There is plenty wrong with the medical insurance bill, but

[branders seine]

nothing about it is even *remotely* socialist.

Just saying.

[ixion]

1. Yeah, it's a corporatist bill, not socialist at all

[FSogol]

5. A corporatist bill that requires then to insure everyone, does not allow them

to drop coverage, and keeps kids on their parents insurance? There is also a provision to create a health care exchange, a marketplace where uninsured individuals and small businesses can comparison shop for insurance policies. That should lower some costs. This is a bill that helps millions of Americans, not just insurance companies.

[ixion]

6. LOL

:rofl: Yeah. Riiiight.

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[ixion]

9. Just so you know...

I'm not. It has nothing whatsoever to do with you. :)

[kestrel91316]

12. It would probably be against the rules for me to agree with you, lol,

so I won't.

There are at least 3 of them IMHO. They take turns.

[Robb]

15. ixion is many things

...Among them, I believe, sincere.

[RaleighNCDUer]

10. requires them to insure everyone...

except for about 24 million, about 9% of the population. Interesting how 9% can be outrageously high when talking about unemployment, but so comfortingly low when talking uninsured.

does not allow them to drop coverage...

as they did before - but they are looking for all kinds of loopholes to drop coverage under the new rules. And they have some of the best, most highly paid lawyers in the country working on it.

create a health care exchange, a marketplace where uninsured individuals and small businesses can comparison shop...

between different divisions of the cartel, which still sets the prices, and is intent on maintaining their profits.

If this is so bad for the insurance companies, why are their stock prices going up?

[kestrel91316]

13. Where in the law does it specifically state that those 24 million are to be

denied access to medical care? And how will they be chosen? Death panels?

Please do provide a credible link with provable numbers and not just rank speculation.

[branders seine]

11. all the wing nuts railing against socialism ove rthis bill are as clueless

as any group ever has been about anything in the history of language.

[girl gone mad]

17. That must be some strong kool aid you've got there! n/t

[anarch]

2. well, it was passed by Democratic legislators,

therefore it is a socialist freedom-ending anti-American money waster that will take away our guns...regardless of any actual content


Don't you realize? Providing even the slightest access to healthcare for low-income families is the work of the Devil! It will clearly take away all our chances of achieving the American Dream of rising from poverty and becoming rich and white and Christian.


(Please note that the American Dream is not available to non-whites or non-Christians).

[MercutioATC]

3. Of COURSE it's "socialist".

...as are things like the federal highway system, public fire departments and municipal water treatment.

[RaleighNCDUer]

18. with the minor difference that those are publically owned non-profit entities

while the insurance companies are private for-profit enterprises, of course.

[Fumesucker]

4. It's socialist all right..

But the socialism is for the health insurance industry..

[Mari333]

8. you got that right. not even remotely socialist

my angry brother is finally starting to figure it out and is thinking of buying health ins. stocks.

its a windfall for the insurance companies.

[branders seine]

14. Buy! Buy! Buy!

It's all about the money. The Money! Money! Money!

[Edweird]

16. No shit. It's far right.