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Well no, well kinda. TANF was a complete overhaul of the past AFDC in 97. So it doesn't reflect the current system at all really, except you can see the numbers decreasing at the end of the chart. They continue to decrease - significantly like by half, and then it levels off in the last few years and even rises a bit again toward the more recent. I imagine in response to the economy - think 2008 data is what's charted historically. Like I said, welfare in the form of aid to needy families is not your culprit in big spending - it's medicaid.


You're right, it's not about individuals. I realize it's much more fundamental than that. I believe that our government is the most unbiased, just, transparent way to insure adequate distribution of basic life necessities. You don't.

edit; insure ensure...bleh




Edited, Jun 24th 2009 5:18am by Elinda

If Ray Bradbury is any guide, we'd all be ruled by Tyrannosaur ninjas.

Which would be pretty kick-***.

Elne,



I believe our governments sole function is to provide a secure place for it's citizens to thrive and prosper free from domestic and foreign aggressors. It most certainly is not to have 49% of the population work to support the other 51%.


And back on nationalized health care. Anyone catch Obama's speech yesterday? Notice how can't answer any legitimate questions concerning his plan? For instance he simply wants to ignore why companies would keep their own plan instead of the govn one when the private insurers are going to be forced by the govn on what their plans have to offer. How about how private plans aren't going to be tax exempt while the govn plan will be. Pretty obvious that the govn is trying to run private insurers out of the health insurance business.

All so healthy responsible citizens can pay for Elne's visit to the emergency room.

It's not that much of a problem if private insurers have to pull in their profit margins to compete. I've worked in medical billing before. They gouge.

Joph,



And you know who gets to determine what the best possible deal is for their clients? That's right the federal govn. So all the federal govn has to do to run private insurers out of business is force standards that most insurance providers can't live up to. And they're receiving no tax benefits as opposed to the new govn "entry" into the market which are receiving tax breaks and completely funded by tax dollars. They're going to make it impossible for private insurers to compete with govn. Then again that's what the socialists want.



Edited, Jun 24th 2009 12:19pm by publiusvarus

Excellent. Can't do worse than the current "Sorry, we won't cover that medication your doctor says you need, go buy some aspirin" health insurers.

Samy,



So you want the US healhcare system to be run like the US postal service as opposed to a privately owned Fed-Ex?

Remind me again how successful govn institutions are?




Edited, Jun 24th 2009 12:31pm by publiusvarus

So you're arguing that private insurance can't compete with government institutions and then you cite the Post Office and Fed-Ex?

Good call!

Yeah, I wondered about that as well. I haven't had a problem with mail service.

Edited to add: that does bring up a good point, though. Imagine health insurance fraud being as serious an offense as mail fraud. Good deal.

Edited, Jun 24th 2009 9:39am by Samira

MarkosM (of DailyKos) just Twittered: "If I understand the GOP, government is bloated, wasteful, and inefficient. And private insurance companies can't compete with that."

I think it sums up the cognitive dissonance of the conservative stance on healthcare quite nicely.

For about a year past, I didn't have health insurance due to whatever @#%^ up at my mother's company (it got changed to something else now, so that didn't last forever.) I discovered that wallgreens has a really, really good generic insurance program. I've never payed more than a dollar per pill, and most of the time it's less. It's not exactly stitches and dressing for a lost limb, but it's better than a band-aid.

Once I stop school in a year I probably won't have insurance anymore, so it'll be back to wallgreens.



Edited, Jun 24th 2009 4:55pm by Pensive

Not when the government has a seemingly unlimited supply of money to throw at something.