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Old 06-25-2009, 08:56 AM
 
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Bush got away with spending 700,000,000,000 for a pointless war that killed 100,000 Iraqis and 5000 Americans.
Oh yeah- He was never Bashed- "He got away with it" LOL
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:01 AM
 
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You want a FN Healthplan for America...

HEY PARENTS-- STOP FEEDING YOUR KIDS GARBAGE, TELL THEM TO PUT THE GD PLAYSTATIONS AWAY, GET OFF THE INTERNET, and GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY SOCCER, WIFFLE BALL, HOCKEY OR JUST RUN AROUND AND GET SOME GD EXERCISE.



THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE HORRIBLE AMERICAN DIET AND THE FACT THAT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE.
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:03 AM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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At first I thought it meant they would tax EVERYONE's benefits.
This is what FOX wants you to think.
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:06 AM
 
Location: South Fla
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You think its possible to just drop everything and bring back 150,000 troops and equipment in no time...we are already pulling out of Iraq, like Obama said he would do.
We arent pulling out of Iraq. He plans to leave a certain troops level in Iraq. For some reason combat troops is the only troops that matters to many. The combat troop pull out is even later then he promised.

Any excuse. What are you going to say when Obamas 4 years are up and there is some troops still in iraq?
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:06 AM
 
Location: Up in the air
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And what about those who really are ill and need medical care often? What kind of incentive is this for the employer-employee relationship? Could it have unintended consequences such as "fire the sick employee" such as what we have now somewhat in place with really, truly sick employees and or their family members?

I know of 4 people off hand that have been unceremoniously fired because of their medical bill. For one, this happened 6 times in the past 15 years. At first she thought it was coincidence that she got fired about 6-8 weeks after the benefits were redone and new charges were added.... after the 3rd time she realized it couldn't be coincidence.

I have an expensive genetic disorder and am in constant fear of being fired for it. Of course, there is no way to prove it so I have to suck it up and move on. It's unfortunate that I get to be punished throughout my entire life for something I was born with.
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:07 AM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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You want a FN Healthplan for America...

HEY PARENTS-- STOP FEEDING YOUR KIDS GARBAGE, TELL THEM TO PUT THE GD PLAYSTATIONS AWAY, GET OFF THE INTERNET, and GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY SOCCER, WIFFLE BALL, HOCKEY OR JUST RUN AROUND AND GET SOME GD EXERCISE.



THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE HORRIBLE AMERICAN DIET AND THE FACT THAT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE.
Though I think you should have said it better, I agree.
I would rather insurance companies raise premiums on people who are unhealthy rather than everyone in the pool.
Doctors should try to work harder to get patients healthier and if patients don't follow through, they will suffer financial consequences.

Everyone would get a physical every year, they would get a "To Do List" and in six months time, if they achieve most or all of it, they're good. If they don't, their premiums will jump.
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:07 AM
 
Location: South Fla
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You want a FN Healthplan for America...

HEY PARENTS-- STOP FEEDING YOUR KIDS GARBAGE, TELL THEM TO PUT THE GD PLAYSTATIONS AWAY, GET OFF THE INTERNET, and GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY SOCCER, WIFFLE BALL, HOCKEY OR JUST RUN AROUND AND GET SOME GD EXERCISE.



THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE HORRIBLE AMERICAN DIET AND THE FACT THAT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE.
The avg child does not look like that.

I do agree that children need to leave the video games alone some and play outside more
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:10 AM
 
Location: Dangling from a mooses antlers
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Bush got away with spending 700,000,000,000 for a pointless war that killed 100,000 Iraqis and 5000 Americans.
And this comment has WHAT to do with taxing health care? That's like saying as long as I am nice to my wife's dog it's then okay if I beat my wife.
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:14 AM
 
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I know of 4 people off hand that have been unceremoniously fired because of their medical bill. For one, this happened 6 times in the past 15 years. At first she thought it was coincidence that she got fired about 6-8 weeks after the benefits were redone and new charges were added.... after the 3rd time she realized it couldn't be coincidence.

I have an expensive genetic disorder and am in constant fear of being fired for it. Of course, there is no way to prove it so I have to suck it up and move on. It's unfortunate that I get to be punished throughout my entire life for something I was born with.
You have good reason to be paranoid. My wife was canned after 15 years from the world's largest American defense contractor for being sick. And this may be a stretch for many to believe but my wife predicted her demise 2 years before it happened. How was this so? She worked for their benefits department at their corporate headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland and saw first hand how it would be done because she seen many others get the boot the same way. The company is so large various health insurance agencies have full time representatives work full time at their headquarters. Now, connect the dots!
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:21 AM
 
Location: Sacramento
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This is what FOX wants you to think.
Not really, if you take a look at the numbers that Obama wants to generate to support the funding of national healthcare, you can't just do it by taxing the "excessively high" employer healthcare benefits. The numbers just aren't there, you need to tax much of the total employer provided healthcare contribution.
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