[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

again, not sure what you mean by economic justice. i know what my employees make, and i know what the company pays for their insurance, and frankly, there's no reason for them to turn it down. but they usually say 'i never get sick, why should i get it?' they don't see a need for it-then they have an illness or injury and the light comes on. then they get hit with a whopper of a bill, or hit with waiting 15 months because they opt down the road to get coverage, but pre-existing conditions come in to play. thing is, too many do treat it like it's just another bill-one that they can avoid. i've always treated it as an absolute necessity, and we've always had it. those in lower income familites, etc, already get coverage. between Arkids and the feds, people down here are fully covered. hell, those on the upper tier of arkids even get orthodontic treatment. i'm paying for other kids' braces, and my own insurance doesn't even cover it....

and i don't see how there wouldn't be abuse-look at your home state and the recent news about hospitals out there billing the state and federal medicaid and medical programs for health care that never happened. millions of dollars worth billed.

Economic justice is a fancy way of saying that the rich make too much and should be taxed to pay for the less fortunate. Socialism basically. It is always laughable when a Democrat talks about health care when they are so beholden to the trial lawyers who create far more damage to the country and the common person than any oil company does. Malpractice suits and excessive damage awards do as much damage to our health care system as anything. That is not saying that the other side has done much better either but certainly the Dems have little incentive to change the system.