tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post7178055855576104665..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Ron 1, Obamacare 0Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-7154049670712490092011-02-02T09:34:37.424-08:002011-02-02T09:34:37.424-08:00More likely: a full-fare funeral and payday loan s...More likely: a full-fare funeral and payday loan service.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-67389453996484625752011-02-02T08:26:08.102-08:002011-02-02T08:26:08.102-08:00The claim that not getting health insurance does n...The claim that not getting health insurance does not have an economic effect on other is not really correct. Hospitals are required to treat emergency cases, independent of their ability to pay. Then they engage in cost shifting [read: the rest of us pay for the uninsured]. <br /><br />So which is going to be: required treatment + required insurance OR no required treatment, plus a discount Martin Farach-Coltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431686074176584024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-38291025485013218782010-12-30T10:59:49.327-08:002010-12-30T10:59:49.327-08:00> claiming that the there is no reason to belie...> claiming that the there is no reason to believe that the SCOTUS will not reject the single Federal Judge's ruling is FOOLISH<br /><br />You're right. I should have simply said that I predict (or. even more precisely, that I stand by my earlier prediction) that SCOTUS will uphold the ruling.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-61370579173883909812010-12-30T10:48:04.336-08:002010-12-30T10:48:04.336-08:001. I generally respect the ramblings but claiming...1. I generally respect the ramblings but claiming that the there is no reason to believe that the SCOTUS will not reject the single Federal Judge's ruling is FOOLISH, considering that two other Federal judges of the same rank have already ruled the other way. 2:1 is plenty of reason to believe the SCOTUS will over-rule the single judge (who happened to found and fund an anti-healthcare billAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-3374190494219671042010-12-16T18:59:44.700-08:002010-12-16T18:59:44.700-08:00The essential difference is that you can choose to...The essential difference is that you can choose to not own a car which you then have to insure, you can not choose not to have a state of health which you then have to insure.cobyhttp://scienceblogs.com/illconsiderednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-75845168359812260892010-12-14T13:32:37.338-08:002010-12-14T13:32:37.338-08:00> If I drive my health into the ground (say by ...> If I drive my health into the ground (say by drinking soda, becoming overweight, sky diving, etc.) it doesn't necessarily put an economic burden on others<br /><br />Until you end up in the emergency room. Then we have to pay for you. And we have to pay a lot more than we would have if we'd paid to have you taken care of before you ended up in the emergency room.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-74342134361198831732010-12-14T11:32:19.593-08:002010-12-14T11:32:19.593-08:00Because driving a 2 ton chunk of metal at high spe...Because driving a 2 ton chunk of metal at high speeds on public roads is a liability to those around me and if I'm uninsured it puts too much of the economic risk on all the other drivers which is economically inefficient.<br /><br />If I drive my health into the ground (say by drinking soda, becoming overweight, sky diving, etc.) it doesn't necessarily put an economic burden on others orJaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042950147476752956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-57994870414759037072010-12-13T15:43:17.418-08:002010-12-13T15:43:17.418-08:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enumerated_powers
St...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enumerated_powers<br /><br />States can do things that the federal government can't.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-40598971996750405442010-12-13T15:38:45.843-08:002010-12-13T15:38:45.843-08:00In California (and other states), you are required...In California (and other states), you are required to carry auto insurance (liability) - so why don't people bellyache about that too? How's this any different? Seems like it's part of being a responsible citizen, to me.mikenoreply@blogger.com