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Readers' forum: Let health-care bill die
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Let it die ! We don't want it in any shape.
How bout' we clean up the system we already have in place, cut the corruption, let competition and the free market work.
Enough of these bills being passed in the middle of the night with nobody knowing what is in them. Nobody reading them, and costing us more than we have to give. Isn't this reasonable, Obama?
This bill is like a man who had too much iron in his water, so to make it taste better, he added 2 parts anti-freeze to every 3 parts water. It will make it taste sweeter, but it will kill you in the end.
Do we need health care reform? Yes. Is the current bill a good approach to health care reform? No.
Seasonal flu: 63,000
Cancer: 556,902
Pneumonia: 61776
Swine flu (estimate for this flu season): 90,000
Complications with Diabetes: 178689
So, how about we take care of those things first since they kill more people than the health care system.
(wow, I kinda like the periods Roland, it gives one a false sense of importance ;) )
Legislation--enacting universal health care--can result in fewer deaths and longer lives for those who lack insurance. So why not?
I'm not opposed to reform. But this thing that was cobbled together and passed without anyone having read it--I don't think that ANY of us have a clue of what the end result would be if it became law.
The government has NOTHING in and of itself - it can give only what it takes from others. I'm not opposed to taxes (really, I'm not), but surely there's a better use for our money than this bill provides.
@ok matt - I've never listened to Glenn Beck, for whatever that's worth to you.
@Sashimi - I suspect the mortality rate will be unchanged by this bill. It will stay at 100%. :)
The parable told by Jesus in order to illustrate that human kindness and fellow feeling must be available to all, and that fulfilling the spirit of the Law is just as important as fulfilling the letter of the Law.
And I always thought you religous nut-cakes on the ultra-far-right believed the Founding Fathers favored Christian values.
This IS one of them.
Actions speak louder than words.
Cancer, stop everyone from smoking and you will make a dent.
Seasonal flu - not preventable, but reducible.
Pneumonia, swine flu, diabetes - same a s seasonal flu.
The deaths from lack of healthcare due to lack of insurance coverage - 100% preventable.
That is the big difference. We as a people can elimnate those deaths if we simply have the will power and the courage to care about people once they are out of the womb.
Bue if you want to go into the arguement of health insurance (that is what congress is taking over, not health care) then lets have at it. You tell me what percentage of the population is without insurance, cannot afford insurance, and does not qualify for a government plan, then lets compare that to France's system (they are usually considered the best universal health care system).
It was the lack of support for President Obama that led him to allow the medical industry itself to write it’s own reform, which will be no reform at all for the people.
We have only ourselves to blame
I suspect that after we are exposed to government-run healthcare, roughly the same number of people as before will be dying. The difference is they will be dying with more pain and less treatment options than before.
Sounds good to me, let's eliminate the anti-trust exemption.
Insurance companies can now legally collude to fix prices due to this exemption and can have monopolies in geographic areas.
To reinstate the free market and end monopolies, the Federal government should elimnate this expemtion and break up monopolies.
Some research out there has shown that Democrats give more to the Symphonies than to humanitarian aid groups.
So, apparently the far right is actually doing what Jesus has said, and are giving their money to the poor.
If you have read the parables of Jesus, you will see that the servants that have to be commanded in all things are constantly rebuked. The Democrats are like those servants, and must be commanded to give to the poor before they will do so.
I think it's pretty clear from your first comment, "... if 45,000 people die because of our health system every year, that really isn't a problem") that you're on board with the Republican health care plan I outlined.
Save the "party of NO" talking points and tell us what YOU would do differently.
In the mean time, how about congress actually does something to reduce the cost of insurance rather than transferring its control to them.
Oh, wait, that's the present plan, my bad.
Yeah, insurance companies are great. Every year you and your employers rate goes up, and your plan covers less than it did the year before (Read the fine print). People who are getting sick are finding themselves dropped from insurance plans that they have paid into for years, not to mention that the plans that the industry is creating now to lower costs leaves individuals and families woefully underinsured.
They need to be stopped. The middle class can't afford another 30 percent increase in health insurance costs when there income only increases three percent during the same period.
The Republicans are not the "party of NO". They are the party of a 230 page health care reform bill that could reduce the cost of healthcare if it was enacted.
Once again, we can see that you just shoot from the hip and hope something will it.
You have some serious reading comprehension problems.
GWB said a LACK of health care due to a LACK of health insurance is directly responsible for 45000 deaths each year.
And RedShirt, we most certainly CAN prevent 100% of those deaths because if we, as a country, provide health insurance and health care to EVERYONE then they won't die due to a LACK of those things.
The Republican plan is pretty much the status quo when it comes to "regulating" the insurance industry. 45000 people die every year because of the status quo. I'd say, "Let you die" sums it up quite nicely, thank you.
The party of incessant whiners is more fitting than the party of no.
"...research has shown..."
"...Some research out there..."
"...aparently..."
Your standard indictment of all people who comment is that they do not stick to the facts.
Your post at 10:35 is an indictment of your own standard.
Please tell us all again how you concluded that the Good Samaritan was the Repbulicans!
hahahahahahahahaha
It makes sense, particularly in a recession, to look at policy changes that could make a difference: remove restrictions on interstate insurance purchases, remove restrictions that dictate what must be covered by every policy, etc.
Look changing (or, heaven forbid, rescinding) the laws and regulations that drive up the cost of health care, don't just play the shell game of changing who pays for what and call it "reform."
Can somebody tell us what this means about absolute power that will be given to our Narcissist-in-Chief? Is that what you lemmings, er, liberals want?
"Are Conservatives Happier than Liberals?" in the Washington Independant
Utah is typically considered a conservative state and "Happiest place? Survey says … Utah!" in the DN says it it the happiest.
Live Science's article "Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican" says conservatives are happier.
Again "The number: 37% – GOP leads" in the DN shows conservatives are happier than liberals
CNN's Jack Cafferty ran an article "Why are conservatives happier than liberals?"
Now read the article "Bleeding Heart Tightwads" in the NY Times, showing that liberals are the least likely to give money to charity.
Is that enough verifiable evidence, or do you need more?
To "Roland Kayser | 12:46 p.m." actually only 88% of France is covered by their national system. Read the article "France Fights Universal Care's High Cost" in the Wall Street Journal. 12% get private coverage. They may have a lower cost per person, but at least half their people pay more than we do.
Where in the Constitution does it allow for medical research? Unfortunately, (using the strict constructionalist, literal interpretation of the Constitution) I can't find where it gives power to the government to confiscate my assets to pay for medical research.
Please enlighten me.
Otherwise, your talking points fall flat on literal interpretation of the Constitution.
Yep, that's what I'm saying. *rolls eyes* (it's truly amazing how you get dumber with each post).
me: how do these other countries have longer life expectancies and higher ratings for health care when people are dying waiting for treatment?
I don't know about you, but medical science probably qualifies under that.
The middle class, on the other hand, will pay the poor and will not be able to afford what they get now. They will have to wait longer to get help, which means that more of them will die.
That fact is not about liberal or conservative views. It is just a reality that only conservatives are willing to recognize. Thanks Liberals.
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Did anyone change their mind because I put a period after each word?