Town Hall Debate - Health Care: Is health care a privlege...

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SEN. MCCAIN: I think it's a responsibility in this respect, in
that we should have available and affordable health care to every
American citizen, to every family member. And with the plan that --
that I have, that will do that. But government mandates I'm always a
little nervous about.
But it is certainly my responsibility. It is certainly small-
business people and others. And they understand that responsibility.
American citizens understand that. Employers understand that. But
they certainly are a little nervous when Senator Obama says if you
don't get the health care policy that I think you should have that
you're going to get fined. And by the way, Senator Obama has never
mentioned how much that fine might be. Perhaps we might find that our
tonight.


SEN. OBAMA: Well, why don't -- why don't -- let's talk about
this, Tom, because there -- there was just a lot of stuff out there
that --


MR. BROKAW: Privilege, right or responsibility? Let's start
with that.


SEN. OBAMA: Well, I think it should be a right for every
American. In a country as wealthy as ours, for us to have people who
are going bankrupt because they can't pay their medical bills -- for
or my mother to die of cancer at the age of 53 and have to spend the
last months of her life in a hospital room arguing with insurance
companies, because they're saying that this may be a preexisting
condition and they don't have to pay her treatment, there's something
fundamentally wrong about that.



So let me, let me just talk about this fundamental difference.
Tom, I know that we're under time constraints, but Senator

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[Kaseypink123]

I hate health insurance companies...greedy bastards with no concern for humanity...I hope they all end up in jail where they belong--profiting off the misfortune of others and then denying coverage.........ughh

[goffer009]

Obama was really good!! McCain not so!!

[kstatefan3]

"There will be no mandate."

LIE.

[EdgerHumphrey]

Definitely not a right. Rights aren't tangible. They don't come in the form of goods or services. Rights are simply negative legislation. You have a right to speak your mind without consequence. You don't have a right to free food, free TV, or your neighbor's car. That said. I agree with mandated coverage. Americans are obviously too stupid to think ahead. We've got to force them. And lastly, EVERYONE should pay their fair share. No free rides.

[mrepugnant]

These stodgy bastards all have the best of health care as well as secure jobs. How in hell can anyone intelligently expect them to be less than apathetic about the lives of others? This is a case of those who have, ruling over those who have not. America has always been this way so what else could anyone expect from this lineup of takers and users?

These mucky-mucks have never been in the shoes of the common people who put them in their high places. This is the real face of American politics.

[beryce420]

F here. home alone with a webcam M

[TeslaSagan]

Did you know Barack Obama is blood related to the Bush family and Dick Cheney. Another interesting fact is that nearly every us president before has also been blood related. Does make you wonder.

[charlieshelds]

he lives on Texas!

[arashabnous77]

Rynigma: you fucked up piece of shit ....Shut the hell up and don't provide any comments you idiot ....McCain is winning ?ever since when? one more comments or I will take a dump on your fucking face...lol

[missemma1984]

What planet do you live on?