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You had such a good point, until you scuttled it all by going pointlessly political and partisan. There is a problem here, but it's utterly without a political
by M_Grey 10y ago
You had such a good point, until you scuttled it all by going pointlessly political and partisan. There is a problem here, but it's utterly without a political identity. The bottom line is that we need price controls, and something like an NHS; the current model is just utterly broken. Nothing the R's or D's are saying will change it either, and laying it at one person's feet is pathetic and wrongheaded.
- philbarr 10y agoYou had kind of a good point until you called someone pathetic and wrongheaded...?
- paulddraper 10y agoHuh? The article is about Obamacare, aka Hillarycare. Seems on-topic to me.
- cmdrfred 10y agoShh... Didn't you get the memo? We all have to pretend Hillary Clinton works for the American people until the election.
- M_Grey 10y agoThat's not even on the menu, maybe read the actual comment chain before inserting your political crap.
- cmdrfred 10y agoThis guy got the memo.
- M_Grey 10y agoExcept that I despise Hillary, it's just that despising her doesn't make me lose my rationality. It's something I wish I could say for many others here and elsewhere.
- drakonandor 10y agoThe irony here is I notice multiple posts by you every day with 'political crap' :/.
- M_Grey 10y agoCould you cite a few examples? Three from three consecutive days should at least support the pattern you've claimed to identify.
- areyousure 10y agoAn oddly specific request, but I'll give it a shot. (Fyi, I am not your parent commenter.) One even references a procedure used to remove crap. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12789100 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12789100 (2 days ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12784217 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12784217 (3 days ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12774938 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12774938 (4 days ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12770303 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12770303 (5 days ago)
- M_Grey 10y agoI think that it's possible you don't understand the meaning of the word "political".
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- drakonandor 10y agoThere's more to politics than the election every 4 years.
- M_Grey 10y agoNo kidding, but at some point when you paint every issue as "political" you've watered down your own point so much that it ceases to exist.
- sharemywin 10y agoFree market + insurance version of healthcare. How much of my money(my premiums) are you willing to spend to control your diabetes, risk of heart-attack, or cure your cancer? I'll give you a hint, all of it.
- M_Grey 10y agoIt's a free market in the same way that we won the war in Iraq.
- paulddraper 10y agoTwice? As in, it's twice the free market???
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- rpedela 10y agoThe Affordable Care Act is extremely similar to the healthcare plan Hillary championed while she was First Lady.
- merpnderp 10y agoPrice controls? We already have doctors willing to pull out of medicaid because it doesn't cover their costs. Price controls just reduce supply and give you situations like in China where medical scalpers sell places in line for doctor visits at up to $500 a pop.
- mineshaftgap 10y agoOne side wants to repeal, the other wants to continue into the abyss, pretty fucking clear.
- kefka 10y agoPrice controls? How about bloody telling the price for stuff? "How much is this procedure/appointment?" And all I get are sneers of derision or confusion. Then I'm told, "The bill will be in the mail." Yeah, well fuck you too. You want price controls; I want an estimate, and a list of procedures and their costs. Then again, I'm waiting to sue someone over the lack of informed consent based on financial availability. I'd do it, but I'm not a lawyer.