Entitlement Programs

Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson describe how they how they will address problems with entitlement programs.
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Iowa Public Television broadcast "The Des Moines Register Presidential Debates" live from the Iowa Public Television Maytag Auditorium in Johnston, Iowa on December 13, 2007. This forum, featured six of the Democrat candidates for President: Delaware Sen. Joe Biden; New York Sen. Hillary Clinton; Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd; former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards; Illinois Sen. Barack Obama; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.

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[sanchtech]

I agree that education is a fundamental right. I don't believe health insurance is though. I think it just needs to be more fair and affordable. It shouldn't be our moral obligation to feed and cloth adults. Health and education are one thing but housing and money is another.

[kstompaint]

The only way to "make sure every American has an equal opportunity to the American Dream. " Is to totally redistribute wealth. Other than the money that your family may have, the playing field is level.

[kstompaint]

Actually the right to property is just about the only one given constitutionally. Socialized anything (including health care) ammounts to nothing but stealing from one to provide for another.

[kstompaint]

The only RIGHT that you have is the freedom to pursue and maintain property. The government pretty much screws up everything they get their hands on, so why give them more? The "have nots," as you call them could close the gap themselves. There are many people who are rich or at least getting by that are self made. it's not the place of the government to be Robin Hood, which is what ANY entitlement program is.

[lc0149]

(continued) ..... to destroy the hopes of the American Dream for MILLIONS of Americans. Well those us that care about this country are not going to allow you to do that. Besides we've already seen what corporatism has done to our health care system. We've already seen what corporatism has done to our education system. It's obvious that we must not continue down this path.

[lc0149]

Goods and services that are commodities belong in the free market, but goods and services that are HUMAN RIGHTS belong to the people. Just because a human right provides a good service doesn't mean it should be marketed for capitalist greed. You and those that think like you want to continue this rule of corporatism.... to further increase the gap between the haves and the have nots.... to continue the widening gap between the rich and the poor....

[lc0149]

Health care and Education are not commodities. They are human rights. Every civilized industrial nation provides these two human rights to there citizens without implementing capitalist greed. Health care nor Education should ever be provided in order to make profits. People need health care. People need Education. I REPEAT THEY ARE NOT COMMODITIES!

[lc0149]

In other worlds, our government was designed to make sure every American had an equal opportunity to the American Dream.

[lc0149]

In other worlds, our government was designed to make sure every American had an equal opportunity to the American Dream.

[lc0149]

Without our health there is no life! I agree the role of gov is to provide a national defense but that doesn't me we go starting illegal wars with nations that never attacked us. The key word here is DEFENSE, NOT OFFENSE! The role of govt is to provide the general welfare of the people, and that includes protecting our freedoms, (property has nothing to do with, you aren't entitled to have property), our liberty, and our pursuit of happiness.