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2009-10-02 Economy

Michael Moore suddenly not so sure about his support for ObamaCare...

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Posted by Beavis 2009-10-02 09:26|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Don't worry, thanks to capitalism Mr. Moore can afford it ...

Posted by Steve White 2009-10-02 10:52|| 2009-10-02 10:52|| Front Page Top

#2 I strongly favour rules that align risk and premiums.

The alternative is to force the healthy to subsidise the habits of the unhealthy(with all the moral hazard that entails).

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-02 11:29|| 2009-10-02 11:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Hahhealthy lifestyle mandates are just one side of the coin. Wait till Health Care Affirmative Action stokes up. We need to start getting minority health rates on a level playing field. After all, we cant ignore the years of social injustice suffered by the historically clinically disadvantaged. Maybe they can call it Cash for Chronic illness.

Posted by DepotGuy 2009-10-02 11:33|| 2009-10-02 11:33|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't think basing premiums on your lifestyle will fly. Some folks have genetic predispositions to being fat.

Posted by gorb 2009-10-02 11:41|| 2009-10-02 11:41|| Front Page Top

#5 I can just imagine big, fat slobs like Michael Moore sitting in front of the death panels and listening to them tell him..."We're sorry, Mr. Moore, but in view of you refusal to control your weight we've determined that it isn't cost effective to allocate anymore of the nation's medical resources to your case."

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-02 11:51|| 2009-10-02 11:51|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 I can just imagine big, fat slobs like Michael Moore sitting in front of the death panels and listening to them tell him..."We're sorry, Mr. Moore, but in view of you refusal to control your weight we've determined that it isn't cost effective to allocate anymore of the nation's medical resources to your case."
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-02 11:51

My thoughts exactly. However, I want to see the same standards applied to ALL elected officials as well as any libs who support this debacle known as ObamaCare.

Posted by WolfDog 2009-10-02 12:24|| 2009-10-02 12:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Moore must have read where the BO administration is considering higher premiums for ah, er, weight-gifted people.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-10-02 12:52|| 2009-10-02 12:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Gorb has a point, assuming the scientists don't change their minds on that sort of thing as they are want to do. Still, some people might have genetic predispositions to drive quickly or be distracted while driving and they are forced to pay more for car insurance.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-10-02 13:14|| 2009-10-02 13:14|| Front Page Top

#9 > Still, some people might have genetic predispositions to drive quickly

So car insurance shouldn't vary with age as testosterone does?

Insurance should vary with risk. If you don't want that then don't call it insurance, it's a moral hazard subsidy.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-02 13:54|| 2009-10-02 13:54|| Front Page Top

#10 That is my point and I suggest Health Insurance is not off base for comparing attitudes and genetic disposition and adjusting premiums to match.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-10-02 15:05|| 2009-10-02 15:05|| Front Page Top

#11 Soz,
I got mixed up with Gorbs comment.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-02 15:14|| 2009-10-02 15:14|| Front Page Top

#12 Maybe they can call it Cash for Chronic illness.

AKA Medicare.

Posted by Woozle Uneter9007 2009-10-02 16:15|| 2009-10-02 16:15|| Front Page Top

#13 If I was Lumpy Riefenstahl, I'd be more worried about rulings by the International Whaling Commission than anything to do with ObamaCare.

Posted by SteveS 2009-10-02 17:08|| 2009-10-02 17:08|| Front Page Top

#14 Snicker.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-02 18:15|| 2009-10-02 18:15|| Front Page Top

#15 Yeah, how about raising the Medicare supplemental premiums because "You're getting too old"?

Posted by KBK 2009-10-02 18:18|| 2009-10-02 18:18|| Front Page Top

#16 With regard to this issue, it's lucky for Ted that he checked out already. If Congress had leveled the playing field and got the same care as the just plain Joes, he would have been in deep sh*t.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-10-02 19:14|| 2009-10-02 19:14|| Front Page Top

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