SCHIP: Will It Really Help America's Children

Ernest Istook talks about SCHIP and America's children

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• SCHIP
• heritage
• foundation
• focus
• Ernest
• Istook
• America
• Matt
• Streit

[dragster420]

Rich white guys helping rich white guys. Does he know were the last rich nation without free universal healthcare.

Try to get the Brits or the Canadians to switch to our plan. It will never happen.

[stone17]

short answer = moolah

long answer = moolah, more moolah

[genYprogressive]

ERNIST ISTOOK IS SO FULL OF SHIT HE SHOULD'T BE ALLOWED ON TV.

[typicalmail]

What a load of shit.

[tkkesofar]

You keep setting up a straw man by acting like I am in favor of things I'm not.

I don't agree with large deficits either, but since I believe in limited government, the way I think we should shrink deficits is by shrinking government spending, not by raising taxes. Raising taxes is nothing but an excuse for an IRRESPONSIBLE government to keep growing. I am definitely a fiscal conservative. It is a pity that many Republicans aren't.

[lordzeno666]

That would be because this lobby groups "ideas" are simply crap and not worth discussing. They have had their day and done their damage.

[lordzeno666]

Your argument is pointless. "more money" is irrellevant. The govt simply borrows what it needs, adding to our deficit. No need to ever raise taxes, we'll just borrow it instead. You're so scared of taxes...which would actually mean responsible government. It's a pity republicans are not fiscal conservatives.

And you make assumptions. I've lived in many western nations and seen their systems first hand. I simply know more than you and can factually say you're culturally blinded.

[tkkesofar]

My point was that bicycledays didn't even put up an argument against the ideas in the video. He launced into a brief tirade against the war and Bush/Cheney which added absolutely nothing to a discussion about health care. It was an idiotic and worthless post, and completely off-topic.

[tkkesofar]

And I don't agree with agricultural subsidies or corporate welfare either. The fact that business interests can influence and corrupt government is one of the best arguments AGAINST giving the government more money and power.

You have zero clue how frustrating and even deadly it can be once socialized medicine progresses to the point of waiting lines and rationing, which is where it always leads. You are the one who is blinded.

[lordzeno666]

buddy, you need a lesson on how the "market" works for everything in the US already. It's all subsidized by the government. We have far less regulations than most, yet still under perform other much more socialized nations, specifically in Northern Europe.

US business is welfare dependent, and the "market" is an illusion. Bankruptcy should mean just that. But not in America. It's a joke.

[tkkesofar]

I think that both acute care and preventative care are important. If we would insure against catastrophic illness, and encourage medical savings accounts, while untangling government from providing insurance other than financial assistance to the truly poor, and just let markets work, people could better afford both.

The problem is government regulation and interference in the marketplace. We both have the same goal, you just want to expand the failed policies that have caused the problem.

[lordzeno666]

Only a fool dismisses that which he fights against and can do him, ( and his country ) damage.