MasterP said:
So are you going to answer the question or keep acting like a dumbass?
Okay, well there is no question to answer. Your question is based on a gaff, something said by a vice president who says dumb things sometimes. Kind of like a much less retarded, someone who has actually read some *edited*, Palin.
But lets get real for a second. I have blue cross blue shield also. I find it great. But I also realize we have one of the must retarded health care systems in the world. Nearly 46 million Americans, or 18 percent of the population under the age of 65, were without health insurance in 2007. Sure you can believe a good majority of those are just lazy or cheap or poor. Unfortunately, I’m the total opposite of a doooshhhbag, and care about my fellow citizens. Hell, the majority of benefits which everyone, including yourself, take for granted was legislation passed by progressive legislators. Hmm, child labor laws? clean air laws? Anyway to get back on topic…
The increase in the number of uninsured in 2006 was focused among working age adults. The percentage of working adults (18 to 64) who had no health coverage climbed from 19.7 percent in 2005 to 20.2 percent in 2006.1 Nearly 1.3 million full-time workers lost their health insurance in 2006. The percentage of people (workers and dependents) with employment-based health insurance has dropped from 70 percent in 1987 to 62 percent in 2007. This is the lowest level of employment-based insurance coverage in more than a decade. In 2007, 37 million workers were uninsured because not all businesses offer health benefits, not all workers qualify for coverage and many employees cannot afford their share of the health insurance premium even when coverage is at their fingertips. Nearly 40 percent of the uninsured population reside in households that earn $50,000 or more.1 A growing number of middle-income families cannot afford health insurance payments even when coverage is offered by their employers. Nearly two-fifths (38 percent) of all workers are employed in smaller businesses, where less than two-thirds of firms now offer health benefits to their employees.7 It is estimated that 266,000 companies dropped their health coverage between 2000-2005 and 90 percent of those firms have less than 25 employees. A study found that 29 percent of people who had health insurance were “underinsured” with coverage so meager they often postponed medical care because of costs.15 Nearly 50 percent overall, and 43 percent of people with health coverage, said they were “somewhat” to “completely” unprepared to cope with a costly medical emergency over the coming year.
Data is from National Coalition on Health Care. Biassed sure, but so is data from anyside. I’d much rather believe them, than the data coming from someone like David Gantz, a tool for the man. *edited* the man. lol
Now it may be just a bunch of statistical jibber jabber but it says something. It says our Health care system is atrocious and needs reform. I, being the progressive loving badass, am very open to universal health care. I’m tired of the insurance companies getting free rape sessions on millions of people. *edited* those guys man.