so if the right hates public programs so much

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Originally Posted by newbie22

i did answer and said it not the solution......but the health insurance industry is prime example that your premise is wrong they have 35 % overhead.........shall we skin 35% off the top of everything?? I agree government is inefficient but putting a for profit company in charge of things like medicare is cleary not a reasonable alternative.....or really any different than government

Why is putting a private company in charge of something like medicare not a viable alternative? If a private company becomes inefficient, another company is started and takes over the business. If the government becomes inefficient...well...we simply raise taxes and support it anyway. Social Security is a prime example of that. If you had invested the same amount of money that you would pay into SS in the stock market for the last 25 years and retired today, you would have over eight times as much money for retirement. It is common knowledge that social security is much, much more inefficient than private investing, however it is supported anyway.

Originally Posted by newbie22

every personal thing i care about?????? food and healthcare cant be provided for american citizens??? i thought that treatment was reserved for veterans

The federal government's job is NOT to provide food or healthcare for american citizens (food stamps/obamacare as two examples). Where did you ever get the idea that it was?

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Originally Posted by GAisGreat

EXACTLY...'no sane republican'...That is the root of the problem, there is no sane republican, they have all become foaming at the mouth tea-tards!

don't you like the way liberals engage in dialogue. they are the smartest bunch of college educated people!!! if they could use their brain they would be dangerous!

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Originally Posted by newbie22

Why during recent republican control did the dept of education nearly double??
Why under rep control did public healthcare increase with the addition of the prescription drug program???
are the standards unclear........the right screams about govt control while it actually increases gov't

Fact is they don't hate govt programs that benefit them. It's a smokescreen, - sounds "responsible" and macho to blame govt but take its money anyway. The idea being that many Americans are too dumb or preoccupied to notice. It's rhetoric for public consumption. Ever talk to a con artist or used car salesman?
It's just being pragmatic - getting "yours" in any way possible.
It's a lot like blaming Obama for the deficit after Republicans ran it up, or refusing to raise the debt ceiling after raising it themselves year after year, no questions asked.