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I think you should REALLY show your commitment and MOVE out of the country. You can go to some 3rd world nation where, like you, they believe that the wealthy are the ones worthy of participating in gov't. Take Index Piker with you. He also has no sense of history, morality, or love for...

That comment was referring to the fact that we already pay for poor people health care as in when they visit the emergency room. It had nothing at all to do with tax neutrality. Of course this won't be tax neutral. We have a progressive income tax system so obvioulsy the more you earn the...

I don't know if it is tax neutral or not. I don't care whether it is tax neutral or not. I suspect that when all is said and done it is very possible that our total health care costs will decrease. At least to the level that other countries have with all of their citizens covered. Doesn't...

I'm referring to the current system that does rely very much on employer-based insurance. If every employer in US removed this benefit I guarantee that universal, single-payer reform would pass immediately. I don't know if it is included in the current bill but, throughout the process it has...

I swear, Piker, if you keep being stupid, I'm going to tell Scat4brains to put you on Ignore.

Read through my posts on this issue. I have NEVER said that I expect 'somebody else to pick up the tab'. Exactly opposite, I have stated many times that I expect a tax increase to pay for this. Remove the dependence on employers to provide health care coverage: they should pass the...

That's total bullshit: nobody is advocating that. By 'profiting' we are referring to health insurance companies. This includes multi-million dollar CEO's, 1000's of highly paid VP's, 10,000's of middle level managers whose sole purpose is finding ways to DENY paying medical claims. We are...

What is the purpose of starting over? In an election year no less. What/who has changed: nothing. The Republicans absolutely do NOT want health care reform that targets universal care for ALL Americans to pass. They don't want any reform bill to pass under Obama's tenure. The...

I understand your frustration with my logic but, the fact is, things are ALREADY 'crappy'. Now, is it 'crappy' for people 65 years & older: NO !, they have coverage. 80% of the country's health care costs go to care for senior citizens. I am not complaining about this, I just want this type...

I'm not an idiot at all. Ususally, to spur change/progress, the tension of the situation has to become so great that the MAJORITY are impacted and will force the issue. Let's face it, in terms of health care, MOST people already have adequate health care coverage. That is, at least 60%...

FailedTrad3r: What Scat4brains really means is: you don't understand the meaning of "FAR right". Of course, we do because we have to listen to their idiotic bullshit all the time.

Obama has postponed his Asian trip to work on passage of the health care reform bill. Passage must be imminent for him to do this. Then we'll let the Supreme Court judge its constitutionality: if they even give it an ear. Is it a perfect bill: absolutely not. It doesn't include universal...

We WANT her to run. I'm sure Obama will be re-elected in any event once the Republicans get done eating their own, but still, Palin would be the easiest candidate to beat.

Excellent article, kill. I'm sending it to all of my contacts. The only problem is: 1. Medicare recipients, Veterens, and the 70% of those employed and getting health insurance paid (tax free) don't care about the FACTS of our current system OR those who are not included in the current...

Don't worry about that, Vinny1. Scat-for-brains has 50% of the site on 'Ignore'.

I've never said that universal health care should be paid for out of an 'earmarked' fund: fund it out of general revenue receipts. Although I don't want health care reform to make private insurance companies illegal: I couldn't care less whether the 'private sector' survives or not. Nobody...

I agree 100%: Democrats ruin the very best of all Progressive and Liberal ideas. What can we do? They're the only game on town. Health care refrom should have been a very easy sell: morally and economically. Ben Nelson should be turned out and I don't care which party the replacement...

I agree completely: we aren't going to give 70 year old people heart transplants. I don't think we do so under the current system. A single-payer gov't universal system should also NOT pay for cosmetic surgery, Viagra, artifical insemination, and other spurious stuff. The details of that need...

BTW, did I mention that Dental care, so important to general health, also be included in a nationalized medical system. We can do without the measly 'tax revenue' provided by insurance companies. I almost think you mean that as a joke. I'm sorry, but if you don't understand how a single...

You are correct that sucessful trading takes a long time and a lot of dedication. Also, people are not going to give away their edges in magazine articles. I mean, how many sucessful traders can REALLY put their 'edge' into words: trading is as much intuition as mechanics. However, I do not...