The Health Care Issue

I agree. Republicans accomplish nothing by simply defeating the President's health initiative. It is just a necessary step in taking control of the debate, not ending it..

We should make all out-of-pocket medical expenses, dollar for dollar deuctible, reducing your gross income whether you itemize or not. This means that all medical expenses are paid with pre-tax, rather than after tax income in effect rebating the tax paid on all the income dedicated to medical care.

There will always be some need for subsidized care but you accomplish nothing by fashioning a solution that assumes the problems are the same for everyone. Your posts are very thought provoking. We disagree on Sara Palin.

I agree. Republicans accomplish nothing by simply defeating the President's health initiative. It is just a necessary step in taking control of the debate, not ending it..

We should make all out-of-pocket medical expenses, dollar for dollar deductible, reducing your gross income whether you itemize or not. This means that all medical expenses are paid with pre-tax, rather than after tax income in effect rebating the tax paid on all the income dedicated to medical care.

There will always be some need for subsidized care but you accomplish nothing by fashioning a solution that assumes the problems are the same for everyone. Your posts are very thought provoking. We disagree on Sara Palin.

Medical is mandatory for full time workers and yes, businesses claimed they would go belly up if the law was enacted and of course most did not.

The difference is that Obama care wants to take over everything not just have it as another business expense such as workman's comp and unemployment insurance.

The fact is that the GOP DOES has to offer SOMETHING because there are a huge number of people struggling to keep up with health care payments. I find your suggestion interesting because it deals directly with those most impacted by this. The poor has medicaid and the elderly medicare. It is the working people that need help--and the working people that will vote for the party that SERIOUSLY addresses this issue.

Republicans have offered solutions that would help those that you mentioned. They are in the minority, and the Dems so far are not considering their input.

Newt Gingrich has a 6 point plan that is very good.

http://sandraleawise.blogtownhall.com/2009/07/28/who_can_th e_democrats_blame_now.thtml

but I am for all lawsuits requiring that the loser pay; that will stop the ACLU legal terrorism.

And Newt's other points are fine.

But none of those ideas actually offer the millions of regular Joes affordable health care NOW. It offers insurences companies a way to make money and lower their rates, but as we've learned from the banks that are charging outrageous rates despite being bailed out, do we honestly believe that insurences companies are going to be the good guys and actually lower rates enough for the average guy to pay for it?

I am all for capitalism Sandra but insurence companies are notorious for charging, charging, and the minute they have to pay...they take their marbles and go home.

sorry, I hate when I spell the way I think it should be appear instead of how it is actually spelled, but then again I never did understand why "school" couldn't be "skool" or "scool".