Pro Public Option Med Student Pwns Glenn Beck

A medical student makes the quick case for the public option and embarrasses Glenn Beck

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• beck
• health
• care
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• public
• option

[kainedamo]

He's talking about providing competition. A public option will make it so that the private insurance companies will have more incentive to compete, with lower costs and better care.

[ppatel10920]

Even though I do not completely agree with the medical student, i believe that his method was great. He started with comments that attracted Beck to his ideas and then attacked him at the end. RESPECT!!!

[JeffTele]

That kid in a lab coat is still full of the magic wand theory of socialism that his teachers have funneled into him. His mistake has nothing to do with the good intentions of socialized medicine and everything to do with naivete. To think that 0bamacare will do more than bankrupt the US once and for all is like ignoring the color of the sky. The facts are there for all to see: WE ARE BROKE. More government will only hasten the nation's demise. Ironic that the young are the ones who will pay.

[JeffTele]

Sure sucks being pwned.

[Nexius8]

The music people saw where he was going fairly quickly.

[TheLaddysaur]

Beck is a classless idiot. Let the kid talk, don't silence him when it's not going your way.

[phocjame]

Listening to his comments, listening to his comments listening to his...OH SHIT, pull back and make it seem like he's the problem!

[MrZeus7]

I love how quickly he ques the end of the show when he sees its not going his way. Truly pwnd!

[nomopoly]

@woutertron First of all I'm not "one of the few" that can afford healthcare. I'm part of the majority who has healthcare. Also you are misrepresenting my point. I believe strongly in supporting children, elderly and those with disabilities (aka people who cannot help themselves).However it is not my responsiblity to pay for those who are lazy or non competitive in the workforce. I didn't demand free care when I didn't have coverage. Neither should they.

[woutertron]

@nomopoly (cont. from previous) No, our system isn't perfect. Yes, our hospitals are backed up. The problem is not that we have affordable healthcare; the problem is that there are too few doctors to treat everyone. You seem to be saying you would rather guarantee immediate treatment for yourself, than improve the odds of survival for literally everyone around you.

[woutertron]

@nomopoly Your logic is backwards on so many points. Diagnosing cancer does not mean it is curable. In other words, you have a good chance of dying from it whether you have to wait for treatment or not. But the thing is, you don't have to wait, because people who are likely to die soon always get bumped up the line. The same goes for MRI scans. The reason YOU got a scan right away is because you're one of the few who can actually afford it. (cont.)

[nomopoly]

@woutertron Do research on how 1 in every 5 patients in England die of colon cancer AFTER being diagnosed because they have to wait in line. How about canada where you must wait 6 months to a year for an mri. When needed an mri once i got it the same day here. I used to one of the uninsured in this country but i never once thought it someone else's responsibility to flip the tab for me. The healthcare costs will go up cuz of this legislation too. This isn't about altruism it's about control.