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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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Subject: Re: Health Care Cost
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Date: 18 Oct 90 03:43:49 GMT
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 JC>> Health care costs in America are nearly eight times that of our
 JC>> international competitors.  By not having the internal discipline
 JC>> to say no to the excesses America is adding yet another nail to
 JC>> its economic coffin.
     
 JO> If our economy ever collapses, excessive health care will be the
 JO> probable cause.  It's a greater threat than the international
 JO> balance of payments.  Maybe we will wake up before it is too late.
 JO> I saw a short spot on TV yesterday calling attention to this
 JO> (I believe it was sponsored by AFL/CIO).
     
        Exactly.  Medicare was introduced as a system which would 
have a monthly fee that would pay at least half of the cost.  At 
the present time the fee covers less than 25 percent of the cost.  
The buget increases and cuts were intended to solve this 
lopsidedness.  

        Since the budget was defeated then the next best thing is 
to leave the benefits and increase the monthly fees.  We could 
pay for the benefits by cutting aide to Israel.

                                -=joe=-

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