Posted on 02/23/2010 1:43:55 PM PST by Steelfish
How do administer it without the insurance companies? Not sure I have that answer.
I agree with you and I heard someone else say that not long ago. It may have been John Stossel or Newt Gingrich I just can’t remember. The account that I mentioned before would or could be used for the ordinary health care costs.
It definately was not my original thought. I likely heard it the same place you did. But don’t tell anyone. Would not want anyone to know I was quoting someone else.
I believe what Beck's official position on AGW is that "maybe" there is such a thing but the evidence that AlGore and company present as fact is a bunch of hooey!
IOW his position is far from backing the madness that is AlGore's cause!
Anyone who believes this article doesn’t listen to Rush. This is a hit piece, designed to do what it is doing on this thread in regards to some FReepers: Divide us.
The same way we did when I was young, before Medicare changed the whole equation. You buy insurance for the catastrophic illnesses, which usually, but not always, only strike as we get older.
Insurance should not cover office visits, tests, ordinary illness. It should only cover things that require hospitalization.
When I was a boy, docs made house calls, you paid for your medical out of pocket for the most part.
My mother(our dad had left us cold when I was 3)worked at a Water Paints factory, I had to have my tonsils out at 4(I know, they don't do that anymore, but they did it back in the day)and my mom paid for that surgery out of her wages, a little at a time but she still was able to pay it.
I believe at the time she was making about $1.25 per hour.
Medicare changed all that by ramming medical costs through the roof. Insurance caused our problems, it isn't the solution, it is the problem.
Every once in a while a really good post comes along on FR. Thanks for yours. That definately has me clear on the question I asked.
LOL It’s just between you and me.
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