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    Your post that I replied to was that the ACA was...

    Your post that I replied to was that the ACA was unsustainable because it was funded solely by taxes on the wealthy. That assertion was, and remains untrue, and you have not provided any resources...
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    I am unclear why you think the program is only...

    I am unclear why you think the program is only funded by increased taxes on the wealthy. Do you have a reference for that assumption?

    The largest source of funding is Medicare payment cuts. You...
  3. I think there is some weird kind of "We're number...

    I think there is some weird kind of "We're number one" type mentality in the U.S. about everything from social mobility to health care, whether it is true or not. In many cases it is not. Of the...
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    The program is already fully funded, according to...

    The program is already fully funded, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. It is expected to lower the deficit by $100 billion over the next decade, not add to it, and there are...
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    It sound like you had an emergency - "Also...

    It sound like you had an emergency - "Also emergencies are seen immediately and urgent care cases are given an appointment date in under a week."

    and Spartana wrote "Sweden also has private...
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    Your personal experience also does nothing for...

    Your personal experience also does nothing for the 49 million uninsured plus all the underinsured in the U.S., unless their suffering is not important to you. Except for possibly some ER care, their...
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    I think most international reports on health care...

    I think most international reports on health care look at a wide variety of metrics such as overall costs, percent of GDP spent on health care, infant mortality, life span and percent of population...
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    In the U.S., 49 million people do not have...

    In the U.S., 49 million people do not have insurance, and many more that had not great insurance could not afford $20K in deductibles for elective surgery, so I would think that would cut down the...
  9. They wouldn't run up their credit cards. They are...

    They wouldn't run up their credit cards. They are good kids, plus we are still supporting them and paying all their college bills. They know if they ran up a big charge bill we could just take that...
  10. Abbott is against Medicaid expansion. If you...

    Abbott is against Medicaid expansion. If you live in Texas vote your conscience.
  11. I was told somewhere along the line that people...

    I was told somewhere along the line that people who steal credit card numbers often test them out at gas stations first so if they get caught they can speed away. I have triggered at least a couple...
  12. Were getting rid of all the debit cards. Each...

    Were getting rid of all the debit cards. Each kid has had a checking account cleared out now. There are more protections with credit cards. We are co-signing so the kids can get student Visa cards...
  13. I have lost count how many times either DH and I...

    I have lost count how many times either DH and I or our kids have had unauthorized debit or credit card charges. In all but one case when I had a new card and had not established any shopping...
  14. Excellent message.

    Excellent message.
  15. I think self sufficiency as well as just not...

    I think self sufficiency as well as just not buying a lot of of stuff is general good for one's personal economy.

    This has probably been posted here before, but for those who missed it, here is...
  16. I don't know. Why don't you ask someone who...

    I don't know. Why don't you ask someone who lives in West Virginia?
  17. Vote the lesser of two evils. The Republicans...

    Vote the lesser of two evils. The Republicans aren't going to have less drones and wire tapping, and at least with the Dems you'd have tougher EPA laws, expanded Medicaid in every state and no voter...
  18. They are on record as being against most...

    They are on record as being against most environmental protection laws. That is no secret either.

    "Republicans boasted that with this bill, they have cut the EPA's funding by 20% since 2010."
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  19. Any one of these would be enough to turn me away,...

    Any one of these would be enough to turn me away, but come on, bringing back Jim Crow / voter suppersssion laws? What year is this anyway? Vote them out, out, out.

    Now they are passing laws to...
  20. He seems to have flop flopped again in this...

    He seems to have flop flopped again in this December 18th, article:

    "On Wednesday, Scott responded to a question about Medicaid expansion by talking about people whose private insurance plans...
  21. I don't have an answer to solve the entire drug...

    I don't have an answer to solve the entire drug issue, but other countries seem to deal with drugs without mass incarceration of the population. Maybe we could just start by lowering mandatory...
  22. I do not invest very much in the stock market. ...

    I do not invest very much in the stock market. The investments companies skimming money silently off 401Ks is just one other scam of our current corporate ruled life and another reason the middle...
  23. After our $50K medical expense year I do not...

    After our $50K medical expense year I do not think we can afford to retire in the U.S. Why stay here and risk going bankrupt over medical bills like so many other people do. Fidelity says even with...
  24. That is a good point. You are right. With...

    That is a good point. You are right. With normal incarceration rates our true unemployment rates would be much higher.
  25. We have been brainwashed to believe that. But I...

    We have been brainwashed to believe that. But I am waking up to the basic facts - 5% of the population, 25% of the prison population. No universal care like almost all other developed countries,...
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