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Oh I'd looovve to see you try it. Im republican yet Im not rich, nor am I a pig, nor am I the scum of the earth, and I'll thank you to keep that chip on your shoulder in check. Personally, I voted against my class getting "free" government health care because I know that:
(a) The government cant afford it in the current state of the economy.
(b) Its not Uncle Sam's responsibility to take care of me beyond the matter of national security. That responsibility lies within one person. Me.
do you have any idea how corrupt the health care system is in America
it is there to serve 2 purposes
1) So the wealthy dont have to pay a poll into a Universal Health Care like every 1st 2nd and most 3rd world nations on the planet
and
2) So the Insurance companies who are in bed with politicians from both sides can extort money from you for doing NOTHING
There is nothing more corrupt and evil then the health care system in the USA
Stop watching Fox News, they work for the wealthy and corrupt
They have you believe we live in a free market and the government shouldnt provide you health care, I pity you, actually I hate you
do you have any idea how corrupt the health care system is in America
it is there to serve 2 purposes
1) So the wealthy dont have to pay a poll into a Universal Health Care like every 1st 2nd and most 3rd world nations on the planet
and
2) So the Insurance companies who are in bed with politicians from both sides can extort money from you for doing NOTHING
There is nothing more corrupt and evil then the health care system in the USA
Stop watching Fox News, they work for the wealthy and corrupt
They have you believe we live in a free market and the government shouldnt provide you health care, I pity you, actually I hate you
Have fun with that...you know, hating a stranger and all. Bet that will do you alot of good. Calm down. There's no reason to have a hissy fit over differing opinions.
And, FYI, if you think the scenario you just painted for me is the most corrupt and evil system there is, you need to read more. Show me a world market where politics has absolutely no effect.Show me a market where the government's politicians dont have their fingers in at least one pie.
Like it or not, business and politics usually go almost hand-in-hand. Most of it you dont even see.
Have fun with that...you know, hating a stranger and all. Bet that will do you alot of good. Calm down. There's no reason to have a hissy fit over differing opinions.
And, FYI, if you think the scenario you just painted for me is the most corrupt and evil system there is, you need to read more. Show me a world market where politics has absolutely no effect.Show me a market where the government's politicians dont have their fingers in at least one pie.
Like it or not, business and politics usually go almost hand-in-hand. Most of it you dont even see.
You are asking for evidence that cannot possibly be offered! How about being realistic!
Malpractice lawsuit, increasing life expectancy, more complicated surgeries and more technologically advanced equipment are to blame for your out of control prices. The main reason why you can walk into practically any hospital and get pretty much any care you need immediately requires inefficiency and someone has to pay for the $2,000,000 MRI machine and the $800,000 yearly use cost. You can't make a ward of the hospital for a very specific ailment and expect to have droves of people to keep the beds full and the money flowing.
It's a lot easier to say the republican or democrats did it all though just like with the financial crisis. Anybody's fault but our own.
Oh I'd looovve to see you try it. Im republican yet Im not rich, nor am I a pig, nor am I the scum of the earth, and I'll thank you to keep that chip on your shoulder in check. Personally, I voted against my class getting "free" government health care because I know that:
(a) The government cant afford it in the current state of the economy.
(b) Its not Uncle Sam's responsibility to take care of me beyond the matter of national security. That responsibility lies within one person. Me.
GREAT POST! When will people wake up and turn to themselves instead of the Government when it comes to dealing with the important issues of their lives?
The Government wouldn't be able to handout Healthcare or other lavish entitlements if the economy were booming! The country is broke: the deficit for 2009 is $ 1.2 Trillion without the stimulus and the Public Debt is about
$ 6 Trilion, with more than $ 5o Trillion in unfunded liabilities moving forward (much of it from existing entitlements, esp Medicare and Social Security).
Maybe the Government could balance its budget if the voters didn't expect it to handout everything.
GREAT POST! When will people wake up and turn to themselves instead of the Government when it comes to dealing with the important issues of their lives?
The Government wouldn't be able to handout Healthcare or other lavish entitlements if the economy were booming! The country is broke: the deficit for 2009 is $ 1.2 Trillion without the stimulus and the Public Debt is about
$ 6 Trilion, with more than $ 5o Trillion in unfunded liabilities moving forward (much of it from existing entitlements, esp Medicare and Social Security).
Maybe the Government could balance its budget if the voters didn't expect it to handout everything.
Oh, you mean the BILLIONS of dollar in the WELFARE check the government was able to afford to give the CEOs who FAILED in their jobs....the BILLIONS that were used as BONUSES/PARTIES/VACATIONS for the uber-wealthy who FAILED at their jobs....
are those the voters you're talking about?
Why do repubs think it's OK to hand our BILLIONS to the wealthy but scream at the THOUGHT of money going to the poor .....
They must LOVE Third World status for the United States !!!!(????)
FWIW - The Roman Empire succumbed to the cost of supporting profitless foreign investment outside of the immediate are of continental Europe and Egypt.
On health care. Maybe we should have a system where no insurance, private or government, was available for health care and everybody had to pay out of savings. Then health care would be "properly" rationed, like any other commodity, by the ability to pay. After all people do not have a "right" to gold or diamonds or automobiles or food so why should they have a right to health care. For that matter why should they have have a "right" to life? Unless they are a fetus?
FWIW - The Roman Empire succumbed to the cost of supporting profitless foreign investment outside of the immediate are of continental Europe and Egypt.
On health care. Maybe we should have a system where no insurance, private or government, was available for health care and everybody had to pay out of savings. Then health care would be "properly" rationed, like any other commodity, by the ability to pay. After all people do not have a "right" to gold or diamonds or automobiles or food so why should they have a right to health care. For that matter why should they have have a "right" to life? Unless they are a fetus?
Where is this, I wish I were living in the 15th Century mentality coming from?
Oh, you mean the BILLIONS of dollar in the WELFARE check the government was able to afford to give the CEOs who FAILED in their jobs....the BILLIONS that were used as BONUSES/PARTIES/VACATIONS for the uber-wealthy who FAILED at their jobs....
are those the voters you're talking about?
Why do repubs think it's OK to hand our BILLIONS to the wealthy but scream at the THOUGHT of money going to the poor .....
They must LOVE Third World status for the United States !!!!(????)
Hey, did you call and write and badger your Senators and representatives that voted for all the billions given to the weathy? Did you express your disgust about the bailouts? Not many people did because the bailouts went through with no problems. Remember, its been a Democratically controlled Congress for 2 years. How come the Democratic controlled Congress voted for all the bailouts to give to the rich? Its not just a Rep vs Dem thing; they are all crooks who dine at the same expensive restaurants, kids go to the same snobby private schools, (Sidwell-Friends included), play golf at the same exclusive country clubs that you can't get into, and generally socialize on all the same levels, all with your tax dollars. Stop buying into the "hate rhetoric" from both sides; if you want real change you have to stop voting in Dems and Reps and take a chance on a third party. The revolution should be against all politicians now in office. Career politicians become corrupt because of the easy money and the power they concentrate.
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