Why do we need private profit making health insurance companies? (health care, Canada)

[pbrauer]

They add nothing to health care except approxmately 30% to its cost. They are blood suckers who prey on the woes of the people.

[GregW]

I agree. I have a post on another health care thread that proposes a different way of providing healt care to the people of this nation.

[Rggr]

Originally Posted by GregW

I agree. I have a post on another health care thread that proposes a different way of providing healt care to the people of this nation.

What thread? I would be interested in hearing your idea.

[Rggr]

Originally Posted by pbrauer

They add nothing to health care except approxmately 30% to its cost. They are blood suckers who prey on the woes of the people.

You don't have to use them.

[JimMe]

Originally Posted by Rggr

You don't have to use them.

Exactly. But it just goes to show that when people don't know what insurance does for you our economic knowledge base is sorely deficient.

[The_Moor]

Why? Because Obama negotiated with them behind closed doors?

Remember that promise?

[Vinsanity]

because the profits are used to research new upcoming medical breakthroughs?

[Ferd]

Any of you anti-business people care to tell us how many Americans are employeed by these evil Profit makers?

[The_Moor]

I am still waiting for the day when I can freely trade with Canada without being jailed for it.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by pbrauer

They add nothing to health care except approxmately 30% to its cost. They are blood suckers who prey on the woes of the people.

because the people cant AFFORD the price of health CARE (that's the CARE it self, for the non-understanding liberals) and the cost would be even worse under a "government' program