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Just because I didn't post in a thread doesn't mean I didn't read it. Yes, there is an income gap in this country, and it's one of the biggest problems we face. If we had a health care system funded by taxes, health care would no longer be for the rich. We all pay taxes, and we all get coverage. I know this urks a lot of people who love free markets and capitalism and such, but those have not served us in this case. The insurance companies have done to medicine what we've seen happen to everything from war to news media: profit driven business.
I've always liked to look at it like other life dependent services like firefighters and police. I'm sure no one wants a huge private police force or a firefighter you have to pay insurance premiums for (I'm sorry, you only have the Silver fire plan which covers grease fires and electrical fires. Your house will have to burn to the ground, so we can make more money).
I'm also familiar with the Sinister 18 families, but this is about bypassing them. When a democrat wins in 2008, which will be Hillary, Obama, or Edwards, we're going to be looking at a real shot at bypassing the 18. If Ron Paul wins, the 18 will just pick up and leave. Heh.
Sicko covers a lot about Nixon, Bush and Kaiser. I think you'll enjoy it.
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