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Old 07-24-2007, 03:55 PM   #2
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"easily covered by charity."

link?

What charity or charities can cover the healthcare for 10 million people?

The reason medicaid and CHIP exist: DEMOCRATS.

The problem is very real for the self-employed working poor. It's hard for families to pay $1000 a month to self-insure.

I've seen it happen many times. You make too much to qualify for this govt. program.

Also, your insurance is so crappy no hospital will take you, but because you have insurance you don't qualify for any govt. programs.

In Dallas I pay taxes that go toward the county health system which includes Parkland Hospital, one of the more famous public hospitals in the country. It is socialism in a sense, but what is the alternative?
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