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Grace, I think the crux of the philisophical issue is that the law requires me to purchase something from a private company, thereby making the government a sales agent for these private companies. And that selfsame requirement was, in the main, written by those companies. The term 'Conflict of Interest' applies rather heavily to this concept. Ultimately that's the main objection many of a quasi-libertarian bent have to this regulation.
And you'll find that objection to cross political boundaries... Americans tend to be a rather independent and cranky bunch, who don't believe that the Rodina is always right.
I personally don't believe in all religious exemptions when it comes to overall public health, unless those exempt are fully segregated from the public as a result of their religion. Immunization comes to mind.. when the objections of a few endanger the many.
I actually don't have a problem with paying taxes and receiving a service from my government. They provide me with many valuable services. But this regulation sticks in my throat.
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I love the divine understanding you-r always selling :hail: :devil:
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"""You really aren't familiar with this law at all are you? """
Quote cbelt: """No. It's caused by what the law did NOT address. Waste, stupidity, greed, and manipulation of medicine by ignorant and uncaring governments and businesses."""
cbelt has this nailed down sad to say *(:>*
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Cool! Belty wants single-payer! It's good to have a righty on board the train.
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The fact is that the private insurance mandate is a bad idea foisted upon us in lieu of public financing or a public option by the republicans, who then all ran away and are pretending that they didn't cause it to be this way. I think it is pretty likely that they planned it this way, forcing the dems into a compromise that would provide them with a supreme court challenge.
I think another fact is that what we have is far better than the alternative so I'm grudgingly hoping that the supreme court tells the obstructionists to blow it out their ear. I don't know if it would have been possible to get single payer or public option plans through the congress due to the antics of the repubs and the pandering blue dogs.
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Nixon would never be able to run as a Republican today.
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Yep, he was to the left of Obama's politics.
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"""The fact is that the private insurance mandate is a bad idea foisted upon us in lieu of public financing or a public option by the republicans, who then all ran away and are pretending that they didn't cause it to be this way. I think it is pretty likely that they planned it this way, forcing the dems into a compromise that would provide them with a supreme court challenge."""
In my narrow minded opinion tax payers are part of the problem and part of the equation. We as tax payers need to make a few mandates to our government. We need more of our taxes directed towards USA tax payers and into Health Care and infrastructure like Mass Transit.
We need to stop paying the bills for Big Oil, Pharmaceuticals and
And Health Insurance including HMO's. Government needs to regulate
and break up our own Big Oil Cartels, Insurance Cartels and Pharmaceutical Cartels. The Pharmaceutical companies are currently sending bonuses to employees right now for last years profits.
We need to stop paying blackmail money to N Korea, Pakistan and
Iraq and others. We need to direct American funds to Americans, all Americans.
Yes there are details, but the crux of the issue is reigning in Big Business and defining who is in charge and who's money is going to be spent and how. ymmv
All tax payers need to get involved and stop pointing to the left and right at each other.
Find some common denominators, discuss the possibilities together, discover whats the next right thing to do together, simple stuff . . . maybe to simple
Our government is running this country like sh*t why not demand more from all of them across the board Democrats and Republicans.
We need somebody to fire the Bozos
"I am the only person that can prevent the Bozo explosion" SJ
Rudie
