I don't understand why so many people were worried that their Medicare was going to evaporate. If anything, the bill appears to be expanding it?
A large segment of the media and the establishment have been crying bloody murder over any reform whatsoever, labeling it as fascist, communist, socialist, and any other words (which in tandem make zero sense since many of those are diametrically opposed to one another) which they believe hold shock value and might stick. One of the many avenues of attack was that the Democrats were looking to "take your Medicare and use it to fund socialized medicine" (completely ignoring the fact that Medicare is socialized medicine and the only bill which was ever proposed that involved getting rid of Medicare was a Republican one, to boot).
It's a consequence of the modern era where people can choose their own brand of information, where opinion and conjecture is injected into it and referred to as the "news" - they choose what invalidates and exaggerates their own opinion to begin with, rather that being informed of the reality of the situation.
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Obamacare: Explained?
22/03/2010 07:21:44 PM
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Someone had a good link earlier...
22/03/2010 07:32:36 PM
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Thanks
23/03/2010 03:48:04 AM
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They don't, or at least not in this bill. That'll have to be a new bill.
23/03/2010 09:22:19 AM
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What the bill does, and when each part gets implemented
22/03/2010 07:42:26 PM
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This is wonderful thank you. I've already picked my favorite.
22/03/2010 07:47:59 PM
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Fear, uncertainty, and doubt
22/03/2010 07:52:29 PM
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this is why I believe in dictatorships
22/03/2010 08:05:14 PM
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It's all populism, really
23/03/2010 03:51:31 AM
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OOoo I like that idea.
23/03/2010 04:20:48 AM
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Re: OOoo I like that idea.
23/03/2010 03:01:08 PM
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Senators don't constantly campaign though.
23/03/2010 04:20:51 PM
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I don't think that's the point though...
23/03/2010 09:35:29 PM
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To the extent the framers intended an elitist legislature, they erred, IMHO.
29/03/2010 01:43:34 PM
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At one point some of the concerns were valid.
23/03/2010 06:03:29 AM
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Re: At one point some of the concerns were valid.
23/03/2010 03:05:58 PM
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We can't pay for the subsidies; even after the tax hike they increase debt in the short term.
23/03/2010 04:12:14 PM
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Re: We can't pay for the subsidies; even after the tax hike they increase debt in the short term.
23/03/2010 09:40:53 PM
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Can't find that link in this thread, but the CBO seems to agree with you, not me.
23/03/2010 11:47:29 PM
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I don't agree
24/03/2010 08:52:12 PM
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"Free market" is a VERY big phrase.
25/03/2010 07:32:06 AM
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Re: This is wonderful thank you. I've already picked my favorite.
22/03/2010 08:04:50 PM
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Re: This is wonderful thank you. I've already picked my favorite.
22/03/2010 08:07:39 PM
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Re: This is wonderful thank you. I've already picked my favorite.
22/03/2010 08:28:10 PM
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The $900 billion is essentially just government subsidies: Healthcare's gotten THAT expensive.
23/03/2010 06:23:01 AM
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you make it sound like this is the end-all bill.
23/03/2010 12:01:20 PM
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I doubt we'll see another bill after the reconciliation bill.
23/03/2010 02:05:59 PM
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no, the "now or doomed" mindset is not why I'm willing to wait
23/03/2010 03:23:21 PM
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Well, if you really are waiting for them to fix it later you'll wait a long time.
23/03/2010 04:33:25 PM
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It's quite simple.
23/03/2010 04:23:45 PM
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And what does government-run health care have to do with this bill?
23/03/2010 04:25:28 PM
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