Poll: Opinion on Health Care Reform

[Dene]

From an external point of view, I am completely in favour of the bill.

Oh and those that are worried about the costs: Do you realise how much debt the latest wars have caused?

 

[Daniel Wu]

From an external point of view, I am completely in favour of the bill.

Oh and those that are worried about the costs: Do you realise how much debt the latest wars have caused?

A dollar spent for war and a dollar spent for this bill is still a dollar that we don't have.

 

[4Chan]

I cant for the live of me see what you have against this. I have seen what Fox News has said about "Health Care == Communism" and i'm sorry, it is insane.

>Fox News

Moar liek Faux News lolololol.

I don't like the media.
.-.

 

[DavidWoner]

Just a clarification from all the Patriots opposed to this measure:

Y'all are also in favor of the complete abolishment of Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, right?

Over a long period of time, yes.

Ditto.

I live in a country with Health Care. If you are sick you get treated at a public hospital, and if they take to long you go to a private one for free. I cant for the live of me see what you have against this.

You mean you are treated for "free." It's not free healthcare, its just prepaid with your tax money. In order for this to be a good thing, it would have to provide healthcare equal to what people receive now, for less money. Given the poor state of Veteran's Hospitals (free gov't-run hospitals for veterans) I don't really see that happening.

From an external point of view, I am completely in favour of the bill.

Oh and those that are worried about the costs: Do you realise how much debt the latest wars have caused?

If the war ended today it would only alleviate ~14% of the national debt. With the coming increases in spending for medicare, medicaid, and social security the national debt is expected to increase to ~$53 trillion by 2040. Sure, ending the war would definitely help a bit, but it won't be any sort of saving grace.

 

[Dene]

From an external point of view, I am completely in favour of the bill.

Oh and those that are worried about the costs: Do you realise how much debt the latest wars have caused?

A dollar spent for war and a dollar spent for this bill is still a dollar that we don't have.

Ok... You realise that goverments are meant to spend the money that they tax you to benefit the country? As in, to guarantee healthcare, not to send men out to get killed?

 

[Dene]

From an external point of view, I am completely in favour of the bill.

Oh and those that are worried about the costs: Do you realise how much debt the latest wars have caused?

If the war ended today it would only alleviate ~14% of the national debt. With the coming increases in spending for medicare, medicaid, and social security the national debt is expected to increase to ~$53 trillion by 2040. Sure, ending the war would definitely help a bit, but it won't be any sort of saving grace.

Ok, but if the wars never started in the first place, the US would never been in so much debt that the number no longer fitted on the sign that shows the national debt.

 

[Bryan]

Ok, but if the wars never started in the first place, the US would never been in so much debt that the number no longer fitted on the sign that shows the national debt.

If the US never went to war, we'd be under Britain's control still.....

 

[anythingtwisty]

Ok, but if the wars never started in the first place, the US would never been in so much debt that the number no longer fitted on the sign that shows the national debt.

If the US never went to war, we'd be under Britain's control still.....

So you're saying that US intervention in the Middle East is as justifiable as a war for independence on our own soil?

 

[pjk]

Since I'm living outside the US at the moment, all of my knowledge has come from reading stories and information on the web. I have, however, been following it quite closely for the last several months.

The fact of the matter is that something needs to be done. Whether this bill is the right thing to do or not remains to be shown. From what I understand of the bill, I do support it. We can't just sit here and let the health care system go as it is, because it is clearly not working. I think passing this bill is a huge step in reforming the way it works, and it is necessary.

I think 99% of the people that oppose the bill (as well as 99% of people who support it) have very little understanding of what exactly the bill does, and what exactly is in. It seems to me that, like with all politics, people's opinion is more or less based on what channel they watched on TV.

 

[James Ludlow]

Ok, but if the wars never started in the first place, the US would never been in so much debt that the number no longer fitted on the sign that shows the national debt.

If the US never went to war, we'd be under Britain's control still.....

Rule Brittania!

 

[Edmund]

Oh and those that are worried about the costs: Do you realise how much debt the latest wars have caused?

Exactly. We should be working on fixing the deficit, not on health care that's costing huge amounts of money. We are in a deep enough hole, we need to come out, not go farther in.

 

[ZamHalen]

I may be misunderstanding this (I don't pay attention to politics) but why quit if you're a doctor?You're getting payed for what your doing either way.(Unless ,like I said, i'm misunderstanding this and the bill is lowering the cost. But that would mean more people going to you anyway if it was affordable wouldn't it?)Unless it's not an issue of being payed that is and just the fact that doctors don't want the govt. involved

 

[iSpinz]

Just a clarification from all the Patriots opposed to this measure:

Y'all are also in favor of the complete abolishment of Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, right?

Over a long period of time, yes.

Ditto.

Squirtle.

 

[Kirjava]

NHS is awesome.

 

[iasimp1997]

Stupid.
Government did the vote on a Sunday to prevent riots and protests, and, also, to get the bill passed quicker and easier. In other words, they're shoving **** down our throats.

If our country turns into a communist country, there are gonna be some major problems.
Communism promises food, money, all that stuff. No matter how much work is done. This is one of the major flaws in communism. If you get food and money no matter how much work you do, then people will eventually do less and less work. This is kind of obvious. But that's what would happen if America were to turn communist. Hell, if the whole world was communist, there wouldn't be that much of anything. INCLUDING CUBES!!!!!11eleven
Also, government controls basically everything, so communism = sadface.

 

[ZamHalen]

This isn't my opinion this is more of a thing I saw today, where a former student of one of my teachers walked into class and asked how she felt about healthcare.After she stated her opinion the student proceeded to state "facts" that his current AP history teacher gave him.Soon our teacher was upset by the fact that the other teacher was feeding the students his political opinions as fact. I'm just saying this to show that some people are being biased by opinions which they are being told are facts (which is the reason I don't pay attention to polotical talks).Either way our teacher went on to argue her side.And to tell you the truth I take no sides on healthcare.

 

[beingforitself]

NHS is awesome.

Sounds like evil commie-talk to me.

 

[Escher]

NHS is awesome.

Yay it is!

Sounds like evil commie-talk to me.

Being an evil commie I guess it must be.

 

[beingforitself]

i don't think its the governments place to give sick people (no matter how sad there story is) our money

I agree 100%. If someone's child gets sick and they are too poor to afford health care, the child should be allowed to die. It's called simple justice.

 

[Escher]

i don't think its the governments place to give sick people (no matter how sad there story is) our money

I agree 100%. If someone's child gets sick and they are too poor to afford health care, the child should be allowed to die. It's called simple justice.

You are an idiot. I'd like to see if you would say the same thing if you were a parent in that position.