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Phoebe Loosinhouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 07:27 AM
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Why the effort to keep private insurers in the mix? It's like subsidizing buggy makers.
Edited on Tue Sep-18-07 07:30 AM by Phoebe Loosinhouse
Their day is over. Their time has passed. They are slow, cumbersome and inefficient. They care about profits and CEO salaries over the health of their subscribers.

They could have done a better job IF THEY HAD CHOSEN TO. They chose not to. I am happy to fire them. We deserve better. Only Kucinich is strong enough to suggest the sweeping, not incremental, changes that are necessary to change the system - Single payer universal health.

One the 2 issues that matter the most to me - war and health - Kucinich is the best candidate.

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Le Taz Hot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 07:28 AM
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1. Check out Hillary's largest donars
and you'll have your answer.
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groovedaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 07:29 AM
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2. Exactly. You can't take their money and then tell them to fuck off!
SHE (and anyone else who takes their money) OWES THEM!
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bread_and_roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 07:35 AM
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3. exactly. And they OWN her. (n/t)
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 08:03 AM
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4. Its like subsidizing vampires to suck your blood.
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Phoebe Loosinhouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 08:06 AM
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5. Nice one!
:hi:
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groovedaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 08:37 AM
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7. Your only choice: whose fangs go in the easiest?
As soon as I hear any candidate say "We want to make health care more affordable" I know they are in the Insurance companies' pockets and there will still be millions without insurance under such "plans."
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 08:15 AM
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6. Obama/Edwards/Clinton/etc - except for DK - all use for profit insurance co's n/t
n/t
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killbotfactory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 02:41 PM
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8. Because they are a billion dollar industry with large amounts of lobbyists and cash
they can buy and sell politicians at their leisure.
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