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8/05/09 11:07:20 AM#26
You guys were ruled by an idiot for 8 years and now you complain about Obama? Gosh, some Americans are unbelievable. Even if you are a war-petrol-and-destruction-loving Republican, you have to admit that Bush was not the most suitable person to be the leader of the most advanced and powerful country in the world!
In the next election, just vote for the dumbest guy possible. That way, you will at least know you cannot expect much and everyone will be happy. Obama's biggest challenge is the Americans expectations from him. Something that was not the case with Bush! He was way too stupid and corrupt for people to expect anything from him... |
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Mazin
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Joined: 5/10/09
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8/05/09 11:08:21 AM#27
Originally posted by Yamota
Without a doubt. US healthcare is the best in the world but only if you can afford it which most people in the world cannot.
Wrong again, take my story, take the story of the person right above you. Do you live in America obviously not. |
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8/05/09 11:09:35 AM#28
Originally posted by Mazin
Wrong again, take my story, take the story of the person right above you. Do you live in America obviously not.
One person's story does not make the rule or norm, dude. |
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Yamota
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Joined: 10/05/03
Money in politics is the root of all political evil. It is corruption at it's worst. |
8/05/09 11:11:20 AM#29
Originally posted by Slampig Having the right to something implies that it is readily available. For example: the right of free speech does not mean that you have free speech if you can afford it. Same with housing and food etc otherwise the whole declaration would be pointless if you added if you can afford it to every article. US health care system is extremely good but only if you can afford it. A large portion of US citizens cannot and hence suffer for it. I only make around 25K a year and I can afford my health insurance plan. There are programs that make paying your health care bills affordable and viable even on a small salary. I have a 32K hospital bill and have been paying that off each month since I was released from the hospital. You are going to have to do better to convince me that I need to shell out even more of my earnings to pay for someone that either does not WANT to get health insurance, of who I know several people, or are not even citizens of this country. I dont need to convince you of anything as I dont live in US and not affected either way. But many americans have been brainwashed by the Republicans for so long that they see anything which helps someone who is not able as communism. What I am saying is that healthcare is something that all citizens both are entitled to and have the right two according to article 2 and 25 of universal declaration of human rights. But republicans have never been so keen on caring about human rights so no surprise that many americans doesn't either. And the fact is that about 15% of US citizens are without health insurance, you claim that they are because they dont want to, but why on earth would they not want to have health care? Makes no sense to me.
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Mazin
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8/05/09 11:12:16 AM#30
Originally posted by huxflux2004
And that's why Obama won the election, because most Americans were so fed up with Bush, yes even Republicans. America is a center country, Obama is far left. He is popular, yes. He's policies are not. |
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Yamota
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8/05/09 11:13:13 AM#31
Originally posted by Mazin
Wrong again, take my story, take the story of the person right above you. Do you live in America obviously not.
Uhm, why dont you read his statement again and realise that it was about people NOT living in US (and hence obviously not having an american health insurance). |
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Mazin
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8/05/09 11:14:25 AM#32
Originally posted by huxflux2004
Wrong again, take my story, take the story of the person right above you. Do you live in America obviously not.
One person's story does not make the rule or norm, dude.
There is 2 stories in this one thread. I will repeat this again, AMERICANS ARE NOT DENIED HEALTHCARE. Believe what you want, if your news tells you otherwise, here are 2 Americans in this thread that do not know each other from anything telling you different. Americans are not denied healthcare! |
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8/05/09 11:16:19 AM#33
Originally posted by Mazin
One person's story does not make the rule or norm, dude.
There is 2 stories in this one thread. I will repeat this again, AMERICANS ARE NOT DENIED HEALTHCARE. Believe what you want, if your news tells you otherwise, here are 2 Americans in this thread that do not know each other from anything telling you different. Americans are not denied healthcare!
Even if they are extremely poor? |
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Yamota
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Money in politics is the root of all political evil. It is corruption at it's worst. |
8/05/09 11:16:37 AM#34
Originally posted by Mazin
And that's why Obama won the election, because most Americans were so fed up with Bush, yes even Republicans. America is a center country, Obama is far left. He is popular, yes. He's policies are not. Then he will be voted out of office the next election and you can have another republican to cut taxes of the wealthy people, start wars based on made up evidence and revert to a healthcare for those that can afford it. |
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Mazin
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8/05/09 11:17:47 AM#35
*sigh* Healthcare insurance does not equal not receiving healthcare. Americans are not denied healthcare. |
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8/05/09 11:18:32 AM#36
Originally posted by Mazin
And that's why Obama won the election, because most Americans were so fed up with Bush, yes even Republicans. America is a center country, Obama is far left. He is popular, yes. He's policies are not.
If you read on international politics, you will find out that what you consider "far-left", is conservative or center-right in most European countries. But, even for the States, Obama is not far-left....
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Yamota
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8/05/09 11:19:01 AM#37
Originally posted by Mazin
One person's story does not make the rule or norm, dude.
There is 2 stories in this one thread. I will repeat this again, AMERICANS ARE NOT DENIED HEALTHCARE. Believe what you want, if your news tells you otherwise, here are 2 Americans in this thread that do not know each other from anything telling you different. Americans are not denied healthcare!
Oh, and I should just blindly accept that because you, a brainwashed far-right neo-liberal, says so? Believe it or not but I do know people in the US and they have told me how tough it is to have a good health insurance if you get seriously ill. Your premiums will go sky-high and it will be nigh-impossible to sign a new one because they check your health history and if you have been seriously ill then you are shit out of luck (unless you are wealthy). |
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Mazin
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It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta gum. |
8/05/09 11:19:02 AM#38
Originally posted by huxflux2004
One person's story does not make the rule or norm, dude.
There is 2 stories in this one thread. I will repeat this again, AMERICANS ARE NOT DENIED HEALTHCARE. Believe what you want, if your news tells you otherwise, here are 2 Americans in this thread that do not know each other from anything telling you different. Americans are not denied healthcare!
Even if they are extremely poor? Yes even if they are extremely poor, no one is denied healthcare in America. To go further on that I mean no one is denied it even the 40 million illegal aliens. |
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Yamota
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8/05/09 11:20:19 AM#39
Originally posted by Mazin
*sigh* Healthcare insurance does not equal not receiving healthcare. Americans are not denied healthcare. Not affording it and being denied it is effectively the same thing. You can go on with your semantics about they not being the same but effectively they are the same. |
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Mazin
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8/05/09 11:22:11 AM#40
Originally posted by Yamota
One person's story does not make the rule or norm, dude.
There is 2 stories in this one thread. I will repeat this again, AMERICANS ARE NOT DENIED HEALTHCARE. Believe what you want, if your news tells you otherwise, here are 2 Americans in this thread that do not know each other from anything telling you different. Americans are not denied healthcare!
Oh, and I should just blindly accept that because you, a brainwashed far-right neo-liberal, says so? Believe it or not but I do know people in the US and they have told me how tough it is to have a good health insurance if you get seriously ill. Your premiums will go sky-high and it will be nigh-impossible to sign a new one because they check your health history and if you have been seriously ill then you are shit out of luck (unless you are wealthy). This is partially true, but just because you dont have healthcare insurance does not mean you will not receive healthcare, you know where people take care of you, not healthcare insurance that little card in your wallet. |
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Mazin
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It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta gum. |
8/05/09 11:23:50 AM#41
Originally posted by Yamota Not affording it and being denied it is effectively the same thing. You can go on with your semantics about they not being the same but effectively they are the same.
I give up, believe what your news tells yah. |
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Yamota
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8/05/09 11:25:58 AM#42
Originally posted by Mazin This is partially true, but just because you dont have healthcare insurance does not mean you will not receive healthcare, you know where people take care of you, not healthcare insurance that little card in your wallet. To get adequate health care (which is stated in the article), in US, you need either an health insurance or pay alot of money. For example, lets say I dont have health insurance (because I cannot afford it) and I accidently cut of my fingers with a saw. If I go to the hospital and they say that they can put a bandage on it and thats it even though they can re-attach your fingers but only if you pay thousands of dollars I would NOT call that adequate health care. That is adequate health care if you can afford it. If not you get a bandage and sent on your way. |
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8/05/09 11:27:11 AM#43
Originally posted by Mazin Yes even if they are extremely poor, no one is denied healthcare in America. To go further on that I mean no one is denied it even the 40 million illegal aliens.
Is this why the States are ranked 46 (according to the CIA factbook) in infant mortality? That is 2 places below Cuba, by the way... |
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8/05/09 11:28:16 AM#44
Originally posted by Mazin Not affording it and being denied it is effectively the same thing. You can go on with your semantics about they not being the same but effectively they are the same.
I give up, believe what your news tells yah. Anyone who doesnt think there is already free healthcare in this country arnt living in the real world. You can go to my local clinic any day of the week and see uninsured people being treated. |
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Mazin
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It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta gum. |
8/05/09 11:31:37 AM#45
Originally posted by huxflux2004
If you read on international politics, you will find out that what you consider "far-left", is conservative or center-right in most European countries. But, even for the States, Obama is not far-left....
<Left============================Center========================Right> Total gov't control over everything Middle Ground No gov't anarachy After America won its independance in the 1780s we were more an anarachy under the Articles of Confederation, and later in 1789 the Constitution was written that made us more of a center right country. Based on our past Obama's policies are far left. |
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patrikd23
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8/05/09 11:36:14 AM#46
Maybe just skip healthcare and spend more money on schooling and making people in the US smarter. And then in about 20-30 years it will be better even without healthcare. And while your at it remove the federal reserve bank and stop using oil as fuel, use enviourment friendly fuel. I can go on and on but start there.
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Mazin
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It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta gum. |
8/05/09 11:36:47 AM#47
Originally posted by huxflux2004
Is this why the States are ranked 46 (according to the CIA factbook) in infant mortality? That is 2 places below Cuba, by the way...
I don't know what that means, do you know that California is the 6th largest economy in the world. Provide a link to your data btw, I'm not saying your wrong just want to dig deeper into your theory that Americans do not receive healthcare. |
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patrikd23
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8/05/09 11:38:15 AM#48
Originally posted by Mazin
If you read on international politics, you will find out that what you consider "far-left", is conservative or center-right in most European countries. But, even for the States, Obama is not far-left....
<Left============================Center========================Right> Total gov't control over everything Middle Ground No gov't anarachy After America won its independance in the 1780s we were more an anarachy under the Articles of Confederation, and later in 1789 the Constitution was written that made us more of a center right country. Based on our past Obama's policies are far left.
Or maybe just do the right thing and give the land back to the indians that was there long long before some moron came and just claimed someone elses land. |
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NovaKayne
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Joined: 3/04/04
That is just my opion and we all know what THAT is good for! |
8/05/09 11:43:11 AM#49
Being ruled by an idiot for 8 years does not mean we sit idly by and be ruled by a socialist. There were critics of the "idiot" and there will be critics of the "socialist".
And yes, we can still own weapons to defend ourselves in this country and particulary in the state I live in we can have conceled weapons. Not everyone is running around shooting each other. No non-guns-allowing area has less crime than areas that have guns so....
Health care is not free in US but, it is there. When Government gets involved in anything start following the money trail back from the official who is proposing it and you will find someone or some company that will profit. Plane and simple, NOTHING is FREE and EVERYTHING has a cost. It depends on whether you are willing to pay that cost.
Say hello, To the things you've left behind. They are more a part of your life now that you can't touch them. |
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patrikd23
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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. |
8/05/09 11:43:55 AM#50
Originally posted by Mazin Not affording it and being denied it is effectively the same thing. You can go on with your semantics about they not being the same but effectively they are the same.
I give up, believe what your news tells yah.
Media is controlled mate, use brains insted of what you hear and what people want you to see. |