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   BK>>  Esp since insurance in those countries is done by non-profits.  The   
   BK>> managers are paid on number of people insured, not profits.   
      
    RW> Which is the true performance measure that should be used,   
    RW> but, remember "profit' trumps all.  EVen if it's done by   
    RW> blatant rip off.   
      
    Well put, and very true.   
      
      
   BK>>  That is a major advantage. The claim that 800,000 jobs would be   
   BK>> lost that the right wing pushed so much was really 800,000   
   BK>>  people would leave the workforce because they are working   
   BK>>  because they need the insurance, otherwise they would retire or   
    ...   
    RW> These same parasites have cost us far more jobs than that.   
      
    Yep. And they don't much care.   
      
    ...   
      
   BK>>  The low end policies are 8% of GDP, the high end is 12%. Ours is   
   BK>> heading for 20%.   
      
    RW> Yep, sounds about right, 1/5 of gdp, and otherwise   
    RW> productive people kept out of the workforce because they   
    RW> can't be productive and have access to life sustaining   
    RW> medications and/or treatments.   
      
    Very very true. Some people sitting in high paid jobs they would   
    retire from if they didn't need the company medical care, and   
    others who can't take a job because the job doesn't include   
    medical coverage.   
      
    All the while over 1/2 of bankruptcies involve medical bills,   
    and most of them have good insurance.   
      
      
      
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