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LAS14

(13,769 posts)
Fri Feb 24, 2017, 11:23 AM Feb 2017

What is the Paul Ryan argument...

... about medical costs upwards of a million dollars, which is totally possible in this era of high tech medicine, when he pushes medical savings accounts? Are they supposed to be in addition to insurance for small things (in which case it doesn't address the ACA question at all), or just.... "save a million dollars?"

This is not a rhetorical question. I want to know what they enemy's position is.

Thanks

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What is the Paul Ryan argument... (Original Post) LAS14 Feb 2017 OP
He recently put forth the Freedom argument. TBA Feb 2017 #1
He's hiding coco22 Feb 2017 #2
The taste of liberty is far sweeter than chemotherapy. Orsino Feb 2017 #3
It's quite simple. trotsky Feb 2017 #4
Health savings accounts are used in addition to insurance. subterranean Feb 2017 #5
Thanks! nt LAS14 Feb 2017 #6

TBA

(825 posts)
1. He recently put forth the Freedom argument.
Fri Feb 24, 2017, 11:33 AM
Feb 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obamacare-repeal-freedom-paul-ryan_us_58adc366e4b04a0b274ecc7b


My response - If you love freedom so much then how about legalizing drugs? And why stop there? 100 percent freedom means no laws, no government. Do you want to live in a country like that?

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
3. The taste of liberty is far sweeter than chemotherapy.
Fri Feb 24, 2017, 11:46 AM
Feb 2017

Wouldn't you agree, Comrade? Or do you want Jones back?

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
4. It's quite simple.
Fri Feb 24, 2017, 11:47 AM
Feb 2017

If you can't afford to pay for your healthcare, then you deserve to die. They won't come right out and say it, but that is exactly Paul Ryan's (and the Republicans') position.

subterranean

(3,427 posts)
5. Health savings accounts are used in addition to insurance.
Fri Feb 24, 2017, 01:00 PM
Feb 2017

They are not meant to be used instead of insurance. In fact, I don't think you can open an HSA without a qualifying insurance policy.

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