So why not offer single-payer food?

The Washington Times ^ | 10/27/2002 | James Frogue

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Soaring health care costs are a very real problem. A bigger problem, however, is what Oregon voters have on their November ballot, which a dozen other states are also considering: single payer health care. Proponents claim that having the state pay for nearly everyone's medical needs will provide high-quality, accessible, affordable and comprehensive care to everyone. If this is such a good idea for the health care sector, then surely it should first be applied to a sector more important to people's immediate well being, like food.

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Ping to all you Oregonians!! Distribute this to all your lib friends (assuning that haven't damned us already).

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[evolved_rage]

How about single-payer beer. Monks would survive through Lent (and the rest of the year) on their heady brews. Now single-payer beer, that would be something.

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Eventually the quality would be like Beer-Beer or worse. Nah, I'm prepared to pay premium for my favorites...

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[TheEngineer]

"Single-Payer Healthcare" - Translation: Let's wreck the entire healthcare system so that people who are too stupid/lazy to sign up for health insurance can have health care, too.

Brought to you by the Democratic Party... The party of, by, and for the losers of America.

[Grampa Dave]

Hey don't give the socialist/communist watermelons any ideals. Free Health Care, free food, free housing and free transportation will become mantras up there.

[Nachum]

I like that. Hmmm.

Single payer beer.

[EBUCK]

I'd live to see them try...LOL. They'd be out on their ear so quick..can you imagine all the fat lazy American in America forced to eat the lowest quality food and wait in line for it to boot??? Can you say (lumbering, wheezing, sweating) lynch mob?

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[elbucko]

prescription drugs are rationed.

The dirty little secret of socialism; necessities are are always scarce.
(except for the "Nomenclatura". You know, those with "badges")

[Vidalia]

"Yeah, we're gettin' tired of bein' told what and who we can shoot here in Virginney.

Evidently it's spreadin' real bad. Even to Oregan?

Some thaings need eatin' and some others need killin'.

You Government boys still trying to take our ranch?

You ain't heard the last of the Ponderosa Cartwrights..."

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

How about single-payer women!!! Any guy can grab any gal he wants at anytime for anything. (I need some clothes ironed right now.)

[error99]

This is a good article.
Brings the point home quite well.
Automobiles are a neccessity.
What about single-payer automobiles?

[elbucko]

Free Health Care, free food, free housing and free transportation

These will only be "free" for a short time. Eventually we will be taxed on the value of the free health care, food, housing and transportation.

Remember when the Clinton Administration was considering adding the rental value of a home to ones income for tax purposes?

[elbucko]

Some thaings need eatin' and some others need killin'.

AMEN!

[EBUCK]

That would have to be brought up to the P.C. PolitiBureau. Fill out these 400 forms and it looks like the approx. waiting time is 11.666 years.

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Great!

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[Grampa Dave]

Of course that would have only applied to conservatives.

They were so desperate to increase our taxes. Je$$e Jack$on wanted to have a one time 10% tax on all IRAs, 401k's, Keoughs and pension plans as an early payment to descendants of slaves.

Conservatives know there is never a free lunch, free medical care, free housing or even a free Free Republic. Someone has to pay.

[flashbunny]

Socialized medicine: The belief that everyone has a right to equally crappy health care.

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....that no one can afford....

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[elbucko]

Of course that would have only applied to conservatives.

Yes, of course. I truly expect that one day non-Democrats will be taxed for being "politically correct".