Health Care Reform: 61% Say Congress Should Start All Over Again on Health Care

[Dr.House]

I'm not ... but it proves that other companies can compete with the gov't in the same market.

Actually, it's a strong argument that the gubmint should stay out of the competition...

There's no Constitutionally compelling reason for it to be involved as a competing business...

Well I disagree ...

General Welfare.

Yes, we disagree...

Soon "General Welfare" will be touted as why we all should get free internet and HD cable...

 

[elvis]

I'm not sure you want to use the USPS as the poster child for public option...

I'm not ... but it proves that other companies can compete with the gov't in the same market.

Not really, not when the USPS has a monopoly on "non-urgent" letters. You should read this: Reference for United States Postal Service - Search.com

The right of the United States government to engage in postal services is established by Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution. The USPS holds a statutory monopoly on non-urgent First Class Mail, outbound U.S. international letters[3] as well the exclusive right to put mail in private mailboxes,[4] as described in the Private Express Statutes.

Does that sound like "competition" to you? With health care, perhaps they will eventually claim a monopoly on providing coverage on everything except "non-urgent" or emergency care.

in article's defense, the USPS is a business. I don't think this "option" is business.

 

[Article 15]

is the public "option" free? or does it charge money the way the post office does?

I'm not exactly sure ... I think whether it is "free" or not depends on your income level.

if it's free, I don't know how other companies could compete. employers will stop providing health insurance across the board. then everyone will be on this "option". Obama's socialist dream.

We the people flip the bill anyways for the people who it would be "free" for.

Other companies could compete by offering higher quality insuracne policies at reasonable rates. OR they could trim the fat out their own beaurocracy and lower their premiums that way.

 

[elvis]

Actually, it's a strong argument that the gubmint should stay out of the competition...

There's no Constitutionally compelling reason for it to be involved as a competing business...

Well I disagree ...

General Welfare.

Yes, we disagree...

Soon General Welfare will be touted as why we all should get free internet and HD cable...

with the government regulating the content.

 

[sboyle24]

61% of people haven't read a single page of the current bill.

 

[elvis]

I'm not exactly sure ... I think whether it is "free" or not depends on your income level.

if it's free, I don't know how other companies could compete. employers will stop providing health insurance across the board. then everyone will be on this "option". Obama's socialist dream.

We the people flip the bill anyways for the people who it would be "free" for.

Other companies could compete by offering higher quality insuracne policies at reasonable rates. OR they could trim the fat out their own beaurocracy and lower their premiums that way.

or they could go out of business.

 

[Article 15]

61% of people haven't read a single page of the current bill.

More like 99.61%

 

[Dr.House]

Well I disagree ...

General Welfare.

Yes, we disagree...

Soon General Welfare will be touted as why we all should get free internet and HD cable...

with the government regulating the content.

I was wondering how Barry was going to launch the 0bama Chanel...

 

[Article 15]

if it's free, I don't know how other companies could compete. employers will stop providing health insurance across the board. then everyone will be on this "option". Obama's socialist dream.

We the people flip the bill anyways for the people who it would be "free" for.

Other companies could compete by offering higher quality insuracne policies at reasonable rates. OR they could trim the fat out their own beaurocracy and lower their premiums that way.

or they could go out of business.

Correct. I talked about that last page.

 

[elvis]

We the people flip the bill anyways for the people who it would be "free" for.

Other companies could compete by offering higher quality insuracne policies at reasonable rates. OR they could trim the fat out their own beaurocracy and lower their premiums that way.

or they could go out of business.

Correct. I talked about that last page.

No. I mean they WILL go out of business.

 

[Article 15]

or they could go out of business.

Correct. I talked about that last page.

No. I mean they WILL go out of business.

I disagree.

 

[elvis]

Yes, we disagree...

Soon General Welfare will be touted as why we all should get free internet and HD cable...

with the government regulating the content.

I was wondering how Barry was going to launch the 0bama Chanel...

actually immediately after the election, there was an OBAMA channel here. I'm not kidding. they had obama on 24 fucking 7.

 

[Article 15]

Question:

As it stands right now what incentive do insurance companies have to lower their premiums?

 

[elvis]

Correct. I talked about that last page.

No. I mean they WILL go out of business.

I disagree.

I would like to see a poll that shows the percentage of Americans who want Canadian health care.

 

[elvis]

Question:

As it stands right now what incentive do insurance companies have to lower their premiums?

Tell you what.
you make it the law that EVERYONE must purchase health insurance. healthy or not. that will bring the costs down.

 

[Article 15]

No. I mean they WILL go out of business.

I disagree.

I would like to see a poll that shows the percentage of Americans who want Canadian health care.

Who cares?

We aren't Canada and a public option isn't Canadian health care.

 

[elvis]

I disagree.

I would like to see a poll that shows the percentage of Americans who want Canadian health care.

Who cares?

We aren't Canada and a public option isn't Canadian health care.

no. it will turn into that.

 

[Article 15]

Question:

As it stands right now what incentive do insurance companies have to lower their premiums?

Tell you what.
you make it the law that EVERYONE must purchase health insurance. healthy or not. that will bring the costs down.

I agree that would help out a lot. Tell that to The T.

 

[Article 15]

I would like to see a poll that shows the percentage of Americans who want Canadian health care.

Who cares?

We aren't Canada and a public option isn't Canadian health care.

no. it will turn into that.

In your opinion.

 

[elvis]

Question:

As it stands right now what incentive do insurance companies have to lower their premiums?

Tell you what.
you make it the law that EVERYONE must purchase health insurance. healthy or not. that will bring the costs down.

I agree that would help out a lot. Tell that to The T.

the reason health insurance is so expensive is because healthy people have little incentive to buy insurance, while sick people have a lot of incentive to buy insurance.