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Old 07-29-2009, 11:27 AM   #89
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Originally Posted by justplugit View Post
The problem is we don't know what the real # of people who can't afford health care is.

Obama says it's 47 million, but as mentioned above, other estimates make it around 27 million when taking into account the 43% of people
who can afford it but choose not to buy it.

In addition the Congressional Budget Office said today 10% are illegal aliens.

We need a plan under our current system, the best in the world, to cover our citizens that are unemployed and truly disabled.

To change everything and come up with a new government run plan that will afffect everyone is ridiculous to cover 9% of the population.

Well said JPI. But in all reality its the government control of the system they are looking for, not improving the current system.

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