How many will have no health insurance when Bush is done?

[Sandpiper]

Under Bush's first term, 5 million Americans lost their health coverage, swelling the ranks of the uninsured to 45 million.

But it seems like the worst is yet to come. To help pay for his next giveaway to the rich, Bush wants to eliminate the business tax deduction for employer sponsored health plans.

Considering how many businesses will just drop their health plans all together if this happens, 5 million will just be a drop in the bucket.

If Shrub gets his way, he'll do to the ranks of the uninsured what Reagan did to the national debt.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. I don't got any now.

[phantom power]

2. He's so highly motivated, I'm sure he can double it to 80 million by

the end of his second term.

[TwentyFive]

3. My health care plan? Don't get sick!

This plan will grow in popularity over the next 4 years.

[demodonkey]

4. None here now! If I get sick I guess I am kaput. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I Pay $5,000.00 A Year...

Sometimes you want to go bare....

[blondeatlast]

6. We need to attack this on TWO fronts.

Obviously, the hardship it will cause with working families, especially those with members with chronic ailments (I have diabetes; losing health insurance will LITERALLY kill me);

and, and this is a powerful selling point for our side...

It will make small business completely UNABLE TO COMPETE for good employees.

It's another version of TAXING WORK and favoring wealth.

[Dem2theMax]

7. I'm on disability.

When * gets done, I'll be out on the streets.
Oh wait.
They'll probably round up the 'street people'
and put them in nice little 'camps.' :evilfrown:

[okieinpain]

8. well it will be there own fault. remember he has a mandate to remove

the burden of health insurance.

[leftofthedial]

9. 60 million

and coverage for those who do have insurance will degrade to the point that they either must supplement the coverage somehow or do without basic medical services.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. I already fall among the uninsured

So it won't affect me, but my brother is gonna be pissed. And though he voted for Kerry, he thought that the chimp wouldn't really do much in his "second" term. He is in for a shock.

[libpunkmom]

11. What's that??

I haven't had insurance in 3 years, my husband 2years, and I pay $3,000 a year for my 7 year olds insurance!!!

[newyawker99]

13. Hi libpunkmom!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[bhikkhu]

12. Lost mine in 2003,

along with a good paying job. No prospects for the future as far as having benefits again.

"Bhikkhu" = poor man