USAFree1's Comments (428)

“And tell me again how health insurance companies shouldn't fall under the anti-trust laws? They have us by the cajones. They nearly own the Congress. Now they might get their way. Democracy my you know what I mean.”

“What I'd really like to quit hearing is how much money will be saved from health insurance reform. And be sure you understand that this proposed legislation is exactly that. What I'd really like to see focused on is the lives that will be saved, the number of US citizens who don't go bankrupt paying for health care, or how a healthy population is more productive. Now I'll wait for the thugs who also post on this site to try to take me to the woodshed. All they will show is a lack of compassion and love for their fellow members of this society.”

“Or in this case, Afghanistan, no blood for natural gas.”

“Pres. Obama did NOT get us into this thing. That would be George Walker Bush who did that.”

“Wait a sec here. Bernie Sanders voted against giving GW the power to have this "fake" war. He has been opposed to both "wars."”

“This is part of Grover Norquist's wet dream of breaking the government so that all programs that are not either judicial or military are deleted, and those left will be privatized. Remember his mantra: shrink government down so it's so small you can then drown it in a bathtub. Beware folks.”

“OMG dream on dear. Good ideas but they have about as much chance as a snowball in the hot spot. I've gotten very cynical about real change over the past two decades.”

“You read Al Franken's book didn't you. Laugh and laugh and laugh. Now I'll cry at the state of my country.”

“TN had a great program derived from Medicaid called TennCare. Our last Republican governor made sure it went broke so it was gotten rid of by the state legislature. Anyone who did not have health insurance could either qualify for the free care or those who made more money could buy into the program. It worked but then TennCare started paying for things outside of the intended scope of the program. Of course the Republicans threw a hissy fit yet making sure it went broke. End of program.”

“I am from TN and went to a Town Hall that Rep. Phil Roe held in August. I asked him this question: In Johnson County, Mountain City Medical Center, which is part of Rural Health Consortium, provides primary care and bases fees upon ability to pay using a sliding scale system. RHC serves 100,000 people per year. Would you be willing to vote to expand the number of such facilities in the US, both rural and urban, with federal funding? His answer amazed me. First, he stumbled and mumbled that yes he'd support such funding. Then he followed it up with that such facilities would only help with primary care not specialized medical treatment so they weren't the answer. HUH? Statistics show that primary care can decrease significantly the need for specialized care through early detection and treatment. As far as TN doing anything about these guys: Roe, Alexander and Corker. Why they're just good ole boys who do exactly what they want to do and using lies and brainwashing to convince Tennesseans that they're god's own doing god's work. Look up when Corker ran for the Senate. You'll get the picture really fast.”

“There is a great third party out there. It's the Green Party. You can join and keep your mainstream (LOL) party membership. I was going to quit the Democratic Party but want to try to influence legislation in my state locally. The dues are $35 a year for the Greens. I have found their platform and how the elected Greens act is true to what is good for humans. http://www.gp.org”

“Hahahahahaha! Every time the minimum wage has increased the economy has benefited. Who do you think spends money?”

“Excellent point and post Chipher! Good show.”

“At this point in time I feel like Rhett Butler. Frankly darling, I don't give a damn. Between this chicken little (the sky is falling; the sky is falling) attitude and regular folks being taken to the cleaners with little or no help from any governmental body, why should I care. Really? When I see real regulations coming out of Congress to control all this mess and then enforcement, I'll care. At least when the financial institutions came to FDR begging for help, he handed them a list of laws he wanted Congress to pass and told them to accept the laws or no help. Has anyone seen any bills signed into law yet that will do this? Thought not.”

“'Scuse me, but the role of the Supreme Court is to decide if laws and actions withing the US are in violation of the Constitution. They have the duty to throw out laws and violations of the Constitution. What don't people understand about that? Gee whiz folks.”

“That's per person so HUH?”

“Break up the cootie bearing, life killing financial institutions up. Take away their power over what happens in this country.”

“OMG! Are you paying attention? He is one of the largest contributors.”

“The US is one of the most violent countries in the world, and the violence is expressed in many ways. The absolute lack of compassion, caring, and assistance to the least among us is the worst kind of violence. I do not, in my wildest imagination, understand that many among those who call themselves my brothers and sisters in Christ tolerate, nay support, no healthcare reform. I do not understand how so many of my fellow countrymen can say that this lack of healthcare is their own fault. And I will never, ever understand why we put up with the lies and half-truths told about healthcare reform as well as the total disregard for our own. We send billions to provide free healthcare to foreign countries but let our own right here suffer and die for the sake of unregulated capitalism. Perhaps the real god of the US is greed and worshiped with the blood of innocents.”

“I do believe I hear the angry crowds chanting. And are those lit torches and pitchforks I see in the distance?”

“Good piece. Two short examples from my own life. In 1994, I was diagnosed with a possible cancer in my breast. The mammogram showed something. The doc said probably just a calcium deposit on your ribs and under the breast, but... I chose to have surgery, and the thing was not cancer but a calcium deposit. Pretty expensive, but I felt that that expense was worth it. With new technology, I might not need that surgery today, but then it was a different story. In October of 2008, I fell and ended up with 11 stitches over my left eye. The ER doc ordered a CAT scan to determine if I had broken any of the bones around my eye. I was in pain and scared so of course I said sure. The cost was $3000 of which I ended up being responsible for $800. Why not a simple X-Ray? Well, the hospital had a spanking new CAT scan machine, and they have to pay for it. Besides I have insurance and it paid most of the fee. No judgment just the facts.”

“I have, sigh, declined to post comments for a bit as some folks seem to have lost their grip on reality. However, here goes. We, as a group not individually, have become convinced that we are a.) units not humans, b.) may be bought and sold to the highest bidder, c.) are not worthy of being treated as sacred children of the creator, d.) should allow perpetual war that eats away at our humanity and our nations wealth, and e.) believe it is the best and most moral policy to allocate billions, nay trillions, of dollars to fight corporate wars but not to allocate a few billion, or even a few trillion, dollars to provide health care to every man, woman, and child in this country. I just read yesterday that big business in this country are fighting tooth and nail to get rid of reporting of the use of slave, incarcerated and child labor of products we import as well as pushing of non-enforcement of laws that prohibit that importation. Woe is me; woe is me. I looked for the devil and he was me. Is that who we are?”

“I think tiring is a very mild way to put it. Exhausting is more like it.”

“Make them states. lol”

“Do you have a link supporting your last statement?”