tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post1659579196391244286..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Dems discussing merits of competing GOP Obamacare replacementsTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-47015495131287176422016-11-29T20:58:07.197-05:002016-11-29T20:58:07.197-05:00LOL!LOL!ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-2220136950702691302016-11-29T20:54:51.025-05:002016-11-29T20:54:51.025-05:00I saved on a cliteroectomy by switching to Geico. ...I saved on a cliteroectomy by switching to Geico. Oh wait.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-71625215118699564512016-11-29T20:52:39.967-05:002016-11-29T20:52:39.967-05:00Rabel, The health insurance people have done so w...Rabel, The health insurance people have done so well over the decades they are quite comfortable w/ the status quo. Yes, competing interstate would mean there will be big winners. But, there really aren't that many health insurance providers compared to auto, casualty, life, etc. Some new companies wanting a piece of this lucrative pie would jump in and the current dominant boys fear that competition and downward pressure on rates. Imagine having as many choices for health insurance that you have for auto coverage. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-83493827004276259072016-11-29T20:25:25.398-05:002016-11-29T20:25:25.398-05:00Three days ago:
"President-elect Donald Trum...Three days ago:<br /><br />"President-elect Donald Trump must be held "accountable" for his promise to stop jobs at a Carrier air conditioning plant in Indiana being moved to Mexico, says Senator Bernie Sanders."<br /><br />Bernie gets results.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-60380818294103691562016-11-29T20:14:51.288-05:002016-11-29T20:14:51.288-05:00Winning. And he's still a private citizen. Ima...Winning. And he's still a private citizen. Imagine what he could do if he were President.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-56006542190298358062016-11-29T20:04:11.122-05:002016-11-29T20:04:11.122-05:00Results.
Carrier Corp stays here, thanks to Trump...Results.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/business/trump-to-announce-carrier-plant-will-keep-jobs-in-us.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">Carrier Corp stays here</a>, thanks to Trump.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-6284792710036107852016-11-29T19:57:44.790-05:002016-11-29T19:57:44.790-05:00s/b 23 yearss/b 23 yearsedutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-78352141769079391922016-11-29T19:57:07.088-05:002016-11-29T19:57:07.088-05:00SecTrans is another of those Cabinet posts we'...SecTrans is another of those Cabinet posts we'd all like to see go bye-byes.<br /><br />As I say, I'm wondering if his picks for these Lynnon and Bucketmouth era posts - Education and HHS (the old HEW, one of Ike's bigger fox paws), Trans, and HUD - are with an eye toward dumping them. All we need is a nonentity at Energy.<br /><br />PS For those who don't get Troop's "hostage" reference, Ms Chao is the wife of 23 of Mitch McConnell.<br />edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-55881110934530620922016-11-29T19:46:36.849-05:002016-11-29T19:46:36.849-05:00I don't care if she stands Rabel.
Just as lo...I don't care if she stands Rabel. <br /><br />Just as long as she doesn't drive.<br /><br />If we do institute rickshaws in Uber we could put a lot of people back to work. Just sayn'Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-7816062147502648652016-11-29T19:15:17.107-05:002016-11-29T19:15:17.107-05:00Chao time.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXEzdunIqI" rel="nofollow">Chao time.</a> The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-45943484171914092702016-11-29T18:54:35.448-05:002016-11-29T18:54:35.448-05:00Thanks Rabel and Nick. Trump has put an anti-trust...Thanks Rabel and Nick. Trump has put an anti-trust lawyer on his team, slated for DOJ, I think. The article I read on that said he would be more sympathetic to mergers than Obama has been.<br /><br />Good pickup on Chao :)deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-83196240571536290412016-11-29T18:50:34.002-05:002016-11-29T18:50:34.002-05:00Leland -
Exactly. Healthcare is not health insura...Leland -<br /><br />Exactly. Healthcare is not health insurance.<br /><br />I want to pay for my own healthcare and my own insurance. DAmn it.Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-26914401590931850052016-11-29T17:56:11.965-05:002016-11-29T17:56:11.965-05:00Maybe, ND. But why wouldn't the larger compani...Maybe, ND. But why wouldn't the larger companies be lobbying for interstate sales because it would open more markets to them and allow them the opportunity to dominate nationally? That's a serious question.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-73737017577075017062016-11-29T16:57:17.108-05:002016-11-29T16:57:17.108-05:00deborah, There is no interstate competition on he...deborah, There is no interstate competition on health insurance because insurance companies don't want to compete. So, they buy off politicians so that there is no interstate health insurance exchanges. Alleged capitalists like insurance companies hate competition. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-58054720138090954352016-11-29T16:10:22.005-05:002016-11-29T16:10:22.005-05:00OK. That's it. I'm done with Trump. It'...OK. That's it. I'm done with Trump. It's over. I take back my vote.<br /><br />He's putting an Asian female in charge of Transportation. This will not stand. Especially if it stands anywhere near the road.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-57236193019079665312016-11-29T16:08:42.900-05:002016-11-29T16:08:42.900-05:00Combining two topics; I would like some sort of sp...Combining two topics; I would like some sort of speech law; call it a marketing thing: Healthcare is not financial insurance. Healthcare is what a medical professional provides directly to a patient. If you are an insurance company or government official, you should not be able to claim you provide healthcare to anybody unless you are doing basic first aid at the time. Obamacare has very little to do with healthcare and nearly everything to do with a specific form of financial insurance.Lelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531159384688653131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-66673428270564659492016-11-29T15:31:24.990-05:002016-11-29T15:31:24.990-05:00You can repeal, with say 12 month window to allow ...You can repeal, with say 12 month window to allow the insurance industry to respond, give individuals the ability to buy insurance over state lines, etc. That solves most of the transition problems. <br /><br />The big hangup remains pre-existing conditions. If you make it a mandate it drives the rates up as we have seen. Without a mandate they become uninsured. But if you role these pre-existing folks into medicare, then you have kicked the can down the road and just expanded medicare. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-9862083329059213182016-11-29T15:18:57.762-05:002016-11-29T15:18:57.762-05:00And you did it well.And you did it well.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-56770702025294783652016-11-29T15:17:56.664-05:002016-11-29T15:17:56.664-05:00ISWYDTISWYDTRabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-31797096192410707872016-11-29T14:58:18.182-05:002016-11-29T14:58:18.182-05:00Greetings and salutations,
My name is Hon. Justic...Greetings and salutations,<br /><br />My name is Hon. Justice Roberts, and I write to you with heavy heart in my time of need. The NSAs have got the goods on me and now I needs you to help me with the estate of my long lost brothers. It is 1 million pounds $ in US currency and it is stuck in bank in Colombia, district thereof. Please to sending me your information, regarding name, ID, DoB, SS# and many more and I will depositing said monies in your account forthwith. All in the name of Obama, PBUH, our beloved sainted fearless leader.<br /><br />Thanking you again for many troubles. May we both not die in our sleeps like my colleague.<br /><br />JohnThe Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-36217884572639368662016-11-29T14:53:27.928-05:002016-11-29T14:53:27.928-05:00I too agree with Sixty. By comparison, the pre-Ob...I too agree with Sixty. By comparison, the pre-Obamacare system was simply marvelous: it was pretty good and the new thing is extremely bad. It's absolutely depressing that all those endless billions of tax dollars were spent to build and rebuild lousy websites, hire armies of bureaucrats with all their offices, and all the mousepads just to create stacks of dumb documents that would reach to the moon - where we still can't return as we did 40 years ago SIX TIMES. Both seem impossisble now: making it to the moon then, and spending so much for nothing now. But hey, we did sign up some people for Medicare. Amazing accomplishment at a discount price. Yeaaaaa!bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-72476468003192601362016-11-29T14:46:57.934-05:002016-11-29T14:46:57.934-05:00"What is the logic for insurance companies no..."What is the logic for insurance companies not crossing state borders?"<br /><br />An excellent question. I've done my research and the answer is - it's complicated. But here's a brief overview:<br /><br />In 1944 the Supreme Court said, "We, The Court, have been stupid and wrong all these years. The sale of insurance actually IS commerce and selling it across state lines IS interstate commerce which subjects it to federal regulation."<br /><br />In 1945 the U.S. Congress said, "Fuck you, Supreme Court. We're granting an exemption to the insurance biz freeing them from federal control and giving that control back to the States."<br /><br />That held up until Obamacare sorta, kinda, but not completely changed the 1945 law which is still on the books. I think it's why we have state run exchanges under the ACA. Maybe.<br /><br />One other point. There was a time when insurance salesmen were the equivalent of today's Nigerian Princes. Widespread scammery led to regulation and eventually the fight over who got to do the regulatin'.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-6674707304125773212016-11-29T13:50:21.166-05:002016-11-29T13:50:21.166-05:00I concur with what Sixty said too. I concur with what Sixty said too. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-44562338713292624202016-11-29T13:49:42.629-05:002016-11-29T13:49:42.629-05:00ed, I concur with your assessment less government ...ed, I concur with your assessment less government is better. But I also understand why there is hesitation, if you just eliminated it would cause more turmoil which will be blamed on Trump (the old system is not there yet, Obamacare destroyed those prior insurance options). Some things do better with "cold turkey" but this one probably would need some transition. <br /><br />Tom Price is a good man for this. He does want to kill Obamacare and has said so repeatedly (and not just lip service like some of the GOPe). Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-32644104884501994132016-11-29T13:15:17.356-05:002016-11-29T13:15:17.356-05:00Agree, Sixty. All that was needed was to put the p...Agree, Sixty. All that was needed was to put the people with pre-existing conditions on Medicare.deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.com