tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post2721160882486512068..comments2024-03-19T07:30:55.288-04:00Comments on Curmudgeon: Passing it Along: Government can't do anything right.Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-63666099039211308352009-08-16T14:04:04.942-04:002009-08-16T14:04:04.942-04:00I guess I just don't see why we need an all ne...I guess I just don't see why we need an all new public option. Why not just expand Medicare, if it is that good? The system for administering it is already in place.PeggyUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-30873358554326644792009-08-15T21:58:37.010-04:002009-08-15T21:58:37.010-04:00And, if you remember all those people that got rip...And, if you remember all those people that got ripped off by Enron, by Bernie Madoff? All those who lost their shirts in this last downturn through no fault of their own? What do they ALL have left?<br /><br />Social Security, Medicare, etc.<br /><br />It isn't perfect but it's damned good considering it's the option of last resort.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-46783004944872645652009-08-15T17:44:55.107-04:002009-08-15T17:44:55.107-04:00Of course it can't. But we can't have a p...Of course it can't. But we can't have a public option for health insurance because that would be unfair competition.<br /><br />We need to protect the companies that profit by denying us coverage, and we need to do so by any means necessary, apparently.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.com