At 12:16 PM 8/28/2010, you wrote:
>On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 07:01:41AM -0700, keith smith wrote:
> >
> > Anytime you get the government involved you have a recipe for 
> disaster. And it
> > is unconstitutional.
> >
> > We have a problem and it needs to be fixed.  I believe in a free market
> > solution.
>
>The health insurance industry has been operating under a free market
>system forever.

Sorry - that is not correct.......big brother govt has had their hand 
in for quite some time, messing up the works.

>How's that been working out? Not so good?
>
> > I believe everyone should pay for their own health insurance.
> > Remove this from the employer.  Then the payer and consumer will 
> be the same.
> > It will not take long for the market to adjust once that happens.
>
>You're advocating the elimination of group coverage with it's lower
>premiums. Good luck buying an individual policy with it's exclusions for
>pre-existing conditions.

If 100% of the people bought, we would have much lower pricing....and 
if tort reform came about, even more.....100% would buy if we quit 
giving it to them free.....



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