Obama's Ridiculous Idea of a "Medicare Exchange"

[samsloan]

I had no idea that this crazy " idea of regulated insurance exchanges,
on which eligible individuals can use government subsidies to purchase
insurance coverage" was part of Obamacare. The New York Stock Exchange
was founded under a buttonwood tree in 1792 but it took two hundred
years before it became fully functional. Starting a "Medicare
Exchange" is just a crazy, ridiculous idea. Trust me: It will never
work. Who would dare to participate in such an exchange? What broker
would risk his money to venture into it? The Obama people must be
idiots to think that this idea could be brought to fruition. By the
way, where did Obama get his stock market experience or business
experience from?

Sam Sloan

[samsloan]

NEWS Flash:

Trading was down on the New York Medicare Exchange today, as a bunch
of girls demanding their third-term abortions and a bunch of children
with congenital birth defects seeking to prolong their lives a little
longer acquired their free coverage.

However, prices were expected to rebound tomorrow on the New York
Medicare Exchange, as a bunch of elderly people with terminal cancer
die or commit suicide thereby relieving the Medicare Brokers of the
need to pay for their health care.

[Bill Graham]

Post by samsloan
I had no idea that this crazy " idea of regulated insurance exchanges,
on which eligible individuals can use government subsidies to purchase
insurance coverage" was part of Obamacare. The New York Stock Exchange
was founded under a buttonwood tree in 1792 but it took two hundred
years before it became fully functional. Starting a "Medicare
Exchange" is just a crazy, ridiculous idea. Trust me: It will never
work. Who would dare to participate in such an exchange? What broker
would risk his money to venture into it? The Obama people must be
idiots to think that this idea could be brought to fruition. By the
way, where did Obama get his stock market experience or business
experience from?
Sam Sloan

Karl Marx

[m***@privacy.net]

Post by Bill Graham
Karl Marx

No It would be socialism if the government was taking over health care and
running it then collecting taxes to pay for it. This way the health care
insurance system stays in private hands and doctors are free to give
health care who they choose to do business with.
Our Medicare system is not even socialism since it is just a government
run insurance program and the doctors and hospital are private
corporations. The only problem we have with Medicare is that we tax too
little, so if we tripled the tax we would break even or if we capped the
insurance level to $100k per person during a lifetime we would be fine.

[Bill Graham]

Post by m***@privacy.net

Post by Bill Graham
Karl Marx

No It would be socialism if the government was taking over health
care and running it then collecting taxes to pay for it. This way the
health care insurance system stays in private hands and doctors are
free to give health care who they choose to do business with.
Our Medicare system is not even socialism since it is just a
government run insurance program and the doctors and hospital are
private corporations. The only problem we have with Medicare is that
we tax too little, so if we tripled the tax we would break even or if
we capped the insurance level to $100k per person during a lifetime
we would be fine.

But they are doing some of both. Aned the government underwrites the
hospitals t5o the tune of billions of dollars eery year. Our local hospital
is continupusly being, "upgraded" and added on to, with new buildings,
parking garages and wings there during the last 15 years that weren't there
when I retired and moved up here You may not calle it Socialism, but it is
socialism from an economic point of view.
When the government tawkes taxpayers money and pumps it into a profession
until it owns and controls that profession in every practical way, and
writes a 2000 page document outlining the laws that that profession has to
operate under, that's socialism in my book.

[Bill Graham]

Post by Bill Graham

Post by m***@privacy.net

Post by Bill Graham
Karl Marx

No It would be socialism if the government was taking over health
care and running it then collecting taxes to pay for it. This way the
health care insurance system stays in private hands and doctors are
free to give health care who they choose to do business with.
Our Medicare system is not even socialism since it is just a
government run insurance program and the doctors and hospital are
private corporations. The only problem we have with Medicare is that
we tax too little, so if we tripled the tax we would break even or if
we capped the insurance level to $100k per person during a lifetime
we would be fine.

But they are doing some of both. Aned the government underwrites the
hospitals t5o the tune of billions of dollars eery year. Our local
hospital is continupusly being, "upgraded" and added on to, with new
buildings, parking garages and wings there during the last 15 years
that weren't there when I retired and moved up here You may not
calle it Socialism, but it is socialism from an economic point of
view. When the government tawkes taxpayers money and pumps it into a
profession until it owns and controls that profession in every
practical way, and writes a 2000 page document outlining the laws
that that profession has to operate under, that's socialism in my
book.

I guess what I am trying to say is that the old, traditional definition of,
"Socialism" no longer has any relevance today. When governments can take
over a whole profession by buying its institutions with taxpayer money, and
then make laws in order to assist it in governing that profession under the
guise of improving the common good, then they can completely socialize a
whole profession through the, "back door" as it were, without firing a shot
in anger. IOW, they have socialized the medical industry by use of an
economic revolution instead of a physical one.

[EZoto]

....and who did Obama ask to give him the outline and the example in
Massachussets? Romney....that's who. Don't ever believe that one or
the other had something to do with it. Both sides wanted it to make...
................MONEY!.............

EZoto

[m***@privacy.net]

Post by samsloan
Starting a "Medicare
Exchange" is just a crazy, ridiculous idea.

It will work just fine. You apply for the insurance on the site. Receive
the insurance from the company, the insurance co. can not deny anyone,
then you get a subsidy based on your income level. So if your a family of
four with $50k in income you receive a credit for x amount of dollars that
you use to pay your annual health insurance bill and you pay the rest.
It isn't Medicare since this coverage is from private insurance. By 2020
we will have a one payer system or only the rich will have health
insurance.

[Greegor]

ss > Starting a "Medicare
ss > Exchange" is just a crazy, ridiculous idea.

That the Fabian Gradual Socialist way.

Google (Image) Fabian Crest and look for the
wolf in sheeps clothing shield or the
tortoise.

[Greegor]

ss > Exchange" is just a crazy, ridiculous idea.

G > That's the Fabian Gradual Socialist way.
G >
G > Google (Image) Fabian Crest and look for the
G > wolf in sheeps clothing shield or the
G > tortoise.

DBJ (deadrat) > You won't get a "Fabian Crest."  It's a Shavian joke.

What does your fear of shavers have to do with this, David?

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