Why the constant political gotchas that in the total scheme of things are irrelevant? Who cares if Obama’s wording was unintentionally not perfect. That’s not what’s important. A person dies every 20 minutes in America because they lack affordable health care. That’s 72 people today, yesterday, and tomorrow. About 26,000 annually – about eight 9/11s every year. And the Republicans are determined it will stay that way. Imagine the reaction and the billions spent if those 72 people who died today for lack of affordable health care were killed by a Muslim terrorist. No wonder America is decades behind every other developed nation in providing affordable quality health care. Too many have their priorities screwed up.
Or diabetes-Or heart arrhythmia-Or kidney disease-The ER’s requirement is to stabilize the patient. After that, they are sent on their way and they are billed.
Seems to be the favourite conservative reaction that if you don’t like something you call it a lie. (…in common parlene that is called lying…." You don’t happen to mean “parlance” do you?).Unfortunately 72 people dying every day (26,000 annually) because they lack affordable health care is all too true, although we can quibble about the exact number. Urban Institute says 22,000. Harvard Medical School says 44,800. I heard just yesterday on TV the figure is 26,000. I went with the lower number, although Harvard could very well be right. Rather than the accusations of lying and the fascist name-calling, why don’t you lend your support to badly needed reforms and actually do something for the good of Americans?
“…….So the same 26,000 people will die with ACA insurance. That will make them feel better……”.That’s 26,000 people who die of treatable conditions that if they had access to affordable health care would live. (Harvard Medical School study says the number is 45,000)
Once again corARYAN misstates the truth. The “cuts” to Medicare were NOT cuts to benefits, but an attempt to weed out OVERPAYMENTS to shady practitioners!BTW: Obama (or Bush, Clinton, Reagan) is NOT who determines a cost of living allowance. Why don’t YOU just STOP spending so damned much for your lifestyle? See, I can be a Tea Partier with the correct presentation!
Gypsy8 over 10 years ago
Why the constant political gotchas that in the total scheme of things are irrelevant? Who cares if Obama’s wording was unintentionally not perfect. That’s not what’s important. A person dies every 20 minutes in America because they lack affordable health care. That’s 72 people today, yesterday, and tomorrow. About 26,000 annually – about eight 9/11s every year. And the Republicans are determined it will stay that way. Imagine the reaction and the billions spent if those 72 people who died today for lack of affordable health care were killed by a Muslim terrorist. No wonder America is decades behind every other developed nation in providing affordable quality health care. Too many have their priorities screwed up.
braindead Premium Member over 10 years ago
Or diabetes-Or heart arrhythmia-Or kidney disease-The ER’s requirement is to stabilize the patient. After that, they are sent on their way and they are billed.
Gypsy8 over 10 years ago
Seems to be the favourite conservative reaction that if you don’t like something you call it a lie. (…in common parlene that is called lying…." You don’t happen to mean “parlance” do you?).Unfortunately 72 people dying every day (26,000 annually) because they lack affordable health care is all too true, although we can quibble about the exact number. Urban Institute says 22,000. Harvard Medical School says 44,800. I heard just yesterday on TV the figure is 26,000. I went with the lower number, although Harvard could very well be right. Rather than the accusations of lying and the fascist name-calling, why don’t you lend your support to badly needed reforms and actually do something for the good of Americans?
Gypsy8 over 10 years ago
^ http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/09/new-study-finds-45000-deaths-annually-linked-to-lack-of-health-coverage/
Gypsy8 over 10 years ago
“…….So the same 26,000 people will die with ACA insurance. That will make them feel better……”.That’s 26,000 people who die of treatable conditions that if they had access to affordable health care would live. (Harvard Medical School study says the number is 45,000)
braindead Premium Member over 10 years ago
“So the same 26,000 people will die with ACA insurance. That will make them feel better.”-This is something you honestly believe?
edward thomas Premium Member over 10 years ago
Once again corARYAN misstates the truth. The “cuts” to Medicare were NOT cuts to benefits, but an attempt to weed out OVERPAYMENTS to shady practitioners!BTW: Obama (or Bush, Clinton, Reagan) is NOT who determines a cost of living allowance. Why don’t YOU just STOP spending so damned much for your lifestyle? See, I can be a Tea Partier with the correct presentation!