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Universal health care will bankrupt the country faster than the oil crisis. Medicare is the biggest joke on the planet. My Mom cannot afford all of her required medicines with her fixed income because she is currently experiencing the "donut hole," a situation where you have exceeded a set amount of prescription drug costs through your copay and the government's payment for the drugs, and now you must pay the drug's full cost until you reach another predetermined cost level, at which time the co-pay returns. This is MEDICARE folks - and oh BTW, CONGRESS voted in their OWN health care plan, so they wouldn't have to deal with this.
I was surprised to read that GM actually had a funded health care plan for its retirees. Blame the Union on that one...(IMO) No wonder the cars cost so much. GM has stated that their health care costs are costing them approximately $1500 PER CAR.
The cars would weigh alot less if they didn't have to have all the safety equipment installed. Imagine a more comprehensive driver's ed program, instead of the currently irresponsible government-sponsored ones. I learned more from my parents than the six weeks' driver's ed class I took in high school. I would actually be in favor of mandatory annnual driver's training - no pass, no license. Might get rid of some of the highway congestion....
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the future of GM...
Jul 15 2008, 03:06 AM
