Comments on: How the Media Has Failed America on Healthcare Reform–Part II

By: USApatriotess

USApatriotess — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:26:35 +0000

Obviously Dr No hasn't read H.R. 3400, or any of the other bills proposed by the Republicans for healthcare reform. As usual, someone blasting off his mouth with no knowledge of the subject whatsoever.

By: Dr. No

Dr. No — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:29:16 +0000

Trying to discuss this with you would be like trying to talk to a wall. You obviously have it all figured out. Good for you. So go enjoy your mutual masturbatory sessions with your fellow crackpots.

By: Political Lies

Political Lies — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:35:56 +0000

Um, less than 50% of the cost of food you buy doesn't go to the farmers that grow it / rear it.

Does that mean that capitalism in the food industry is equally at fault?

Given that the average profit margin in the insurance industry is less than 3%, your argument is futile.

By: InRussetShadows

InRussetShadows — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:31:14 +0000

Ah a troll, hating companies and manufacturing easy targets for his infantile rage. How cute!

By: Dr. No

Dr. No — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:47:43 +0000

Here's the problem with a private insurer-based system. Twenty-five to thirty percent of the premium dollar does not go to healthcare. It pays no doctors, no nurses, no hospitals. This makes no sense. We are sucking 25-30 percent of our healthcare dollars out of the system and getting nothing in return. We might as well burn this money. Competition is not going to solve this problem. It might reduce the squandered funds by a few percentage points, but that's about it.
Tort reform won't make much difference. The CBO estimates that malpractice-related costs account for approximately 2 percent of the total healthcare budget. Maybe with tort reform you cut it to one percent. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not really much help.
Our healthcare system is rife with inefficiencies. The biggest by far is the fact it is private insurer-based.
Out healthcare system, while good, is not the best in the world. At least as measured by generally recognized metrics.

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By: Jacey

Jacey — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:25:12 +0000

Most of the above suggestions (tawnyalawyer) are in the Repubs' healthcare plan, which the Dems have no interest in because it doesn't put them in charge of our bank accounts, which is their main motivation. That, and controlling our lives, making sure we vote the one-party way or no healthcare for us. They also need a new revenue source to pay for all those cadillac plans for retiring union members. The unions are going broke and Bambi needs them for his reelection campaign.

Speaking of the "death panel," that was passed into law in the stimulus bill with a panel already in place. They've got to kill the seniors off earlier because the social security money has already been spent. So when Obumble says the death panel isn't in the healthscare bill, he's technically correct. It's in the stimulus bill. Watch out for The Won's word parsing. He makes a living at it.