tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post7708605276061703176..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Health Care Reform: Single-Payer or Not, Let's Ban Insurance Companiescaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-59881076263255418342009-05-31T09:12:27.173-06:002009-05-31T09:12:27.173-06:00There are lots of funding possibilities. Political...There are lots of funding possibilities. Politically, I like the direct premium, since people could get the clearest picture possible of the money they save over their current private premiums.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-40789955134114475902009-05-30T14:15:25.316-06:002009-05-30T14:15:25.316-06:00Cory, I'd be okay with removing the cap on income ...Cory, I'd be okay with removing the cap on income for which the Social Security payroll tax is levied, currently at around a hundred thousand dollars. I believe that idea was floated by Edward Kennedy some time ago.Stan Gibiliscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455094392489031332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-3022771897542475742009-05-30T05:52:23.941-06:002009-05-30T05:52:23.941-06:00I want the system, Stan, and I want it paid for, b...I want the system, Stan, and I want it paid for, but a straight-up health premium paid directly to the government would be a lot better than a national VAT or some other tax increase that would keep us from seeing exactly how much we pay out of pocket for public health.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-6678445038892008612009-05-30T01:57:39.771-06:002009-05-30T01:57:39.771-06:00I've been in favor of a health-care plan of the so...I've been in favor of a health-care plan of the sort Dennis Kucinich advocates; but that support has begun to erode like a sand castle in a hurricane now that they've started to talk about imposing a value-added tax (VAT) to pay for it.Stan Gibiliscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455094392489031332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-85431022418984199332009-05-27T16:10:58.533-06:002009-05-27T16:10:58.533-06:00We really ought to take a shot at doing away with ...We really ought to take a shot at doing away with more than just the ripoffs made by the health insurance industry. <br /><br />The required part of vehicle driver insurance should come out of a fuel tax so that anybody on the highways has the minimum state required insurance. Drivers wanting better coverage than the minimum should deal with private insurers. This would remove part of the insurance industries sledge hammer over drivers heads since it is now illegal to drive without such insurance, it can be dangerous to drop insurance from one company in the hope of getting another policy elsewhere.<br /><br />And crop insurance should be replaced by tax changes which allow moving income taxfree to personal insurance accounts for crops in good years to balance income in bad years.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822031428178023879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-31578789947537674052009-05-27T13:31:49.872-06:002009-05-27T13:31:49.872-06:00Oops! Lack of specificity on my part, K. My apolog...Oops! Lack of specificity on my part, K. My apologies! I'm talking about just the health care insurers -- I'll leave your dad plenty of business. :-)caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-9585181400673502052009-05-27T11:43:35.770-06:002009-05-27T11:43:35.770-06:00So are you suggesting banning all insurance compan...So are you suggesting banning all insurance companies (including crop, car, home, life, etc.), or just the healthcare part?K Ericssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272559011587180498noreply@blogger.com