US Healthcare Reform passed
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Yes. As the rest of the world throws off the yoke of communism, we seem hell-bent to embrace it.
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why don't you have a tea party?
That might stop it.
That might stop it.
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If it could, it would have been outlawed already. What they need is courageous White Men like Gray's Scouts who against all adds slowed down the spread of communist plague in Africa.why don't you have a tea party?
That might stop it.
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You mean the courageous White men defeated by Mugabe's ZANLAs and Nkomo's ZIPRA forces?If it could, it would have been outlawed already. What they need is courageous White Men like Gray's Scouts who against all adds slowed down the spread of communist plague in Africa.why don't you have a tea party?
That might stop it.
Isn't it about this time of night you start inflating your rubber Hitler doll Peter?
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Mugabe was a puppet. Those courageous White Men on horses had to face the best the commies had to offer.
You mean the courageous White men defeated by Mugabe's ZANLAs and Nkomo's ZIPRA forces?
Isn't it about this time of night you start inflating your rubber Hitler doll Peter?
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Only if you already inflated your Stalin doll my little nameless commie.Isn't it about this time of night you start inflating your rubber Hitler doll Peter?
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Spending someone else's money is always good clean fun.
"I'm putting an end to this f*ckery." - Rayna Boyanov
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The death panels won't take kindly to those type of comments, comrade.Spending someone else's money is always good clean fun.
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You know it's fucked up when you get a thumbs up from the UN
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62N5AU20100324
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62N5AU20100324
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Not sure how serious the comment is, but to the extent that it is true at all, it is a mere extension to several centuries of measures from governments compelling us to do things. In any case, a system which helps more people to buy private insurance is hardly socialism, never mind communism.Yes. As the rest of the world throws off the yoke of communism, we seem hell-bent to embrace it.
The real problem with this legislation is not political, or ethical, or medical. It is financial : rather than creating savings for the economy, it is highly likely to cost a lot more than anticipated down the years. This is the problem with all entitlement programs.
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Indeed. Entitlement programs are generally predicated on the assumption of a continuously growing body of contributors to the system. That is, for entitlements such as Social Security to work, the number of working people (and by extension, the country's population) needs to keep increasing year-to-year. Yes, it is essentially a giant pyramid scheme, one that would do Mr. Madoff proud.The real problem with this legislation is not political, or ethical, or medical. It is financial : rather than creating savings for the economy, it is highly likely to cost a lot more than anticipated down the years. This is the problem with all entitlement programs.
Problems arise when your country's population growth levels out, as is the situation now in mature industrialized nations such as Japan and Germany.
Nothing new here. It is the age-old Democrat method: mortgage our future using other people's money.
"I'm putting an end to this f*ckery." - Rayna Boyanov
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Indeed. Entitlement programs are generally predicated on the assumption of a continuously growing body of contributors to the system. That is, for entitlements such as Social Security to work, the number of working people (and by extension, the country's population) needs to keep increasing year-to-year. Yes, it is essentially a giant pyramid scheme, one that would do Mr. Madoff proud.The real problem with this legislation is not political, or ethical, or medical. It is financial : rather than creating savings for the economy, it is highly likely to cost a lot more than anticipated down the years. This is the problem with all entitlement programs.
Problems arise when your country's population growth levels out, as is the situation now in mature industrialized nations such as Japan and Germany.
Nothing new here. It is the age-old Democrat method: mortgage our future using other people's money.
legalise the illegal workforce.
problem solved.
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That would provide an impulse increase, which might allow the government to make ends meet for a few years, but we'd soon run into the same problem.Indeed. Entitlement programs are generally predicated on the assumption of a continuously growing body of contributors to the system. That is, for entitlements such as Social Security to work, the number of working people (and by extension, the country's population) needs to keep increasing year-to-year. Yes, it is essentially a giant pyramid scheme, one that would do Mr. Madoff proud.The real problem with this legislation is not political, or ethical, or medical. It is financial : rather than creating savings for the economy, it is highly likely to cost a lot more than anticipated down the years. This is the problem with all entitlement programs.
Problems arise when your country's population growth levels out, as is the situation now in mature industrialized nations such as Japan and Germany.
Nothing new here. It is the age-old Democrat method: mortgage our future using other people's money.
legalise the illegal workforce.
problem solved.
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But the US population is far from leveling out. Despite the many forthcoming budget problems in coming decades, this is one chink of optimism for the US. We should not forget that the population of the US will rise substantially this century, perhaps to 400m by 2050. This does mean that the US is relatively better placed than almost any other Western country (and many developing countries too) in dealing with an ageing population.Indeed. Entitlement programs are generally predicated on the assumption of a continuously growing body of contributors to the system. That is, for entitlements such as Social Security to work, the number of working people (and by extension, the country's population) needs to keep increasing year-to-year. Yes, it is essentially a giant pyramid scheme, one that would do Mr. Madoff proud.The real problem with this legislation is not political, or ethical, or medical. It is financial : rather than creating savings for the economy, it is highly likely to cost a lot more than anticipated down the years. This is the problem with all entitlement programs.
Problems arise when your country's population growth levels out, as is the situation now in mature industrialized nations such as Japan and Germany.
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Don't worry - The Obama administration is already making plans for dealing with the elderly.
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Health care is a tough issue.
Poor folks have it fine and people with good jobs have it fine. But, some folks who are trying to work can be royally screwed if someone gets sick. Doctors and insurance companies wage war with your health not neccesarily the #1 objective. Then we have the humanitarian side. If you are poor and you get cancer, is it not the religious, moral, whatever thing to do to provide chemotherapy and tumor-removal surgery?
It's all such a big mess, that I basically say, "to hell with it, bring on socialized medicne and lets be just like Canada." Yes things will get worse- but it's pretty screwed up now.
I would also say that health care reform has been a pretty big political issue helping Democrats and hurting Republicans. Oh, sure, there's concerns that Obamma care is too Communist and hell yes, I wish it wasn't him ramrodding the plan.
But too many Bushes acted like the country was totally hunky-dory/Polly Anna while some segments weren't neccesarily rosy. Conversely, Bill and Barak got a lot of traction by feeling our pain and questioning well-paid doctors and insurance executives.
Poor folks have it fine and people with good jobs have it fine. But, some folks who are trying to work can be royally screwed if someone gets sick. Doctors and insurance companies wage war with your health not neccesarily the #1 objective. Then we have the humanitarian side. If you are poor and you get cancer, is it not the religious, moral, whatever thing to do to provide chemotherapy and tumor-removal surgery?
It's all such a big mess, that I basically say, "to hell with it, bring on socialized medicne and lets be just like Canada." Yes things will get worse- but it's pretty screwed up now.
I would also say that health care reform has been a pretty big political issue helping Democrats and hurting Republicans. Oh, sure, there's concerns that Obamma care is too Communist and hell yes, I wish it wasn't him ramrodding the plan.
But too many Bushes acted like the country was totally hunky-dory/Polly Anna while some segments weren't neccesarily rosy. Conversely, Bill and Barak got a lot of traction by feeling our pain and questioning well-paid doctors and insurance executives.
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