White House appears ready to drop 'public option'

[Yonivore]

it's not that attractive, and it depends on where you are located.

Then why do they do it?

not really.

Yeah, really.

[SonOfAGun]

o rly?

[Yonivore]

public opinion polls show that americans favor the public option but it appears that the insurance companies own capitol hill.

Which poll? The one that asked all the freeloader of the country if they want a health plan paid for with someone else's money? That poll?

[doobs]

you said that already. i pay almost 14K a month for just under 50 employees and they have to pay a portion.

go ahead, einstein.......whats my tax break? try to convince everyone that i'm doing it for profit.


tell me to myself......just, please, stop using the word "snipe".

I'm sure you would yourself anyway. No need to tell you. Maybe I should just say something about your mother or something . . .

Anyway, dumbass. Because of the tax subsidy, healthcare benefits dollars are worth more to workers than salary dollars. So it's cheaper for you to pay 14k in health benefits than it is for you to pay an equal amount in salary. (That amount would surely be higher than $14k; you can do the math on your own time.)

[Yonivore]

I pay $200 a month for $5000 deductible policy just for me.

Is it just catastrophic? And, why not a $10,000 deductible? If you suffer a catastrophic illness or injury, $10,000 could be paid off in time.

[ploto]

why not a $10,000 deductible?

It's a $5000 deductible for individual, $10,000 for family.

[clambake]

I'm sure you would yourself anyway. No need to tell you. Maybe I should just say something about your mother or something . . .look at me. pay attention to me.

Anyway, dumbass. Because of the tax subsidy, healthcare benefits dollars are worth more to workers than salary dollars. So it's cheaper for you to pay 14k in health benefits than it is for you to pay an equal amount in salary. (That amount would surely be higher than $14k; you can do the math on your own time.)

you have no idea why i offer this to my employees.

why don't you and yoni get together and create something.

[Yonivore]

It's a $5000 deductible for individual, $10,000 for family.

$200 is better than $400. Is it for more than just catastrophic?

[hope4dopes]

If you took ALL the profit ALL the Health Insurance companies made last year; you could run Medicare (not counting any expansions - or even Medicaid) for a day.

What you gonna do the other 364?

Please say that's just some right wing propaganda and not the truth....One day? I'm really not calling you a liar but I'd love to see where you got that info.

[doobs]

you have no idea why i offer this to my employees.

why don't you and yoni get together and create something.

OK. Why do you offer this to your employees?

Do I need to get a tissue?

[clambake]

OK. Why do you offer this to your employees?

because they have been with me for years and i know every member of their immediate family.

Do I need to get a tissue?

it does sound as if you cry quite a bit...so......yeah, get a tissue.

[ducks]

$200 is better than $400. Is it for more than just catastrophic?

he hates paying 200 for insurance because he has a $1600 morgage
a $800 car payment
$400 month boat payment
$400 colledge payment
but the insurance is the problem
you see he loves his car,boat,house and he want to go to harvard