Dennis Kucinich vs Rick Santorum on Afghanistan

[blacken700]

Shannon Bream makes sure to get in the lame "cut and run" dig at Kucinich. I wish she'd think a bit harder; I find it unpleasant not to be able to like someone so good lookingWe are not a nation of entitlements, we are a nation of corporate welfare. Why don't we get rid of Halliburton, Blackwater, KBR, and all those companies who are feeding at the government trough?  The government let the private sector take control of health care and the costs have become un affordable for the middle class. I guess I'll go have a cup of coffee made from some exploited worker in Columbia and drink it from a cup made in China, probably by a child, and turn on the tv that I bought from Walmart, so that the Waltons can continue to be billionaires while their workers are denied full time employment and require food stamps to put food on the table.

[Soul Crusher]

Health care prices are laregely set by the govt. via medicaire and other govt programs setting out fee schedules.  The insurance companies use those fee schedules in determining what amount they will reimburse. 

As far as the war, Obama is doing what he is being told to do. 

[blacken700]

the health insurance companies set the price on the premium they charge you ' they get with other insurance companies and set prices, the gov. has nothing to do with it

[Soul Crusher]

the health insurance companies set the price on the premium they charge you ' they get with other insurance companies and set prices, the gov. has nothing to do with it

You are dead wrong on this.  Price inflation in medical care is a direct result of the massive govt money already being spent as well as the govt setting a pricing structure as to the level of reimbursement to medical providers.

The premiums set by your carrier are a factor of how much they have to pay out vs how much they take in.  The amount they pay out is a function of the cost of the services billed by medical providers.  Those costs are according to a fee schedule usually using Medicare as the barometer.  Ask Shoot or any other medical provider here. 

[blacken700]

so your telling me there is no price gouging going on, ha

[Soul Crusher]

so your telling me there is no price gouging going on, ha

   Do you even know what what the purpose of insurance is? 

BTW - you always complain about the cost of health insurance.  Personally, I think its a pretty good deal.  I pay $285 a month.  Should I get in a huge accident or some crazy crap, the insurance company is on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars.  Whats wrong with that? 

Also - how much do you believe is a fair price to pay for your own health care?