By Gregg Ryan
The (Not-So-New) Republican Health Care Plan:
(1.) Don’t get sick!
(2.) If you DO get sick, don’t expect US to help (or even CARE for that matter)!
(3.) If you get sick, please die as soon as possible, because we republicans just can’t be bothered with your problems, and we have our OWN problems to worry about! (We’re just too busy making money from: (a.) collecting more “contributions” from our corporate “sponsors”; (b.) selling more (bullshit) books ; and (c.) stirring up more racism and hatred by speaking at those WONDERFUL “Tea Parties” and “patriotism” events!)
(4.) Oh! While we’re talking about that… how much money can you give us? (It takes a LOT of money to buy enough votes to eliminate Social Security, Medicare, and Obamacare, and ensure that American women get treated like second-class citizens when we republicans take over!).
It is the Single Prayer Plan!
I am a democrat, because I have to work for a living.
Basically,
1. Don’t get sick, and if you do, die quickly.
2. Don’t get old.
3. Don’t be a woman.
4. Work until the day you die.
Sad, sad, sad.
The rule is, it’s OK to pay for health insurance. Then when you need it, you may even get reimbursed. The first time. From then on you are an uninsurable pariah – or if you’re lucky, you are allowed to pay higher rates, for having dared to get sick.
Insurance plan for Republicans – nationalize all major corporations currently doing business on American soil. Seize all the property and assets and nationalize the power, utilities, fuel, and agricultural corporate assets. Give loans to small business and produce LOCAL trade goods, rather than import from China. Hell, go whole hog and use MANHOURS as the default currency. It’s the only real measure of value in a world economy anyway.
(Recall) during the presidential debates, John McCain had a plan for health care, it consisted of sending out vouchers, and the vouchers were redeemable to the insurance companies. But back then, people had a little sense, and they said “Hey, why should I give my tax money to an insurance company, why not just use it for medicare and medicaid?”. fast forward, Republican fix for health care, Send federal money to the insurance companies… The more that things change, the more they stay the same (Neil Peart)
I’d say that would just about sum up the Republican Health Care plan. Very sad.