Iceman
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No, it is a fact you dense twit.[
Government is what created the problem in the first place. Prior to Medicare/Medicaid in the 1960s, healthcare expenditures amounted for about 5% of GDP, now it is approaching 20% and average people can no longer pay out of pocket for normal healthcare expenditures, they now need insurance or the government.
I am not a fan of the insurance companies either, that is why I oppose Obamacare, it is collaboration between insurance companies and the state to increase the profits of the insurance companies through government mandates. It is robbery.
Prior to Medicaid and Medicare, medical bills were paid for out of pocket, this is what should be the case. Now getting rid of Medicare and Medicaid over night is impossible. However, we can allow competition across state lines, health savings accounts, enact tort reform, and get rid of federal mandates for insurance companies(allowing individuals to buy "bare bones" plans). This would lower costs and increase competition, making the costs less burdensome on consumers.
Guy, this has to be the stupidest thing you've said yet.
DO you REALLY want to go back to 1960, where the average life expectency was 68 years (compared to 78 years now).
When you got old- YOU DIED!!!!!
This is not what I think I want to go back to, and I'm not sure why you want to.
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As far as healthcare policy, I absolutely want to go back to the pre medicaid/medicare days.
Yea, and increases in life expectancy have nothing to do with innovation in the field of medicine, it is all because of the magic of medicaid and medicare, lol. Piss off troll.