Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Here comes BO's 10 % US National Sales tax

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Here in Houston there are private, walk-in medical shops opening on every 
corner.  They are our ERs of choice.  They accept insurance and cash and 
there's basically no waiting.  With so many uninsured AND illegals here in 
Houston, the ERs of the hospitals are non-starters.  There is just no way to 
get even a broken arm (or heart attack?) treated when there are 20 runny noses 
in front of you, none of which have any documentation or insurance.  And all of 
them have to be treated, by law, independent of whether they can or will pay.

We use the private ERs exclusively, for emergencies or after-hours treatment 
when our GP is closed.

rick

--- On Wed, 5/27/09, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:

> From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] NFC: Here comes BO's 10 % US National Sales tax
> To: "rolindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 9:01 AM
> Whoa!  What was recently
> discussed was replacing the Income Tax with a 
> National Sales Tax - what they are taking about now is a
> new 10% freakin 
> tax!!   An extra 10% in taxes to pay for a
> govt health car system is 
> madness.
> 
> OK - time for something controversal (maybe) - I don't
> think there's a 
> health care crisis in this country - at least not to the
> extent it is being 
> portrayed as.  Visit any Emergency Room at any time
> day or night and you'll 
> see people with the flu and  relatively minor injuries
> being seen by ER 
> physicians.  There's usually a sign on the wall saying
> everyone will be seen 
> and treated whether they have insurance or the ability to
> pay or not.
> 
> IMO people without health insurance use the ER for medical
> treatment.  I 
> also think the media distorts the situation.  When
> someone believes they 
> need some kind of treatment and the insurance believes the
> treatment either 
> won't help or will not improve the patients lifespan, it is
> reported as 
> "Insurance denies treatment" - when in reality they are
> denying payment, not 
> treatment.  If the patient's family will establish a
> payment plan (granted, 
> it may be a lengthy one) the treatment can be done and paid
> for.  After all, 
> doctors and hospitals deserve to make a living too.
> 
> Especially if the govt wants to control health care!
> 
> But enough of all that - time to talk F1!
> 
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rick" <Forza355 [at] verizon.net>
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:10 AM
> Subject: [Ferrari] NFC: Here comes BO's 10 % US National
> Sales tax
> 
> 
> > Isn't "change" great?
> >
> > Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by
> that is it's an 
> > opportunity to do things you couldn't do before."
> BO's  Chief of Staff 
> > Rahm Emanuel
> > National Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look; Rahm Emanuel's
> brother advises 10% 
> > VAT...
> > Once Considered Unthinkable, U.S. Sales Tax Gets Fresh
> Look
> > Levy Viewed as Way to Reduce Deficits, Fund Health
> Reform
> >
> > By Lori Montgomery
> > Washington Post Staff Writer
> > Wednesday, May 27, 2009
> >
> >
> >
> > With budget deficits soaring and President Obama
> pushing a 
> > trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage,
> some Washington 
> > policymakers are taking a fresh look at a money-making
> idea long 
> > considered politically taboo: a national sales tax.
> >
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/26/AR2009052602909_pf.html
> >
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