-=> Quoting Kurt Ullman to Robert Keith <=-
 
 
 
 RK>More disingenuous posting. There was no health care for the working-age
 RK>population until after WWII. How do I know? I belonged to  that
 RK>population before, and after WWII. Health care was not offered until it
 RK>necessary to attract employees during the boom years. So to say that he
 RK>care was provided without federal involvement is patently false. Even
 RK>today, health care provided by employers is NOT part of a benefits pack
 RK>with not out-of-pocket cost to the employees except for, perhaps, those
 RK>employees in upper management or professional. For example, food store
 RK>chains provide health care to permanent employees at some cost to the
 RK>employee which is deducted from his or her paycheck.
 KU> Actually here with is the root of all evil..divorcing the locus of
 KU> decisionmaking from who pays for it... But I digress.   You actually
 KU> ask the question Matt did, although your stats are closer to the truth.
 KU> To say  there was any federal involvement (outside of tax-deductiblity)
 KU> from WWII  through to the Mcare and Mcaid is patently false (except
 KU> government as  employer). Private sources from employers to charity
 KU> care through the  religious-based orders running many hospitals
 KU> provided the care without the  need for the Federales to stick their
 KU> nose in. 
 KU> 
It amazes me to see this kind of posting when millions, even today, have no
healt care at all. Or don't you care? Wait and see what happens during this
coming election. The politicos will offer some kind of hybrid health care
because they are considering only their own reelection and will be after
the votes of the millions who  will be voting that have NO health care
whatsoever in addition to those that are retired and living on low income.
I'm for a single payer system and I think that government is the best way
to achieve that goal; however, if private insurance cna provide the same or
better care at a lower cost, Good! Let them try.
... A conclusion is where you got tired of thinking.
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