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To: Iron Munro
I think it started with the WWII wage and price controls which caused employers to add health insurance as an exempt employee benefit so they could attract workers. When Johnson signed the Medicare bill on 07/30/1965, the die was cast.

Unfortunately, what's evolved over the last 70 years in no way resembles the health care system that would have evolved in a free market environment. The system we have today is unsustainable, and the only option is to let it crash and burn. A lot of people will be very unhappy when that happens.

8 posted on 04/23/2013 8:29:21 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Sooth2222

It’s late, and bookmarking for later, skimming, I saw your comment.

Yes, insurance really affected health care. Philosophically, people have given their health over to the conglomerates. Formerly, people ate right and took care of themselves or got sick if they didn’t.

THe govt, BO, moved in and took over a sick system.

Our heath care system thrives on sickness, people staying sick, undergoing procedures, and giving over their health to controlling doctors, who, by the way, have not renounced abortion. They are NOt a pro life org.

People are going to have to take responsibility for their health and it’s going to freak them out.


16 posted on 04/23/2013 9:07:22 PM PDT by stanne
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