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Originally Posted by wilsowilso

Let me ask you a simple question. Do you have health insurance? Oh wait. I'll answer for you. Of course you do. That's the problem. Obviously not a problem when you have access to the health care system. It's a great system with lots of great doctors. This country needs to protect absolutely everyone with regards to something as basic as healthcare IMO.

Ask yourself. What if you weren't covered? What kind of country would do that to someone?

Well at what point does the goverment provide their coverage for Americans. When they have two new cars and no health coverage? When 19 years old and decide its not important? When? When do we screw up our current system to fix a small % who do not have coverage. Remember those two questions are people in % of the uninsured.

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well at what point does the goverment provide their coverage for Americans. When they have two new cars and no health coverage? When 19 years old and decide its not important? When? When do we screw up our current system to fix a small % who do not have coverage. Remember those two questions are people in % of the uninsured.

What are you talking about? There are over 40 million Americans without health insurance. What kind of small percentage is that? Let me repeat that. 40 million people. It's pathetic.

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Originally Posted by wilsowilso

What are you talking about? There are over 40 million Americans without health insurance. What kind of small percentage is that? Let me repeat that. 40 million people. It's pathetic.

If you look at the real numbers of people without health coverage it is much smaller than 40 million. 40 million is just a good number for politicians to use to cause a crises in this country. I'm not going to search the numbers tonight but I will to give you some real facts. A % of those in that 40 million will go a small % of time between jobs and they do not elect to pay their coverage. Then you have kids that just don't buy health insurance because they are young and feel its not needed (I did this right out of school). Then you have people and famlies that just don't buy health ins. and spend their money on things like new cars etc... Do we have Americans who cannot afford coverage in the US, Yes, but its not time to tear apart whats not broken.