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Not a car... by bumpy
Jun 20, 2009 (2:57 pm)
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but it cost as much as (a used) one.
 
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Re: Health Insurance [sandman_6472] by 8sparkplugs
Jun 20, 2009 (2:59 pm)
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Replying to: sandman_6472 (Jun 18, 2009 11:53 am)

Pitiful that our great country can't offer reasonable health care for every citizen...more like OBSCENE!
 
This great country does offer exceptional health care to every one of its citizens. If you are unable to pay for those services, it only hurts your credit rating. That doesn't seem like the end of the world to me.
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Health Insurance by sandman_6472
Jun 20, 2009 (3:10 pm)
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I'll always have as a federal worker...concerned about the millions of folks that can't afford ANY health insurance or don't qualify. You obviously have insurance. Imagine being someone who doesn't! And bankruptcy is not an option in my household...we live within our means with no mortgage or credit card debt. If we don't have the cash...we do without it!
 
Unfortunately, GM also doesn't offer anything I'd want to buy at this point. When they do and can match the foreign competition...I'll be 1st in line!
 
The Sandman
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Re: Not a car... [bumpy] by corvette
Jun 20, 2009 (3:55 pm)
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Replying to: bumpy (Jun 20, 2009 2:57 pm)

My parents have a Deere garden tractor with a Yanmar diesel in it. It's way oversized for the house and lot they have now, but that thing is built like a tank. If memory serves, the only non-wear items in over ten years of ownership have been a fuel filter mount (broke when changing the fuel filter) and the reflectors on the front grille (fell off).
 
I hire out the mowing at my house--I hate yard work, especially when it's as hot as it's been lately.
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Re: Health Insurance [sandman_6472] by 8sparkplugs
Jun 20, 2009 (4:47 pm)
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Replying to: sandman_6472 (Jun 20, 2009 3:10 pm)

There is a difference between having health insurance and health care. Everyone receives health care. I live by those same spending rules in my household. A large number of uninsured people choose to not pay for insurance. Many drive newer cars than I do, and eat out more frequently than I do. I consider things like phones, cable, internet, and eating out as luxury items. I will bet you that most of the people you are worried about, find money for those items.
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Re: Health Insurance [sandman_6472] by woodyww
Jun 21, 2009 (12:16 pm)
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Replying to: sandman_6472 (Jun 20, 2009 3:10 pm)

Surely you know that we "have" to be the only Western Democracy where at least 25% of our citizens can't afford health insurance. We don't want to end up like those awful "socialist" Canadians, Europeans, Brits, Japanese, where people don't have to live in terror of losing their health insurance, going bankrupt because of medical bills, &/or actually dying because they can't get proper treatment. (???)
 
GM: Personally I'd buy--instead--almost any used or new lexus, honda, toyota in the same price range as a new GM car. Or a 3 y.o. volvo. But then I felt that way 10 & 20 years before GM went bankrupt.....
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Re: Health Insurance [woodyww] by lilengineerboy
Jun 21, 2009 (12:19 pm)
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Replying to: woodyww (Jun 21, 2009 12:16 pm)


GM: Personally I'd buy--instead--almost any used or new lexus, honda, toyota in the same price range as a new GM car.

 
So I can have a blandatstic Camry or a blandastic Malibu? Whats the difference? If one would rather have a Lexus ES than a Cadillac CTS, eh, that is either an age related issue or some type of prejudice.
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Antithesis to CCBA by corvette
Jun 21, 2009 (1:08 pm)
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This lady must be the antithesis to all of us with CCB syndrome... 45 years and 500,000+ miles with the same car. I don't think anyone sells car batteries with lifetime warranties anymore.
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Re: Health Insurance [lilengineerboy] by lemmer
Jun 22, 2009 (5:59 am)
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jun 21, 2009 12:19 pm)

Or they care about quality, reliability and resale.
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used G8 by tomcatt630
Jun 22, 2009 (9:02 am)
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Sure, the used G8 is a good value at $21K, but then it was a huge depreciation hit for the 1st owner. GM is better off pushing the new Camaro and the Vette as performance halo cars, since they sell closer to MSRP, not at fire sale prices.

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