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| 01-05-2008, 03:39 PM | #45 |
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He still has a chance in the upcoming primaries....time will tell, but he has my support 100%
ehh, the car is not as bad as i imagined 2 body panels and slight suspension damage/bending..lets see what the estimate brings...
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| 01-05-2008, 05:52 PM | #46 | |
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Read the thread before coming up with comment like that. Read his response that lead to mine... |
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| 01-05-2008, 05:55 PM | #47 | |
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You sound angry and miserable...You must be a lefty... ![]() People that watch Fox only want their biased opinions confirmed. That's fine... you need someone to deliver opinions to you. Fox is a total garbage. CNN too. You labeled Fox as conservative? It is not conservative, it's brainwashing perpetually repeating single minded view. Just like religion. Free thinking and authority questioning is non-existent. So live in your little cocoon and for God's sake, take off those repugnant rims. They reek of ghetto...It's a German luxury car, not an ACCORD. But then again, you think Fox News is great...
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| 01-05-2008, 06:54 PM | #48 |
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I've been reading the thread, and I stand by my comment.
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| 01-05-2008, 10:46 PM | #49 |
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| 01-06-2008, 12:39 AM | #50 |
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Fox has nothing to do with journalism. It is an extension of the Republican convention. Stop watching and listening. Get your news from an unbiased source. You're being brainwashed.
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| 01-06-2008, 12:46 AM | #51 |
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| 01-06-2008, 12:55 AM | #52 | |
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Where do you get yours?
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| 01-06-2008, 04:31 PM | #53 | |
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| 01-06-2008, 06:18 PM | #54 | |
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The issue of cost must be addressed in the US healthcare system, and the government is not in the position to address this directly. The VA medical system is one of the worst run institutions in the country. We don't need to turn the rest of our system into a VA type system, which is exactly what we'll have. If we want to fix medical costs in this country we first must address tort law, and then move on from there. When you take the attorneys out of medicine, the costs WILL come down. I don't beleive that everyone should have equal access to the most expensive, most advanced, least proven treatments available. I beleive in a basic level of care for all, and more advanced, expensive treatment if someone wants to pay for it. If someone has made a lifestyle choice that results in poor health, in no friggin way should I have to pay for their choices. If they want to pay, great, go for it. I don't believe in entitlements, and I believe a government run healthcare system will stiffle innovation. Yes, my coworkers do call me with questions, and share medical info I don't want to know and ask questions I really don't want to know about, and seek advice on specialists. I do "know my stuff". There's a reason for that.
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| 01-06-2008, 07:12 PM | #55 | |
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Completely RIDICULOUS and heartless! I would completely agree if you said that not everyone should drive the best car ou there, but that you don't believe that everyone should have the access to the best possible medical treatment is a plain nonsence. WHat about pre-existing conditions that were not the outcome of bad food, smoking or lack of exercise? What about the baby born with a defect to parents that work at local grocery stores??? If you think our medical system is better (or more preferrable to you) than Canadian -- please explain -- What happens to your medical coverage IF you get really sick, i.e. cannot work any more? Or if you get laid off??? What happens to your wife, to "your" new born baby? Also, if you do not get med coverage through employment, but apply by yourself -- what happens if you have a pre-existing condition? Will you get the coverage? Will you be able to afford the coverage? Will your insurance cover for you if you wish to go to France for the procedure instead in the USA (within the network)? Canadian will! ANd that all is PPO stuff. What if you have an HMO? Will you get pre-approved for the procedure as preventive care? Most likely not! I had an HMO a few years back and went to nutricionist to consult with them because I have diabetes and HBP running in my family. My numbers are great, but I am at risk of genetically developing both. The insurance did not want to pay for the preventive care. It was cheap, so OK, I cannot even imagine more complex things... Yep, they would rather spend thousands when you develop the desease that was probably preventable, then they would dump you and the end (you have pre-existing condition for the next guy)... What is so great about our medical system as it is? Sure, we do have great doctors with great equipment and most of the time you can get in within reasonable time (though try to get derm appt in FL -- some areas 8-month wait). But the other countries (Canada, France, Germany, Taiwan, China, Japan, India -- ones that I (or someone close to me) experienced medical treatment with have it too. I completely agree on a capitalistic approach to businesses, trade, etc...but medical treatment is a complete nonsence. We get equalized to our wallets and receive a type of medicsal attention according to our wealth. That is simply ridiculous in today's world. And our Gov't goes accross the world to "help some other oppressed country" get rid of dictators and make their lives better, but the basic stuff like medical and education are PURE business here instead of necessity. It is a HealthCARE that you get cared about only if you're either NOT sick or wealthy... |
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| 01-06-2008, 07:35 PM | #56 | |
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Huckabee policy statement on health care
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The health care system in this country is irrevocably broken, in part because it is only a "health care" system, not a "health" system. We don't need universal health care mandated by federal edict or funded through ever-higher taxes. We do need to get serious about preventive health care instead of chasing more and more dollars to treat chronic disease, which currently gobbles up 80% of our health care costs, and yet is often avoidable. The result is that we'll be able to deliver better care where and when it's needed. Last edited by scottwww; 01-06-2008 at 10:55 PM. Reason: colorized link and added title |
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| 01-06-2008, 08:48 PM | #57 | |
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I am not sure what the best option would be but I see huge issues with today's system. Why is the price of my daughter's asthma inhaler medicine over $150 ($50 after insurance) here and the same thing we got in Europe in May for $5 (with no insurance). Why is the price of anti-biotic here close to $100 per box and less than $3 for the same thing somewhere else. Why do you lose your coverage when you need it (when you get sick and cannot work any more for extensive period or indefinitely) even though you poured hundreds of $$ (plus your company did more than that) every month while you were healthy? Pure business, just like a local car dealership, unfortunately we're dealing with our lives here... IMO the system other countries have (for example France, Canada, Germany, Serbia...of ones I know) give you a peace of mind and more flexibility. Just like your article pointed out -- some are afraid to be self-employed just because of these things in this country. And it would not necessarily damage our health provider profile -- physician quality and equipment quality. You would be still paying for it through taxes or call it something else...just like other countries do. People in this country get "scared" of the "socialized" term without even understanding it. And the media (like in other cases) makes it even more unknown or wrongly understood. It is a very wrong perception that Canadians for example have less experienced and worse health professionals than we do, worse hospitals and equipment, longer wait lines and so on in general. And someone came up with a stupid line that Canadians now pour into the USA for medical attention. I believe that balancing Gov't spendings (taxes, Wars, Homeland Security, other programs...) and Healthcare should be prioritioes of whoever takes over next... |
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| 01-06-2008, 09:11 PM | #58 | |
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I support it in theory but ignore it in practice. Before you know it, Huckewannabe will implement "prayer medical system". You get sick, you pray. By the way, how come God lets sick babies die everyday???
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| 01-06-2008, 09:13 PM | #59 |
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And, NO, I will not vote for a religious freak, that believes literally in bible.
Because Jesus might whisper in his ear to attack Iran.
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| 01-06-2008, 10:02 PM | #60 | ||
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I am not prepared with an answer for you about why babies die. Most Christians would not claim to have all the answers. We just have most of them. ![]() BTW: your assertions about Christians attitude toward medical treatment is wrong. It sounds like you equate Christians with Christian Scientists. They are the ones who won't take medical treatment. They are completely misguided. |
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| 01-06-2008, 10:09 PM | #61 | |
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I had a friend (moved back to Europe) that NEVER took a medicine in his life. Every time he got sick, from fever to common cold, he just rode it and never went to the doctor. Never had any issues with it... Who knows, maybe our body can fight it without putting $$$ in someone else's pocket... |
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| 01-06-2008, 10:49 PM | #62 | |
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Maybe I should rephrase that again, trinitarian Christians (those who accept the doctrine of the trinity) do not object to medical treatment. There may be some who would, but citing their faith to justify that is not part of any trinitarian Christian faith I have ever heard of. I would suggest not being concerned about such a thing unless we were discussing Christian Scientists and maybe some other faith. |
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| 01-06-2008, 11:00 PM | #63 | |
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Awesome. I say religious freak, and you respond: Christians. Most Christians would not claim to have all the answers. We just have most of them. Majority of the answers are wrong though.
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| 01-06-2008, 11:10 PM | #64 |
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From prior discussions it was obvious about whom you were referring. But religious freak doesn't really fit. Jesus freak would be closer. But I don't think I have ever been called either by anyone I know. Huckabee doesn't appear to be a religious freak either. I guess it depends on your definition. If you include in your definition anyone who believes Jesus Christ is Lord, then that is most of America (and maybe 1/3 of the earth's population). That's good company to be in.
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| 01-06-2008, 11:38 PM | #65 | |
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| 01-07-2008, 12:41 AM | #66 | |
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How about interstate highways? Taxes. Military defense? Taxes. Medical research? Taxes. Farm aid? Taxes. Tax breaks to anyone? Yes, paid for with taxes. Welfare? Medicare? Medicaid? Food stamps? WIC? The Veterans Affairs system? Federal Judge Salaries? Now remove all of those federal 'programs', so you will pay less taxes. It all has to do with where you want to draw the line. Stop equating giving foodstamps to poor families with children communism. Indirectly, yet clearly, you stated that social programs should be avoided, because they will cause our society to crumble. Brilliant. Classic. Go back to high school. Stop tuning in to Fox propaganda and think for yourself. |
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