Comments on: The Role Of Private Insurers In Public-Private Competition http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/23/the-role-of-private-insurers-in-public-private-competition/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:01:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: fieldsofwax http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/23/the-role-of-private-insurers-in-public-private-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-154304 fieldsofwax Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:15:05 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=16314#comment-154304 I don’t have a problem with a Coop type healthcare system. People receiving healthcare having membership in the organization, make annual payments, and receive healthcare at discounted rates and its members managing the Coop. Lets call the Coop the, “United States of America”. Membership, Citizenship Annual payments, Tax Dollars Management, Representatives elected by the Citizens Most of this already exists. This disagreement between Public and private ownership is fairly widespread. I was on the City Council in a town that was negotiating a Cable and high speed Internet contract. We had a Municipal utility in town that could have installed a system very easily. That issue has gone to court on the basis Municipal utilities have an unfair advantage over private Companies. This is what bothers me when people use the term Socialism. I don’t consider us socialists because of our road system, national defense, or park system. Management of the systems should NOT be done by the hired help, referring to our (Elected Representatives), it should be done by the owners referring to (Citizens). I have never elected a Public Servant to replace me. I elect them to represent me. I have never elected a Public servant to think for me. I elected hem to speak for me. The problem is most of these Public Servants have deceived themselves into believing they are the Government. I always understood it is a Government of the people. It bothers me when Lobbyists deal with the hired help rather that the management. If a salesman or customer walked in the back door of my shop and cut a deal with one of my employees, I would throw both of them out. Lobbyists have no business in Washington cutting deals with the hired help. If they want to do business with me (The Management) advertise in the media or contact me personally. I will tell the hired help. I don’t have a problem with a Coop type healthcare system. People receiving healthcare having membership in the organization, make annual payments, and receive healthcare at discounted rates and its members managing the Coop.
Lets call the Coop the, “United States of America”.
Membership, Citizenship
Annual payments, Tax Dollars
Management, Representatives elected by the Citizens
Most of this already exists.
This disagreement between Public and private ownership is fairly widespread. I was on the City Council in a town that was negotiating a Cable and high speed Internet contract. We had a Municipal utility in town that could have installed a system very easily. That issue has gone to court on the basis Municipal utilities have an unfair advantage over private Companies.
This is what bothers me when people use the term Socialism. I don’t consider us socialists because of our road system, national defense, or park system.
Management of the systems should NOT be done by the hired help, referring to our (Elected Representatives), it should be done by the owners referring to (Citizens).
I have never elected a Public Servant to replace me. I elect them to represent me. I have never elected a Public servant to think for me. I elected hem to speak for me. The problem is most of these Public Servants have deceived themselves into believing they are the Government. I always understood it is a Government of the people.
It bothers me when Lobbyists deal with the hired help rather that the management. If a salesman or customer walked in the back door of my shop and cut a deal with one of my employees, I would throw both of them out. Lobbyists have no business in Washington cutting deals with the hired help. If they want to do business with me (The Management) advertise in the media or contact me personally. I will tell the hired help.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/23/the-role-of-private-insurers-in-public-private-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-154295 stateofthedivision Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:53:39 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=16314#comment-154295 Don't forget WellPoint's 15% annual ROI as far as the eye can see. It's a bloody joke that a progressive website isn't screaming for a government run option for the currently uninsured. The private insurance sector failed to serve nearly 50 million people. America's corporate sponsored Congress will cave. The White House shifted language yesterday to a "not for-profit alternative". Pitiful. http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-led-democrats-plan-to-cave.html Don’t forget WellPoint’s 15% annual ROI as far as the eye can see.

It’s a bloody joke that a progressive website isn’t screaming for a government run option for the currently uninsured.

The private insurance sector failed to serve nearly 50 million people.

America’s corporate sponsored Congress will cave. The White House shifted language yesterday to a “not for-profit alternative”. Pitiful.

http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-led-democrats-plan-to-cave.html

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