Feddie the Bully

The "Individual Mandate" section of the new healthcare reform bill introduces a paradigm shift in the role of the federal government. For the first time in American history, citizens will be forced to purchase something (in this case health insurance approved by the government) against their will or else pay a fine. Some legal scholars worry that this is an egregious form of constitutional overreach that may set a dangerous precedent. If a government can force people to buy insurance now, what else will they force them to buy in the future? Research shows that Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of the Individual Mandate and resent feeling bullied by their own government.

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[JTHELSTROM]

Obamacare will give you piss and tell you it's lemonade.

Didn't Pelosi say we have to piss the bill before we know what's in it?!

[aquawoelfly]

evil kid with a bat didnt use his power to stand up for the rest

[shamgar001]

@shamgar001 But rich doctors thought it was beneath their dignity to compete for contracts with those icky middle-class people, so they got the government to give them the power to set prices and penalize doctors who worked for friendly societies, making healthcare costs go up.

This forced middle-class people to need insurance, which was encouraged by gov't and made prices go up further. More regulation increased costs, so they expanded social services, making prices go up more.

[shamgar001]

@rockleex1000 American's used to be able to afford healthcare through "friendly societies". You'd pay a fee and get access to the doctor which worked for the society. Doctor's competed for contracts with the society, and most of the middle class could afford a year of health care for their family for less than a week's wages.

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[rockleex1000]

@shamgar001 we can't grasp that "fact" because we like to use a little thing called LOGIC. please tell me how to government got involved in making thing WORST, other then cutting programs for the needy.

and you act as though emotions and conflict are a bad thing, we all know that's the only way to make progress and make things better, but conservatives are so scared of change they don't even want to TRY to look for better

[rockleex1000]

@rockleex1000 we can't grasp the so called fact because we like to use a little think called LOGIC ^^

[shamgar001]

@rockleex1000 Did you know that working American's used to be able to easily afford healthcare? Doctors would actually compete for contracts with friendly societies which everyone could pay into with no problem.

The the government got involved, and caused problems. So they got more involved, and things got worse. So they got more involved, and things got even worse.

More government is the problem, not the solution. Liberals can never gasp that fact, so you resort to class warfare and emotion.

[RainfallFantasy]

@gekkobear I am currently too high to understand if you are being sarcastic or not. So, cheers mate.

[gekkobear]

@RainfallFantasy Yep, putting the government in charge is awesome. Costs are higher than they'd be without this bill, supplies are lower, and we're taking 500 billion out of Medicare for it.

Who doesn't like higher costs, less service, longer waits, and more debt? Lunatics, that's who... this is what Rainfall and I were hoping for... the fantasy of something better, and the reality of something worse.

Hooray?

[catothewiser]

Downvote for contrive multiculturalism in the ad. No need for that - especially at the end. I would stay well clear of any org trying to send that message. Lets see, does the bully look like Cass Sunstein or Rahm Emanuel's brother? These are the sorts that are pushing this just as Chertoff is the guy working for the company selling the TSA scanners. You people better wake up to the creepy tribe that is always destroying societies from within - their new headquarters is in Israel....