Thread: anyone want to buy a nice pet hotel (PD)

As have I, I don't understand why if it's "such a great plan" the congress people are not going to be covered by it as well. Quote: Originally Posted by Pointgold I have questioned this from the get-go. Such a wonderful plan, yet they won't be covered by it, and when asked if they would do it voluntarily well, good gracious, NO!

Yeah??? No one is required to take the public option. No one is asking you to ditch your care to take the public option. Why should they? I'm not ditching Tricare, that would be stupid since I already have it. But if I needed to, I'd have absolutely no issue with using the public option.

Quote: Originally Posted by tippykayak So they have employer-provided health care like the rest of us? And they get to keep it like the rest of us? Now, that is "semantics".

Quote: Originally Posted by AquaClaraCanines No hard feelings at all, Paula. You are always wonderful in these threads. Thank You Jenna...you remind me so much of my niece in Seattle. I know the two of you would be great friends and political soul mates.

Quote: Originally Posted by hotel4dogs I'm lost, who were you agreeing with??? I was agreeing with Pointgold.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pointgold Now, that is "semantics". How so? I won't be mandated to be on the public option. Why should anybody else be?

Quote: Originally Posted by tippykayak I used to be a lot more conservative, particularly on social issues, than I am today. Same here.

Quote: Originally Posted by AquaClaraCanines I don't care what it's attached to as long as it's free for every person in America, and our family is HAPPY to pay taxes for that. WHAT do you guys have against places that have successful healthcare, France being the best of them? WHY do you think that couldn't work here? BTW I never said ANYONE is stupid. IN FACT I said, "I am not stupid, and neither are...

Quote: I would be more than willing to give this a chance if the congress, senate, and president had to be covered under it as well. That seems perfectly reasonable and non-partisan to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by AquaClaraCanines Reality is healthcare in America currently sucks. The health care system here in the US definitely needs some reform BUT you can not make a blanket statement that the entire system "sucks". Ask the majority of the people with healthcare that are happy with it.