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economic bell curve) are those that use less than their annual
premiums. The balance of the bell curve is the body of the bell –
the middle. This group represents those that within an acceptable
range of their premiums; they do not cost or save the insurance
company any money (this area also represents the middle class of
the economic bell curve). Under a single-payer, nationalized,
socialist – whatever it is synonymously called, this would be
completely and literally turned inside out – with the majority being
those that exceed their premiums.
Even if the insurance company would either agree or be forced,
and until there is a complete government takeover of the payer
system they will be forced, the losses will be spread out into higher
premiums for everyone. That is why the Parasitic Cult believes the
government should subsidize these premiums and costs. The
government is the taxpayer, but to the Parasitic Cult the taxpayers
are the 1% (who, with combined income and assets, could not fund
one year of such a program). All of those discounted prescriptions
will still cost the taxpayer (we’ll cover that shortly). In short, the
healthcare bill does not – and was not designed to – address the
healthcare issues facing our Country. The framework for working
toward a healthcare solution has been presented for the
consideration of the reader.
The present Medicaid system is for those on taxpayer funded
public assistance and can be adapted for the underinsured and
uninsured; it would need to be significantly modified and more
privatized. First, it should be taken out of government hands and
put into the hands of private insurance, much like Medicare for
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