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eridani

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8. Both. A. Prevention gives people longer and healthier lives. B. It costs money

Reply to Egnever (Reply #3)

Sat May 17, 2014, 02:13 AM

May 2014

Since the whole point of health care is longer and healthier lives, it's worth spending the money. Just don't try to bullshit people that it saves money. The people with the lowest lifetime health care costs are fat smokers.

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Why Obamacare can't lower costs [View all] eridani May 2014 OP

Healthcare costs in the USA are so high because... Prophet 451 May 2014 #1

How can a person use the insurance they have if they can't afford the time off to... Shandris May 2014 #2

This is confusing Egnever May 2014 #3

Your first quote is one of the claims they reject. Vattel May 2014 #6

Both. A. Prevention gives people longer and healthier lives. B. It costs money eridani May 2014 #8

Kick and Rec. Octafish May 2014 #4

Perhaps? Lex May 2014 #5

It would be the democratic way forward. Octafish May 2014 #7

There is probably a state single payer group in your state eridani May 2014 #9