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[Nowitzki4President]

This is how it is, and should be interpreted

The leftist plan is a single payer system

Moderate plan is to be a public option

Right wing plan is to keep it the same

Instead those moderates proposing the public option are being ridiculed by the right at socialists. I'm a socialists, and those people are far from it.

Those goes into what I said earlier about there being no liberal progressive party in America, just the Center-Right and the Stupid Party.

[DirkFTW]

Originally Posted by Nowitzki4President

This is how it is, and should be interpreted

The leftist plan is a single payer system

Moderate plan is to be a public option

Right wing plan is to keep it the same

So there are no other options except those three? Seriously?

Here, let me blow your mind and propose one: F the med-mal lawyers and see how low costs can go.

[Mavdog]

Originally Posted by DirkFTW

Here, let me blow your mind and propose one: F the med-mal lawyers and see how low costs can go.

the cbo says with the total awards of medical liability lawsuits representing less than 2% of the total amount spent on healthcare in america, a limit on tort liability would have little affect in reducing healthcare costs.

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=4968&type=0

[DirkFTW]

Originally Posted by Mavdog

the cbo says with the total awards of medical liability lawsuits representing less than 2% of the total amount spent on healthcare in america, a limit on tort liability would have little affect in reducing healthcare costs.

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=4968&type=0

1. "total awards... representing less than 2%." Thankfully there are no lawyer fees or costs associated to frivolous lawsuits or suits where the hospital wins. Whew.
2. What about malpractice insurance that the doctors and hospitals must carry?
3. My wife is in the medical field and the paperwork to CYA is a real b too.

Come on now, let's not let the best be the enemy of the good! Let's not choose to do nothing at all when something can be done!

[Nowitzki4President]

Originally Posted by DirkFTW

So there are no other options except those three? Seriously?

Here, let me blow your mind and propose one: F the med-mal lawyers and see how low costs can go.

No, I'm saying that real progressives wish for a single payer system, far right wingers want absolutely nothing done. What's the middle road? Public option. No one is making you choose the public option, that's why it's called an option.

It's something called compromise, it's what adults do.

[Usually Lurkin]

Originally Posted by Nowitzki4President

No, I'm saying that real progressives wish for a single payer system, far right wingers want absolutely nothing done. What's the middle road? Public option. No one is making you choose the public option, that's why it's called an option.

It's something called compromise, it's what adults do.

There are five lights! How many do you see now?

[Nowitzki4President]

Originally Posted by Usually Lurkin

There are five lights! How many do you see now?

I have no clue what that's supposed to mean, to be honest...

[Usually Lurkin]

Originally Posted by Nowitzki4President

I have no clue what that's supposed to mean, to be honest...

you should watch more Star Trek. Everyone should watch more Star Trek.

[DirkFTW]

Originally Posted by Nowitzki4President

No, I'm saying that real progressives wish for a single payer system, far right wingers want absolutely nothing done. What's the middle road? Public option. No one is making you choose the public option, that's why it's called an option.

It's something called compromise, it's what adults do.

Compromise is great, but I'm calling attention to the false choices you've set up. The public option is not the only alternative we have; it's just the only alternative that Congress is trying to shove down our throats. Adults should keep all their options open too, ya know. (Now why is it that Congress isn't addressing medical malpractice? Oh right, most of them are lawyers or lawyer-funded politicians. Silly me.)

How about this for a multiple choice question?
A. I kill you.
B. I kill your best friend.
C. You and your best friend give me $100 and never see me again.

Clearly the adult thing to do is to shut up and pick C already. Hey, what are you doing? Stop calling for the cops! STOP!

Originally Posted by Nowitzki4President

The companies cannot, and shouldn't be trusted.

There's a reason countries like France, Sweden and Canada are among the top 10 in life expectancy, while we sit at 50th.

I think there are reasons. Here's one more to add to your original one.

Or any number of entries from thisiswhyyourefat.com/