Reply #70: "In 2007, the U.S. spent $2.26 trillion on health care, or $7,439 per person, up from $2.1 trillion"

[grahamhgreen]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States#Overall_costs

About 70% of this money goes through big insurance. That's Trillions.

And for the new con game -

45 million uninsured

x $375/mo

1 trillion every 5 years.

And that's just where they are starting.

Do not confuse stated profit with revenue or CEO pay, or stock value/back room deals, loans, cash flow, hidden assets, and the ability to lobby (Bribe) senators, etc..

Now, even if you discount my numbers and go by yours (and ignore the fact that the so-called non-profits are still big insurance) -

Do you agree that big insurance will take their extra revenue, even if it is a paltry few BILLIONS of dollars and lobby to crush what little reform is in the bill and prevent any real reform from happening in the future?