Thread: Obamacare
View Single Post
Old 03-29-2012, 03:19 PM   #16
classicman
barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 23,401
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormieweather View Post
In my opinion, all health care and medical costs are a complete and utter ripoff. There is NO reason to charge $129 for a box of Kleenex in the hospital or $86 for an Ace bandage. A prescription that cost $3 to manufacture should not cost $180 per month. A broken ankle should not cost $5,000 to fix.
Part of the cost issue is that you are paying for your band-aid
and the band-aid of the guy who doesn't have insurance...
and part of the cost for the band-aid of the person who is covered by medicare or medicaid. :/
__________________
"like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt
classicman is offline   Reply With Quote