Congrats! Social Security will pay out more this year than they will take in. This was not suppose to happed until 2016. Millions of Americans have lost everything we own for one reason - we lost our jobs. While we pleaded with you to work with the private sector to find ways to create jobs, you ignored us - you endlessly repeated HC sob stories. You were heck bent on "Making History" by passing Health Care rather than concentrating on what we really want- A JOB!!!! You must be so proud.
Harkin is an idiot. Vote him out he does not represent the People of IA. Get rid of Harkin. Healthcare reform is socialist medicine. Harking just want to take care of all the rejects in iowa.
BTW Sen. Harkin, when I was heavy, I didn't drink soda and I didn't eat out. Remember this when considering your "fat tax": any tax on soda is also a tax on sick people!
A few choice words for Sen. Harkin - At15:38 he brings up arthritis (this is in the context of "prevention"?) Osteo-arthritis is age related; I don't believe there is anything they can do to prevent it.
And then he cuts to my favorite peeve-his obesity rag. You can't mandate/legislate exercise-NO AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION WOULD HAVE HELPED ME; IT WOULD HAVE ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE; the problem wasn't food and it wasn't exercise. The government needs to BUTT OUT.
Harkin your full of crap!! I am a nurse and I understand the system and you don't! Explain why the elderly aren't among the first to get the swine flu shots this winter. It's usually children and the elderly because they are most at risk! YOU and Obama are attempting to legalize mursder of our elderly!! We aren't stupid Harkin but you and the Obama administration are! You forget that you WORK FOR US!!!
Because we may have some immunity from being exposed to it in the 50's. I'm not defending Harkin, though - he doesn't have a clue to what prevention is - what he's talking about is early detection (colonoscopy) - whether it's preventable is debateable; genetics has alot to do with it too.
I've read the CDC report. They are absolutely correct. It is curious that people my age suddenly have an immunity to swine flu because we were born before 1957. I'd say damn curious. The ECDC who stated in their report that when an elderly person contracts this flu, they tend to have it worse then the young. Guess where it's stated they obtained that information from. The American CDC. Something stinks in Washington D.C. I know! It's the politicians!
It is odd isn't it? Not that I trust the flu vaccine - I always ended up getting sick the winter after I received the vaccine. I stopped getting the flu vaccine, and got the pneumonia vaccine. I rarely get sick now. (and you're absolutely right - politicians stink!)
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Congrats! Social Security will pay out more this year than they will take in. This was not suppose to happed until 2016. Millions of Americans have lost everything we own for one reason - we lost our jobs. While we pleaded with you to work with the private sector to find ways to create jobs, you ignored us - you endlessly repeated HC sob stories. You were heck bent on "Making History" by passing Health Care rather than concentrating on what we really want- A JOB!!!! You must be so proud.
dmpstrdivr 1 year ago
Harkin is an idiot. Vote him out he does not represent the People of IA. Get rid of Harkin. Healthcare reform is socialist medicine. Harking just want to take care of all the rejects in iowa.
sf3038 2 years ago
BTW Sen. Harkin, when I was heavy, I didn't drink soda and I didn't eat out. Remember this when considering your "fat tax": any tax on soda is also a tax on sick people!
anoniab 2 years ago
A few choice words for Sen. Harkin - At15:38 he brings up arthritis (this is in the context of "prevention"?) Osteo-arthritis is age related; I don't believe there is anything they can do to prevent it.
And then he cuts to my favorite peeve-his obesity rag. You can't mandate/legislate exercise-NO AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION WOULD HAVE HELPED ME; IT WOULD HAVE ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE; the problem wasn't food and it wasn't exercise. The government needs to BUTT OUT.
anoniab 2 years ago
Harkin your full of crap!! I am a nurse and I understand the system and you don't! Explain why the elderly aren't among the first to get the swine flu shots this winter. It's usually children and the elderly because they are most at risk! YOU and Obama are attempting to legalize mursder of our elderly!! We aren't stupid Harkin but you and the Obama administration are! You forget that you WORK FOR US!!!
ottumwanurse 2 years ago 2
Because we may have some immunity from being exposed to it in the 50's. I'm not defending Harkin, though - he doesn't have a clue to what prevention is - what he's talking about is early detection (colonoscopy) - whether it's preventable is debateable; genetics has alot to do with it too.
anonymous915 2 years ago
I've read the CDC report. They are absolutely correct. It is curious that people my age suddenly have an immunity to swine flu because we were born before 1957. I'd say damn curious. The ECDC who stated in their report that when an elderly person contracts this flu, they tend to have it worse then the young. Guess where it's stated they obtained that information from. The American CDC. Something stinks in Washington D.C. I know! It's the politicians!
ottumwanurse 2 years ago
It is odd isn't it? Not that I trust the flu vaccine - I always ended up getting sick the winter after I received the vaccine. I stopped getting the flu vaccine, and got the pneumonia vaccine. I rarely get sick now. (and you're absolutely right - politicians stink!)
anoniab 2 years ago