tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23751890.post4365000011405724067..comments2024-01-28T09:27:20.490-06:00Comments on Century of the Common Iowan: Edwards New TV Ad About Health Carenoneed4thneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722983760373724246noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23751890.post-45490856189317375792007-11-15T08:38:00.000-06:002007-11-15T08:38:00.000-06:00Many people with insurance support universal healt...Many people with insurance support universal health care because they know that a job change (layoff, their company goes out of business, or just a desire to change careers) could immediately leave them uninsured--and, if they've got a "pre-existing condition," potentially uninsurable for their biggest health problem.<BR/><BR/>Also, I would think that liberals and other Democrats focused on social justice issues (which includes many Catholics, for instance) would find this idea appealing.<BR/><BR/>That line has been getting a lot of applause for months, on par with the part of his speech where he says it's time for the president to ask Americans to be patriotic about something other than war.<BR/><BR/>desmoinesdemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23751890.post-75381114983408435082007-11-13T21:07:00.000-06:002007-11-13T21:07:00.000-06:00One reason I support universal health care is beca...One reason I support universal health care is because I don't think a business should be required to provide insurance for their employers. All you have to do is look at the auto industry.<BR/><BR/>"The cost of providing health care adds from $1,100 to $1,500 to the cost of each of the 4.65 million vehicles GM sold last year, according to various calculations. GM expects to spend at least $5.6 billion on health care this year, more than it spent on advertising last year."<BR/><BR/>Auto manufacturers in other countries don't have to take into account these costs because their health insurance is not employer based. In a globalized world, our businesses are at a disadvantage because we do not have universal health care.noneed4thneedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722983760373724246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23751890.post-65219912452063425112007-11-13T20:33:00.000-06:002007-11-13T20:33:00.000-06:00I don't know your age but when I was in my 20s I h...I don't know your age but when I was in my 20s I had a lot of friends who spent far more on party time, cigs, vacations (large and small) than insurance would have cost them, yet chose not to purchase insurance..<BR/><BR/>I don't think kids have changed that much in the last twenty years. There's a very large part of your "uninsured" in most statistical analysis.The Deplorable Old Bulldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317795016889341638noreply@blogger.com