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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

My MIL had private health insurance, medicare and full VA benefits.  Except 
for Cardiac stuff, she preferred the VA.  She died with me holding her hand , 
in a bed at the VA hospital. But,  A lot of veterans do not feel the same 
way.  Many of them have poor and sub-standard care. 

 I have never seen the federal gov't do 'anything' efficiently, on a large 
scale, that I thought was a plus for humanity.  If I thought the federal 
gov't could handle my healthcare better than private doctors, I would be a 
democrat ( or one of today's republicans) 

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--- On Thu, 12/4/08, william Eggers <wce1482 AT yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: william Eggers <wce1482 AT yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Tell me again why Republicans are good for people
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com
> Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 10:15 AM
> I don't know about the general population, but the VA
> already provides universal health care for veterans.  I
> know because I am totally disabled and I get excellent
> service from them.  Otherwise I could not afford health
> care at all.  If the government can do it for veterans, why
> not the general population.  At least then you would not
> have to get shot to get service.
> 
> --- On Thu, 12/4/08, bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Tell me again why Republicans are
> good for people
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 10:55 AM
> 
> Not everyone has access to insurance, ray.  If your
> diabetes has been diagnosed
> , whether insulin dependent or not, you would have a tough
> time buying private
> health insurance. 
> 
>  My wife works at least part of the year, always; just so ,
> that we can pay,
> through work and then Cobra for our health insurance, and
> it is very expensive,
> still.  I am un-insurable, otherwise; but , not
> judgement-proof.  If you are
> very poor, or very rich, you do not have to worry; but
> every one caught in the
> middle can be caught up quickly.
> 
> I do agree with you that national centralized health-care
> is a bad idea.  But,
> only because I think it will not work as advertised and
> will lead to rationing
> and lower the standards of health care for everone in the
> country except the
> very rich..................
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 12/4/08, rayzentz AT aim.com
> <rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Tell me again why Republicans
> are good for people
> > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 9:49 AM
> > It is my opinuion that the Republican party has left
> me. It
> > is nothing more than liberalism light.
> > 
> > I oppose nationalized health care. 
> > 
> > And I fail to see the connection between unhealthy
> states,
> > and the republican party. You seem to be asserting
> that
> > since repubs run the south, as you put it, that the
> poor
> > health is also the fault of these same repubs.
> > 
> > Individuals are responsible for their own health.
> Insurance
> > is available for all. Individuals decide whether they
> want
> > it, or not, and how much to spend on it.
> > 
> > Bleeding heart liberalism does not remove from an
> > individual personal reponsibility.
> > 
> > Ray, the cold-hearted, evil?conservative
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com>
> > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Sent: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 9:37 pm
> > Subject: [Homestead] Tell me again why Republicans are
> good
> > for people
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The only place in the US where Republicans are still
> > running the show
> > is the South.
> > 
> > However, it's not a healthy place to live
> (speaking
> > statistics only here):
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28036471/
> > 
> > And what do Republicans fear more than most other
> things?
> > This just in
> > from the Wall Street Journal:
> >
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122826686559774533.html?mod=djemEditorialPage
> > 
> > Marie, in central Illinois where a winter storm is
> doing
> > its thing (no
> > freezing rain though, so we're fine)
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