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QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 08:11 AM) This is the healthcare thread...? I wrote up a poll, then merged. I guess the poll was deleted. I will try again.

Please keep the discussion in the healthcare thread. Maybe we can merge this latter?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 07:52 AM) Ridiculous. The current system in health care provision is nowhere within sniffing distance of competitive capitalism. The intervening presence of insurance providers and the labrynthine provider system allow for no real level of choice at all, other than, basically, insurance or no insurance. The current "solution" provided by Congress may suck donkey balls, but let's not get ridiculous about the current system being so great.

Zero chance of that. About three pages back Balta typed that about me.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 09:58 PM) I found one interesting that the bill gives the govt the right to access your bank account electronicly to withdraw funds should you choose to not pay. That's a tough one. Should we really protect the debtor or the holder of the debt? Already medical bills cannot be dropped through a bankruptcy.

Xenongas *is* faster than my typing.

So Boras is now actually allowing teams to sign players for less money. So will it be ok for Kenny to negotiate with Boras now?

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 11:56 AM) Just consolidate Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusets into one state...just call it New England. Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont say hello!

wait for me dammit

useless to type slow very stupid of me

Say it ain't so Balta! Tomorrow I will not be late

over all, this has gone very well.

Maybe this will end, maybe not

Keep on keeping on.

Given a scenario that a health care bill is passed and that most/all Americans will now have their health coverage independent from their jobs. What happens from there? I am believing that once employees are freed from the need to work for companies that offer health insurance, many employees will opt to work for smaller, more innovative companies, who are less likely to outsource to foreign companies. I see a real surge in mom and pop and middle sized business. All in all, I see this as a boom for American business.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 10:58 AM) I'm apparently in the minority, but I'm really rooting for him.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 07:51 AM) I think anybody would want Boras representing them. From a fan perspective he's still really obnoxious though. And sometimes his strategy really does backfire. You would be surprised. I remember a thread a while back where most said they would not want Boras representing them.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 09:46 AM) Except that there is no monopoly. As was stated earlier in this thread, there are tons of other companies out there. I guess there are some people who are able to get jobs that easily and can move around to have that choice. I wonder how large that segment of the population is.

One change that could be interesting is to require companies that offer insurance to offer it from day 1. My current employer does that, which is really nice when changing jobs.

QUOTE (vandy125 @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 07:27 AM) I think that this story may show a clear case of a young person taking a big risk (without realizing it). Having a gap in coverage is something that a lot of young people do, and this is a pretty big risk as this guy found out. If his family is able to afford a $1000 monthly rent apartment by the hospital in addition to what they had before, they could have found a way to afford health insurance for the year that he was not covered. This is also why I think everyone should be required to have some sort of health insurance. It will remove these types of situations and will help drive down costs because those healthy, invincible young people will also need coverage. He and plenty his age are taking a big gamble and some are losing. Actually, much of the apartment is being covered by fundraisers and donations that were done for the man.

Wishing that wasn't so true

So Boras got his client 50% more than the previous record. And some people would not want him representing them in negotiations. GMs love you guys.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 07:09 AM) Is it really freedom to be beholden to a private corporation instead of a government you at least have a vote in? I would say no.

Unless there is a miracle, do not expect great Freddy

And we start over again. Amazing