People of Massachusetts have had Romney/Obama care for several years now. Do they like it, or is there a big effort to repeal?-I have heard reports that 98% of Massachusetts children have health insurance. Is that a bad thing?-Other than the mandatory part of the ACA, I have not read, on these boards, a SINGLE argument against a particular aspect of the act.
If you read earlier speeches from the President, you will find that the goal is single payer, aka government run health care. But there is more. Don’t you see where this will go? Just like helmets and seat belts, the gov will use this to regulate the food you eat, the amount and type of daily exercise you take part in, it is a regulation bonanza! The guise of free healthcare is silly coming from a government that has the worst schools, horrible roads, largest deficits.. Do you realize that the whole health care mess is going to get worse because the A CA does not control costs?
Single payer is NOT government-run healthcare. That doesn’t even make sense. Unless the government is administrating the hospitals, directly paying the staff, supplying the clinics, and collecting the patients’ payments, they’re not running healthcare. Medicare is a single-payer system. If you were to extend Medicare to cover everyone, that would be single-payer, and the government isn’t running any healthcare to provide Medicare.
Norway and Sweden have some of the highest standards of living in the world, even though they have high taxes (that benefit the population, not corporate interests). Want to go to another successful democracy without a full, national, and FREE (you pay your taxes, you get your medicine) health care system? Good luck.
“Just like helmets and seat belts, the gov will use this to regulate the food you eat, the amount and type of daily exercise you take part in, it is a regulation bonanza! The guise of free healthcare is silly coming from a government that has the worst schools, horrible roads, largest deficits.. Do you realize that the whole health care mess is going to get worse because the A CA does not control costs?”And then they’re going to hire thugs to go around kicking everyone’s puppies! They must be stopped!!Roads and schools are largely the responsibility of the states and local government. Our previous governor, a Republican, cut funding for education. He also cut funding for roads and bridge inspections after a major bridge collapsed many people were killed or seriously insured.As for regulating the food you eat, food already is regulated. The FDA issues regulations to insure the food you eat isn’t rancid and won’t give you food poisoning. You know, regulations that some people would do away with because they “stifle” corporations? If you’re truely worried about your diminishing personal freedoms, why don’t you start with the personal freedom you lost with the Patriot Act?
Mhic: the Dems, AND REPUBLICANS, voted this increase in some time ago, it wasn’t just for “After THIS election”! Interesting the same people complaining about premiums being too low, now complain that they’re being raised!!
are taxpayers getting tired yet of paying med bills for the un-insured? It takes a big chunk of tax money and adds to the debtACA will bring THAT to a STOP!.
braindead Premium Member almost 12 years ago
People of Massachusetts have had Romney/Obama care for several years now. Do they like it, or is there a big effort to repeal?-I have heard reports that 98% of Massachusetts children have health insurance. Is that a bad thing?-Other than the mandatory part of the ACA, I have not read, on these boards, a SINGLE argument against a particular aspect of the act.
aguirra3 almost 12 years ago
If you read earlier speeches from the President, you will find that the goal is single payer, aka government run health care. But there is more. Don’t you see where this will go? Just like helmets and seat belts, the gov will use this to regulate the food you eat, the amount and type of daily exercise you take part in, it is a regulation bonanza! The guise of free healthcare is silly coming from a government that has the worst schools, horrible roads, largest deficits.. Do you realize that the whole health care mess is going to get worse because the A CA does not control costs?
bjames.wi almost 12 years ago
Single payer is NOT government-run healthcare. That doesn’t even make sense. Unless the government is administrating the hospitals, directly paying the staff, supplying the clinics, and collecting the patients’ payments, they’re not running healthcare. Medicare is a single-payer system. If you were to extend Medicare to cover everyone, that would be single-payer, and the government isn’t running any healthcare to provide Medicare.
Stormrider2112 almost 12 years ago
Norway and Sweden have some of the highest standards of living in the world, even though they have high taxes (that benefit the population, not corporate interests). Want to go to another successful democracy without a full, national, and FREE (you pay your taxes, you get your medicine) health care system? Good luck.
Jason Allen almost 12 years ago
“Just like helmets and seat belts, the gov will use this to regulate the food you eat, the amount and type of daily exercise you take part in, it is a regulation bonanza! The guise of free healthcare is silly coming from a government that has the worst schools, horrible roads, largest deficits.. Do you realize that the whole health care mess is going to get worse because the A CA does not control costs?”And then they’re going to hire thugs to go around kicking everyone’s puppies! They must be stopped!!Roads and schools are largely the responsibility of the states and local government. Our previous governor, a Republican, cut funding for education. He also cut funding for roads and bridge inspections after a major bridge collapsed many people were killed or seriously insured.As for regulating the food you eat, food already is regulated. The FDA issues regulations to insure the food you eat isn’t rancid and won’t give you food poisoning. You know, regulations that some people would do away with because they “stifle” corporations? If you’re truely worried about your diminishing personal freedoms, why don’t you start with the personal freedom you lost with the Patriot Act?
lonecat almost 12 years ago
I have health insurance. It’s provided by the provincial government, funded out of tax revenues. Everyone has it. No freeloaders here.
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
Morin again “nails it”.
Spyderred almost 12 years ago
Interesting that anyone would believe someone in Alabama would not be merely passing out numbers to scare voters into backing the elephants.
pirate227 almost 12 years ago
That’s the system we have today, cons.
spelvin2002 almost 12 years ago
Try Cuba.
ninety_nine_percent almost 12 years ago
Great ’toon Jim!
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
Mhic: the Dems, AND REPUBLICANS, voted this increase in some time ago, it wasn’t just for “After THIS election”! Interesting the same people complaining about premiums being too low, now complain that they’re being raised!!
pam Miner almost 12 years ago
are taxpayers getting tired yet of paying med bills for the un-insured? It takes a big chunk of tax money and adds to the debtACA will bring THAT to a STOP!.