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100% beneficial discussion! Fixing this garbage would go a long way in making healthcare affordable, good and accessible. While I’m no expert in healthcare, I’m sure there are tons of things like this that would help fix our problems. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Nothing I’ve said is a personal attack. I might be a little salty in my response, but I have not attacked anyone. I’ve attacked opinions because you keep saying you provide facts, but you’re simply providing opinions disguised as facts. There is a healthy compromise in here somewhere. I don’t believe your “good, cheap and accessible” theory applies here. If we made more accessible while keeping the job of medical provider attractive there is no reason you cannot have all three. You have yet to prove that you cannot. Also, you have yet to answer the “why is America’s healthcare system the best in the world” question. What qualifies that statement? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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I’ll say it one more time. I’m not advocating for universal healthcare... What I am saying is that what we have right now is far from the best in the world. It is far from beneficial to most, let alone all people. We need to discuss the ways to make it accessible to everyone. Simply opening the market 100% (I see the attraction here for sure) isn’t going to fix it. People keep saying it is, but how? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Once again, you’re missing the point, but it’s clear you’re unwilling to see anything other than your own side, so I’ll just stop... How on earth do you not see the similarities? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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You're ignoring the point. Car insurance is mandatory, and you can face repercussions/fines/penalties for not having it. Just because it doesn't come out of your paycheck upon receipt, doesn't change the law. Is that somehow unconstitutional? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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That's quite a stretch to say I'm looking for universal healthcare based off me saying it should be accessible. Nott looking for free, but we shouldn't be bankrupting anyone because they got cancer. Why is that so ridiculous a request? I also said I don't have the answer. But certain people are unwilling to start the conversation because you can't get passed, "no, it's expensive". I've always told my guys, tell your boss "yes, but" and I've always told my bosses "yes, but". That should be the starting point. "No!" seems to be the only starting point some of you are willing to consider... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Your response above does not answer the question. At all. Also, your comments about the Good, Accessible, and Cheap isn’t a catch-all. Also, there’s a chasm between accessible and not accessible and cheap and expensive. Why is affordable so offensive to you? You are in a job where we have to stay healthy, yet there’s tons of fatties in the military. Every excuse you can think of exists. I happen to agree with you that people should do a much better job of taking care of themselves, but I don’t think they should be financially ruined if they didn’t. Please, tell me why my question about it being unattainable isn’t good. This is more of “Guardian deciding what is legit and what isn’t” that I mentioned earlier. Somehow you think you’re the only one making valid statements/questions. I think you’re taking a wildly slippery slope here talking about forcing you to pay for other people’s healthcare. I’m going to take a page out of your book and simply say, “your point isn’t good, you’re using half truths in a non logical way and it hurts your point.” Why? Because I said so. That’s apparently all the validation you need, so I’m going to do the same. You’re right, it’s not in the constitution, but our founders certainly believed in the pursuit of happiness as it was in the Declaration of Independence. “Unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Kind of a big deal, give it a read. There’s a good catch all that should allow our government to do better to find a way to take care of our people. That’s all most of us are getting after in here, not advocating for a specific way to do it, but we maintain that the richest country in the world ought to be able to do a better job at taking care of its people than we do. Stop blaming it on unhealthy fatties as well! There’s hundreds of thousands in this country that lost the lottery, and just have crappy health. No amount of eating right or exercise will change their health issues. Shouldn’t we help them without bankrupting them? I totally recognize my arguments are not infallible, but man, you gotta stop acting as if yours are... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Thanks for posting this. I’ll try to give it a watch this afternoon. Hey Guardian, this is an example of moving things forward, not just saying, “you’re wrong and your argument is stupid” because you somehow think you’re right. You’re one of the main guys I was referring to who thinks his poop doesn’t stink. You, I guess, have a copyright on being correct... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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I’m curious as to what qualifies the US healthcare system as the best in the world. Is it the fact that the best possible care that exists happens to be in the US? What good does something that is unattainable to a slew of Americans do? It might as well not exist to them. Should getting decent healthcare really be something that drives people into the red? Why? Don’t we have a duty to our fellow man to help them out? The system in place now, doesn’t work for a lot of people. Without insurance and pretty solid job security I’d be in major debt through zero fault of my own. Health issues are someone else’s problem until you or someone close to you is fighting them... This one is more philosophical than an actual question: So, happiness is a right, but being healthy to enjoy it isn’t? I’m just curious. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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You say that, but it's hilarious because one person's irrefutable evidence is clearly another's #fakenews. All the proof has been put in here a thousand times, but the left immediately discounts any "proof" as BS and the right calls it "fake news" on the other side of that coin. You proved it simply by replying. Everyone is so convinced of their own infallibility no one's ever going to give any credence to the other side... We're all just on opposite sides of opinions. No issues in particular. Everything from social injustice to fiscal discipline in here seems to be covered by educated people. If you're able to get past some people's (both sides) smug attitude of thinking they're the only one in here that knows anything, there's actually a lot to be learned. Maybe I'm just the only idiot on BO.net that doesn't know everything. Meh... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Man, the hypocrisy on both sides is disgusting! You guys crying about unfair coverage kill me. Simply depends on who's in power at the time. Suddenly, everything about Biden is verified and true, but when equal sources in similar positions, and people who literally just worked for Trump talk about his shadiness you guys just say #fakenews. Gross pot calling the kettle black here. Let's just keep the discussion to what policy should be. I actually learn from people on here when they put forth well thought out ideas and articulate messages vs the constant defense of their side in spite of gross evidence damning both sides... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Deleted because it's just not worth it... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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This guy is a troll, right? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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We need a reset button. By no means advocating revolution, it would just be awesome to fire every single elected official at the federal level, so people understand their job security isn't so secure, and then elect people that understand what their job is: make the country work well. That's not so much to ask, right? Haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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You’re hilarious my friend... The equivalent to this for the right would be me going out and posting a video of some militia, or white power group. Do better. No one’s arguing the nut jobs on either side of the aisle aren’t exactly that, nut jobs... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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I get where you’re coming from, but it’s pretty hard to argue that Trump hasn’t turned things up to 11 in every facet. Zero effort to unify. He has strictly and only ever played to his base. Trump may not have started it, go back to Clinton turn the dial up a bit, then Bush a bit more, then Obama even more, then wham, Trump came in and asked, “How far can I turn this dial?” Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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https://apple.news/A1vFDoROfTw67ktJ6TCgOhw I get it, NBC is horribly biased, and I’d even agree with you on that, but read the words, the direct quote from this GOP senator. This is the danger of a Trump presidency. Trump is the guy, over the last 4 years, who has driven this country further left. Supporting this narcissist’s behavior, I fear, will ultimately play a huge part in the downfall of this country if we don’t figure a way to come back to center on many issues. Totally agree with above posts about the economy and its mismanagement needing to remain the focal point of discussion. Problem is, Trump has been so incredibly polarizing that it’s impossible to do that. He bares most of the blame for that because he can’t stay focused for longer than 2” on anything substantial. He has allowed elements of the left to take the discussion away from where it belongs because he does/says stupid things. Dude literally retweeted the Bee (think Onion type satire) because it supports his narrative... Come on! My fear is that all of you who have thrown your support behind this guy for so long are just contributing to a growing divide. Instead of standing up to the crazy crap he says/does while supporting the policies you like, this country has enabled him to keep distracting from the important issues. Don’t get me wrong, I feel the left holds a lot of the responsibility for this as well, but he’s the big kid in the room, people are gonna follow his lead... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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I can buy some of your first paragraph. Second one sounds like a bunch of Fox News tinfoil hat crap. Thankfully neither the nuts on the left or the nuts on the right truly run the show. One side would have us living in the 1950s era US "back in the good old days" (for white dudes) and the other side would have us referring to everyone as some weird non gender specific pronoun... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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You know, we all recognize that our infrastructure needs a major overhaul, healthcare sucks, etc... People ask how to pay for it, but no one's willing to fork out another dime in taxes. "Fix my problems, just do it without my money" is the mantra. Republicans have done such a bangup job fixing these things so far, how do you recommend we do it without tax raises? D's or R's are unwilling to get rid of waste in spending, so what's the alternative? Honest question from a hater of both parties. I'd be willing to pay a higher tax to fix our country, but again, not guarantee it also won't get wasted... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Please tell me why? You want officers that believe everything they see simply because it supports their narrative? I genuinely do not. If he's being sarcastic, it didn't shine through. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Go read the Snopes article. It's fake, but if you got it from your Reddit thread about #liberalidiots, then go right ahead and take it as gospel truth. Please tell me you're not an officer with that level of gullibility. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Hilarious! Comedians are great, and anyone wanting to"cancel" needs to watch Seinfeld's comedians in cars show# Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/toilet-licking-trump-protest/ You should definitely believe everything you see on the internet... Well done, but you keep believing everything that makes you feel good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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If all this is true, you’re right, it’s a disgusting abuse and she should be punished. However, did you read the rest of your own post? Do any of you Trump fans read the stuff you write when you talk about how different it would be if it had happened under a Republican watch? Have you guys just been living under a rock because it is literally 24/7 anytime any of these bozos do anything, and the other side immediately makes the same ridiculous claim you just did: the other side wouldn’t put up with it, and they would cry foul! Does it ever get tiring ignoring the faults of your own party? That goes for both Ds and Rs. That crap is why we’re going to be hard pressed to heal the divide in this country. No one ever does anything wrong in their own eyes even when they’re doing the same crap as the other team. They just call it by a different name and then it’s ok... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
