tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — And you wonder why people are confused about the health care debate. What's particularly striking about this exchange is that, when offered the most clear and concise possible explanation for why 44-year old Anthony Weiner isn't on a government plan...
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coraleaterlindaSep 2, 2009
See, this is why I don't watch cable news. Too many morons.
bjornskiSep 3, 2009
@blizzardice1Yep, guru1 is right. Your profile says you're 52.Were you lying when entered your profile information, or when you made the comment that you're 67?Again, I CAN speak from first-hand experience. Medicare doesn't suck. The private companies that don't want to cover my pre-existing condition suck much, much more.
berationalSep 4, 2009
Cramer helped make me some pretty good money in 2007. Even the best investors are only right 50% of the time. The trick is to read his books or other books that explain the reality behind trading. If you listened to him and used his guide lines you would not have lost very much money in this downturn. If you buy everything he mentions and don't do your homework, you will loose your ass.
thecoolestguySep 6, 2009
---Basic economics dictates that more customers will drive down the costs as the insurance company's risk is spread. If everyone in their 20s paid into the system and took little out, then more people in their 70s could afford to take more out.---That's not how it works. The people added to the insurance pool also add costs, so there's no net benefit for the insurance program, UNLESS, the people in their 20s pay the same premiums as the people in their 70s, which would in effect be a form of taxation on the people in their 20s to subsidize the older people, since absent the government mandate they would be charged a lower premium given their lower cost-risk.
gizmo78Sep 7, 2009
This is you making the comment isn’t it Maria? When did you learn the alphabet?
Closed AccountSep 8, 2009
What do you mean by 'on it'?If I need medical care, I head to a hospital/doctor/clinic.I don't have to pay for it.Everyone in our country is 'on it'.it's that simple. and the US would die without Canada too - we're both dependent on each other. But just remember.. every dynasty ever has eventually fallen.So sure, you HAD the fastest, greatest economy evAR...you certainly don't now.
andrewtheartSep 9, 2009
There are some comments on Digg I just want to press the "delete" button on. Yours is one of them.
scottsopersonSep 9, 2009
<a class="user" href="http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/congressional_budget_office_pu.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/congres ...</a>the public option will not put private insurers out of business.
awflSep 9, 2009
@thecoolestguy;Yes, it may be going bankrupt, and it may be unsustainable as measured *in the current economic framework*When the rules change, as they must, things that were once unsustainable become otherwise. And in the case of healthcare, our very society is at risk at becoming sick and marginalized, and at the very least much less competitive. Why? Simply to allow the healthcare "industry" from turning a (very high) profit at all of our expense?Another way - our very national competitiveness is at risk (see GM vs. the rest of the world) because of these costs.Such 2-dimensional thinking is why people are having a hard time understanding what is and needs to happen.I do appreciate what you say though; we need to make sure it doesn't tank until we have fixed or replaced it.