New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

Ok...lets go with PainTrain one more step towards his ideas.



* How much should you have to pay before the Fire Department will douse your burning home?

* How much do you want to pay to exit your drive way onto a public road?

* How much is too much to pay the police by credit card before they agree to respond to your burglar alarm?

* Should you have to pony up cash to save your child who was taken to the ER after an auto accident and told to hurry up because he/she will die soon if you don't pay first.



How many things do you expect to receive without there being a profit involved? You expect to have the fire put out without profit, so why should you not expect to have your child's life saved when illness or injury appears suddenly. In Florida alone an average of 6 working age people die each day due to lack of health care.



Who will you sacrifice next to protect private profits?
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New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

On the cost of the HC Bill. One trillion dollars over ten years. Whoopee.



Didn't we just hand out that much in less than one year to Wall street?



If we can afford to "sponsor" those who crashed our economy why can we afford to spend 1/10 that amount to help American Citizens who foot the bill for the bailout?
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New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

PainTrain you miss the point entirely. It is fine for a doctor and a nurse etc. to make a profit providing health care. Insurance companies do not provide health care to anyone. The act as gate keepers to stand between you and your doctor in exchange for a 30% cut of the fees.



Bill's point seems to be that certain things we need should not be contingent on how much money you have. If the fire department operated that way your house would burn down while you fought your way through the flames to find your insurance documents. The police would not even bother to respond to any burglary because you should have insurance to pay for the loss and their time is too valuable to be bothered with protecting your property. If you are too poor for insurance then you probably don't have anything worth replacing...right?
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New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

Health Care and Profit. Let the doctors make a profit...they actually provide care. But the insurance companies provide nothing but added expense and stand between you and the doctors.



I have no problem with them existing provided I can get care without being required to do business with them. In France as many as 80% of their citizens buy some added private insurance as a matter of choice to gain some extra "perks" It is not expensive because their insurance companies know they sell a luxury add-on and that the real emergencies are going to be covered by their national plan anyway.



US Insurance companies will survive by creating these same add-on packages for those who want them. As long as we can have access without stuffing their pockets for the privilege of seeing my doctor, then let them scrap for nickels and dimes from someone else with money to burn.



Let my pay for my care either through an added tax or by paying a premium to a public plan that is not stuffed with corporate profits.



BTW Bill Maher I know you have insurance and can afford it but I would love to know how much you have to pay in premiums each month for health care.
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New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

On the news for profit...this could be fixed easier than most problems with some courage from the FCC. Licenses are granted based in part on public service. FCC should rule that part of the agreement to obtain a broadcast license is a certain number of hours for news without any commercials or ads allowed.



News should be a public service without profit as a condition of receiving a license. If you want to broadcast full time news, go the PBS route and let donations pay for your employees.
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The House Health Reform Bill: How Good Is It?

At least "something" is happening after 60 years of empty promises. This may take more than a single pass through Congress before we get what we need and deserve...a system of universal care that has placed nations like France, England, Canada and most western democracies well above the poor ranking the US has in terms of quality care. ( we rank only 37th despite having the most costly care )



Many in Congress waste our time worrying about the private for-profit health insurance business. Keep in mind that 30% of your premiums are for profits not for health care...you pay 30% more so some CEO can buy a nice mansion and a new yacht or private jet.



14,000 Americans lose insurance each day in America (http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/17/14000-coverage/) for several reasons. (1) Companies closing (2) Companies dropping coverage due to high cost (3) Insurance companies refusing to provide policies because someone actually needed care that was expensive.



Congress's obligation is to the American people not to the wealthy insurance corporations. A truly universal plan will cost money...but consider that the tax increase to pay for it will be far less than you would have to pay for an insurance premium that nearly a third of which goes into private pockets.



Give me the tax and the care...screw insurance companies who presently get to decide who gets to live or die based on financial status.
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Keeping the Spotlight on Lobbying Outrages and Economic Hard Times

In addition to writing congress I am also posting and emailing to spread this information.



I did not get to elect a lobbyist to represent my interests...why should they have more "pull" than the voters?



http://www.joethevoter.org/whistle-blower-in-congress.html
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