tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post3664320905143422538..comments2023-08-05T07:24:04.413-05:00Comments on Hope n' Change Cartoons: Going (Pennsylvania) DutchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-35873264613618873082010-01-14T12:18:58.433-06:002010-01-14T12:18:58.433-06:00I think its good to allow exemptions but the probl...I think its good to allow exemptions but the problem is...EVERYONE should be exempted from paying this fine, because EVERYONE should have the same choice that the Amish have.<br /><br />However IMO that choice is NOT to just spend your money in other ways just to have the government cover your ER bill when something DOES happen.Suzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-89375041272018828402010-01-14T09:50:57.949-06:002010-01-14T09:50:57.949-06:00Bob- You're right...there are innovative solut...Bob- You're right...there are innovative solutions out there, and the government isn't interested in them, because the "solutions" they claim to be looking for aren't their real goals.<br /><br />Also, there's a wonderful symbiotic quality about forming a risk pool that's only for pipe fitters and prostitutes (grin).<br /><br />Yakko- I believe you're right about Christian Scientists. And all of this is pointing to some messy battles to come; if any one group can get a religious exemption, why not other religious groups? Or "conscientious objector" status for even the non-religious who believe that mandating healthcare purchase is a violation of our constitutional rights?<br /><br />No matter what happens, it will be good for lawyers. Darn it.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-22124895775838476042010-01-14T09:32:34.893-06:002010-01-14T09:32:34.893-06:00So, what about Christian Scientists? If memory se...So, what about Christian Scientists? If memory serves me correctly (and it may not; please correct me if I'm wrong), they believe in the power of God over medicine. Will they be forced to buy health insurance that is against their faith to use?Yakko Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276550157896918123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-15211154895774198562010-01-14T08:35:54.705-06:002010-01-14T08:35:54.705-06:00Hmm. I have a plan that works like the Amish syste...Hmm. I have a plan that works like the Amish system; and it could actually work for any group of like-minded people (liberal-conservative-pipe fitters-prostitutes... whatever). It's not insurance, so it works across state lines, and it reduced my payments from $14k a year (with $10k deductible) to $4k (with $350 deductible). The fact that congress will make a special "allowance" for one of those plans, instead of encouraging more plans like that, shows me they are more interested in gouging taxpayers than in "creating options... allow you to keep your existing plan... lower costs."<br /><br />I say, Amish horse-pucky.Bob Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974916833920632047noreply@blogger.com