Percentage of uninsured under 65 high in Florida

This is ok. They're old anyway. Why should we care about them? I only care about Wall Street millionaires and their well-being.... (sarcasm)

I am one of the 24 percent.

At least back home in NYC, they had pay-what-you-can clinics (you register in advance, and then your per-visit rate is based on your income).

Since moving to Florida, I have come to find that they don't have such luxuries down here.

There are more people - 47 million - without health care in the US than there are people - 33 million of them - in all of Canada. But Canada has the better single payer system.

Who wants to make US health care worse with even more deregulation? - Why of course! John 'Maverick' McCain.

You remember John – he's 'The Economy is Strong' Guy!

In his 26 years in office I guess John was asleep since 2000 because since then 5.7 million more Americans went into poverty. Guess he didn't notice that either..

For decades people have run with their record in Congress to back them up, Ever wonder why John doesn't run on his 95% 'I-voted-with-Bush!' track record?

My home state is so screwed up.

This is rough. Emegency rooms have to take in everyone. Not everyone pays. Some people go in just for things like Tylenol for free. Alot of these people aren't legal citizens of the U.S. New equipment and drugs are getting to the market. Some of the treatments and drugs available now would seem like miracles not to many years ago. It is expensive to bring these to market. Profits drive companies to continue to find new miracle cures. Alot of people have a choice to purchase insurance when their health is good but would rather spend the money on other things. When they get sick they change their minds. Why would anyone want to insure someone if they knew they would lose money. People make bad choices and then they want you to kick in some money to help them out. Freeloaders and people who may have bought a $50,000 car instead of paying an insurance premiums because they weren't sick at the time are asking you to accept less care and pay more so the system can even out. Why should any of us work? Since we may have worked for twenty or thirty years and people that don't work get more welfare than us, shouldn't we just stop working and get in the system? We earned it. So if you're dumb enough to work and earn alot of money you can give up half your earnings to pay for us. We are going to have to let more immigrants in to do the low paying jobs, but we have to restrict any welfare benefits to them so we can have the jobs covered and get them to pay some taxes.

Of course I'm just a crazy conservative that can spot a fake. But just to let you know I'm not just talking theory, I've been a business exec., I have a degree in accounting, I've been a trader in the pits, I'm a financial analyst, a stock broker, and an economist. Plus I've lived in the streets and went on welfare twice. What did you do, text your bff and say that McCain is sooo old. It's alright if you want to be a fool. Actually alot of brave men and woman have given their lives for you to be a fool. Don't let the slick suits play with your soft head.

The name "McCainiac" seems apt.

"Emegency rooms have to take in everyone."

And that's bad you think? Immoral? Against medical ethics?

"Why would anyone want to insure someone if they knew they would lose money."

Exactly the reason you DON'T leave medical care up to private, for-profit groups. You spread the risk. Which oh stock-trader extraordinaire, is exactly what you do with the market. And you do it understand the principle of economy of scale. Just like what Bush and the feds are doing with the banks. Nationalizing them.

"Why should any of us work? Since we may have worked for twenty or thirty years and people that don't work get more welfare than us, shouldn't we just stop working and get in the system?"

You're actually jealous of people on welfare?

"We are going to have to let more immigrants in to do the low paying jobs, but we have to restrict any welfare benefits to them so we can have the jobs covered and get them to pay some taxes."

So in come more immigrants as slave labor and if they get sick, too bad? Why not take the money for health care out of those taxes? Why is that a problem for you?

You were an economist who went on to welfare TWICE?

Well that explains two things - your ability to understand and predict the market is doubtful, and your infatuation with with another guy who just can't stop betting on the wrong horse to save his hide is predictable..

But that's OK because "alot of brave men and woman have given their lives for you to be a fool."