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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:30 PM Original message |
Michael Moore: ""There's No Room For Concept Of Profit When It Comes To Taking Care Of Sick People" |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah but Medical Care isn't free. Even if we go to socialized medicine of some kind |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. True but we can surely do better than supplementing CEO retirement packages |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. We need to leave corporate profits OUT of the picture, period. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. How then are medical providers, not to mention researchers |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. incentivized isn't actually a word. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. That didn't take very long - I hardly had to put any pressure on you at all |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. No answer? |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. There are a number of reasons depending on what country you are talking about |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Eliminated the medical industry? |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Much of that research is already funded by the government or |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Bingo |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Uh yes that's true and also beside the point. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. It's simple. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. You're betting the insurance company you'll get sick, they're betting you won't |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Anytime you give of your time it is not free |
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KaptBunnyPants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Fine. Just remove the profit motive, and have it come down |
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Phredicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Agreed. And where exactly is there a "right to make a profit" spelled out |
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jaksavage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Now you're talkin |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. My father-in-law, who is in health care & rabid republican, has been saying this for years. |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. God Bless The American Health System with liberty and justice |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. There is a difference between making a profit and making a killing. |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
18. We have the example of France, Japan, Canada.... |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
20. Amen. If they want to make profits, go sell MP3 players, junk food, or designer clothing. -nt |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. This is my line: "medicine for money is murder" |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
23. AMEN! Get the goddamned insurance companies out of health care. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Out of the basic benefits package would suffice |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
26. Can you believe the woman who had to call 911 FROM THE HOSPITAL |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. I disagree |
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