Milton Friedman - Rising Cost of Health Care

Milton Friedman discusses the dynamics responsible for rising costs in health care. http://www.LibertyPen.com

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[exenrontexas]

@NoProbaloAmigo One source is Marine General Butler. Should I assume that you did not view his video right here on youtube? Second, Richard Nixon was elected with the promise to end the war in Vietnam which LBJ started with a lie after JFK was murdered because he signed an order to REMOVE our troops from Vietnam. Nixon expanded, extended and prolong the war in Vietnam & it only ended in '75 after Nixon resigned in disgrace.Blackwater was enabled by BUSH to get his private army.

[NoProbaloAmigo]

@exenrontexas Where are the sources? What? Bush was the head of Blackwater? Still, what you say is not supported by any facts, for example, you said the Republicans are more organized, when you can't make a claim either way, Also, prior to Bush II, the Republicans were voted in to GET OUT of wars, like Korea, or Vietnam. The Republicans were more of a non interventionist party in the 30's.

[exenrontexas]

@NoProbaloAmigo I also suggest you watch on youtube some of the speeches by Naomi Wolf who lays out how history is repeating what happened in Germany in 1932 step by step and, of course, BUSH set up his private army known as Blackwater whose leader is closely associated with extreme right wing pseudo religious demagogues. Dig a little and learn.

[exenrontexas]

@NoProbaloAmigo A little historical review might help you.  In 1934 a extremely wealthy group of ultra conservative Republicans plotted the violent overthrow of democracy in America to set up a fascist dictatorship to aid Adolf Hitler. The planned to have a private army of veterans march on Washington, assassinate the sitting president, suspend the Constitution and disband Congress. The approached Marine General Smedley Butler to lead the forces. He exposed the plot.

[NoProbaloAmigo]

@exenrontexas Who knows, there is a lot of unsupported hyperbole in your posts and literal hearsay. For example, the Republicans cannot destroy the federal government, unless they want to stop their own pork machine!

[NoProbaloAmigo]

@exenrontexas Really? Is that why Romney has been wining by landlsides in the primary? I checked out opensecerts, and the Dems have more money than the Republicans. Your characterization cannot be supported, or even that the Dems are "a danger to democracy," which is a misnomer in our republic.

[exenrontexas]

@NoProbaloAmigo In the halls of the GOP power base, I heard discussions about ways and means to DESTROY the Federal government because it to some degree is controlled by the PEOPLE and they have great disrespect for the wisdom and power of the PEOPLE. Frequently they talked about weakening the Federal government so that they could DESTROY it. The BUSH plan was just that. He attacked the Constitution, the checks & balances, he rammed Citizens United and wasted TRILLIONS on war.

[exenrontexas]

@NoProbaloAmigo I agree that both/any party has problems but the Dems are so disorganized, fractious and under funded that they are not a danger to democracy, but the GOP IS. The GOP is extremely well organized, extremely focuses and extremely well funded and IS a danger to democracy. The wisdom of the Founders could not envision how dangerous they are. The GOP controls TWO branches of government. Heaven help us if they totally upset the division of government power.

[NoProbaloAmigo]

@exenrontexas It is very true that the Republican party represents special interests, but the Democrats do as well. Actually any political party with any degree of power must have "customers." But I find it odd what you talk about Medicare Part D, because Obama's plan is very expensive as well.

[exenrontexas]

@NoProbaloAmigo I agree to some extent. The Presidents healthcare reform did not go nearly far enough. The President should have reworked the abyssmally expensive BUSH Medicare Part D which will cost tax payers TRILLIONS. But he is working with Republicans who always stick in special breaks for 'THEIR PEOPLE" the wealthy GOP supporters.