Universal health care question

Your premiums for private plans do that as well.

The operations analyst in me says that we should take a serious crack at streamlining the current private system <b>first</b>. Maybe with a less sizeable government investment in the form of tax breaks for hosptials/facilities/insurance companies that reduce costs by a certain degree? Grants for 2nd phase improvements for those same groups who execute on the first phase of BPR plans?<br><br>
There's a lot of waste in the system... <b>and</b> many of these "non-profits" are raking in huge dollars and stockpiling it...

This is such a myopic view that it's bordering on comical.<br><br>
Insurance execs often make MUCH less than other business execs in similar positions. Facilities, drug companies, and insurance companies ALL play EQUAL parts in this.<br><br>
To single out any one of them is nothing short of furthering a personal agenda.

I read that as an offer for sex.<br><br><br><br>
Seriously Reb, did you have some cosmetic surgery turned down by your HMO or something? Because the chip on your shoulder is about to topple you over...

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same here.

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Yeah GRR, tell me to go to hell in PM from now on!!

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Physician's "<i>Assistant</i>"?....

They're the future taxpayers of America. That they exist means that they'll be taxed, and will be able to fund whatever government benefits you and I will collect in our decrepit old age. Oh, sure, maybe not in the form of Social Security payments, but we'll likely have a government subsidy of some type, and the fact that it exists will be based solely on the existence of a non-aged tax base...<br><br>
So, nice try, but giving a proportionally small benefit to families (who, <i>by and large</i> are paying <b>more</b> in taxes due to the marriage penalty <i>anyway</i>) is the only reason that the country can underwrite any large-scale, long-term program...

Maybe the solution is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_tourism" target="_blank">Medical Tourism</a>

Whatever, Pinko...

FINALLY! Someone responds to a post of mine in this thread!! (besides GRR)<br><br>
I was beginning to think that my points were so perfect as to not be disputed...<br><br><br><br>
Yes, I'll be in trouble... but I'll take my lumps...

Only if you're saying that it's okay for you to make more because I'm married and you aren't.<br><br><br>
But actually, yes, I <b>am</b> saying that I should get a benefit for that...<br><br>
Because I'm providing a renewable resource to the country, and you aren't.

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Marriage penalty for couples filing jointly.

You're provin'. my. point.<br><br>
So I've paid my <b>own</b> taxes, and created someone <b>else</b> who will pay taxes also. Therefore, I've provided more to the sustainability of America than you have.<br><br>
Why do you hate America, Rich?<br><br><br>
Can one of you finance gurus figure out the Present Value of the tax burden in perpetuity of a person who has two kids, who go on to have two kids, etc, etc... and tell me if it's worth my measly annual deduction... or is Rich <b>really</b> getting robbed here? <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">

I hope you don't take it that way. That's not at all how it was intended.<br><br><img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif">

No need to poke at it. I get what she's saying.

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GRR.<br><br>
Now Rich.<br><br>
One more and I get the trifecta in this very thread!! <img alt="surprised.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/surprised.gif">

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