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    Default TIME Healthcare-cost story a must read

    I just wanted to encourage everyone to read their current cover story (it's online) on runaway healthcare costs. While it's stuff that most know or at least suspect, I don't think anyone really understands the extent of it. 400% markups, hospitals who have no idea how their prices are derived, doctors getting financial incentives from companies to rack up more charges.

    Costs are the root of the problem. We all know they're ridiculous, but for some reason, we just accept that.

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    The article is complete bullshit and doesn't get at the real heart of the problem which is that the gobblement has distorted the economics of healthcare since the advent of Medicare.

    But I don't expect the proles to understand the root causes.

    BTW what are Time an you complaining about? Isn't Obamacare going to fix it all? Relax johnny

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    Quote Originally Posted by I Love America View Post
    The article is complete bullshit and doesn't get at the real heart of the problem which is that the gobblement has distorted the economics of healthcare since the advent of Medicare.

    But I don't expect the proles to understand the root causes.

    BTW what are Time an you complaining about? Isn't Obamacare going to fix it all? Relax johnny

    Single payer may have been able to make progress lowering costs, but thanks to the Repugs, not much will change.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune View Post
    Single payer may have been able to make progress lowering costs, but thanks to the Repugs, not much will change.

    We're starting the fifth year of Democrat control of 2/3 of the government, what do Repugs have to do with anything ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune View Post
    Single payer may have been able to make progress lowering costs, but thanks to the Repugs, not much will change.
    Nice try, but you controlled the entire legislative and executive. Obama could have pushed through single payor but didn't. Hiding behind the skirts of the Republicans is neither factual or becoming. Hell, man up dude. Darla has a bigger sack than you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune View Post
    Single payer may have been able to make progress lowering costs, but thanks to the Repugs, not much will change.
    Republicans did not take SP off the table. Obama did.

    What negotiator takes their best options off the table even before negotiations begin?

    Obamacare is the healthcare that Obama wanted.

    Russ Feingold: Obama got the health care bill he wanted
    http://www.examiner.com/article/russ...bill-he-wanted

    Gotta stop blaming republicans for Obama's faults.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackascoal View Post
    Republicans did not take SP off the table. Obama did.

    What negotiator takes their best options off the table even before negotiations begin?

    Obamacare is the healthcare that Obama wanted.

    Russ Feingold: Obama got the health care bill he wanted
    http://www.examiner.com/article/russ...bill-he-wanted

    Gotta stop blaming republicans for Obama's faults.
    You are as big a fool as the rest of the libtards. He didn't take it off the table because it isn't what he wanted. He couldn't bring about single payor without dismantling all vestiges of a viable alternative when it ultimately fails as all socialist programs are wont to do.

    Obamacare was never designed to work. It was designed to crash the system. It was designed to become so unworkable and leave nothing of value in free market medical insurance that the poor rubes will be left begging for single payor because that is all that will be left.

    Unless of course the American people get wise before then. I am banking that they won't. They reelected the kenyan born prick so I don't put too much stock in their brains.

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