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Originally Posted by Azure
Ah yes, you've bought into the line of thinking that spending $1.5 trillion on a health care program that doesn't even cover everyone is a 'good thing'....because at least Obama is trying to do something.
Nevermind the military....Obama is spending recklessly on everthing. Biggest deficit ever....and its only going to get bigger.
USA. Great while it lasted.
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I'm not saying that this is necessarily the answer--I even said as much, that this original bill is probably not the answer. But for years, the only answer was keeping healthcare privatized--and again, that system IS. NOT. WORKING.
I'm not saying Obama is amazing or incredible, that his spending habits are right or wrong, nor am I saying this is the cure-all. But I like that it's moving in the right direction. It took years for anyone to get a minimum wage increase--and to me, this is similar. You start with this, it probably doesn't go through, but it gets the idea in place, and maybe years down the road, something actually gets done. It's a start, it's a sign of acceptance that the current system isn't working, and that's a positive step in and of itself.
I'm admittedly not a political person, I lean more toward apathy than either party--but I am a citizen of the United States, and I'm fortunate to have decent health insurance through work (though I'm also paying upwards of $75/month for one person--non-smoker, no pre-existing conditions, and I only pay 1/4th of the total cost.), but all too many people in this country aren't nearly as lucky. So the fact that there are politicians who are actually trying to make something happen to help those people makes me feel like the justice system might actually get something done for a change.