From: "Gary Britt" 

Heh, I might need a PO Box in Chattanooga!!!

Cheers,

Gary

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:40c65947$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> To take a look at an example of "socialized medicine" in the
US, just look
> at Tennessee's TennCare program.  It's about to bankrupt the state.
Without
> proper controls and regulation, the whole TnCare system is wrought with
> fraud and abuse.  We have more "Unisurables" on the roles in
TN, than the
> state of California has.
>
> Whenever they try to "clean up the roles", there are
lawsuits filed to put
> the people back on. National average for number of prescriptions per year
is
> 3.something.  Those on TnCare AVERAGE 18.  There are well over 100,000
> people who do NOT have verifiable addresses that they actually LIVE in TN
> (P.O boxes), as well as almost that number who re-up every year claiming
> $0.00 income.
>
> Here, it's a big and total mess, and one huge political hot potato, both
for
> the Dems and Repubs.  It's become, by far, the biggest chunk of the state
> budget.  THIS is not the answer, either.  At least not how this one was
> done.  TN care was to be the "place of last resort".  There
were people
> ADVERTISING that you could come and apply for insurance through their
> office, to get your "Insurance denied" letter, so you could
go enroller in
> Tn Care at State Expense.  It was to be the safety net for the
un-insurable.
> There are people living in 300k homes, driving Mercedes, who are on Tn
Care,
> who obviously can afford private health insurance, but are on Tn Care, in
> the FREE category (There is a you-pay your part/premium status as well,
but
> everyone goes for the state paid version, and most get it). .
>
> --
> Glenn M.
>
>
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> news:40c6237e{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > There our paths divert sharply.
> >
> > I know. 
> >
> > >I won't try to change your mind but I
> > > think socialism itself is a cancer on humanity.  This nation does not
> > > stand on such immoral principles.
> >
> > Socialism is no more immoral than capitalism, they're both just forms of
> > government, one, capitalism favors the haves, the other, socialism,
favors
> > everyone else.  To me it's very, very, *VERY* immoral to exclude people
> from
> > getting medical care whether they have the money or not.
> >
> > Not that I am note favoring going socialism all the way and there's no
> need
> > to do that. And, in fact, we already do it in other instances and term
it
> > essential services, basically, government sponsored/regulated
monopolies.
> > (cable, water, phone, ...)  Now where have deregulated these services,
the
> > cost has gone up and the quality of service hasn't, so guess which I
like
> > better...
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> >
> > "Richard B."  wrote in message
> > news:7o7cc0drrjmr26q67nv1i9di9lravoltfe{at}4ax.com...
> > > On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:19:51 -0400, "Robert Comer"
> > >  wrote:
> > >
> > > > I truly wouldn't be averse to socializing
> > > >the whole health care industry anyway.
> > >
> > > There our paths divert sharply.  I won't try to change your mind but I
> > > think socialism itself is a cancer on humanity.  This nation does not
> > > stand on such immoral principles.
> > >
> > > - Richard
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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