I'm A Democrat, And I'm A Republican, "Price Tags" (Medicare For All #6)

[JoanieDoeShadow]

The presentation of this ad in nice, but your conclusion is wrong. Get government OUT of medicine. Take away their ability to legislate on issues that benefit corporations and the corporations will have no reason to bribe our political figures!

[UsedNewsToday]

All that money and almost 350 electoral votes and this is the best Obama can do? I'm sorry but the guy is just as big a fraud as the rest of the politicians.

[Textynn]

I didn't notice the first time I watched this, but according to this video the Democrats took more money for their part in health care reform than the Republicans. Is that true? No wonder we have been getting this absurd conversation and weird behaviors from Democrats. . Unbelievable.

[peaceteam]

These numbers are just the ones verified as of the end of June. Estimates are that the total now may altogether be approaching a billions dollars.  And yes, the larger part of the payoffs have been going to the Democrats, since they are the party in "power".

[samiemma]

Yes it is true. The reason it is true is that the money goes to the party in charge.

[jonnyapp1eseed]

lol, you guys are great at making these videos. keep up the good work.

[Textynn]

Good job. Thanks for showing this two party sham for what it is.

[scoobrs]

For-profit health insurance is the greatest Ponzi scheme in our nation's history. It's the leading cause of bankruptcy today. Pass Medicare for All!

[ShaunaDDye]

Clever, but do you know anything about medicare reimbursement rates? My mother works billing at a family practice office. Medicare reimbursement rates are so low that many doctors wouldn't be able to afford to treat patients and pay for business overhead. This means, of course, they would go into a different line of work. It'd be nice if everyone could be covered, but Medicare for all is not a practical solution. Not to mention, Medicare is bankrupt!

[bgbreakdown]

@ShaunaDDye Well, how about if we adequately fund the program? Genius! Vote for me!

But, yeah, per the vid - we progressives have been played and played again. So-called conservatives ALWAYS win. They're like having an infant sibling who sucks all the air from the room by screaming louder and longer than anyone can bear. "Just give 'em what they want and hopefully they'll shut up!"

[ShaunaDDye]

@bgbreakdown I'm not sure you've noticed, but the government is broke. There's a lot of ways to fix it, but all involve less spending, not more entitlement programs. Every time the government spends a dollar, it has to come from taxing the private sector, which hurts jobs and private economic growth. This, in turn, hurts us as individuals. So, I'm sorry to say you're not a genius!

[bgbreakdown]

Hon, do you know how much American consumers pay to insurance companies so their CEOs can make 100+ million a year? If 1/4 of what we spend on the middle man went to allow the government to serve that function instead of for-profit corporations we'd get a lot more from our money. No? I'm going broke keeping my family on Blue Cross. Over 1K a month!

[ShaunaDDye]

@bgbreakdown the government is just another middle man (and an inefficient one at that!) I would prefer a true free market in healthcare in which we just pay directly for service. That way, doctor's would compete with lower pricing and we would know how much each service costs. We could still have catastrophe coverage, just as we have home insurance for a fire, but pay out of pocket for expected repairs (roof, furnace...etc)

[MisterEvil1]

@ShaunaDDye You should check out Somalia. No government means no government interference. They've got a TOTALLY free market there

[ShaunaDDye]

@MisterEvil1 Did I say there should be no government? I'm not advocating for anarchy. There are specifically enumerated responsibilities for government in the constitution. Providing for my healthcare is not one of them.

[ShaunaDDye]

@bgbreakdown by the way, my family has such a plan where we have a really high deductible (5500) and pay for everything out of pocket until the deductible is met. That way, we're covered if something really horrific happens. Other than that, we pay for our regular upkeep. Our monthly premium is about 330. This plan is through Blue Cross. You can find such a plan if you're interested as well!

[styrofoamheart]

@ShaunaDDye Google blue cross and cancer. you might be covered if blue cross is in the mood to pay. or you might get automaticallt dropped until you can find a lawyer and sue.

"In a remarkable 4,200-word account published today, Reuters reported that WellPoint developed and used computer software to automatically trigger fraud investigations of breast cancer patients so the insurer could search for phony excuses to dump them."

now i'm going to block you. mostly because you're not bright.

[ShaunaDDye]

@styrofoamheart I feel like I"m debating a kindergardener. You constantly resort to name-calling and putting down of an opponent rather than focusing on ideas. I won't bore you with my academic credentials because frankly, I have nothing to prove to you. Good luck living in your world where there's always an evil insurance company or world banker controlling the levers!

[styrofoamheart]

@ShaunaDDye sorry about the name calling. it's obvious we both fear unchecked power. you just feel that the unchecked power is the gov't or the liberals, i'm not really clear on that one, and i think it's the break down of gov't. there are plenty of analogies i could use, but you never seem to get them. like just because your experience with a particular car is bad doesn't mean the whole idea of a car is bad. everything has a cost benefit relationship. even gov't.

[ShaunaDDye]

@styrofoamheart Thanks for the apology. I do agree there's a cost-benefit relationship in most things. I just think the government is very inefficient with the money it gets and is not a good buy for the money. You can see this in the public schools which spend twice as much money as private (even charters with similar demographics) and have worse results. We may have to agree to disagree if you fear the free market forces more than government!

[theVAGINAntichrist]

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