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yustr · 06-13-2009, 07:13 PM

Yeah so? Even if I accept Mr. Browning's premise (which I don't) what is his plan to insure the 9 million who "fall through the cracks"? None given.

The young and healthy don't bother to buy insurance? These are exactly the people that any system - yes any, government or private - needs to have paying into it. Remember the whole point of insurance is for the many healthy ones to pay for the few sick ones.

I lost my job in 2007. My single biggest worry was not if I could pay the mortgage. It was not if I could put food on the table. It was not if I could buy gas to get to an interview. It was not if I could buy oil to heat the house. None of these was going to wipe me out. No. My single biggest worry was; am I going to lose my house and what little I've put away for retirement because my wife felt a lump in her breast? Am I going to get that exam that might identify the colon cancer early enough to save my life? What if my kid breaks her leg? Will she get the months of PT she needs to play soccer again? (BTW: she did this past March and the cost to date is over $15,000.)

Why didn't Mr. Browning mention how much care $125 million would have bought. Why $125M? That's how much the CEO of United Health Care made in 2005. LINK

Are there many sides to this issue? Sure. Does this contribute to the discussion? IMHO - not much.

06-13-2009, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,037 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Uninsured in America Yeah so? Even if I accept Mr. Browning's premise (which I don't) what is his plan to insure the 9 million who "fall through the cracks"? None given. The young and healthy don't bother to buy insurance? These are exactly the people that any system - yes any, government or private - needs to have paying into it. Remember the whole point of insurance is for the many healthy ones to pay for the few sick ones. I lost my job in 2007. My single biggest worry was not if I could pay the mortgage. It was not if I could put food on the table. It was not if I could buy gas to get to an interview. It was not if I could buy oil to heat the house. None of these was going to wipe me out. No. My single biggest worry was; am I going to lose my house and what little I've put away for retirement because my wife felt a lump in her breast? Am I going to get that exam that might identify the colon cancer early enough to save my life? What if my kid breaks her leg? Will she get the months of PT she needs to play soccer again? (BTW: she did this past March and the cost to date is over $15,000.) Why didn't Mr. Browning mention how much care $125 million would have bought. Why $125M? That's how much the CEO of United Health Care made in 2005. LINK Are there many sides to this issue? Sure. Does this contribute to the discussion? IMHO - not much. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.