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Lack of Health Care Reform means American Wage Stagnation Roland00 Send a noteboard - 21/01/2010 06:38:11 PM
I am not saying the Senate or House health care bill will bring down costs by itself, it is a start though (And it is not Obamacare, Tom you are smart enough to recognize that Obama has been hands off and let Congress drive the process calling it Obamacare is intellectually dishonest).

Without Health Care reform that reduces costs, insurance costs will continue to increase. Since our health care insurance system is tied to employment; employers costs increase for providing the same amount of health care. Our wages may not go up but what the cost an employer pays for a worker will continue to go up. There is a greater correlation between health care costs and wage growth than there is with wage growth and economic growth and wage growth and productivity per person.

And these additional health care costs do not lead to better results. We are paying more yet not getting healthier.
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BROWN WINS! Let's celebrate the end of ObamaCare!!! - 20/01/2010 02:20:22 AM 1798 Views
My vote put him over the top!!!! *NM* - 20/01/2010 02:22:50 AM 606 Views
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The joke is even less funny when written. - 20/01/2010 02:51:18 PM 1025 Views
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Because of Brown or because of dancing with me? *NM* - 20/01/2010 02:25:24 AM 623 Views
Its hard to pick. *NM* - 20/01/2010 02:27:31 AM 557 Views
Don't jinx it - 20/01/2010 02:27:25 AM 1151 Views
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i predict that political predictions are not always so cut and dried - 21/01/2010 01:50:23 AM 1097 Views
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indeed - 20/01/2010 03:51:39 AM 1133 Views
Seriously?? - 20/01/2010 03:54:56 AM 1183 Views
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agreed... *NM* - 20/01/2010 05:14:04 AM 681 Views
That is fucking nuts. *NM* - 20/01/2010 04:06:48 AM 631 Views
Celebrate good times come on! - 20/01/2010 03:53:01 AM 1037 Views
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If it'd numb the pain, I'd take it gladly right now! - 20/01/2010 05:47:04 AM 1040 Views
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Do you honestly think this bill would help you? - 20/01/2010 02:21:02 PM 1086 Views
just wondering.... - 21/01/2010 01:56:05 AM 1116 Views
Well lucky you - 21/01/2010 09:09:16 PM 1114 Views
I don't understand this - 20/01/2010 09:07:09 AM 1536 Views
Re: I don't understand this - 20/01/2010 12:43:39 PM 1225 Views
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I think "tries" is the key word here. - 20/01/2010 07:44:53 PM 1107 Views
Yeah, that's true. *NM* - 20/01/2010 10:05:15 PM 587 Views
I think.... - 20/01/2010 12:52:07 PM 1142 Views
There are a lot of reasons - 20/01/2010 02:13:58 PM 1111 Views
That was a really good response. *NM* - 20/01/2010 02:54:36 PM 714 Views
Re: There are a lot of reasons - 20/01/2010 03:02:48 PM 1112 Views
There is the overtreatment aspect as well, of course. *NM* - 20/01/2010 03:46:45 PM 586 Views
Groaning under illegal immigrants? - 20/01/2010 03:38:23 PM 1186 Views
Re: There are a lot of reasons - 20/01/2010 05:01:31 PM 1143 Views
Re: There are a lot of reasons - 20/01/2010 11:00:11 PM 1322 Views
I think your misunderstanding comes from one concept you mention. - 20/01/2010 04:57:27 PM 1184 Views
Re: I don't understand this - 20/01/2010 07:56:02 PM 1103 Views
*celebrates the beginning of the downfall of the USA* *NM* - 20/01/2010 12:39:19 PM 579 Views
Want some sugar with those grapes? *NM* - 20/01/2010 12:41:33 PM 559 Views
Beginning? *NM* - 20/01/2010 12:47:51 PM 531 Views
Right...you just keep thinking that... *NM* - 20/01/2010 02:15:41 PM 538 Views
The beginning!? Ha! *NM* - 20/01/2010 07:47:57 PM 543 Views
This is excellent. I am happy. - 20/01/2010 01:50:22 PM 1074 Views
I'm not really familiar with Coakley or Brown - 20/01/2010 02:22:51 PM 1107 Views
"not the gay things" XD *NM* - 20/01/2010 07:47:00 PM 555 Views
I do hope this doesn't turn Obama into a lame duck. *NM* - 20/01/2010 02:07:34 PM 594 Views
Frankly, I hope it does. *NM* - 20/01/2010 02:15:11 PM 574 Views
Agreed. *NM* - 20/01/2010 10:23:17 PM 571 Views
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It would mean, effectively, that Congress controls the domestic agenda and Hillary foreign affairs. - 20/01/2010 10:52:24 PM 921 Views
That's kind of ironic... - 20/01/2010 11:15:05 PM 1257 Views
And condemn more people to untimely deaths? - 20/01/2010 02:33:08 PM 1118 Views
Pity, that there is no government sanctioned murder of the stupid. - 20/01/2010 02:52:52 PM 1006 Views
I think the technical term is "dumbicide". - 20/01/2010 03:00:13 PM 1099 Views
Don't the Darwin Awards help with that? *NM* - 20/01/2010 03:50:37 PM 576 Views
Oh dear. - 20/01/2010 07:42:18 PM 1145 Views
Bah! - 20/01/2010 07:45:48 PM 1048 Views
The elderly, eh? Too bad we don't have a program for that. *NM* - 20/01/2010 03:01:40 PM 624 Views
They had their whole lives to save up! F*** 'em. *NM* - 22/01/2010 01:12:20 PM 780 Views
I thought it was time for another such celebration... - 20/01/2010 03:35:28 PM 1117 Views
That thud you heard was the lid dropping on the coffin - 20/01/2010 03:49:21 PM 1127 Views
True, but it is now finally DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 21/01/2010 01:08:12 AM 1117 Views
I keep thinking this thread title says, "BROWNS WIN!" - 21/01/2010 02:21:24 PM 1040 Views
Lack of Health Care Reform means American Wage Stagnation - 21/01/2010 06:38:11 PM 1243 Views

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