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Edwards Becomes the First To Promise a Big Tax Hike
in response to reader comment: Reverse thinking

Submitted by Linda, Feb 6, 2007 09:47

"The Government" is US--as in "we, the people," and WE can manage OUR money better than the insurance companies. YES, single-payer is US! The current insurance industry is an overpriced paymaster service, operating at 30% overhead. We can do it at 3% overhead.

Single payer health care is like collectively paying for water utilities, or services like the Fire Department, and I can tell you right now my taxes wouldn't go up anywhere near the amount I'm currently paying for insurance. I can't wait to be relieved of the current "tax" I'm currently paying to the insurance company.

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Mr. Edwards, More government is NOT the solution. It is the PROBLEM! To increase revenue to this monster we call the... [MORE]

Ed Thrailkill

Feb 5, 2007 16:17

"The Government" is US--as in "we, the people," and WE can manage OUR money better than the insurance companies. YES,...

Linda

Feb 6, 2007 09:47

Who exactly is the "single payer" in the single payer system? Oh, that's right, it's actually millions of payers -... [MORE]

Dale

Feb 5, 2007 13:15

I currently pay for my own health insurance, and although it costs as much as a mortgage payment, I really... [MORE]

Linda Coleman

Feb 5, 2007 11:33

nationalized healthcare is a fiscal and immigration nightmare staring at us. The dems are so hot to add yet another... [MORE]

George

Feb 5, 2007 20:22

Let's just keep squeezing the employers....minimum wage tax hike, family leave and now Edwards proposes employers pay more for health... [MORE]

Susan Wuest

Feb 6, 2007 01:34

France uses a system like this (single payer) and their health care system is rated near the top in the... [MORE]

John Powell

Jan 27, 2008 21:02

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