Universal Healthcare Debate 8: Q & A, part 1 (8/12)

The motion: "Universal health coverage should be the federal government's responsibility"

Moderator: John Donvan

Speaking for the motion: Art Kellermann, Paul Krugman and Michael Rachlis

Speaking against the motion: Michael F. Cannon, Sally C. Pipes and John Stossel

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[ithinkronpaulissmart]

poor paul krugman. His little trick backfired.

[gunsandbullhorns]

Fuck Paul Krugman. I'm getting really sick of him trying to conflate the Republican Party with Libertarian free-market reasoning. The Libertarian guy blasts the Republicans more than Krugman does. ...but Krugman still tried to conflate the two VERY DIFFERENT ideologies.

[dn032108]

As for capitalism, I like it but there's a line between capitalism and greed, and it gets crossed all the times. We are telling ourselves and teaching the younger generation, yes, capitalism is good, be driven by the money. Then we wonder why we get shoved into the nursing home when we couldn't take care of ourselves anymore. "But Ma, the boy's dad been working so hard (to cover all the things we want) and we only have a couple of days off. He needs time to decompress. We can't visit Ma."

[dn032108]

Stossel's "gov't can't count vote"...oh they can if they want to....As for the Canadians in the audience not raising their hands for UHC? Is it possible that since they were in the US means they had the money to take the trip? And that they still have the money to travel because the health insurance bills haven't bankrupt them or keep them poor?

[MsZeitgeist85]

You people that think Krugman got owned are fucktards. His point is that the cons took controll of goverment and wrecked it. Example: Medicare Part D

Also he should have asked those Canadians how many of them would have traded their system for the USA system? None.

Since when did this lying fraud Sally Pipes have any credibility on this issue?

[jakeyw11]

I love when Paul Krugman doesn't get the response he was hoping for he then says "okay well I guess I won't try it". Also, Cannon absolutely OWNED Krugman in this debate.

[JavaBlues]

What a moron.

VISA keeps the accounts correct to a penny, and yet government can't count votes? What a stupid analogy. Perhaps he's not familiar with the concept of software.

[alfamax4562]

Krugman GOT OWENED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[indoctus41]

Unbelievably, most of the arguments by the GOP panel favor gov't insurance. Pipes argument that Medicare patients can't get doctors because the gov't keeps the fees down would be solved by a universal system. This is really a debate over practicality and ideology. The GOP will avoid all gov't programs. I think they should propose the police and fire dept be run privately. If you want them to come out, give them your Mastercard number and they'll be right there.

[doveisle]

Compare this Nobel prize winner to the other one we had. Milton Friedman

Krugman would be in bits sobbing if he had to debate Friedman.

[SuperGuitarman69]

@ 5:09 noone raised their hand in favor of their care!!!!!!!!!!! Canadians even get it! STUPID STUPID LIBERALS

[44warjunkie]

I laughed so bad when that guy tried to get Canadians who liked their healthcare and all of them hated it. Goes to show you whats really going on.