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Old 08-04-2009, 08:38 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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People with your mentality are the reason this nation is failing...
Come on now. I thought America was the "shining city on a hill". Have you no compassion for the poor and suffering?
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:39 AM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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YES Simple enough?
Wouldn't providing free healthcare promote MORE illegal immigration???
Especially when it is coupled with the other free services offered.

Are you in favor of uncontrolled illegal immigration?
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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TEN MILLION ARE NOT AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So what!!!!!!!!!! They are still human beings. Also 36 million are American meaning that over 10% of Americans have no insurance. unacceptable!
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:41 AM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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Absolutely, it would save me a ton of money. I pay almost $12,000/yr in insurance plus a fair amount out-of-pocket.
But what of others who pay less than you,why should they be forced to pay more?

It seems in the end this is about what is best for you....
We pay less than $2500 a year....I don't want to pay more.
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:42 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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So what!!!!!!!!!! They are still human beings. Also 36 million are American meaning that over 10% of Americans have no insurance. unacceptable!

Something they need to remember.. if those 10% are "not Americans" that is NOT the same thing as saying they are ILLEGAL. That DOES include people who are here LEGALLY with Visa's to work, etc.

Just pointing that out .
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Florida
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The Canadian single payer plan produces better results for less money. Let's just adopt a system we know works. They spend about five thousand a year in total. The us spends about 30% more.

CTV.ca | Health-care spending to reach $5,170 per person
Let's see.
In TM's case, 2 adults, one child.
$5,170 x 3 is....how much?

Does that meet your budget TM,rlchurch?
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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if we are talking ETHICS, illegal immigrants should be treated by their own physicians in their own country, so they are not utilizing services meant for working americans. that is stealing!
Yeah the illegal immigrants are only here to do the hard and unpleasant labor jobs, that no American wants, for slave wages! Who is stealing from whom?
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:44 AM
 
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Wouldn't providing free healthcare promote MORE illegal immigration???
Especially when it is coupled with the other free services offered.

Are you in favor of uncontrolled illegal immigration?

of course they are! what better way to drive a country into the new world order than through DEBT? cap and trade, UHC, quadrupling the federal deficit, fighting wars on 2 fronts. it shouldn't take long at this rate.......
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:45 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Let's see.
In TM's case, 2 adults, one child.
$5,170 x 3 is....how much?

Does that meet your budget TM,rlchurch?

I don't advocate a Canadian System...
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:45 AM
 
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Yeah the illegal immigrants are only here to do the hard and unpleasant labor jobs, that no American wants, for slave wages! Who is stealing from whom?
who made that up anyhow? in case you haven't noticed MILLIONS of americans are currently out of work.

it is so hard for the NWO folks to hide their hostility to america.....
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