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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 10:56 PM
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Best line of the night : "it's not health insurance, it' s house insurance"
If bankruptcies due to medical bills were eliminated, the US would have the lowest bankruptcy rate in the world.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 10:57 PM
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1. Whose was it?
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 10:58 PM
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4. Obama's
Edited on Mon Jan-21-08 10:59 PM by hedgehog
Note that it addresses the issues.


He went on to explain that he's met people who carry catastrophic insurance in case they get hit by a car, but they don't use their insurance for normal health care needs.
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ursi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 10:57 PM
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2. spot on
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KatyaR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 10:58 PM
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3. But think of all those lawyers that would be out of work.
That would send our economy into a tailspin!

:nuke:

Oh, wait, it's already there--never mind . . . . :yoiks:
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 10:58 PM
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5. That is a scary thing.
It could be anybody. And its not just health insurance, it is long term care too.
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DesertFlower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 11:00 PM
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7. long term care is a
frightening scenario.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 10:58 PM
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6. Whose was it? Props to whoever said it. n/t
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