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• Healthcare is NOT a 'Right'

  Wed Mar 24, 2010
  • I'm sorry, godverklote, I didn't mean to get snippy in my comment below, I am just frustrated when people just post their opinion as fact (or law) and don't give any reasons. I hope that my tone did not offend you, I would love to hear more of what you have to say.

• Healthcare is NOT a 'Right'

  Wed Mar 24, 2010
  • How is it a moral right? I agree that this country is immoral, but I will also add that the entire world is immoral. You claim that healthcare is a moral (or natural) right, and you are right, but what this law does is make healthcare a legal right, which is wrong.

• AT&T Taking $1B Charge to Cover Costs of New Health-Care Legislation

  Fri Mar 26, 2010
  • Taxes on some companies are being raised to help defray the cost of the legislation. Businesses organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have slammed the new law, arguing it will hurt companies by adding new costs and additional tax burdens.

• Healthcare is NOT a 'Right'

  Wed Mar 24, 2010
  • Never really considered the idea before that a right is something we can either accept or deny.

• How Obama created the Biden incident

  Wed Mar 24, 2010
  • I'm not sure I blame Obama as much as I blame Clinton, though I'm not really sure how much independence the secretary of state is given in his/her role. I would assume that most of the decisions come straight from the top and the secretary of state acts more as a mouthpiece.

• Health Reform Myths

  Fri Mar 12, 2010
  • I think he was just asking a question. Though, according to the article, the Congressional Budget Office has claimed that it will reduce the deficit, and I've never actually heard Obama say that it would reduce it by half.

• Health Reform Myths

  Fri Mar 12, 2010
  • CCArm, if you read my post you would notice that I said one day for a reason.

• Health Reform Myths

  Fri Mar 12, 2010
  • Good points, Mark-337609. I think your best is about the government's share of GDP, I didn't realize the government had such a lion's share compared to private industry.

• Health Reform Myths

  Fri Mar 12, 2010
  • I'm sorry to draw away from the real issue, but is "gantlet" really an acceptable alternate spelling of the word "gauntlet"?

• Obama's 'blame me' means 'move on'

  Thu Mar 19, 2009
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, told CNN on Wednesday that he was partially responsible for adding the loophole after coming under pressure from the Treasury Department.