That’s because they have much lower fraud rates. Medicare fraud is very high, because of inadequate administration.

That make sense to you?

You don’t need to be “versed in it”–it’s just pasting a fucking link. It’s not rocket science.

“You can check my numbers by searching on-line.”

That’s lazy–why would anyone need to develop your argument for you?

“which hampers are ability to attract new businesses to the state”

Silicon Valley, the entertainment industry, the Central Valley, tourism, etc. Yeah, business is doomed in California.

Your arguments make no sense.

Not to smart.

I said all you had to do was look at the obstructive behavior of both parties that took place during judicial nominations Mavis. Since you’re so into links check this one out http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congress/?q=node/77531&id=7337977. I don’t link much beacuse I’m not all that versed in it. You can check my numbers by searching on-line.

Also in 2006 when Sen. Judd Gregg wanted to form an Entitlement Commission to recommend cuts to Medicare and Social Security the Democrats obstructed him as best they could. Now the shoes on the other foot and their ticked.

I remember Reg moaning about the way republicans obstruct here in California. The Democratic leadership in this state is out to lunch. We rank 49th in being “business friendly” which hampers are ability to attract new businesses to the state and that mind set needs to change. I demand than my reps challenge the tax and spend policies that puts us billions of dollars in the hole each year. It’s as simple as that.

surefire, my point was merely that congressional Republicans have decided to obstruct rather than contribute for political reasons. If you want to say the Democrats have done the same thing, I’d prefer if you gave an example or two, but I’m not going to fight you.

2nd, I don’t know why you continue to give questionable statistics without links. It looks like you are hiding your sources. That 35-55% is far higher than standard estimates and even higher than the heritage foundation manages.

http://www.kaiseredu.org/topics_im.asp?imID=1&parentID=61&id=358

http://www.heritage.org/research/healthcare/wm2505.cfm

For example:

1) If the company provides me Microsoft Word for me to use on MY personal computer, I would still have the expectation of privacy on documents that I created with word for my personal use on MY personal computer.

2) If I own a cell phone, but the company gives me SIM card to use it.

3) I own a car, but the company pays for $100 of gas per month.

Reg, I believe you are right on the deficit issue, Bush and the tax cuts are a big part of the cause of the rising debt, that will swallow this country and further ruin our economy. However Obama will get the blame for this because now it is his watch and he could raise taxes (or at least propose raising them).

I am invested in GOLD primarily because I don’t believe Obama and the FED will do anything but spray cash while the dollar burns.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers says it more like 10% and that roughly 2 percent is caused by direct costs of the lawsuits; an additional 5 percent to 9 percent is due to expenses run up by defensive medicine. I think that number is much more valid.

Now you look at the campaign donations from the lawyers and over 43 million went to Obama and 15 million to Clinton in the last election. Over 2/3rds of the money went to Democrats and Obama got 48%. Let’s not follow the money though and forget we’re dealing with Chicago style politics in the White House because the president says tort reform could have been part of the deal and politicians never lie.

The president isn’t someone I trust, believe or have faith in Mavis. As for the obstrction caused by the Republicans, this is laughable. Both parties engage in these types of actions and just because this has center stage doesn’t change that fact. Just look at what happened to judicial nominees during the Clinton and Bush years.

Studies show that government is much less efficient at the same tasks as private enterprise or charity. Government administrative costs consume 35-55% of the total expenditures. So in the health care debate, for example, if insurance companies make a 2-4% profit on sales, they are still hugely more efficient at delivering health care services than government will ever be.

The only way Reg can talk to someone he disagrees with is by talking down to them. The arrogance and superiority liberals think they have is demonstrated every time he opens his mout to comment. Life must have taken one giant dump on him to have become such a miserable prick.

Actually David Frum has been adamant that the GOP is totally screwing this up by choosing obstructionism – he makes the same point, that they could have gotten some things that they wanted rather than just boycott the bill. He also says that, despite his reservations about the concept and the shape of the bill, it is likely to prove a popular, accepted reform over time that brings health insurance to more people and the Dems will completely own it. Believe it or not, Medicaid was actually a concession to the GOP and conservative Dems in the original Medicare bill (the AMA wanted a program of assistance to poor people, because it got them some way of getting paid to treat the indigent while heading off any move toward universal coverage, which they opposed at the time.)