tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1424821151185844922..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Democrats as enablers of the tax revision debacleMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-59643436236531376732017-12-06T06:23:23.262-06:002017-12-06T06:23:23.262-06:00David, would you apply the same logic to the curre...David, would you apply the same logic to the current forced coverage of automobile insurance? Why or why not?<br /><br />Second question - you "choose to be healthy." Does that mean you have chosen not to have any health insurance? I doubt that. And accidents happen to healthy people. If someone T-bones your vehicle at an intersection and you wind up with fixable but expensive injuries, other policyholders on your plan will wind up bailing you out. Tell me you have chosen not to have health insurance.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46481983231231397042017-12-06T00:59:32.534-06:002017-12-06T00:59:32.534-06:00Millions should be able to drop forced coverage. W...Millions should be able to drop forced coverage. Why buy into a system you don't use or don't want to use? I don't recall millions of Americans dying in the 80's, 90's, 2000's and 2010's before we were forced to buy coverage or else pay a penalty. It's about choice. I choose to be healthy. You choose to drink a bottle of whiskey a day, smoke two packs of cigarettes and day, and gorge on twinkies and ribs. Why should I pay for your health care? Answer: I shouldn't. Repeal the individual mandate. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673237120653879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-21088392665851425072017-11-30T17:09:53.793-06:002017-11-30T17:09:53.793-06:00I'm all for a single-payer system -- just put ...I'm all for a single-payer system -- just put us all on Medicare. I'm on Medicare now and I think it would solve the problems. They do need to change Medicare so that they could negotiate with Pharma and Medical Device manufacturers (as the VA can) to get better pricing. Why is America, one of the wealthiest countries in the world, unwilling or unable to provide healthcare and dental care and prescription medication to its citizens? We need to call our legislators and complain. The U.S. Capitol Switchboard is 202-224-3121. It only takes a minute to identify yourself as a constituent and to state what you want to vote for or against.Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24933898932941393122017-11-29T22:28:35.685-06:002017-11-29T22:28:35.685-06:00"If passed, that provision would allow millio..."If passed, that provision would allow millions to drop their coverage, which in turn, would raise premiums for everyone else." That wouldn't sound quite as harsh if it were rephrased as, "If passed, that provision would allow the young to opt not to transfer wealth to the old, a cohort already vastly more wealthy than they are." <br /><br />We really should have a single payer system in which the government could negotiate rates with drug companies and healthcare providers - like every other first world country. Of course, we'd need to be able to lock up doctors and nurses if they wanted to strike for higher wages.Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367554651401120819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-17076896725072552132017-11-29T19:52:52.135-06:002017-11-29T19:52:52.135-06:00I had forgotten Mencken's quote. How prescient...I had forgotten Mencken's quote. How prescient!Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-83611302224726303212017-11-29T18:45:21.718-06:002017-11-29T18:45:21.718-06:00"As democracy is perfected, the office of pre..."As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." - H.L. Mencken, 1920Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10508467207625979659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-768990029582394862017-11-29T18:40:05.700-06:002017-11-29T18:40:05.700-06:00Follow the money. Where does it all end up? The ...Follow the money. Where does it all end up? The Media. Now ask yourself 'who runs barter town"'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10508467207625979659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46761628007698239202017-11-29T15:44:57.936-06:002017-11-29T15:44:57.936-06:00Yup, two sides of the same coin- that's exactl...Yup, two sides of the same coin- that's exactly why we need to desperately reform campaign funding laws, and exactly why it won't happen...Stan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-21393422409109343632017-11-29T10:36:00.352-06:002017-11-29T10:36:00.352-06:00Maybe the Dems and the Repubs are not so far apart...Maybe the Dems and the Repubs are not so far apart as we thought... Repubs are heavily dependent upon wealthy contributors. Except for Sanders and Kaine, so are the Dems. I don't know where to turn for representation. One seems as bad as the other.Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.com