Will Soldiers Have to Use Private Ins?

[classicman]

Originally Posted by sugarpop

Sorry, but a corporation is there to supply a service or product to the public, and jobs to people.

Dream on ya hippie. The corp/company is there to MAKE MONEY. Whatever they do that is the primary goal.

Originally Posted by sugarpop

I believe doctors and nurses and others in medicine make a very comfortable living in other countries that have a single payer system. Why should medicine be about profit? You see where it's gotten us?

Really? I have no idea, but many do come here too.
Where has medicine for profit gotten us? Please elaborate.

Originally Posted by sugarpop

I'm talking about the top 2%. You are talking about average rich people with jobs instead of empires. If the progressive tax system was not riddled with loopholes it would be a very fair system.

How much does the "average rich" person make?

Originally Posted by sugarpop

AVERAGE insurance policies for an individual are over 5k/year, and for a family average over $15k/year.

False. I pay for my own (ee+fam on a two tier system) and its about $432 a month - you do the math. Its an HMO with a very large company.

Originally Posted by sugarpop

Medicine should not a be a product/service like every other product/service. We can just agree to disagree on that point because I can see where that argument is going.

I agree with Jinx.

[sugarpop]

Originally Posted by classicman

Dream on ya hippie. The corp/company is there to MAKE MONEY. Whatever they do that is the primary goal.

Whatever. I disagree.

Really? I have no idea, but many do come here too.
Where has medicine for profit gotten us? Please elaborate.

Well, just look at the mess we're in now. THAT'S where it's gotten us.

How much does the "average rich" person make?

Not 5 million/year.

False. I pay for my own (ee+fam on a two tier system) and its about $432 a month - you do the math. Its an HMO with a very large company.

I was going by all the statistics put out during the campaign, and also basing it on some people I know who can't afford insurance but make a reasonable income.[/quote]