enter the fray: our reader discussion forum
The Fray Browse by Tags
All Tags » John McCain » healthcare
  • The Big Bailout...Ha!

    There is no need for a bailout of the bank when we can bail them out through tax payer spending...heres how: America has fought hard to become an independent nation and a leader in innovation, so how can we fix our current economic downtrend efficiently? Some seem to think that throwing money at the corporations who failed us is the answer…we all ...
    Posted to Trailhead by Mejamz on September 29, 2008
  • When moms have the freedom

    I am so happy my husband supports my desition of staying with my child at home. I just couldn't leave him in childcare. I tried 3 different center after I actually visited like 15. It was just so devastating. I came home to cry all evening for leaving my child with who know who... We couldn't afford for me not to make money, we need my income. But ...
    Posted to Number 1 by ptiffany on May 10, 2008
  • what mommies do

    Lots of moms who have decided to stay home because they just can't leave their babies in daycare, either because they find the separation too hard or because after having to pay childcare fees and gas they don't really bring much money home, they are doing GPT sites from home. I am one of them. No, I didn't believe in those sites at first. My ...
    Posted to Moneybox by ptiffany on May 10, 2008
  • My search continues.

    This is day 3 of my search for a single frayster that will endorse John McCain's plan to raise taxes on their health benefits and mail the proceeds directly to ''his friends'' in the insurance biz. I have yet to uncover a single person that likes McCain's plan to expand the income tax onto health benefits. Here are the previous ...
    Posted to Ballot Box by bitterpills on May 9, 2008
  • Re: McCain's plan to raise taxes.

    While still having the option of employer-based coverage, Americans could receive a refundable tax credit of $2,500 per individual or $5,000 per family to offset the cost of insurance, with the credit being sent directly to the insurance provider. To pay for those credits, he would eliminate the tax exemption that workers receive through ...
    Posted to Ballot Box by bitterpills on May 7, 2008
  • McCain's plan to raise taxes.

    Does anyone here like McCain's plan to raise taxes on health care? For those that didn't know. McCain's plan is to raise taxes on your health insurance if you get it through your employer. His idea is to force people to lose their health insurance. That way, they'll have to renegotiate and lose coverage on existing conditions. Then, his ...
    Posted to Ballot Box by bitterpills on May 7, 2008
  • Let's get on with it

    Both are electable. Both are relatively centrist Democrats who flirted with more progressive Democratic policies in their younger days. There is little difference between them in terms of what they would do as President, and either would be a great improvement over the current Republican sucking bog we have sunk into. They differ in identity ...
    Posted to Politics by Racje on April 28, 2008