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Originally Posted by Excaliber
I believe that is an absolutely false statement, all though it makes a great sound bite. Nor do I believe Health Care reform is about securing more votes or is even politically sound reasoning! It would be far more expediant to just leave it alone. So what IS the motivation? I think it stems from a sincere motivation to grant access to health care to a segment of the population that has been denied such coverage.
The Republicans and Democrats have attempted various reforms over the decades with some success and some failures. It is an extremely difficult issue to grapple with and no way will you keep all people happy all the time. It's an impossible task and this latest attempt at reform may ultimately fail to pass as well.
Flawed though it may be, I hope it does pass. We really do need to address the issue of to many American's being denied quality health care for one reason or another. THAT is simply not acceptable in a civilized society.
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Your last paragraph is the total BS that the public has swallowed hook/line/sinker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No one is denied health care for one reason or another that I know of,unless your counting people that can't afford it or people that would rather drive a new Escalade and watch television on their new 50" big screen tv than buy health insurance and then those very same people still have access to health care...........they are not being DENIED health care, they have chosen NOT to do whatever it takes to afford it,that's their choice,not mine.........
I chose to drive a Ford (8 to 10 years at a time) and watch tv on an old 32" "conventional" tv and go to work everyday,10 to 14 hours a day and HAVE health care........not rely on the goverberment to take care of me,while I sit home and eat and drink all day while watching the tv...............
Not sure about your neck of the woods, but in mine (Louisiana), we have a number of state/goverment run hospitals, we refer to as Charity Hospitals. Anyone can walk into one and get all the health care they need FREE of charge regarless of their financial well being 24/7.........There is also a law here that basically states anyone brought into or going into ANY hospital emergency room MUST be seen and given care/treatment until their condition is stable and they can be transfered to another hospital............
This I know for a fact, cause in Dec. of 08 I sat in the emergency room for 3 hours bleeding a nice puddle of blood on the floor while the waiting room was filled with welfare recipients with everything from a sore throat to a hang nail waiting to be seen and they were all seen and treated before me and I have health insurance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If someone can't afford health insurance, there ARE alternatives, like the ones I've mentioned and I truly feel sorry for them, but it's hard for me to feel sorry for anyone that drives a new Escalade and watchs tv on a new 50" LCD tv and sits home all day drinking and eating and is 150 pounds overwieght and then they complain about the lack of helath care avaliable to them.........
Now, your president wants to make sure these people have FREE health care when they have contributed nothing/nadda/zilch in the way of taxes or anything else to deserve the same or better health care that I pay dearly for every month and hope I never have to use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT MY EXPENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, but I just don't see things from your perspective.........
David
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