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jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
11. That's all very nice if they can afford insurance
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 02:00 PM
Apr 2012

though there are perhaps 50 million who can't, which seems a more dire need. I can't help thinking that if more of those dollars went into health care, (say people doing research to lower the costs that are going to deny care soon), instead of the wad which goes to, mostly, a very few for-profit "greedy pockets" in corporations, we would all be better off.

But that's just me. I have always thought that working toward opportunity and a plan to provide it for (today 25 million, and growing) who need jobs or more work just to live would be a better strategy and result in a stronger country than chortling about past work or failures or funneling _profit_ to corporations. This health insurance bill does that by the bucketful. Big dollars, big profits, immoral salaries on taxpayer dollars. And a few good things.

I get your point, though. For those whose perspective allows them to be satisfied with the above, I say Good Cheer! Happy to be in the room! Kick the can, woohoo, what a party, and all that.

I'm going to the bar...

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Suck that teabaggers democrat_patriot Apr 2012 #1
Teabags shouldn't be able to get a refund goclark Apr 2012 #24
Cool....I expect those checks to arrive in the mail by about October 10th. cbdo2007 Apr 2012 #2
"people who bought their own policies" - who does that all include? I am asking if it includes jwirr Apr 2012 #3
I'm wondering about the supplemental policies people on Medicare have to carry. shraby Apr 2012 #10
I felt the impact of the health reform law yesterday for the first time! frazzled Apr 2012 #4
Woohoo. They keep 20 billion for their few dozen families, rebate 1 billion to 10 million people. jtuck004 Apr 2012 #5
A benefit ProSense Apr 2012 #7
That's all very nice if they can afford insurance jtuck004 Apr 2012 #11
Well, ProSense Apr 2012 #12
If you say so. Happy times!! n/t jtuck004 Apr 2012 #13
Going to a bar is funneling money to corporations. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #15
What bothers me are seniors that don't eat because there is no food. jtuck004 Apr 2012 #19
Then do something about it. Directly. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #22
ACA implemented Research on health care dollar efficiencies, you say? patrice Apr 2012 #27
Good work, it appears. If costs continue to crowd out patients maybe it will jtuck004 Apr 2012 #29
One of the important traits of the PCORI is that it is being built out of data obtained from patrice Apr 2012 #30
Does anyone explain to those demographics that none of that would be possible without patrice Apr 2012 #28
That's five-hundredths of one percent of healthcare spending MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #6
Guess what? ProSense Apr 2012 #8
Are you saying that ObamaCare reduces the federal budget? nt MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #14
It definitely reduces the deficit frazzled Apr 2012 #21
Interestingly railsback Apr 2012 #9
so does the stupid. eyewall Apr 2012 #18
Awesome. A significant improvement. n/t deacon Apr 2012 #16
WOW Iliyah Apr 2012 #17
K & R Scurrilous Apr 2012 #20
Rightwing bloggers were red faced when the news hit. bluestate10 Apr 2012 #23
"... if they don't spend enough in (sic) premiums they collect ..." ON CARE, i.e. .85 on the dollar. patrice Apr 2012 #25
yay nt flamingdem Apr 2012 #26
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