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12/19/2005

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Abby

Of all of these, healthcare seems to me to be the most important. I pretty much considered myself an Independent/ Republican, but I watched the healthcare crisis unfold, and I saw the stupid inequities in our employer-based healthcare system, e.g., premiums aren't deductible if you buy it on your own. (I'm not talking about individual consultants who can incorporate but people with more than one job.) It's also absurd, as you noted, how much the current structure of tax deductibility and non recognition of health benefits as income disproportionately help the already well off. So in 2000 I was leaning toward McCain, but then I read up on Bill Bradley's health care proposals, and I've been Democrat leaning ever since.

A decent health care system would make me a committed Democrat for life. I lean toward single-payer now (after some really awful experiences with Blue Cross billing and EOBs), but I think that a multi-payer system would be okay--as long as we don't have to jump throught too many hoops when we land outside of our regional network. Kids in college, anyone?

I wish that the Democrats would make this the centerpiece of their domestic agenda. That's something I'll give money for and fight for.

none

He's trying to say federal employee unions are being outed (dated) by the actions of the recently doubled CIA and DOJ prosecutors like Fitz that seem to give the impression that the FBI is organized in the old sort of union way, like crminal conspracy charges should have been exercised somewhere along the way, but he kinda just missed it...........................................

Oh ya, yuou have to be a Dem to get the federal union job too, but that's kind of like Plame not getting indicted.................

Paser

He's trying to say federal employee unions are being outed (dated) by the actions of the recently doubled CIA and DOJ prosecutors like Fitz that seem to give the impression that the FBI is organized in the old sort of union way, like crminal conspracy charges should have been exercised somewhere along the way, but he kinda just missed it...........................................

Oh ya, yuou have to be a Dem to get the federal union job too, but that's kind of like Plame not getting indicted.................

dave

This could be one of my favorite posts of 2005. These are exactly some of the concrete issues that can be addressed yielding tangible benefits for our country.

Roopert

Great post, I see racial self-segregation all the time, and I want to investigate the issue more thoroughly.
I always find something new and interesting every time I come around here - thanks.

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