The Single-payer Movement with Dennis Kucinich

[magicpoliceman]

Dennis Kucinich needs a reading comprehension class. The preamble of the Constitution is a statement of why the Constitution is written. Article 1 Section 8 articulates that the enumerated powers are the specific powers congress has to promote the defense and promote the general welfare. While Mr. Kucinich's heart is in the right place, it is not under the powers of Congress to create public health care. Your State or County can though. EPIC FAIL!

[SXJULIE]

@ebonicslover NO HE RAN AGAINST HIM!

[nilent]

Kucinich is spot on to understand that the anger and rage expressed by the "teabaggers" is not without some justification.

Let's face it "Obamacare" is indeed riddled with all manner of compromises that result from Dems selling out to insurance and pharma.

A truly "robust" PO would be the equivalent of Single Payer for those that choose it! That kind of compromise would be acceptable; but it looks like instead (at best) there will be a watered down PO or they will compromise THAT down to less.

[RIFUTURE]

There is a lot to be said for DK's analysis of the role of Govt. & the real anguish & anger about corporate controlled Washington. If we believe in civil society we know we need some form of govt. so we need to fix it. I believe that there isn't much "pursuit of happiness" when you are going bankrupt & sick so it makes sense that the govt. provide for the general well being by providing for it. It is what makes civil society civil.

[BestGreenProducts]

It's H.R. 676 guys! Not what Obama's touting and generally not what you're hearing about on your TV. Remember that when they start the BS because our air waves have been hijacked by private interests.

[nowellian]

The republicans were so washed up after 8 years of Bush Kucinich could have won the election. If all of the people who said I like Kucinich but he can't win would have voted for him he would have won. Obama will not even come out for single payer, pathetic and how do you like the Afghanistan escalation?

[markdown01]

The ultimate goal of the elite is not people power. It is not socialism, or even fascism, but feudalism. The few rich elite ruling a massive poverty class. And each time people like Dennis stand up for the basic hard-working Americans, fools to the mind-game of the FOX News elite fight against it as if its 'Communism' to merely demand fair wages, health care, and equal opportunity for all. Wake up.

[CarribeanBeachbum06]

What is a "Fair wage" when China is working for 50 cents an hour? Is it fair for Unions to inflate American goods so that our people end up un-employed? Now what is their wage?!

[mrdivot22]

You're comparing apples and oranges... 50 cents in China buys a lot more than 50 cents in the USA.

[CarribeanBeachbum06]

50 cents does buy a LOT more in China thanks to the Unions and our Government constantly raising U.S. wages. That is why many Americans are now out of work. How many consumers will pay 3xs more for a product made in the USA? Not many. Corporations are no different when they shop labor costs.

[markdown01]

CarribeanBeachbum06 isn't honest. I've been to one of his forums, there was no such filtering in place. ANYONE could go right in, and I saw this firsthand. He can win any agrument with those neanderthal regressives anyway. Progressiveness is designed to help people, not a few giantt corporations. THEY have power now, and they are grabbing more. Over the last 10 years average working-class income fell on average. The top .01% saw theirs triple. Socialism for the RICH is what is in place now.

[CarribeanBeachbum06]

Typical Liberal calling someone a LIAR without the facts. People were BANNED from the forum having their IP addresses silenced. Still want to call me a liar? Shame on you and Kucinich who you follow.

[madebutante]

Healthcare is a Human Right! Stop disaster capitalists who prey off of illness! The Insurance Companies; Big Pharma! These are immoral companies using their connections and pro-corporation legislation to make bank! Healthare for Profit is Immoral!

[CarribeanBeachbum06]

Freedom of speech is a human right but Dennis Kucinich BANS people who dare to bring up topics in his forum. What a fraud this whole progressive movement is!! Much like the Chavez Charade. Just a power grab.

[alhidalgo1]

And what topic did you wish to speak about? Because in all my days of supporting Dennis Kucinich, I have NEVER seen him or heard him deny anyone a voice at any event - even those who are there to verbally abuse him and unjustifiably attack his character, such is the case of parties who oppose him politically, he still engages them in discussion, always with him being the voice of reason. He is a LIBERAL - meaning he cares for the LIBERTY of ALL - even yours, CarribeanBeachbum06!

[CarribeanBeachbum06]

The topic that got a person banned was in defense of Jewish children. Apparently that was a NO NO to say on the Kucinich Forum. Another one was you can not talk negatively about the John Edward's affair on his wife that has cancer.

[alhidalgo1]

Do you have links to these claims you make? If so then I will stand corrected. Otherwise I'm going to venture that the defense of Jewish Children was perhaps (and I'm just guessingh here) connected to a condemnation of Palestinian children. And John and Elizabeth Edwards' issues are nobody else's business at all.

[CarribeanBeachbum06]

Again you call me a liar. How can someone link to a site one is banned from?! Trust me, friends and I have been silenced on the Kucinich site and John Edward's character IS important when he runs for public office. Palestinian & Jewish children are equally important, but not on Kucinich!