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  1. scottfreitas

    scottfreitasGenius_badge said, 20 days ago

    Polls show most people are selfish and stupid and don’t care one bit how much other people suffer because of their actions. So using the above cartoon’s logic, we should just all surrender to Big Government now. Stop working, stop trying, just hand over our wallets and ask to be thrown in jail and taken care of the rest of our lives by corrupt, lying politicians.

    Sure! Sounds good to me!

    It’s official: America was a good idea in theory, but a complete and total epic failure IRL.

    People do not WANT liberty. They want a free ride, they want to steal as much money from others as they possibly can, they want all gain and no pain.

    I’m saying all this because I’m not stupid. It’s over. The left are insane lunatics who never stop. They’re as relentless as cockroaches. There isn’t one destructive, evil idea they ever come up with that isn’t eventually implemented. From abortion to gay marriage to hate crimes to health care, whatever madness infects their souls always gets spread into society through politics, the media, and education–all of which they have a virtual monopoly on.

    On next to pedophilia, polygamy, nationalization of all private industries, and of course both a global currency and global government. There’s no other frontiers remaining for all of the leftist vermin to conquer, other than to enslave the entire globe equally…

  2. comYics

    comYics said, 20 days ago

    Speak english tards. Public option, Government option, who cares? All health care should be free.

  3. comYics

    comYics said, 20 days ago

    Dude, scottfreitas, if your forced to go to work to pay your bills, and taxes to the government, your already being used as slave labour. Newsflash buddy.

  4. NebulousRikulau

    NebulousRikulauGenius_badge said, 20 days ago

    Why doesn’t Congress take a shortcut and table the question of the Public Option by proposing a Health Care Bill that leaves an option for the Public Option that can be hammered out later.

  5. ohrn

    ohrnGenius_badge said, 20 days ago

    WHERE DID “SINGLE PAYER” GO? Confusing times!

  6. cabrobst

    cabrobst said, 20 days ago

    They are against the public HAVING options, and always have been. Democracy is the rule of the people, but the model for Republicanism is Rome, where a few rich fat cats get all the goodies while the rest of us must beg for bread.

  7. HOWGOZIT

    HOWGOZIT said, 20 days ago

    Can someone explain how health CARE is being improved in all this? It is just an attack on insurance companies and attempt to have government control all aspects of our lives.

  8. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 20 days ago

    Because (1) many Americans have no health insurance, or insurance that is so inadequate that they dare not use it unless forced; (2) even those that DO have insurance are finding they don’t have enough for various reasons, including insurance companies’ willingness to cut people off when they get expensive – that is, when they need their insurance! Sixty percent of people who declare bankruptcy do so for healthcare expense reasons, and three-quarters of those people have insurance; (3) because insurance company restrictions are designed to save them money, not improve care. If they only eliminate some of those actions and keep them honest, it will be worth it – but not enough.
    http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/05/bankruptcy.medical.bills/

  9. DrCanuck

    DrCanuck said, 20 days ago

    There, there, Scotty; it’ll be alright. Go curl up with a nice hot cup of cocoa and watch the cartoon channel. I’ll bring cookies. You’ll feel better tomorrow.

  10. Kylop

    Kylop said, 20 days ago

    Thank you Jim! Another good one

  11. charlie555

    charlie555 said, 20 days ago

    Language on page 110 of the new bill (H.R. 3962) explicitly authorizes the “public health insurance option” to pay for all elective abortions. Abortion is legal in the U.S. through all nine months due to the “health of the mother” loophole.

    http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/65483-stupak-still-unhappy-with-healthcare-reform-abortion-provision

    QUOTE:
    ”Rep. Stupak said in a statement. ‘I am disappointed the Capps Amendment has remained intact in H.R. 3962, mandating abortion services for the first time in our nation’s history. I will continue to work with leadership to find satisfactory language on this issue.’”

  12. William Wilkerson

    William WilkersonGenius_badge said, 20 days ago

    Both, actually…

    I hope Ronny Reagan is enjoying the flat in Hell he has to share with Mr. Hitler and the Braun woman - Eva hates to change Ronnie’s diapers…

  13. Ken Warren

    Ken Warren said, 20 days ago

    Once again the question: Has anyone seen the Republicans latest Heath Care Plan?

    Has anyone seen any Republican Heath Care Plan?

    All I’ve seen is attacks and charges of “Death Panels”!

    Our health care needs fixing, I am open to any suggestion on how to fix it, so how about giving some positive ideas on how to fix it?

  14. charlie555

    charlie555 said, 20 days ago

    Republican Health Care Plan - in only 4 pages.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/GOPHealthPlan_061709.pdf?tag=contentMain;contentBody

  15. dtroutma

    dtroutma said, 20 days ago

    “Polls show most people are selfish and stupid and don’t care one bit how much other people suffer because of their actions.”

    Yep, that Bernie Madoff- such a lefty!

  16. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 20 days ago

    charlie, that’s not a plan so much as an advertisement. However:


    1. Extending tax savings or credits doesn’t help those too poor to afford most health insurance (bullets 1 and 2)

    2. What does “increase support” mean? It’s not defined.

    3. Allowing banding together is fine and I’m all in favor of that, but this again pushes it down to the states; means years for anything to happen, if it does.

    4. Tort reform is a tiny part of reform, and a favorite straw man of the GOP. Those who benefit most from this are insurance companies. The vast majority of awards are both reasonable and negotiated.

    5. Health Savings Accounts are great – IF you have money to put aside. And again with the tax benefits.

    6. Several of the points on keeping healthcare despite pre-existing conditions and job changes are already in the current plan, and it came from the Democrats in the first place. This is an obvious reform. But even then, they DON’T do it. Instead, they “Encourage states to create a universal access program.” Means nothing.

    7. Moving to opt-out instead of opt-in rules does nothing in terms of those who can’t afford employer-offered health care, especially if it isn’t very good. It “strengthens” nothing.

    8. Allowing dependents to stay on parental healthcare is fine, but this doesn’t require anything, meaning insurance companies can simply say “nope. Not in our policy.” Pure fluff.

    9. Providing “flexibility” to Medicare and SCHIP is just like the “school voucher” idea. You need some savvy to figure this out, and it’s another giveaway to insurance companies in the long run – this time giving our tax money to the for-profit insurance companies!

    10. Promoting health is interesting - and haven’t most of you righties condemned this sort of government interference?

    11. Rewards high-quality care: already in the Democratic plan, and condemned by bloviators as “rationing healthcare.” Well, charlie?

    12. Incentives to doctors to enter primary care: awesome idea, we should do it.
      Mostly, charlie, I don’t see a lot of substance where it counts – providing insurance coverage to those who cannot afford it – I see very little that improves care that the Democratic plan doesn’t already have, I see a lot of fluff that sounds good but has no enforcement, and I see a few giveaways to insurance companies.

  17. NeoconMan

    NeoconMan said, 20 days ago

    The American public should never be given options or given a chance to choose. They’d just screw it up anyway.

    Let the Insurance Companies make your health care choices for you. They only have your own self-interest in mind.

  18. charlie555

    charlie555 said, 20 days ago

    motive:

    At least you could critique it in less than an hour. :-)

    The Democrat plan reads like a health insurance policy instead of a bill. Which I know is the point. They want to run it. The Republicans want to regulate it and leave the details to the people. Always a nice thing in a free republic.

  19. jmworacle

    jmworacle said, 20 days ago

    Sadly, there are some who think that the “Public Option” means ‘free healthcare’. As I have stated on other posts on this sight: “If the ‘Public Option’ is so good why won’t our “frearless leaders” accept it for themselves…………………

  20. Ken Warren

    Ken Warren said, 20 days ago

    MOTIVEMAGUS – Good work, good research, it is nice to be able to review facts and be able to comment on them.

  21. DrCanuck

    DrCanuck said, 19 days ago

    Say, charlie; I have completely lost track of where we were having our conversation so I didn’t see your reply. Please excuse me for asking again.

    As you were saying, there is no way I can force your god to change his plans for your life. So, hypothetically, if I were to murder you, that would HAVE BEEN your god’s plan for your life. Have I understood your belief system correctly?

  22. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 19 days ago

    Thanks, charlie, Ken –
    charlie, you’re right, it is a policy. The policy is that we should be able to provide decent, affordable healthcare to all Americans, which would provide many social benefits as well as business benefits, since it would help small business, decrease time spent out of work, and decrease the expensive business of treating serious diseases at the wrong time in the emergency room, make us more competitive in the international marketplace, as well as, you know, “promote the general Welfare.” The reason we think this is possible is because so many nations already do this, and at a far lower cost per person than we do for the people we *do* have covered. Let me restate that: We cover a smaller percentage for twice the price per person. They cover everyone for at most half the average price per head, according to many studies.
    The Republicans are simply not interested in that; they only want to provide healthcare for those who can afford it, and implicitly consign everyone else to the “well, it’s their fault anyway” box. I don’t expect to come to agreement with you on this, but frankly, I can live with the idea that we would no longer be the selfish bast@rds a lot of the world thinks we are. Not to mention going along with Winston Churchill, who promoted the NHS idea before the Labour government picked it up, and was proud of his part in supporting it. And we would be doing nothing so extreme. We would only provide another option for health insurance, which would cover no one who could afford something better.
    You know, I have a new argument. If removing taxes from the rich is supposed to boost the economy (most economists now think that policy failed, by the way), why wouldn’t keeping more workers (and small businesses) healthy do the same? Not to mention decreasing bankruptcies due to healthcare costs – 60%, remember – which is bad for the economy.

  23. Tigger

    TiggerGenius_badge said, 19 days ago

    They need to scrape the PO It was dead until they brought-it back with the Opt-Out Clause. all 50 Governors are against this Shame Bill, and all 50 States will Opt our. All 50 Governors are telling their Senators They intend o Opt-Out if this shame Bill Passes.

    Health Care Reform is Dead for 2009. They do not hve he Votes to Pass this Shame Bill. Remember, it was supposed to be a done deal on 09/30/2009, we are now into November, and still no bill. They have gone back and too so many times, they do not know what they have. Oh, This willl not cover 100% of Americans, more like 92-94% basicaly what we have now.

  24. comYics

    comYics said, 19 days ago

    I havnt heard anything about the public getting to vote on this.

  25. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 19 days ago

    Tigger, not even close.

  26. foff

    foff said, 18 days ago

    Medicare - A + B = $100+ / mo
    Supplemental ins - C & D = $180+ / mo
    Rx w/ ins = 300+ /mo
    Total amount = $7000+ per year

    Insurance Co : Priceless
    Subscribers : Pennyless

    Now do the math for two subscribers

  27. charlie555

    charlie555 said, 17 days ago

    motive

    Again, I agree on the need to help the uninsurable.

    I disagree that it is the role of a government of, by, and for the people, to do more than foster a climate in which this will be possible.