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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2009 17:27:52 GMT -5
I'm not as well versed as I could or should be but I will get to reading right after the holidays because the reality is that they're going to what they want to do anyway. BUT I do actually support an increase in premiums based on lifestyle choices. To me it's a matter of personal responsibility which is something that many folks have long abandoned. If your lifestyle choices put you in a pool that requires a greater reliance on resources, YOU should have to pay for those added resources, not me. I don't smoke, I'm very conscious of what I put into my body and I exercise 6 days a week. These are just maintenance for the human body. Why should it be any different than Life Insurance? You engage in a high risk lifestyle, your premiums go up. Kind of like the clause in a warranty that states that you may be liable for additional costs for misuse. In reading the text, it's actually a "reward" that's being offered to people that meet requirements in a wellness program but you verse it as it's a penalty. Hell, I work hard to stay well. I think I deserve the reward. Gimme a break, Rod. Do u really want to give the insurance industry another excuse to raise premiums? They raise rates now for no reason other than greed & to fatten up their shareholder's bottom line & to make up for their bad investment decisions. Your rates are going to go up no matter how you live, healthy lifestyle or not. The reason that we are having this debate is because there are millions of citizens that can't afford health insurance. But this bill will do nothing to alleviate that problem. We are all going to pay more. Except of course, Washington politicians that have their own health plan & don't care anyway because the majority of them are wealthy & can afford it no matter what happens. This bill is a farce. I say scrap it & start over from scratch. The problem is that the lazy bastards are too interested in going home to their districts. They want to get it over with & Obama knows it. |
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Post by gski on Dec 17, 2009 18:12:24 GMT -5
One thing that Kracker says really hits the mark and it's been glossed over by our lovely media.
"Washington politicians that have their own health plan & don't care anyway because the majority of them are wealthy & can afford it no matter what happens".
It was brought up, I believe, by the "other" party, a proposed amendment that our politicians should have to go on whatever public plan that passed. If it was supposed to be good enough for the public, then it should be good enough for them. I wonder why it didn't get added?
In the Senate bill, if I recall correctly, any private insurance companies would have to have their rate hikes approved by the Health and Human Services Secretary. The same person who was going to be making the rest of the health care decisions. I wonder if those rate hikes would pass?
Oh, that's right, we are the serfs, and they are the lords and land owners.
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Post by rodwilson on Dec 17, 2009 19:48:01 GMT -5
Huh, lost a post. Do believe I hit "delete" instead of "modify".
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