Replying to a message of Bob Klahn to John Massey:

 JM>> On 4/2/2010 12:16 AM, Bob Klahn -> John Massey wrote:

 JM>>>> * They don't want to have to defend the revelation that
 JM>>>> Obama and his family will not be subject to the
 JM>>>> restrictions, requirements and penalties of ObamaCare.

 BK>>> Uh... the president has his own medical team.

 JM>> Like I said that he's exempt from his own program that he
 JM>> is pushing on the rest of the country.

 BK>  Only while he's in office. He don't get that medical team
 BK> once  he's out of office.

 BK>  The military is exempt also.

The military has Tricare, and members have no choice or say in the matter.
Note that the military has been and presumably continues to close military
hospitals at active bases all over the country.

 BK>  For that matter, anyone with employer provided insurance
 BK> will  see little difference. What little they will see will
 BK> be more  service.

I seriously doubt both of those claims.

 BK>>> Are you willing to defend the fact that Bush got gold
 BK>>> plated medical care while 45 million had no coverage, and
 BK>>> limited care?

Nope.  Nor will I defend Obama having that same care.

 JM>> Bush is no longer president, I don't care what Bush did. I
 JM>> care about what the current president is doing to the
 JM>> United States.

 BK>  IOW, it's all about Obama. Thanks for admitting it.

 BK>  BTW, do you denounce Mitt Romney for writing and getting
 BK> enacted  a program very much like this one?

 JM>>>> * They don't want to have to explain how an insurance
 JM>>>> company can charge lower premiums when its healthier
 JM>>>> policy holders take a hike and they're forced to insure
 JM>>>> people who are already sick.

 BK>>> That is why they have mandated coverage. The only other
 BK>>> alternative is single payer government medicine.

That's not the only other alternative.  The alternative to mandated 
coverage is to leave the business.  When *all* health insurors leave
the business one's choice will be the government.  Presumably that
same government will also outlaw the use of cash, checks or credit
cards in payment for medical services - to prevent those evil rich
people from acquiring medical services they aren't "entitled" to.

Note, however, that those evil rich people will simply go to someplace
outside the control of the government to obtain the services they want.
They may even permanently relocate outside the reach of the US 
government, and take as many of their assets with them as they can.
Better hurry up and pass Ted Kennedy's proposal to confiscate the assets
of everybody leaving the country.

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