Taxpayers should get free catastrophic healthcare for the tax dollars they pay instead of having 53% go to the military (suspect, federal)

[pghquest]

Without reading all of the postings, has anyone ever pointed out that the taxpayers already pay for catastrophic healthcare for individuals? When you are broke, you lose all of your assets, then you qualify for medicaid, and if you're disabled, you'd get medicare..

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by KRAMERCAT

Well, 51 billion is not an insignificant amount, and would buy quite a few catastrophic healthcare policies, that would otherwise be spent on 'black ops', which might save a few lives in it's own right. Most catastrophic policies do not pay out, which is the reason why healthcare is such a lucrative industry, and the reason why the CEO of UHC can receive a 1 billion dollar bonus for a year.

A ONE BILLION dollar bonus for the year? The insurance industry profits run about 3% a year, please source for me this one billion dollar bonus so I can stop laughing at you for suggesting it..

[Ellwood]

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[Gtownoe]

Just to simplify the discussion, yes, I do believe the military budget should be cut and more should be spent on healthcare, infrastructure, innovation, etc.

I believe we should also disband the DEA and ATF and cut our Police budgets.

Right now we're a country based on fear. I'd much rather become a nation of unity and love.

[CDusr]

Originally Posted by T-310

Socialism for everyone!!!

NAH yesterdays news. You missed the meeting on this. Corporatism has been shown to be far more profitable. Got to let the cattle think their free to produce more.

[d4g4m]

1040A instructions for 2012 page 93 Federal income and outlays for 2011
percentage of outlays for national defense, veterans, foreign affairs total 24% [20% is for military] And will be less for 2014
The 53% amount is a totally bogus number.
Be more concerned about the 8% that is paid out to pay interest on debt.

[KRAMERCAT]

Originally Posted by pghquest

A ONE BILLION dollar bonus for the year? The insurance industry profits run about 3% a year, please source for me this one billion dollar bonus so I can stop laughing at you for suggesting it..

I guess I was off a little - he was granted 1.8 billion in stock options and received a 1.2 billion severance package.

'The compensation package of William McGuire MD, the CEO of United Health Group (the parent company of United HealthCare) who was ousted last year in a stock scandal. McGuire received hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation from United, has a severance package valued at more than 50 million dollars, and has stock options valued at 1.8 Billion dollars.'

Health Care, the Free-Market, and the 1.8 Billion Dollar CEO. « The Progressive Pulse

'William McGuire former CEO of United Health Group tops the list with a Severance package of $1.2 billion or $80,000 per year for the 15 years he was CEO.'

Rant - It

[KRAMERCAT]

Originally Posted by Goinback2011

Still no answer.

In order for someone to be credible, they need to DO THE SIMPLE MATH.

You are simple enough - do it yourself.

[CDusr]

Better off finding those missing trillions in defense, but good luck with that.

[Goinback2011]

Just what I suspected all along.

Most Democrats can't even do simple arithmetic.