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Health care needs fixing; but what do we replace it it with?

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 15 Aug 09

Health care in the US is a major topic right now. Our health care system is broken. We spend more money that ohter countries, but, we have worse results than many other countries (shorter life expectancy, higer infant mortality...

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Universal Health Care: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Phyrre @phyrre (2317) • United States 7 Aug 09

I've heard a lot of people concerned lately that Obama is trying to get universal health care passed in the US and I wanted to hear other people's opinions. I'm still on the fence about this. I know a lot of people that need...

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"A Vote For Me is a Vote For Health Care for All"

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 17 Jul 09

Right now The Central Committee* are trying to push through Obama's health care bill. The goal is to have the bill on Prs. Obama's desk before the august recess of Congress. You see, there are a lot of senators and...

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Tom Daschle Withdraws As Secretary of Health and Human Services

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 3 Feb 09

This news is breaking as I write this so I don't have a link to post. It was just announced on MSNBC that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has withdrawn his name from the Secretary of Health and Human Services position...

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winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 30 Dec 08

I just read a great review of the movie sicko by Michael Moore, I am in Canada and we have universal health care and I thank God for it, it has it problems of course but the good points outweigh they issues. If everyone had to...

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Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 19 Nov 08

It was announced today that President Elect Obama has chosen former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle as his Secretary of Health and Human Services....

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kylaerin @kylaerin (145) • United States 7 Nov 08

I watched Michael Moores movie Sicko the other day in class and while I realize that it is not 100% factual I also understand that in many ways it was. Americans each and everyday are denied the basic care to save their lives...

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Universal Health Care is not the answer!

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 20 Oct 08

I'm amazed at how many people actually think this is a good idea! Sure, it's difficult to afford insurance and co-pays and all other fees associated with health care, believe me I know. I currently owe close to $40,000 in...

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Bd200789 @Bd200789 (2994) • United States 20 Oct 08

I got this article in an email today. Here's the first paragraph. "Like many frustrated Democrats, the rhetoric of this election has made me angrier than I've been in a long time. But none of my previous agitation has matched the...

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A Good Case for Universal Healthcare

cendartree @cendartree (21) 29 Jul 08

I draw a modest income with my media production business, but being self-employed makes health insurance damn near impossible to afford. Hell, with the way self-employment taxes are set up, we're lucky to be able to pay...

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USA must suck as a country

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 28 May 08

If I was to listen to the politicans, from a certain party of course, and from long hair maggoty infested foreigners, I would think I live in the armpit capital of the world. Yes my country does not have Government Ration Health...

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Canadian Health Care

Myrrdin @Myrrdin (3599) • Canada 13 Mar 08

The Canadian Health Care system is in crisis. While it is still better then the pay for service setup of the united states, there are serious flaws. In Ontario half of the hospitals are running at a deficit, which is prohibited by...

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Is Hillary Clinton bringing about The Mark of The Beast?

happythoughts @happythoughts (4109) • United States 16 Oct 07

Part of that new world order will be a system of identification. 'The mark of the beast,' as it is called in the Book of Revelation in the Bible, will be the identifying emblem of this new system of government. This mark...

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We demand UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE from the government, NOW!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 26 Jul 07

As has been said, "Be careful what you wish for, you may get it." Here's an article by a Canadian doctor who discovered he had a lot to learn about health care after he got out of medical school. His education did not include that...

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Universal Health Care for US citizens?

picaElite @picaElite (13) • United States 23 May 07

There is a lot of discussion going on about universal health care again. It does sound great, health care for everyone. But what does it really mean and how will it be paid and by whom?Some of the past plans were estimated to cost...

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Universal Health Care...Good or bad? Why? Make your case.

toolfan @toolfan (305) • United States 16 Mar 07

I was talking to a buddy of mine about the idea of Universal Health Care. It's huge in politics right now. My buddy told me that Universal Health Care would be great because everyone could get covered when they go to the doctor....

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