Thread: House passes health care bill, close

>>> I don't have time to deal with this in detail, but for now let me just tell you that assuming your own experience is typical or average is a fallacy. Um…as opposed to someone like you telling me that I “WILL use it, and it will probably be this year, and several times.” LOL! >>> Let me add, though, congratulations on remaining healthy for so long! That is very lucky! No, not lucky....

Gouverneur has done a spectacular job responding to your posts which have saved me a whole lot of time.? So I haven't got much to say.? Except: THOUSANDS per year???? My goodness.? I see my OB every year and that is it.? Certainly it doesn't cost thousands.? My primary care physician only see's me every 4 years.? AND I have asthma.? My toddler doesn't even cost that much, and his well visits are far more often than ours.?...

It is sad to be tied to something that is not what you really want to do because of insurance.? Maybe people would be more productive and happier if they could change careers without fear of losing their insurance.

<<<"Anyone can get it. Just give the insurance company a ring, pay them the fee and you're covered. Easy as that.">>> Uh, no, not as easy as that . <<<"A recent national survey found that 12.6 million non-elderly adults -- 36 percent of those who tried to buy insurance on the private market -- were discriminated against in the past three years because an insurance company deemed them ineligible...

'?No one really needs a house that costs 1.5 million." ? ? ? ? Maybe not, but remember, who builds that house? Or builds that boat? Or I guess you're right, we don't need those jobs either.

We have a lot of Doctors who reside in Canada and practice medicine in and around Detroit. Most of the major hospitals in Detroit are only a 10 to 20 minute commute from Windsor, Ontario. ?

<<My argument here is that "insurance" is the wrong business model when it comes to health care. You buy insurance just in case something goes wrong - flood, fire, auto/accident, etc. You don't buy health insurance "just in case," you buy it because you KNOW you will need it. >> Excellent point, well put. ?

I shouldn't be posting here, since I have deadlines approaching, but it is bothering me that I haven't been clear in my posts, so I do just want to post this clarification. First, it has become apparent to me that I am engaging in the same fallacy that both of you are. I am assuming that the experiences of my friends, colleagues, etc. in requiring regular, expensive health care is the norm. This contrasts with the circles of people...

~what right does the government have to punish them by taxing them more....~ ~This government make me sick to my stomach~ It's not new, or singular to the current government. My understanding is that you've had progressive taxes (ie. percentage paid goes up as income goes up) for quite a long time. This isn't the best source, but some of the ideas behind it are explained: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_taxes .

What is wrong with them building houses they can actually afford...I am all for that.? All I said was....? '?No one really needs a house that costs 1.5 million." Nowhere in that sentence does it say, don't build anything.?Just love the way some of you think.? All or nothing:(? ?