tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875411665185029467.post5661724559016489461..comments2023-09-27T03:44:30.317-04:00Comments on Yooper Has Left Crackerland: Simple Idea for a Complex ProblemKulkurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875411665185029467.post-53677233633959738412012-06-28T15:56:12.121-04:002012-06-28T15:56:12.121-04:00My question is: why didn't the Democrats, and ...My question is: why didn't the Democrats, and especially the White House, promote this as a benefit of single payer; instead of watering down the proposal to please Conservatives before they even started. <br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875411665185029467.post-62548995239391135362012-06-27T16:46:26.862-04:002012-06-27T16:46:26.862-04:00anything that actually makes sense will never get ...anything that actually makes sense will never get done.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875411665185029467.post-48022954756335330952012-06-27T14:47:07.069-04:002012-06-27T14:47:07.069-04:00I have government provided health care called TriC...I have government provided health care called TriCare. It works really good. The problem is that going to a single payer plan would decimate the health insurance indstry whom most, if not all, of our people in Congress are on the take from...<br /><br /><br />SargeSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892211119418623595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875411665185029467.post-86916463544575969842012-06-27T13:05:37.039-04:002012-06-27T13:05:37.039-04:00Be careful with that "Workers of the World Un...Be careful with that "Workers of the World Unite" shit, Kulk... they're already screaming that the Congress is full of commies...<br /><br /> Seriously, eliminating health care concerns would free up a lot of employers' expenses, and let workers move from job to job without fear of losing their benefits. The reason they're fighting this tooth and nail is because they fear the mighty insurance giants are somehow going to be cut out of the party one of these days when people realize they're being hosed by a third party entity that has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with their healthcare.<br /><br /> I think the unions gathering together might have been a great bargaining lever twenty years ago when there were enough of us organized to force pay equity and benefit improvements across the board. Now, I'm not sure there are enough private employee's unions left to make a dent in corporate America's list of concerns.squatlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041016017342355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875411665185029467.post-3122254098615085452012-06-27T11:42:49.043-04:002012-06-27T11:42:49.043-04:00SCOTUS (is that like SCROTUM?)should strike it dow...SCOTUS (is that like SCROTUM?)should strike it down if Americans want any chance at a real health care system ie single payer. You are correct in that companies providing health care to their employees (as was done in the FSU under the Soviet system)must be a huge expense to them. Since taxes would have to go up to cover, employers could indeed split the difference with the employees as increased wages.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.com