http://disqus.com/by/Airborne/enTue, 03 Mar 2009 16:34:25 -0000http://projectyouthanize.org/?p=217#comment-6848684<p>OK, point well taken. I know our foreign competitors are not paying health coverage and I further know that if GM/Ford et. al., would be relieved of this burden, both for current and retired workers, they would be much more solvent. I don't want it, but for this reason alone we will probably have national health insurance. Further, I think if we added up the cost of Medicare, Medicaid, and Fed Employee health costs, it would provide for national health. And that's not counting private health insurance costs. Hopefully, special interests (UAW and congress) will not decide they should have their own special policy, as they always seemed to do, that will put them in a privileged class, as they do now. What I am very concerned about is that ALL the comments, not just on health, show we have been trained to think the government is the answer to all our problems. I really think we are losing our individuality and incentive to be self sufficient. If we let people live off the government, they won't be motivated to look for a job, work hard and be responsible to their employer, etc etc. Ultimately, there really is no free lunch. The success of our nation is comprised of the sum total of the effort and accomplishment of us all. We cannot have large portions living off others and not making an effort. I think our policies should create or even force people make the best effort to make it. No one should be without basic necessities, but no one able should get a free lunch. </p>AirborneTue, 03 Mar 2009 16:34:25 -0000http://projectyouthanize.org/?p=217#comment-6844593<p>We need to be more self sufficient. All this about can't afford health insurance confuses me. My retired parents both over 60 have a combined individual policy premium of $600 they pay themselves. While it has a high deductible, it is reasonable coverage, certainly covers catastrophe illnesses, and is with a major insurer. A younger person should get much lower premium less than $200/mo. Maybe if everyone tried harder to find coverage, they would find it easily obtained. I feel most are piling on to the emotional "Oh Woe IS ME" bandwagon looking for the government to pay for their living without making any effort.</p>AirborneTue, 03 Mar 2009 13:55:44 -0000