Comments by "Xyz Same" (@xyzsame4081) on "Ed Schultz RIP. Remembering The MSNBC Host And Fighter For Workers" video.

  1. 5:28 Senate Hearing about Healthcare in 2009 (first year of Mr. Hope and Change in office !). The industry is being heard and at the table, but NO ONE that advocates for, or is an expert on SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE. - The system that all other wealthy nations have * and most of them since the 1950s. And they all live longer and pay MUCH LESS. Benchmarking anyone ? The Dems do not work for The People. not even whe they have majorities - like that gotten in 2006 (Blue Wave of 2006 - that was even before the financial crisis). It was followed by an outstanding campaign in 2008. the Dems realized a Blue Wave was building voters had enough of Cheney /Bush. Rahm Emanuel then head of ? DCCC made sure to promote Wallstreet Dems and sabotage progressive Dems as good as he could. The Wallstreet goons (pro NRA or anti-choice, etc.) were all soon gone, a few of the progressives that made despite the efforts remained longer in congress. Howie Klein interview TheRealNews - Primaries Expose Bitter fight in Democratic Party youtube(dot)com/watch?v=cDXYl7stwiQ That is what the donors pay the Dems for !! They must win PRIMARIES and keep the Progressives out. So in 2006 there was an opportunity to change the composition and direction of congress - and it absolutely had to be stiffled. It was important that the ballot would show a Republican Lite or a Republican. That way the donors ALWAYS win. * Switzerland has not a public non-profit insurance agency, they leave it to the private companies. Well: they are even more expensive than the U.S. - BUT they pay staff very well (that is a major cost driver), their healthcare is excellent and everyone has coverage. per capita healthcare expenditures of nations World Bank in USD UK 3,900 (underfunded) the next ones are around 4,500 average 5,000 - 5,500 (also Canada) - for instance Germany has 5,600 and their population is older on average than that of the U.S. U.S. 9,200 Switzerland 9,600 Norway over 8,000 (also high cost of living in general)
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  2. + Frederic It worked just fine in the Golden Era after WW2 (good wages, high taxation on the rich and on profitable biz). - Default good protection of the environment = quality of life and longer life and lower healthcare costs. Even wealthy communities can end up with lead in their water. Or the costs of asthma. Asbestos. Monsanto pesticides in beer and sweets, ... High house prices, and exploding rent (where the jobs are) are caused by handing over housing (strong tendency towards natural monopoly in that case the "investor and landlord" class) to the private sector (no competition by social housing). AND international "investors" are ALLOWED to buy up real estate everywhere on the globe. It is in New York , San Francisco, Paris, London, Auckland, Syndey ....(too much profits for the few). - not in Berlin - there government passed law to prevent the people that live and work in the city from being priced out of the "market". An U.S. specialty: zoning laws made by wealthy Republicans that do not allow for more modest houses. (minimum sizes, how much green area, lawn around each house, etc. etc. - It is driving construction costs and cost for the land up. More space needed per house, longer streets, sewage systems, longer commutes. larger houses have a higher energy demand.
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  3. +john bovie If the youtube algorithm in its infinite wisdom decides to run such an ad before the "wrong" audience - they at least do not poison the innocent minds. Because it also means that fewer such ads are going to be played before a more gullible audience (usually the define daily or weekly budgets) Or at least it will cost CRTV more. And it also means ad revenue for a deserving channel. It is like Scientology ads being shown before videos of people SLAMMING Scientology. I always make a point of letting such ads play.
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