So, O. Bigfoot-in-the-Mouth, do you also want to live in a country where people working for the government are held responsible for letting $6 billion go missing in Iraq, where the current administration doesn’t keep on borrowing money (more than all previous administrations combined) from other countries to pay for a war, where military contractors are held accountable for shooting innocent civilians, etc?

If you are against people that can afford their own health care than why are we paying for the Senators and Represtative insurance?

They make $150,000 a year or more. We the Taxpayers are paying this. I think the congress should pay for their own health insurance.

We need to help the families that cann’t afford health insurance. The Republican don’t care about the poor or the middle class.

Comment by TCDon

Would you prefer a braindead women or a severely developmentally disabled short term fetus who was forced to be born?

I include in the latter the trolls in this thread, whose are hurt by the fact that the Frost kids have health care.

Yeah, let’s deny health coverage to the Frosts and many other American families like them. That should teach those darn kids to choose better parents next time.

“Let them eat cake!” is the right-wingers motto.

It is past time to join together to take our country back from the Neo-Con crooks & warmongers. Enough.

Oh, yes, Bigfoot-in-the-Mouth, The CEO’s who earn eight or nine figures a year really sweat and toil, don’t they? Particularly the ones who make more in one hour than the average American does in a year!

Comment by TCDon

I see all the big strong trolls are hanging out at the kid-bashing thread.

With the slow-motion conservative trainwreck still piling-up cars, it’s predictable of jr. high mentalities such as yours.

You must live in Portland. One of the party choices is “Working Families Party”. What in the heck is that?

There was a choice for “not affiliated with any party”, but I wanted to add my voice to the growing Independent Party.

Comment by bilbobaggins — October 20, 2007 @ 1:55 pm

This is Oregon? It’s a brand new party and I understand that some people have been confused during registration, but there is supposed to be an unaffiliated box to check on the form.

We’ve also got the far-right Constitution Party, the Libertarian Party and the Pacific Green Party here. And the Socialists. In my district last year, there were legislative candidates from every party but one: the Republicans. Heh.

Bill Richardson and Dennis Kucinich are the only two Democratic candidates who support universal health care. The remainder support a system still involving the “free market” (meaning the health care insurers continue to get a cut of our health care dollars).

Think about this when you choose who to vote for in the primaries. My vote is going to Kucinich even though my vote won’t count since my state is not pushing it’s primary into the Christmas season.

With all this insanity of states pushing up their primary dates, I think we need to have a law that the parties can’t pick their candidates until the last primary has been held. Otherwise change the system so that all primaries are held on the same day, just like the general election. I am sick and tired of New Hampshire and Iowa deciding who will be the next President of the United States.

I wouldn’t look forward to Medicare if I were you, unless we get a Democratic President who fixes the mess Bush has made of it. Over the last six years Bush has lowered the payments made to doctors and hospitals. Today, in my community, very few doctors will even take a Medicare patient. This leaves the only avenue for medical care to be overburdened clinics.

Comment by Dave C

A single payer health care system, would be financed by a payroll tax on employers (about 7%) and an income tax on individuals (about 2%). The payroll tax would replace all other employer expenses for employees’ health care. The income tax would take the place of all current insurance premiums, co-pays, deductibles, and any and all other out of pocket payments. For the vast majority of people a 2% income tax is less than what they now pay for insurance premiums and in out-of-pocket payments such as co-pays and deductibles, particularly for anyone who has had a serious illness or has a family member with a serious illness. It is also a fair and sustainable contribution.

Click here to read the FAQ on raising taxes.

Click here to LEARN ALL the FACTS about Single Payer Health Care

Then click here to see if your candidate for President endorses this common sense approach to health care for Americans.

Next question?

I haven’t heard a good reason why the business companies of America are not clamoring to get out from under the burden of providing health care for their employees.

Comment by Marie

Um, because the insurance companies have been feeding all of us misinformation?

Comment by TheRef — October 20, 2007 @ 11:59 am

Glad you’re enjoying it! I see you brought nothing to fight us with, since you have no facts to back up your foolish claims, so why bother? Typical hot air repuke.

I haven’t heard a good reason why the business companies of America are not clamoring to get out from under the burden of providing health care for their employees.

Comment by bilbobaggins — October 20, 2007 @ 12:47 pm

I keep hearing about Americans not wanting to add 15% to their tax bill to cover Universal healthcare. Well, if you’re paying $1k per month and let’s assume you’re earning $100k per year (which I doubt the average American is) then you’re already paying 12% for healthcare. And you’re not getting much for your money.

Try redstate.com. They put this blog to shame.