DeMint Speech Against Socialized Medicine

[1dschamp]

How much was this guy paid by the Health Insurance industry to make this speech???

[hauskalainen]

5alpha makes excellent points. This Senator should as matter of high principle, renounce his right to government funded health care and use his own dollars to get hralthcare for him and his family.

When he introduces those bills. think how pleased the voters in his state will be.

They will let him know immediaitely how much they like this idea.

[5alpha]

If you're serious about not liking government health care then introduce legislation to abolish Medicare, Medicaid the VA, Indian Health Services, and SCHIP. You should also give up your own government regulated and government subsidized health insurance and go buy your own on the individual market if you're so sure that government health care us bad. If you don't then you're nothing more than a hypocrite and a demagogue.

[AtlasShruggery]

The Republican Health Care Plan:

1. Don't get sick.

2. If you get sick, DIE QUICKLY!

[liberty4patriots]

To truly lower the cost of health care the 1st step must be to get a grip on the Drug Companies. By their advertising all they do is over inflate the cost of health care. .

The drug companies own this country, just try to get your congressman or senator to publicly support this issue , HAH!

We do not need to continuously, OVER & OVER & OVER & OVER, etc, see them on television. We do not need to, AND DON'T WANT to see their new hot rod drugs and what dysfunction they are supposed to heal.

[pkring]

What a lying scumbag. He supports the idea of "just dying" to solve our Health Care crises. One wonders why the poor people of South Carolina elected this traitor. He's not serving them well.

[rosspreston33]

life is more important than you're wallet. get over yourself.

[rosspreston33]

wow nothing's free big secret you're reaaally smart. the fact is that life is more important than you're wallet. maybe someday someone you know will need health care who can't afford it. maybe you. maybe your children. then you'll change your tune. until then enjoy your rich life while others suffer.

[tubeboy7575]

Hope Jim tosses his hat in the ring when the GOP nomination comes around

[rosspreston33]

hmmm.. 90 billion a month on war, but we can't give children and the sick free health care? where did all you ppl go wrong?

[TheSean1972]

Perhaps you need to write all those congressman that were elected on Bush's bad approval rating that PROMISED not to fund the WAR and it will end!!! Or Maybe even Write your president who Also promised to end the WAR!!! But I'll assume you'll do nothing just as they've done... So hows Obamas wars going anyways??? I'm hearing the casualties of war aren't going down, but wait that's right he's to busy commenting on his buddies incident in Cambridge... Those Stupid cops....

[tubeboy7575]

tell ya what when I get sick or need an operation I will knock on your door and demand YOU pay for it

[dmharvey79]

Let me tell you a little secret...NOTHING in this world is "free", you pay for things in one way or another.

[mraevirdomil]

Wonder how much money these greedy corporations give this greedy out of touch Republitard to speak on their behalf.. he should work for the people not the corps.

[mraevirdomil]

BTW, this is NOT the same government that ran "the Katrina clean-up"....... that was the Bush Administration and the Republicans! The world will never forget!!!

MEDICARE

MEDICAID

US MILITARY

US POST OFFICE

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

POLICE DEPARTMENTS

SCHOOLS

LIBRARIES

All ran under a socialist style systems.... Americans can take care of their own healthcare... we don't need greedy corporations standing in the way of our health.

[drunkenboxer1985]

this is how socialized medicine works: the more money you make the more u will get taxed to pay for insurance for people who make little or no money. Socialized medicine = socialism

welfare = socialism

[SparwoodApple]

No it doesn't - There are only a handfull of naions that are classified as Socialist. If what you say is true then every western nation is Socialist (including America) - Try pitching this idea to a political scientist....they will fall over laughing at you. As for taxes - I made 96K last year here in Canada. My income tax rate is 25%. Canadas income tax rate is among the lowest the OECD and comparable to the U.S.. There is no possible way a Canadian pay 50% income tax

[SparwoodApple]

There are 36 nations that have a Health Care system rated higher overall then the USA. All these systems are Nationalized and all are Cheaper. As a Canadian, my care is approaching 50% cheaper then in the USA. Kicker is that we are more likely to survive major diseases and injuries

[drunkenboxer1985]

yes and u pay higher taxes. It is not the role of government to cover healthcare for everyone. If people have insurance for serious health problems and nothing else it would work far better. since the hospitals, doctors, and pharmaceutical companies know that everything is covered by insurance they skyrocket the price of everything. when insurance and pharmaceutical companies lobby the fed gov and our elected officials get greedy...that is when the free market system fails

[SparwoodApple]

The thing is there are nations who pay more taxes , but Health Care is not the only service it provides to its citizens. There are also other nations that provide health care with lower taxes. Here in Canada our income taxes are almost similiar to the US. I made 96k last year and paid 25%

[ScarlettKnights]

drukenboxer1985:

Exactly, look at the crappy French system.

[SparwoodApple]

Demint is critical of Socialized medicine and yet him and his family health care is provided through Social means. The government provides his health care. If socialized medicine is good enough for your family Demint, why is not good for other Americans

[Watcher3223]

You seriously think that the kind of medical coverage he and his family gets would be the same as what the ordinary citizen would receive under a socialized system?

[SparwoodApple]

Regardless it is government health care he is receiving. He advocates against it and yet he receives it. He has argued also on the principle of it in addition to his concerns regardling quality. He makes plenty of money and can easly afford private insurance and yet he opts to have his health care provided via socialized means

[Watcher3223]

What he receives is private care billed to the government or, more appropriately, to the taxpayers.

That's not the same thing.

With universal healthcare, the government is running the medical system, not a private organization being paid by the government.

The problem with the government is that it will always pay the lowest possible bid for its programs, which is one reason why quality will suffer under a socialized system; it has no competitive incentive to improve quality and innovate.

[SparwoodApple]

Well yes and no - all depends. Here in Canada Dr.s are private business. People that work at his clinc are employed and paid for by the Dr.. When the Dr gives a test requsition form I go to a Xray lab - blood lab that is a private business. These private labs had to compete with several others for the right to do the tests. Contracts expires and the competiive process. BC BioMed is the company that does my blood tests. I provide my Carecard and the government is billed for the DR and Tests

[SparwoodApple]

There is no limit to what tests I can get done. If I have Cancer therre is no preset amount of Chemo care I can get. I can go to the ER 365 days a year if I want.....however that is more of a testament to a mental problem....lol

[Watcher3223]

Now, I disapprove of him using taxpayer funds for his medical care (if he actually does that as I believe he may like almost any other politician, but there's no proof). But, that's beside the point as the quality of care he will receive will still be superior to what everyone else would get.

After all, he's a politician. He and his ilk on both affiliations have the power and wherewithal to get better care while leaving the people to get royally screwed with rationed care.

[doitnotagain]

SENATOR DEMINT for PRESIDENT 2012!!! HE IS ONE OF THE FEW SENATORS STANDING UP FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS!!!! Call your Senators and hold there FEET TO THE FIRE for what they vote for ....Capitol Switchboard 877-851-6437

[USAon3]

The Constitution has been pretty much spat on, beginning with Hillary's bid for universal healthcare in the 90s and Gore's borderline traitorous statement that the Constitution is a "living breathing document."

And the sheep who want Nanny Government to give them EVERYthing just went, "Baaa, yes please" and accepted that as what should be normal.

It's time to either herd the sheep - or serve up lamb chops.

[Str88t2ThePoint]

Socialized Healthcare, is truely a crime

against American Citizens...! If this is

passed, the "OBAMA" administration

will then have commited "GENOCIDE"!

Now that would be grounds for

"Impeachment"........

[SparwoodApple]

18,000 American die a year as a result of no Coverage. .... In Canada we do not have that problem

[RedPandaBoy]

wow.. i made that post that a year ago..

Anyway, a lot of people don't have a choice or even an option to seek medical care..

No one said anything about giving up all of our freedoms.. but we do give up 'something' when a law is made up, it's just up to the people support or reject those laws... the black man won, so in general we support what he's promising.

[chrishpippin]

I read that the 50 million people who aren't covered by health insurance are made up of: 10 million illegal immigrants, 15 million who are eligible for Medicare and haven't signed up, 15 million who have children that are eligible for SCHIP, and 10 million people married without children. I agree, this is going to cost every tax payer thousands, repeat, thousands per year. WHY. So someone who came here illegally can have the fruits of my labor. THey generally use the emergency room and don't pay

[primalsuspence114]

ok the things i want to clarify!

1) People are dying. This is a fact of life, but they are not dying waiting for care, whereas people in the US are dying because they are denied care due to an abscence of insurance.

2) In the UK, NO ONE is ever denied care. Each doctor has a legal requirement to treat every patient regardless of their colour, creed or race. Central government does not decide who is treated or what drugs are used.

[chrishpippin]

I am glad it is working for you. When did the government take over the coverage or have they always took care of it?

[primalsuspence114]

No it was called the 2nd Reich under Kaiser Wilhelm II, and it had the highest GNP per capita of any nation on the planet, as a direct result of its welfare system.

And yes, I have talked to people from the UK. ME. I am from the UK and I don't know how I would manage without the knowledge that my government cares about my life.

I know I will not change your opinion on the matter, but its really important to me to clarify some things... continued...

[kostyshankles]

uscgjesse, Don't you think that you deserve the same quality of healthcare as Demint and other members of congress ? They have the best access to specialists, don't have to worry about pre-existing conditions, and other bs red tape we have to worry about. The healthcare industry is all about protecting their profits, and ignoring patient care. You shouldn't have to pay anything for your families insurance.

[jsgoodfella]

amen, we just pay it through higher taxes.

[kostyshankles]

i don't know about you, but i would pay higher taxes if i could get the best healthcare possible. Isn't it funny that the ones who get all the perks and benefits are whining that it's not good enough for everybody else ?

[jsgoodfella]

the best? socialized healthcare would kill our research and developement, one of the fields the us still leads in. canada did not get mris until the late 90s when the us had em in the mid 80s. besides 50% of healthcare dollars are paid thru chit liker medicare, medical, and medicaid. price controls have cause raised drug prices thru price controls and fixed reimbursement schedules. so there.

[kostyshankles]

Do you agree that members of Congress and the pres&vp should get their free health care from our tax dollars ?

[jsgoodfella]

definitely not and i dont believe they should be given their gun rights while they vote for anti gun laws (ex dianne feinstein)

[thedude85447]

WOW, CAUSE I WANT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POST OFFICE AND THE DMV BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE DOCTORS OFFICE. I REFUSE to pay for ANYONE else's heath care but mine and my families. Show me in the Constitution where it gives the right to the federal government to pay for people's health care. "As long as the government takes from Peter to pay Paul, it can always count of the support of Paul."

[chrishpippin]

I agree with you whole heartedly. The people who state "General welfare" need to look at some history to see what our founding fathers were talking about. No, not health care! They had doctors and health care in the late 1780s so they had the chance to put into the constitution a "health care" clause, but they didn't. Why, because liberty and freedom meant something to people who lost their friends and family in the fight for independence. General Welfare, my ASS.

[uscgjesse]

well said I joined the coast guard reserve when I was 17 and the health insurance for my wife and daughter is only 180 bucks a month. You want got healthcare its out there you just have to find it. Dont think that someone is just going to give you free healthcare becuase nothing is ever really free

[kostyshankles]

This A-Hole Demint gets free socialized healthcare for life from our taxpayer dollars. Why is this good enough for him, but not for everybody else. This piece of human waste's life isn't that valuable that he should have the access to the best care possible.

[thedude85447]

RIGHT but MY tax dollars are worth YOUR life huh...

[laughhardriot]

Dang, I'm thinking I want Jim DeMint President 2012

[chrishpippin]

primal suspense, if you like the UK or the German social systems, why don't you move to live under them? I think that would be a better plan, for each American citizen who wants everybody else to pay for their health insurance, they should have a first class airplane ticket to the country of their choice, as long as it is not America. Goodbye and good riddance.

[primalsuspence114]

I do live in the UK and its fantastic to know i will be safe no matter what happens to me.

[chrishpippin]

How do you mean? You will be safe from what or whom? A couple of questions for you, being a person with experience with socialized medicine. How much is your income tax in percentage to your gross income? (I don't want actual pounds). How do you set up appointments? Do you have the opportunity to go to a specialist first instead of going through a heirarchy of doctors, you know, start at general med and work up to ear, nose, and throat specialist. Let us know, we're dying to.

[primalsuspence114]

'NI' (national insurance) contributions are unpayable if you earn under about $11,000 a year. If you earn more than that its 11% of your income- this might seem a lot but wages here are higher generally.

And yes- you see a consultant/specialist if this is required and you dont get passed around from doctor to doctor. For example, I walked into an NHS hospital last year with an eye problem. In 10 minutes of walking in I was examined by a consultant opthalmologist, and operated on 2 hours later.

[primalsuspence114]

jesus christ i hate right wing idiots like you. government health insurance is the single most significant thing to happen to the UK. In Germany, social welfare reforms led the way to create one of the most powerful nations in the world

[bigfilmhat]

Yeah, corporatized medicine isn't working.

[8144519]

I want the health insurance companies to decide my healthcare! yay for laissez-faire on vital services!

[JPSwissCheese]

DeMint for President

DeMint 2012

[DDannyUSAF]

Senator DeMint you are right on the money thans you for your presentation! It really disturbs me when a politician talks about "fixing health care" The question needs to be asked,"What has the government ever 'fixed'? Nothing! Are there issues that need to be addressed with the health care system? yes.Does it warrant the government running a private industry? NO WAY! The American people f rejected government run health care in 1994,however the groundwork for it was hidden in the stimulous bill!

[votejm08]

A government large enough to give you everything you want is also a government large enough to take away everything you have! Thomas Jefferson. The problem with Socialized medicine is the expense is so catastrophic, people are reduced to dollars, and the Government will decide who will receive treatment right away and who will not!! If you are overweight or a smoker, they may decide that you have abused your health and you don't deserve treatment right away.

[lickmyfart]

You are ridiculous. The next time the fire department or police department come to help you, ask them who you have to pay for their services. When they tell you that its not necessary because they're paid by tax dollars, think to yourself what kind of system that is. Then ask yourself if you like this system, because it sounds pretty socialized to me. People like you and Whatshisname are poison for this country.

[bigfilmhat]

Very well said, and I will lick your fart good sir.

[QuartuvLarry]

Very well said!

[bigfilmhat]

The same can be said for a corporate structure. Republicans, who are skeptical of the government in certain select cases, seem to be far to trusting of the free-market.

"If you are overweight or a smoker, they may decide that you have abused your health and you don't deserve treatment right away."

As thought corporatized medicine doesn't make those same decisions right now?

[votejm08]

Experience what it is like being told exactly how to live. You should study our Founding Fathers. They set up our Democratic Republic bound by the Constitution for a reason, to keep us free from our government and other nations. I am sure that they are turning over in their graves at this moment.

The Constitution insures Americans, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness", not the guarantee that everyones wants and needs will be met at the expense of others.

[aj2kewl]

yes yes yes! you speak the truth! finally! someone like me!

[kahI777]

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[DaveDoggOwns]

Screenplay, if you paid money to an insurance company and you and them signed a contract that the insurance company WOULD buy something you need and they didn't....that would be a breach of contract which is illegal. So no...they do not have absolute authority over whether you are insured or not.

And come on. Seriously...you do not need a lawyer to go to a court to explain how an insurance company is lying. It's not that hard really.

[publicgood]

What is "owning your own insurance"? It's not really insurance if you are covering yourself. That's called no insurance.

[screenplay777]

I don't understand when this guys said people can "own" their own insurance. Nobody can really "own" insurance. You may HAVE an insurance policy that you BELIEVE will pay if you get sick, but you truly don't OWN it when the company who gave you the policy has the absolute right to tell you that they can't cover you because there was a "pre-existing condition", or because you're a diabetic, or because they BELIEVE that procedure your doctor recommended is "experimental", etc. etc.

[befootball33]

if your insurance company pledges to pay and then doesnt, you can take their asses to court and if you show theyre lying you get a hell of alot more than you would have anyway

[screenplay777]

Take a huge insurance co. to court? I guess that can work. I heard some insurance cos. have paid through the nose, but not only does that cause many premiums to rise, but most can't afford the exorbitant legal fees necessary to take a behemoth co. to court. The 'take them to court' philosophy won't apply to the poor who can't afford a lawyer, and as far as getting a hell of a lot more if you did take them to court, didn't Bush pass a bill that put a cap on punitive damages to insurance cos.?

[jamesmarcustucker]

to js0556 - I think the UK's socialist ideals for healthcare is what has made the UK so great for 60 years. no matter how capitalist we have become, we still hold onto a dear principal of national healthcare for ALL. It isn't enforcement to pay just for others, it is to cover yourself too! two birds, one stone! Ask any UK citizen, but you find it hard to find one who doesnt agree with the NHS. The day EVERYTHING in the world exists for captial/profit ONLY, is a day the world loses its soul!

[js0556]

(contd) Whether this is a good idea or not, its their choice, and I think they are "more free" having this ability to choose, but you may disagree. Nonetheless, this is off topic. A large remaing portion of the 45/50 million you speak of were only uninsured at one small point in the last 12 months. This includes switching jobs, changing health plans, etc. Many purchased insurance shortly thereafter, some didn't/couldn't. And then there are the remaining who cannot afford insurance plans. These

[vulnerabledonkey]

Jesus Americans are so ridiculously stubborn. Every developed country in the world has a national health system. It's great, quick and gives the workers (HUEHFUWAD COMMUNIST!NFE DIEEDIEDIEDIEII!) a fair system so they can get on with life free of worry. Stop being such classist pricks.

[js0556]

I know that some might believe that 50 million people are "dying" right now in the US as everyone else coldly turns their back, but that's not exactly the whole story. 1st, the elderly and poor are already covered under medicare and medicaid (these programs have boths +'s and -'s). A large portion of the numbers of uninsured are younger people who choose (important word) to forgo insurance payments bc they believe they can save money to spend on higher quality living (nicer apt, car, clothes)etc

[twanablevins]

vulnerabledonkey think about this and then consider if Americans are stubborn. Because I'm forced to pay for the medical care of illegal aliens and others, I do not have the money to help my own family members. Speaking about a niece who could really use the medical attention. But since the government forces me to pay for all others, I cannot help her. We should be able to help our own family members, but no so, the dems think they know how to best spend my money which is very unhelpful.

[cheapsurrealist]

What's with the background music?

[js0556]

are the ones we could/should help. A good society takes care of it weakest individuals. That doesn't make me a socialist (and I know you exaggerate ). And if you support the NHS or govt. financed single payer - I don't think you are a socialist - but these program undoubtedly have their roots in socialism. I believe the ? is how far into socialistic programs do you want to venture? For you this is ok. For many americans, its simply not! It's what has made this country great, at least til now.

[t0nt01982]

Id rather just pay up front. its like paying for a house and you just stand in the front yard and stare at it. I eat right, dont do drugs, and exercise regularly.

[JupiterGodZeus]

No socialism in America.

[js0556]

A very important point that I want to make is that I also want everyone to be able to purchase health insurance. I, however, do not believe that we need government to "give" it to us. We need to force insurance companies to compete by changing the taxes laws. Competition lowers prices and makes products better. There is too much price setting going on with insurance comp. Malpractice reform. And if you are denied coverage bc health condition, or really can't afford it, govt intervention's ok

[jamesmarcustucker]

AHHHH - so SOME government intervention is ok then!! YOU COMMUNIST!

I'm sorry this really is so stupid. How many US citizens have to die from not having access to treatment b4 you realise that Western Europe (each with national healthcare) ISNT a communist, Socialit megolith and they actually LIKE their healthcare. weve had it in the UK 60 years, and we all still want it!

[adneebest]

hahaha very patriotic, sometimes I really feel bleased as I'm living in a social democratic "communistic" state like norway. yes we have universal healthcare and education, and it works fine! the people "commisars" pay tax to the goernment "Soviet" who redistirbute the funds to the people who are poorer of.

Well i'd better be heading back to the wheatfields! Wouldn't wanna upset the KGB....

[publicgood]

"France, Japan and Australia rated best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday.

If the U.S. health care system performed as well as those of those top three countries, there would be 101,000 fewer deaths in the United States per year, according to researchers writing in the journal Health Affairs."

[bberntson]

It seems pretty foolish to hope that private health care corporations will treat the underprivileged better than a public institution.

[maticarp]

Man im not american but i think that medical treatment should be equal to all citizens, free of charge and universal (like in my country), isn't that the right thing? it is not communism, it is humanity.

[USAon3]

name one place where that happens - where healthcare is "free" and payments are not made up for with high taxes or fees in other areas.

No such place on the planet exists. There is no such thing as "free" healthcare. Even in Canada and the UK, it's not "free." Look at the taxes in both countries - then look at the rationing of that "free" healthcare.

No thanks.

[SparwoodApple]

Income tax in Canada is among the lowest in the world and almost identical to the USA. Look up OECD income tax comparison by country.

[RedPandaBoy]

Maybe i'm naive.. but to my knowledge, I have no choice in what health insurance I have. My job provides 'one'. Being told my choice in having one coverage is being taken away....sounds silly.

He made points about what happened after atrina...ignoring that he dedicated to that. I don't think i can trust him with my taxes money or trust his judgement.

[RedPandaBoy]

It's hard for me to take Jim DeMint seriously when put this as Freedom vs Socialism. I know we give our government money to protect us and provide basic services, such as the post office.. or to pay the people that work for Jim DeMint.

He seems to be enjoying socialism... I'm not going to put it pass him, but his health care may be paid by us too. I think it's a basic duty to make sure we're all safe

[jflowers10]

How will we pay for healthcare when we are billions in the red already? Will somebody please explain that to me? Just close your eyes,....jump off the cliff....and hope for the best? You cannot ignore reality! The chickens are going to come home to roost.

[RedPandaBoy]

the same way you deal with a dept and you need to continue to live. you prioritize the budget and leave in what you need, take out what you don't and make payments.

Though technically we're trillions in the red. .. I think Socialized Medicine can work, it just depends on how you do it. specifics matters.. not the general abstract.

[123persongop]

Romney/DeMint '08!

[Blayneishot]

this is a video i am using for my project it is crucial how some people live thier lives

[Jimuardo]

I'm not sure what "individual ownership" means-- does that mean that I self insure? That no insurance company, nor any government, pools risk? That's a scary thought. I'd like him to clear that up with specifics.

Props to Sen. DeMint though for allowing comments. A lot of politicos are too afraid to allow comments on their youtube videos.

[js0556]

The people that advocate single payer or government run medicine either mean well (most citizens) or are very manipulative (most politicians). If you live in England and support the NHS, you probably mean well, and it might be working for you or your family so far, it might not, but you are certainly not approaching the subject on the proper intellectual level.

[jamesmarcustucker]

what the hell does "not approaching on an intellectual level" mean??? I live in the UK, and no matter how rich or poor I am, at any point in my life (peoples fortunes can change), I KNOW that if I am ill, or am concerned about anything, I will get to see a doctor...period! Its not perfect, and we do have private healthcare here to, so people have the choice. How are we less free in the UK as a result. We are freer!

[larkydozer]

I live in Massachusetts, where I'm being penalized 75 dollars each month that I do not sign up for a health care program.

That's the sort of coercion I'd rather avoid. I'd much rather be left alone to continue to pay for visits or procedures as I've done for the past 15 years. It costs me less than the 250 dollars a month for a plan.

I'm in fact less free, under the states mandate.

[js0556]

I'm glad you have health insurance. But your logic doesn't follow. You are "freer" because... you have health insurance? I'm sorry, but someone living under a dictatorship very well might be covered under a state run health plan, but that doesn't make them "freer." You are actually more dependent of the government. Whether or not you care that you are more dependent is irrelevant apparently. Please read my next comment. Hopefully it might clear up some confusion.

[jamesmarcustucker]

er - well the UK is not a dictatorship, but I get your point. I just honestly don't understand how 50,000,000 Americans can go without adequate health insurance, thousands a year die from neglect or HMOs can "decline" treatment and you still say the US system is superior. I'm sorry but for a civilised and prosperous compassionate society, universal healthcare has been nothing but fantasic for the UK. If it was living under the US or UK system, I know which one I would choose!

[jamesmarcustucker]

also - i say freer because I think there are different types of freedom. In the US you can choose which company you go with (IF you get accepted),you are free to be too poor to get treatment - in the UK I am free to get ill and not worry about cost. That isnt selfish - I am SOOOO happy my tax helps others - no matter how poor they are. It's my pleasure. Isn't that what a "christian" philosophy would uphold? Thought you guys were supposed to be chrisitans? what a load of bollocks!

[twanablevins]

IF that were your real happiness than you would already have written a check and given it to people in need. Not wait for the government to take it from you and them decide who is in need of it. Different types freedom, I suppose there are 2 and only 2 - free to have liberty or free to have slavery! You may choose freedom to be a slave, I choose freedom of liberty. [quote] Give me liberty or give me death! Patrick Henry

[jamesmarcustucker]

what is it with these americans who just can't stop equating national healthcare with "slavery", "communism" blah blah... You really believe we in the UK are slaves? Just look at the reality - 50 million US citizens uninsured - NO citizen in the UK uninsured. and yes I do equalte a lot of my happiness with a happier contened citizenry who get healthcare. is that weird! sorry!

[js0556]

(cont) wow, you beat me to the point twana. (To jamesmarcus) Do you realize that you could give money to those who needed medical treatment even if you didn't have increased taxes already devoted to other people's care? You still can, maybe to people in the US even. To give time and money to charity is one of the best things in the world! To force someone to give their money to others is one of the worst! This is popular thought in much of America . I apologize if you are offended by it :)

[js0556]

Most Christians teach that you should help others, especially those most in need. I agree 150% with this! I believe those that are well off and help the poor, sick with money or time are mini-saints, at least in this regard. But is it Christian to tax someone, with the authority of the law and courts, in order to force them to "help" others? I say no. People should be encouraged to do charity work, not forced. That would be immoral.

[radicalsam]

go ron paul?

[peter20962]

the video was almost 3 minutes long yet you failed to explain how different methods would work. you cannot give universally free healthcare without socialised medicine. i live in britain, and we have more freedom then you!

[Kowtoe112]

Really? So do you maintain the right to use racial slurs in public addresses?

[hughess3]

what are you talking about?

that was the dumbest youtube response I have ever read in my life.

You didnt even address what Sen DeMint.

Your an idiot and everyone that reads your comment is now dumber

[radicalsam]

Please explain the difference between subsidies for corps. and subsidized healthcare? besides the fact that subsidized healthcare is wayyyyyyyyyy cheaper!!!

[radicalsam]

Ron paul thinks social sec. is an intitlement.

Thats funny I thought thats what that soc. sec. taken out of my check was for?

Intitlements are what big industry gets in the form of subsidies (free tax money)!!!!!

So if he ends soc.sec. do they refund all i have paid in?

[radicalsam]

We pay for healthcare for every uninsured person in america now thru subsidies to the healthcare ind. if you get rid of the health insurance ind. health cost would be cheaper. one health insurance co. makes about $5 billion a year profit off the sick and dieing.Just think if that money went to hospitals instead of the corps. The insurance ind. is one of the largest lobbies in america. You don't think the health insurance industry gets subsidies? That's socialized medicine is'nt it?

[radicalsam]

rebupicans say we need to compete in a world market.Would'nt national heathcare help american companies compete globally? If one state in the union offerd state health insurance for all to coax corperations instead of billions in tax breaks watch the companies line up to go their. But instead compete globally means cut wages. we live in a national socailist country now ,It's just corps. get the socialism and we get the shaft!!!!

[radicalsam]

Repulicans talk out of both sides of their mouths.1.why is it socialism when it's free medical for all americans.But it's called a subsidy when the bush adminastration gives the oil industry 5 billion dollars in 2005 to drill new wells? think about that! the oil co.made record profits every year since 2000. thats called national socailism or naziism

[medlock01]

This speech won't go over well with the percentage of Americans who haven't crawled out of their baby crib yet.

Even less with those who want to buy their votes(Clinton/Edwards/Obama).

The lady with the identical quadruplets came to the US from Canada to have them...

[harrrder]

We have one of the highest infant mortality rates on earth, so there may not be that many crawling out of that proverbial crib....

[markcg360]

From March of Dimes; In 1999, birth defects accounted for 5,480 infant deaths (under 1 year), reflecting a rate of infant mortality due to birth defects of 138.4 per 100,000 live births. Prematurity/low birthweight (LBW) was the second leading cause of infant mortality (110.5 per 100,000), followed by sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS—66.8), maternal pregnancy complications (35.0), and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS—28.5).

[jiminjersey]

One of a handful of people in Washington who does what is right! Jim DeMint is a very good man.

[javaguy418]

Very well done.

Please post one on the FairTax!