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Posted on: Sep. 02 2009,2:51 pm
(Common Citizen @ Sep. 02 2009,11:22 am)
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It deals with part of my profession and yes I am a card carrying member of a lobby group. NAIFA. I receive memos and updates on a weekly basis about what is going on.
So, your source is an association designed to protect the jobs and profits of insurance sales and financial advisors?
Look, I know you've gotta look out for your best interests, but the NAIFA is about the furthest thing from an unbiased source you could find. They're not going to be interested in bringing health care reform, or lowering costs as much as protecting what money they get.
In my opinion, most of these lobbying organizations out there aren't fighting for what's best for the consumer. With the exception of some groups like the NRA or ACLU (who fight for Rights, not usually money), most lobbying groups will support whatever keeps the most pork or consumer spending in their area as possible.
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Kind of. Everyone's greedy. Look at how Greedy Gabe was for one example. Owed $50K taxes on an inheritance which he refused to pay. Then forced you and me to pay more all under the direction of old white hair and the arrogant farmer with the perfect yard according Gabe. What were their idiotic names again?
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are you serious? How many meetings have you been to on the subject. It deals with part of my profession and yes I am a card carrying member of a lobby group. NAIFA. I receive memos and updates on a weekly basis about what is going on.
Because I don't have time to condense into a few sentences of what I disagree with in a 1000+ page document, that's your basis? Get real PH.
Liberal knows why many of us disagree with the bill and he knows exactly where to find the information. He's just flaming. You should be the resident expert on that.
nuff said...
So, C.C. must make his/her money selling health insurance and health savings plans? Or sitting on his/her arse telling people like us why we should let him manage our resources? C.C. must fear his/her easy money days might end!.....nuff said!..... ....ned
I do not sell health insurance, Ned. It's not worth my time or energy for what you get paid. It's purely a business decision. Nothing more, nothing less. PH makes more per hour than an agent would selling a policy so do the math.
NAIFA has done more to help consumers than you can ever imagine. But I forgot, you all would know that since you know exactly what NAIFA is and what NAIFA stands for.
Irisheyes, how would you know that NAIFA is not unbiased? Do you know and understand their position on healthcare reform?
Look, I don't believe lobbying groups or unions belong on the front steps of Washington, but until something is done to do away with it, I will protect my career and the products that have helped millions of americans avoid economic destitution.
I do not sell health insurance, Ned. It's not worth my time or energy for what you get paid. It's purely a business decision. Nothing more, nothing less. PH makes more per hour than an agent would selling a policy so do the math.
NAIFA has done more to help consumers than you can ever imagine. But I forgot, you all would know that since you know exactly what NAIFA is and what NAIFA stands for.
....ned 
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