Hurray for Health Reform By PAUL KRUGMAN

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37. "preexisting conditions" have been addressed ONLY for those in the Upper Middle Class...

...who can afford the rather steep Buy In for these expensive policies.
For those with under $300 - $500 per month disposable income,
this wonderful "reform" did exactly NOTHING beyond reminding them that they don't count as human beings entitled to health care.

The last figures I saw about 6 months ago disclosed that LESS than 16% of Americans with pre-existing conditions who were now eligible to BUY health Insurance were able to afford to do so.

And you want to proclaim that "those issues have been addressed".

You said:

[font color=firebrick size=3]"I can only conclude that they're simply cheap bastards for whom the only fair price is "free". --- lumberjack_jeff

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..and THERE we have it.
The PERFECT conservative "Welfare Cadillac" retort.
Blame those struggling to survive.
I got mine!!!.... and those selfish poor people should just go DIE!!

Do you realize that [font size=3]in every single other civilized country IN THE WORLD,
those selfish poor people HAVE unrestricted access to health care.[/font]

In every civilized country in The WORLD, access to health care is a guaranteed HUMAN RIGHT,
NOT a commodity to be sold to the highest bidders by For Profit Corporations.

At one time, not so long ago, the Democratic Party thought so too,
but not anymore! THAT Democratic Party and FDR are DEAD,
killed by the DLC and greedy For Profit sociopaths.


"The Uniquely American Solution"....indeed!



You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
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