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0 pointsyoloprocro13y ago0 comments

Dude. You claim that "The uninsured rate has actually remained roughly flat at 15%." in response to nhashem's claim that there were fewer uninsured in 1980. But your graph only goes back to 1987!!

Geez.

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yummyfajitas13y ago

Nhashem is definitely wrong. It is impossible for 80% of Americans to receive something from their employer if 80% of Americans didn't even have an employer.

My graph does go back to 1987, because that's when the census started collecting data on health insurance. If nhashem has data he is free to post it. It's up to him to prove his claim, not on me to disprove an unsourced assertion.

scarecrowbob13y ago

" It is impossible for 80% of Americans to receive something from their employer if 80% of Americans didn't even have an employer."

Data aside, that is not a logically true claim: in 1980, I had health insurance... through my mother's employer.

DGCA13y ago

Don't forget spouses.

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yummyfajitas13y ago

Nhashem didn't say "through someone else's employer".

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0 pointsyoloprocro13y ago0 comments

Dude. You claim that "The uninsured rate has actually remained roughly flat at 15%." in response to nhashem's claim that there were fewer uninsured in 1980. But your graph only goes back to 1987!!

Geez.

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yummyfajitas13y ago

Nhashem is definitely wrong. It is impossible for 80% of Americans to receive something from their employer if 80% of Americans didn't even have an employer.

scarecrowbob13y ago

" It is impossible for 80% of Americans to receive something from their employer if 80% of Americans didn't even have an employer."

Data aside, that is not a logically true claim: in 1980, I had health insurance... through my mother's employer.

DGCA13y ago

Don't forget spouses.

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yummyfajitas13y ago

Nhashem didn't say "through someone else's employer".

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