2013 #36

Or the full annual, non-subsidized premiums for about 16,000 - 17,000 uninsured families. Roland99 Oct 2013 #41

Leaving millions still uninsured joeglow3 Oct 2013 #44

Right...you're missing my point! Roland99 Oct 2013 #52

I'm fine with that. LWolf Oct 2013 #63

Thank you Jim Warren Oct 2013 #4

Former WellPoint CEO Angela Braly: $20.6 million Auggie Oct 2013 #5

According to SSA Cryptoad Oct 2013 #7

For. Profit. Healthcare. Blue Idaho Oct 2013 #8

Health Care Professionals deserve to make good money, even profits. bvar22 Oct 2013 #11

Agree with what you wrote Jim Warren Oct 2013 #14

Agree. Cut out the middle man - TBF Oct 2013 #18

+1. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #23

+10000 southerncrone Oct 2013 #31

Ummm... health insurance creates quite a bit of value Recursion Oct 2013 #38

Of course, LWolf Oct 2013 #56

I'm pretty sure I've only ever had non-profit insurance Recursion Oct 2013 #58

Blue Cross Blue Shield is "non-profit" alarimer Oct 2013 #64

It's pretty much always been through a university or trade association for me Recursion Oct 2013 #65

k&r idwiyo Oct 2013 #57

standing ovation for that post! questionseverything Oct 2013 #75

Top 10 Highest Earners at California Non-Profit Health Systems Playinghardball Oct 2013 #9

Its the same story at the major non-profit charities. airplaneman Oct 2013 #15

Exactly - TBF Oct 2013 #19

Yup. Non-profit in name only is the way of much AllyCat Oct 2013 #22

I think most of the big charities are scams. alarimer Oct 2013 #66

Basicly non-profits don't have shareholders and are not listed on the stock exchange. All the libdem4life Oct 2013 #68

I would LOVE to own a business where the Government Guaranteed me a 20% profit, bvar22 Oct 2013 #78

I don't for sure whether it's guaranteed but the devil will be in the details, to be sure. libdem4life Oct 2013 #82

USA! USA! USA! progressoid Oct 2013 #10

America! Fuck yeah! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #24

They get rich while the world burns. Fuck them! Initech Oct 2013 #12

Being paid a living wage They_Live Oct 2013 #13

K & R The Midway Rebel Oct 2013 #17

If only it were just CEOs.. sendero Oct 2013 #21

I'm a nurse for a non-profit. We got no raise. Again. AllyCat Oct 2013 #25

Yes. sendero Oct 2013 #26

Are you organized ? Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #55

Yes, but Walker has weakened us considerably. AllyCat Oct 2013 #87

#1 is HCA. Our healthcare skyrocketed when we went from southerncrone Oct 2013 #27

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #28

chump change compared to the shareholder profits TorchTheWitch Oct 2013 #30

There is your friggin death panel. JEB Oct 2013 #32

That is but a symptom, an EXEMPLARY symptom, yet nevertheless ONLY a symptom kenny blankenship Oct 2013 #34

No, that's chump change Recursion Oct 2013 #35

Why such strong defense of CEO salaries from you? TBF Oct 2013 #46

Because it's a distraction Recursion Oct 2013 #49

Wrong. Capitalism IS the underlying problem. TBF Oct 2013 #50

Management salaries are not capitalism. Soviet managers made a ton too Recursion Oct 2013 #59

I know you are - TBF Oct 2013 #60

But IS "capitalism" salvageable? DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #70

K&R Enthusiast Oct 2013 #39

somethings are just too important questionseverything Oct 2013 #76

This is true. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #79

medicare runs at 3.5% admin costs questionseverything Oct 2013 #80

I know it. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #81

Recced. Medicare4All NOW! Single payer will set the American economy free. nt livingwagenow Oct 2013 #40

Healthcare for profit is immoral The Wizard Oct 2013 #42

non sequitor or oxymoronic? reddread Oct 2013 #43

In 1975 when patients went to visit my father, who specialized in internal medicine no_hypocrisy Oct 2013 #53

These costs are one tenth of one percent of revenues Cicada Oct 2013 #54

Yeah that about covers it. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #62

Meanwhile, with single payer in Canada JBoy Oct 2013 #67

Wages Are Too Low, Sir: That Is The Real Reason The Magistrate Oct 2013 #69

maybe also this Rainforestgoddess Oct 2013 #71

Pornography!!! JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #72

amen! Divine Discontent Oct 2013 #73

Not Even A Dirty Little Secret colsohlibgal Oct 2013 #74

There is lots of money placed on lobbying which is passed on to the insured and not counting Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #77

And this doesn't include their benefits... hue Oct 2013 #83

Cuz y'all ain't in Canada? . . . . ConcernedCanuk Oct 2013 #85

you have a good model but of course the insane RW in our country screams SOCIALISM steve2470 Oct 2013 #86