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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
Dude, McCain's health plan is some of the scariest crap I've heard in a long time. He's going to tax worker-plans to give a $2500 health care credit.
a) $2500 does not come close to paying for health insurance. You are going to be paying a whole lot more than that
b) Private (non-group) health insurance sucks bad. They will not pay for anything, and drop you in a heartbeat if you get too expensive. Without the protection of a group (where they'd lose a lot more than your single policy), you better never get sick.
c) Companies (like mine I'm sure) are going to stop paying for insurance all-together because it is already very expensive. Add to it taxes and the fact that you now can supposely get your own with this health credit, there is no reason for small-medium size businesses to continue providing coverage.
d) McCain has already bragged to the insurance companies how he plans on deregulating them "like we did banking." Who-hoo! No regulations on an already crooked industry while giving us even less and less power by removing us for group coverages!
The good thing about this I guess is once more and more people get dropped from work coverage and learn how crappy indiviual coverage is, then maybe there will be enough outcry to actually help people instead of lining the insurance companies pockets.
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I would say that neither McCain or Obama's health care plans stand a snow-ball's chance in the nether region of making it through congress. They're nice campaign ploys, but utterly meaningless when choosing the next president. The health care system has its hands in way too many congressmen for either plan to pass.
Also, as an aside, do people really think companies will stop providing health insurance? I thought this plan was just to cover those who currently lack coverage. Any major/medium company that pulls insurance will be killing themselves as no quality people would work there.