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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:34 PM
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Whats the point of having health insurance, if you can't afford to buy food or pay rent
Because Hillary's government is in your pocket, taking your cash? How is that a better situation?
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DesertFlower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:36 PM
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1. you'll starve to death.
then you won't have to worry about health care.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:37 PM
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2. You may be on welfare, but hey, you'll have health care!
Well, if the insurance actually pays up, that is.
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Garbo 2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:55 PM
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10. What's Medicaid? n/t
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:38 PM
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3. Its also going to hurt the economy...while helping the insurance companies.
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JFKgirl Donating Member (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:41 PM
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4. dont worry, under HRCs plan, you will continue to owe money to the government
long after youre bankrupt. They will keep putting their hands in your pockets to give money to overpriced insurance company policies
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:45 PM
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5. Thats our girl!!!
:eyes:
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:48 PM
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6. But...but...Clinton only wants to go after the people who can afford the premiums!
There are probably millions of insurance scofflaws out there leading lavish lives. Why I bet they're buying the cups of ramen with the dried shrimp in them when they could be making do with the no-frills ramen in the plastic bags! Selfish bastards. Fine them.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:50 PM
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7. And why do their children need new jacket?
There are goodwills all over the country. Someone's hand me down is just fine.
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:55 PM
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9. Because they are selfish, uncaring beasts!
Larking though life, with wanton and flagrant disregard for the needs of deserving health insurance CEOs who may have to do without a new private jet this year! Won't someone think of the poor CEOs? :cry:
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anamandujano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:53 PM
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8. Let's hear it for the Harry and Louise coffee clutch of du.
Well done folks!

Who needs Repukelicans when we have you.
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:56 PM
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11. Who needs Republicans
When we have Dems who are willing to reach into our pockets to enrich corporations!
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Jed Dilligan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 10:09 PM
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14. Ain't that the depressing truth. nt
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 10:12 PM
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15. AMEN
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:57 PM
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12. When you get sick you can go to the hospital and get food and shelter? n/t
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BlackVelvet04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 10:07 PM
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13. How do you think single payer would work....
it would still come out of your pocket in the form of taxes. There is NO free health care plan.

Part of the plan includes: Strengthen Medicaid and CHIP: The Plan will fix the holes in the safety net to ensure that the most vulnerable populations receive affordable, quality care.

If you think you are broke now then have a major illness with NO health care plan in place.

Did you guys really expect the government just to give you free health care and you would have no responsibility in the whole thing?

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