Health Care bill passes House

[Hiro]

huh

By contrast, premiums for a "robust" public option -- one that offered Medicare rates plus 5 percent -- would be cheaper than private plans on the exchange, even taking "adverse selection" into account, according to a recent study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

"We estimate that the public plan would have costs that were 18 percent below the average level for private plans but that the public plan premiums would be roughly 11 percent lower than private as a result of antiselection enrollees," the CMS wrote.

right on?

[Daddy]

right on?

uh i was quoting the article you linked me to...

it says the costs are lower

what do you mean "right on?" with a sarcastic tone did you read the article?

[Socks]

i don't get sick because i don't plan on getting sick

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_he_me/med_unproven_remedies_placebo

[Hiro]

uh i was quoting the article you linked me to...

it says the costs are lower

what do you mean "right on?" with a sarcastic tone did you read the article?

I meant right on as in "good job". I don't see what else it could mean 
And I wasn't sarcastic either
To be honest I just skimmed over the article.
It was never my intention to argue with you over this, I support the public option too.

with a sarcastic tone did you read the article?

yoda?

[Daddy]

don't link to something if you don't read it 

i don't get sick because i don't plan on getting sick

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_he_me/med_unproven_remedies_placebo

lol new age medicine

[Daddy]

also i didn't use a period. it was 2 sentences

[Hiro]

don't link to something if you don't read it 

i skimmed it, but I don't really care. You found good info out of it, so I'm fine.
I didn't bring it up as an argument, just a topic of discussion

also i didn't use a period. it was 2 sentences

wut 

[Socks]

lol new age medicine

which is really timeless medicine 

[Title]

I hope you've lubed up, taxpayers!

[Daddy]

I hope you've lubed up, taxpayers!

i think americans are used to be fucked in the ass without lube.

i mean look at our current healthcare system

[Title]

i think americans are used to be fucked in the ass without lube.

i mean look at our current healthcare system

Those aren't americans, those are homeless people.

[rdl]

and all of the people who have gotten colonoscopies.

[Title]

and all of the people who have gotten colonoscopies.

good one

[Zach]

I don't understand the logic of saying that we can give higher-quality care to more people for less money.

[hotlikesauce.]

I don't understand the logic of saying that we can give higher-quality care to more people for less money.

We can't. The bill is 1.2 trillion dollars. That's going to raise taxes signifigantly. If it raises them slightly, then who knows the prolonged window of time that it will take to pay it off. Not to mention we're in debt as fuck as it is. Besides that, the people are still having to pay for the public option; whether it be expensive or not, they're only paying for the service. Not the initial cost of the bill. Maybe we should use money from the continued taxes that have already paid the bill they were intended to pay years ago.