[DBrow]

I wonder if all of these people add up to 45 million?

[screaminsunshine]

ALLAH AHKBAR!!

[BMWR1200C]

If this is the case it would make sense for American Indians not to have to pay taxes, but then I’m certain it would only exclude registered Indians(not an easy thing to do). In the treaties made by the US with American Indians, one of the items they recieved was health care in exchange for their land. Even so they still got screwed.

[NEMDF]

Also wonder: if Muslims do not believe in insurance, presumably they do not already HAVE insurance even if available through their employers, etc. So HOW MANY of the 35 million or whatever uninsured are Muslims and/or are uninsured due to their religious beliefs (will fall under this exemption)?

Then what will be the net number of uninsured still left over due to refusal on religous grounds? If this whole health care reform deal only picks up a few million more insureds... well...you can finish the thought.

[9YearLurker]

According to this study, 80% of the Arabs (a fair proxy for Muslims) in the Detroit area had health insurance of some type:

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:riznjz-9_CQJ:www.accesscommunity.org/site/DocServer/health_and_research_cente_19.pdf+%22muslim%22%22health+insurance%22&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi3L_PSmEBXgY3kzLgut_Js7Q6E_ze4CF-bkOBzBOptFSnIeOeq1Wg6wjTWY9R8emaxBeXNKZl8xvsiGRRksmJprbJrSuFkCtvIXrZU-zCLw1aj-tO5QbrNi1_xmQwVmgq5tE2S&sig=AHIEtbROhUjHL8dteFWnka_ecm4g1sqCoQ