tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111351358778990270.post8545891276528040480..comments2023-11-30T06:11:00.390-08:00Comments on UNDIEPUNDIT.COM: Mitt Romney - Birth of a SalesmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111351358778990270.post-16678904009091789492011-10-17T14:03:06.259-07:002011-10-17T14:03:06.259-07:00@Big Bear, We actually agree on a federal mandate....@Big Bear, We actually agree on a federal mandate. I would have preferred Mitt Romney try the suggestion I proposed below in Massachusetts but he didn’t. In that state, for whatever reason, a mandate was acceptable and I am OK with their right to be wrong. <br /><br />(From my piece: “The Healthcare Gecko” http://ibdst.blogspot.com/2010/03/healthcare-gecko-revisited.html ) <br /><br />"Comparisons of car insurance and health insurance are of course, not always appropriate. The President is fond of comparing mandatory car insurance with a mandate for health insurance. I suspect Mr. Obama knows the difference between mandated liability coverage, and a mandate to cover one’s self. These are not comparable. I’m not aware of any state that mandates insuring your car, only the harm you may cause to others. I suppose one could argue that society is harmed when a person receives medical care and doesn’t pay, but I would suggest that those who are indigent be covered by Medicaid and those who are not, pay their medical bills or be penalized. Ask any hospital administrator what it’s like collecting money from patients today. Then ask an auto mechanic. The latter has it much easier."@RolandRock1234https://www.blogger.com/profile/07244448874857110149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111351358778990270.post-5093473941221193112011-10-16T05:21:56.562-07:002011-10-16T05:21:56.562-07:00I have to disagree with forcing people to buy insu...I have to disagree with forcing people to buy insurance at any level.<br /><br />If I can afford (even ever so slightly) to pay my doctor bills, etc... with cash up front or through payments I arrange with the provider directly I should be left alone to do so.<br /><br />The business of purchaing a product, healthcare, is being turned into combination of healthcare AND Insurance. <br /><br />While I may need the healthcare from time to time, I most certainly do not need insurance which I am required to pay for ALL the time.<br /><br />If they really want to lower healthcare costs then tort law reforms must be enacted. Also, a "loser pays" rule will dramatically bring down frivolous law suits and finally, Doctors are not deities.<br /><br />People somehow get the idea that doctors "deserve" to make unlimited amounts of money for what they do.<br /><br />I disagree. While they certainly deserve respect for taking up such a humanitarian career, The actual work they perform is akin to a technician in most other fields. <br /><br />The difference is that they diagnose and apply treatments on people instead of cars or computers or any other technical job.Tony Sandovalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643810048508538169noreply@blogger.com