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Mich Otter Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:34 PM
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Do you want a candidate who supports a national health care program?
Is a national health care program something that would get you to support a candidate?
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a kennedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:35 PM
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1. Duh??? a yeah.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:36 PM
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2. I want a Congress that supports it.
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gizmo1979 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:36 PM
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3. That would be nice.
If they don't do someting soon real wages will take another hit.IE GM forcing cuts on the union.
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:36 PM
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4. yeah ... but ...
I would like to know the nuts and bolts of his plan before giving a blanket yes.
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Mich Otter Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:40 PM
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8. Do you believe we would have to reduce the military...
to pay the bills?
Would you support some reduction in the military if that is what is necessary for all Americans to get health care?
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:48 PM
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10. eh i am sorry
Edited on Wed Jun-15-05 05:50 PM by DanCa
I didnt understand the question. I would support military reduction.
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Semi_subversive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:38 PM
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5. Absofreakinlutely!
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:44 PM
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9. Ditto! (I know, but Rush doesn't own that word)
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G2099 Donating Member (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:39 PM
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6. Yes, indeed
The United States and South Africa are the only 2 nation in the world that do not have a national health care system.

A national health care system would stop job from being outsourced because the overhead cost of employees would go down.

The United States with all the PH.d's we have should be able to produce a better health care system than Canada.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:40 PM
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7. It depends on WHAT national health care program
Hillarycare was awful; the DLC/Kerry plan left the problem--the insurance industry--in place, so I couldn't support that, either.

Until we eliminate the profit motive in health insurance we'll have a lousy system that concentrates on ways to deny care to sick people to maximize profit.

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a kennedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 06:22 PM
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14. So how bad does it get before the $$$$ comes out of it.
I could never understand health for profit. I just never got that end of it all. *shrug*
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CityDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 05:54 PM
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11. National Health Care is not far off
Major corporations want to get rid of their responsibilities and associated costs. When the corporations and lobbyists begin withholding contributions, the house and senate will take action.
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 06:02 PM
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12. You ask that question here??????
Duhhhhhh..
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Mich Otter Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-05 06:22 PM
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13. Just thought I'd ask instead of assuming.
Some Democrats don't want a national health care program because they believe it would reduce their benefits.
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