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Old 10-15-2013, 11:05 PM
 
Location: Moose Jaw, in between the Moose's butt and nose.
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Dental Plan instead? Similar to Medicare of all?

Give the uninsured a way to affordable dental care that's almost free or something like 25 dollars a month or less and it's run by the feds or each state.

If everyone had access to that, it would actually improve health, to some degree, even though, Dental care is not actual Health Care, per se, but teeth issues, can lead, even though it usually doesn't into other health issues, that are covered by private insurance.

I would actually be more in favor of this than the joke that is the ACA right now. I like Obama and I am glad he tried something, but he's still leaving the nation's health care, in the hands of private for profit companies that in some cases, have CEO's who are billionaires.

I am sure the socialism cries from the mean people that think it's actually okay to think that health care is a privilege and not a right or that I shouldn't have to pay for someone else's meth use.

If you're against Medicare for all or any kind of government health care, what about government run, all citizens can have it, (just like Canada, but they have national health care, no national dental care) Dental care?
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Old 10-15-2013, 11:21 PM
 
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You know what's cheaper than going to the dentist? Brushing and flossing your teeth. Dental insurance is already cheap and so is going to the Dentist, so no, I would oppose a national dental plan.
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Old 10-16-2013, 12:13 AM
 
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You know what's cheaper than going to the dentist? Brushing and flossing your teeth. Dental insurance is already cheap and so is going to the Dentist, so no, I would oppose a national dental plan.

Wow, just wow.
Well, if it's already cheap (cough, cough) wouldn't that be more attractive than the ACA?
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Old 10-16-2013, 12:18 AM
 
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Wow, just wow.
Well, if it's already cheap (cough, cough) wouldn't that be more attractive than the ACA?
How about free air or air insurance? That's cheaper than either the ACA or dental insurance. I should point out though, that I didn't say dental insurance will remain cheap if it is administered by the government. Why fix something that isn't broken?
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Old 10-16-2013, 12:36 AM
 
Location: California
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I would like to see more people go to the dentist but sadly most won't go until things get bad and major work needs to be done. Even if it was free! I read once that fear of the dentist is a major phobia.
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Old 10-16-2013, 09:33 AM
 
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You know what's cheaper than going to the dentist? Brushing and flossing your teeth. Dental insurance is already cheap and so is going to the Dentist, so no, I would oppose a national dental plan.
Yes. Most real health care is what one does himself. Eat right, exercise, brush teeth twice a day......
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Old 10-16-2013, 09:34 AM
 
Location: Free From The Oppressive State
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Dental Plan instead? Similar to Medicare of all?

Give the uninsured a way to affordable dental care that's almost free or something like 25 dollars a month or less and it's run by the feds or each state.

If everyone had access to that, it would actually improve health, to some degree, even though, Dental care is not actual Health Care, per se, but teeth issues, can lead, even though it usually doesn't into other health issues, that are covered by private insurance.

I would actually be more in favor of this than the joke that is the ACA right now. I like Obama and I am glad he tried something, but he's still leaving the nation's health care, in the hands of private for profit companies that in some cases, have CEO's who are billionaires.

I am sure the socialism cries from the mean people that think it's actually okay to think that health care is a privilege and not a right or that I shouldn't have to pay for someone else's meth use.

If you're against Medicare for all or any kind of government health care, what about government run, all citizens can have it, (just like Canada, but they have national health care, no national dental care) Dental care?
Or D: None of the above. Get the government out of it altogether.
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