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catnhatnh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-02-07 01:01 PM
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11. Didn't McCain say....
...we need more lettuce pickers???
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  -If the US were to get some form of universal health care such as single payer, Poiuyt  Jan-02-07 12:42 PM   #0 
  - They could be "retrained"  annabanana   Jan-02-07 12:43 PM   #1 
  - Ding Ding Ding! That's a winner  mnhtnbb   Jan-02-07 12:47 PM   #2 
  - If the horseless carriage were ever to catch on,  Jackpine Radical   Jan-02-07 12:48 PM   #3 
  - The Horseshit Sweepers obviously became Republican Politicians...  Tesha   Jan-02-07 02:22 PM   #27 
  - they'd find good-paying jobs  leftofthedial   Jan-02-07 12:50 PM   #4 
  - you know what, who cares?  pitohui   Jan-02-07 12:50 PM   #5 
  - billions eh?  RobofSWVA   Jan-02-07 12:54 PM   #6 
  - the government has sold our entire country out to the insurance industries.  bullimiami   Jan-02-07 12:55 PM   #7 
  - I work for such a company.  drm604   Jan-02-07 01:09 PM   #13 
  - You aren't but the owners and officers are.  endarkenment   Jan-02-07 01:35 PM   #21 
  - ditto  rock   Jan-02-07 01:35 PM   #22 
  - I would guess that you, and many like you, would be desirable  salin   Jan-02-07 02:30 PM   #30 
  - There were times when I was desperate for  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 08:51 PM   #53 
     - EXCUSE ME, BUT I AM NOT SCREWING PEOPLE OVER!  drm604   Jan-03-07 03:13 AM   #58 
        - If you work for a health insurance company, then  liberalhistorian   Jan-03-07 09:00 AM   #62 
           - Oh for Christ's sake.  drm604   Jan-03-07 10:26 AM   #65 
              - Actually, I work for an attorney  liberalhistorian   Jan-03-07 01:12 PM   #66 
  - Well-put,  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 08:46 PM   #49 
  - You know what you are talking about. We are trying to get a  midnight   Jan-03-07 10:00 AM   #64 
  - I'm sure they could move over to property insurance and continue the shafting.  xultar   Jan-02-07 12:57 PM   #8 
  - Or become debt collectrolls,  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 01:03 PM   #12 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-02-07 02:21 PM   #26 
  - And how many people have you denied health care to?  Joe Bacon   Jan-02-07 02:25 PM   #28 
     - Not one......  CTguy78   Jan-02-07 02:35 PM   #31 
     - I hope they realize how many people do not have any coverage at all,  Lars39   Jan-02-07 02:38 PM   #33 
     - And how is that my fault??  CTguy78   Jan-02-07 02:42 PM   #34 
        - Ever heard of Bill Frist and HCA?  Lars39   Jan-02-07 02:44 PM   #36 
        - Yes, I have  CTguy78   Jan-02-07 02:47 PM   #37 
           - Here's a bit of info that seems to go unheard quite a bit:  Lars39   Jan-02-07 02:51 PM   #38 
        - Well, then, maybe we should all just  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 08:49 PM   #51 
     - Whoever decides that anyone over 55, healthy or not, is  Lydia Leftcoast   Jan-02-07 03:14 PM   #39 
     - Hi CTguy78!!  newyawker99   Jan-02-07 04:03 PM   #42 
     - Were the guards out side the fences at Auschwitz at all responsible for what happened  greyhound1966   Jan-02-07 04:15 PM   #44 
     - If you work for the companies, then you're  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 08:48 PM   #50 
     - Well, I missed the deleted message, but I apparently  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 08:45 PM   #48 
  - Wow. It's nice to know how people around here feel about people like my husband.  Left Is Write   Jan-02-07 03:29 PM   #41 
     - I'm sorry, but anyone who works for health  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 08:42 PM   #47 
     - No reason to make the issue personal  treestar   Jan-03-07 02:03 PM   #68 
  - I really don't care for these attacks on the employees of the companies.  drm604   Jan-02-07 01:12 PM   #14 
  - who needs to keep working? I'm in insurance!  RobofSWVA   Jan-02-07 01:17 PM   #15 
  - What the hell are you talking about?  drm604   Jan-02-07 01:26 PM   #17 
     - yes  RobofSWVA   Jan-02-07 01:27 PM   #18 
        - Sorry about that.  drm604   Jan-02-07 01:30 PM   #20 
        - No, but each and every health insurance  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 08:55 PM   #55 
           - Fine, we'll all quit our jobs.  drm604   Jan-03-07 03:38 AM   #60 
  - Hey I work for an evil empire also. I'm just sayin switch over to property  xultar   Jan-02-07 01:27 PM   #19 
  - I did that a couple of times when  liberalhistorian   Jan-02-07 08:54 PM   #54 
  - Believe me, I'm not entirely happy with my current employment situation.  drm604   Jan-02-07 01:38 PM   #23 
  - Property-Casualty Insurance, Life Insurance, supplemental medical...  NewJeffCT   Jan-02-07 04:23 PM   #45 
  - They'd change the emphasis of the product lines.  Gormy Cuss   Jan-02-07 12:57 PM   #9 
  - Insurance companies? I don't know.  LWolf   Jan-02-07 12:58 PM   #10 
  - Didn't McCain say....  catnhatnh   Jan-02-07 01:01 PM   #11 
  - The Private Insurance Companies Would Still Exist  Yavin4   Jan-02-07 01:24 PM   #16 
  - There would still be a need  Nite Owl   Jan-02-07 02:06 PM   #24 
  - Same thing that happened to the steelworkers, traffic controllers, UAW workers..etc.  Union Thug   Jan-02-07 02:07 PM   #25 
  - I encourage you to read HR 676-- this point is covered there.  bobbolink   Jan-02-07 02:28 PM   #29 
  - If we got rid of the medical insurance companies and the military contractors...  hunter   Jan-02-07 02:36 PM   #32 
  - This should not be part of the discussion  tkmorris   Jan-02-07 02:43 PM   #35 
  - People aren't all going to run from private insurance companies in droves.  Kerrytravelers   Jan-02-07 03:23 PM   #40 
  - Since universal health care, most likely would be extending  Cleita   Jan-02-07 04:08 PM   #43 
  - They would make millions selling supplemental and insurance to those who opt out  RGBolen   Jan-02-07 04:26 PM   #46 
  - One sector of employees at these insurance companies  Horse with no Name   Jan-02-07 08:50 PM   #52 
  - ohh...what a tragedy!!  flaminbats   Jan-02-07 08:56 PM   #56 
  - LOL,  liberalhistorian   Jan-03-07 08:51 AM   #61 
  - They would still exist...  sjbech   Jan-02-07 09:29 PM   #57 
  - Pet Medical Insurance  sandnsea   Jan-03-07 03:32 AM   #59 
  - Whatever would happen, it's the least of our worries  AchtungToddler   Jan-03-07 09:09 AM   #63 
  - They would still work somewhere  treestar   Jan-03-07 02:00 PM   #67 
  - I honestly couldn't care less  jgraz   Jan-03-07 05:01 PM   #69 
 

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