Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Fox News Pretends To Care About Blue Collar Workers" video.

  1. Like Bernie and AOC?
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  2. Ben is correct, the political left does not care about regular people. The Bernie crowd especially. The Bernie crowd is literally saying that regular people have no clue how to manage their money so they must tax them at a high rate and do cradle to the grave entitlement. And when that crowd gets challenged they yell "free healthcare" or "Denmark". They are people who never interacted with regular people in the rust belt. This is why Trump is going to win in a landslide come 2020.
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  3. Because Bernie really does not care about the working class. All he cares about is tax increases and making everyone dependent on the government from the cradle to the grave.
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  4. The Majestic Spider, watch the debate of Bernie Sanders vs Ted Cruz where they debated taxes. A guy from Denmark got Bernie to admit he will have to raise taxes on everyone.
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  5. The Majestic Spider, if Bernie's policies are so popular why are they not being passed at the state level?
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  6. Arian Dito, you just described Bernie Sanders.
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  7. Loner Link, completely dismissing the other side is a sign of lack of intelligence. If you disagree with Shapiro stance then give reasons why. You just dismissing it shows you have no clue what you are talking about so you just plug your ears and go "la la la".
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  8. Cole Trick, what is wrong with what Shapiro says? It seems to me you are just dismissing him for no reason.
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  9. Kyle loves to play with stats to suit his needs. All of his talking points are easily debunked. That is why he never has anyone on his show or debates anyone.
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  10. Skullomadness, ok, debunk some. I have debunked many of Kyle's talking points on numerous videos.
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  11. Michael, Bernie has never been subjected to any attack ads. To beat him all you have to do is show how much he will raise taxes on everyone and play the breadline clip and his support for Castro clip over and over again.
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  12. markponicki, and here we are. I am a moderate and I see both sides of the issues. My problem is that here we have ultra leftists that don't have an open mind. You have one person who feel we can just retrain people in their 40s, when they are trying to raise a family, make house payments and so on. You are making the claim that people in the US will be willing to accept a tax increase on the idea that our government, that cannot even create a website, can save use money. You have people who feel universal healthcare is by far and away superior than the US system despite counter arguments showing it isn't. I have an open mind, and I accept both positions. I am trying to pull people like you to the middle. Shapiro is right, running on medicare for all is not a winning strategy in the rust belt. If medicare for all is so great why did 80% of voters vote against it in Colorado? Why are many candidates who run on that issue losing?
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  13. leonxl, the fact is that I hardly see many intelligent comments here. I get mostly smears. I push people to dig deeper into their ideas but apparently that is wrong. I guess I should blindly follow things without question and have simple ideas on complex issues.
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  14. Doodlebob FS, define "need". In New Zealand they are having issues of people becoming worse off physically and financially due to waiting what the government defines as "elective" care. People have died on waiting lists. In other countries they lack resources leading to those long wait times.
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  15. Doodlebob FS, I am not ignoring things. When someone says that universal healthcare is cheaper and better and point to other countries I see that as an over simplified argument on a complex issue like healthcare. Healthcare is complex and I see comments that are simplifying the issue. You yourself are doing it. How are other healthcare systems better? In what way? And you have to realize the differences in population and culture.
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  16. Doodlebob FS, the US is more diverse than those nations because of our large size. You do know you can have different cultures that are the same race? Compare Utah and Nevada, two neighboring states and see how different their culture is. That is how diverse we are. Social programs are influenced a lot by culture. In Nordic countries they have a society that is willing to pay higher taxes and they live healthier lifestyles with lower obesity rates and lower smoking rates. And just because the majority are for something does not mean it is the best system.
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  17. leonxl, the issue is that people here are making arguments that are too simple on complex issues. Saying other countries have universal healthcare and it is cheaper and better is not an argument. How do they implement their healthcare? Why is it cheaper? What do they actually receive? What is their culture like? Healthcare is very complex and to simplify the argument like others are doing is displaying a lot of ignorance. Looking a that study by the Koch Brothers is a great example. If you actually read it you will see that the conclusion that is being made and the methods that are done are not what people like Bernie are presenting. Bernie takes one number out of a many page study, tweets and and his followers think they have a "gotcha". In reality there is much more to it. That is displaying a high level of ignorance. And when I bring that point up I get smeared. So apparently asking people to think is a bad idea now. And I thought the political left was supposed to be the more educated side.
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  18. Saberspear, if I have to miss work than that is urgent to me. To some it is if it is life threatening or not. As for numbers take life expectancy for example. If you remove car accidents and murders from all nations the US is number 1 in life expectancy. Many people weigh life expectancy high when considering how good a healthcare system is. Issue is you can't do that as many factors play a role in life expectancy. When you break down the numbers you will see that the US is no par with other nations in healthcare.
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  19. Doodlebob FS, saying "elect the right people" is a poor argument. That has been talked about for years. This is why the founding fathers wanted limited government because all throughout history government is corrupt. What "consensus"? I don't see it? Other nations have shortcomings which is why there is a debate to begin with.
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  20. Saberspear, why should I depend on a doctor if it is urgent or not? If I feel it is than I should get the care if I can afford it. If I have a knee injury I can work to a point, but I cannot exercise and participate in my hobbies, so it is urgent to me. That is a problem other countries face. People waiting for care that is not considered "urgent" face more pain, financial losses and psychological issues.
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  21. Saberspear, on life expectancy read the book "The Business of Health". There they remove car accidents and murder and when you do that the US is number 1 in life expectancy. You are looking at overall life expectancy.
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  22. Doodlebob FS, you need to look at more studies. There are many factors that contribute to those number. Culture, lifestyle choices, environment, etc. Read the paper entitled "Amenable mortality as an indicator of healthcare quality-a literature review" by S Kamarudeen Many people point to that as an indicator of healthcare quality when the author talks about other factors that play a role.
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  23. Doodlebob FS, again, people have been saying for years we should elect the right people. For years we have had corrupt politicians. This is why we need limited government. What makes you think that all of a sudden we are going to elect the right people?
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  24. What are policies the people want? That is one question you need to ask. Also, do you want the majority oppressing the minority? And are policies people want really the best?
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  25. Nice logical fallacy. What is wrong with Cruz?
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  26. Kyle feels cradle to the grave government dependence means caring for regular people.
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  27. Not really a counter argument. What is wrong with what Shapiro and Cruz say?
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  28. Zidneya, having a degree from Harvard makes you intelligent. You may disagree with Shapiro but that does not mean he it not intelligent. I disagree with a lot of intelligent people. I can admit they are intelligent. You are not as you cannot form an argument against them so you just dismiss them completely.
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  29. I like how no one here has any actual criticism against him.
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  30. michardav, you can't retrain people. Yes, automation will replace jobs, but you let that happen naturally. When you raise taxes and regulations you force businesses to replace jobs quickly. When you don't then jobs slowly get replaced so that future generations take on new jobs. You can't retrain people who are in their 40s and 50s.
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  31. michardav, that training to "upgrade" is very basic and is a couple day course. You are asking people to spend a semesters worth of training learning a completely new skill. That is the issue. Also, most jobs being replaced by automation are low skill jobs to begin with, the people doing them have little desire to actually learn anything new, especially in their 40s. Yes, taxes were lowered, after years of having high taxes. High skill jobs are available. In fact, we have too few workers to fill those jobs. Right now under Trump we are seeing an increase in labor participation after years of it dropping, less initial claims, lower unemployment, and interest rates going up.
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  32. michardav, I am not saying they are lazy. In your 40s you have kids to raise, a house to keep and other responsibilities. You don't have time to attend classes for new training.
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  33. Dedier, I agree jobs are outsourced due to profits. But we can slow it down with lower taxes and regulations. Eventually some jobs will be gone, but we don't speed up the process.
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  34. michardav, they won't attend college to begin with. That is the point. But whatever, you are going to hear what you want to hear.
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  35. Dedier, min. wage workers are the lowest skilled. The actual min. wage is and forever will be $0. As for average income, I would like to see numbers on that because there are several stats that show that income and wages have increased. You also have to look at variables such as increase in immigration where many earn less so that drives the average down.
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  36. Dedier, there are numerous sources that give counter viewpoints. I know that if you use CPI inflation numbers that wages have been going down. But the Minneapolis Fed showed that with PCE inflation wages have gone up. Also, using GDP deflator wages have gone up as well. It isn't so much about what source is acceptable, information is valuable. It is that you have to look deep into the sources and see what methods they use. Someone using only one measure of inflation I question. You also have to consider the shortcomings in inflation measurements. The CPI is around 100 years old, that is archaic. Inflation does not take into account situation like new product bias or better technology, New product bias is where a new product is more expensive when it first enters the market but quickly drops in price. Smart phones and flat screen TVs are examples. Better technology is how a good may be more expensive by dollar amount, but in the long run is cheaper. Cars are great examples in how they last longer, get better gas mileage and are cheaper. So there is that. I am not saying that everything is great, nor that we can't improve. But you can't just say that wages have been going down when there is numerous evidence against that. You are looking at a complex issue and over simplifying it. I am all for improving a situation, but you have to try your best to fully understand an issue first, or understand much more than you do.
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  37. Dedier, what happened in the 70s was due to the Fed not raising interest rates. You talk about a bubble, what bubble?
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  38. Dedier, learn the difference between wealth and income before you discuss economics.
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  39. michardav, pointing at wealth inequality if very flawed. In the US a person with no debt and only $10 in their name has more wealth than 25% of the nation. Why? Because there are many people like me in debt either in home debt or college debt and are fine. I have negative wealth but my living situation is fine. Pointing to wealth inequality is very flawed.
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  40. Dedier, wages have, arguably, not been stagnate. Keeping wages low means not being able to find good workers. Businesses don't pay more for one simple reason, they can't afford it. Wages and wealth don't go hand in hand. You have assets and debt as well.
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  41. michardav, comparing to workers and management is flawed. To start, workers and management are paid differently. Next, you should compare how much a manager or CEO is paid per employee. If a CEO has 100 employees and is paid $100,000 and ten years later has 200 employees and is paid $150,000 dollars, that CEO earns less per employee. Pointing to debt is not unrelated. In fact, it shows how successful we are as a nation. We allow people like me to go into debt and purchase something big, in my case a college education. I have negative wealth as I have no assets and not much money. But I am fine overall.
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  42. leqaf, it is highly debatable if it is cheaper or more efficient. Also, many in the rust belt are satisfied with their healthcare. They don't want to have their taxes doubled. Bernie does not understand that.
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  43. Loner Link, IQ is not an ideal method to measure intelligence. Plus, you are literally saying that we should ignore a group of people you claim to be dumb. How "liberal" of you.
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  44. leqaf, it is debatable. That study you are pointing to made a lot of assumptions and said their estimate was a conservative estimate. Chances are it will cost more. They made assumptions that hospitals and doctors will take less pay and ignored the fact that you are forcibly increasing demand without increasing supply. Also, that number the produced is just for public spending, it does not include private spending. I have looked at other countries. I see many variables that contribute to lower costs such as extreme rationing, less R&D and the fact their citizens live healthier lifestyles so they don't weigh down their system. As far as the dying less, that is debatable as well. That study you pointed to says that in order to pay for medicare for all you have to double everyone's taxes. A guy from Denmark cornered Bernie and got Bernie to admit everyone's taxes will have to go up to pay for his programs.
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  45. Loner Link, I have looked at the stats.
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  46. Khalid, AOC worked many low wage jobs, that is the problem. What success has she actually had? As for the system bleeding me dry, for years the government has been expanding. It is time to scale it back.
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  47. Medicare for all won't resonate. Up to 80% of voters in Colorado said no to it. And these days coastal people have little idea how people in the midwest act or work.
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  48. Nathan, 80% of voters in Colorado voted against it.
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  49. matias, nice rebuttal, really changes my perspective on things.
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  50. Loner Link, a guy from Denmark got Bernie to admit that he will have to raise taxes on everyone.
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  51. Brandon C, when you run through the numbers it took more than a tax increase on just the rich. Also, Bernie admitted he will raise the payroll tax which taxes everyone that works. A guy from Denmark cornered Bernie and Bernie to admit that he will have to raise taxes on everyone. Lowering defense spending will not come close to funding any of his programs. This isn't me listening to republicans, it is me reading what Bernie wants to do, reading his numbers and finding numerous issues behind them. Saying people need to pay their "fair share" is a talking point. What is "fair"?
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  52. Muhammad, and that is the issue. Many in the rust belt are highly skeptical of the government and can manage their finances just fine. They don't want to be taxed high, they want to keep their money. That is why Bernie does not represent the regular people. Also, it is highly debatable if you would be saving money with universal healthcare. I wouldn't. I right now pay $0 in healthcare. Any tax increase would cost me more.
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  53. Ch33to Sesh, nice logical fallacy. I can say "don't argue with Bernie supporters", but I do.
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  54. Muhammad, who says I will pay less? Right now I pay $0. I see little evidence that universal healthcare would cost less. In Canada you have people dying waiting for "elective" heart surgery and people have to wait months for knee surgery.
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  55. Just a Lurker, I see little evidence that universal healthcare would be cheaper. Also, what do you do with the unemployed workers from insurance companies when you eliminate them?
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  56. Andrew Thomas, great. I know a colleague from Canada who could not get knee surgery so he got it in the US. His cousin needed heart surgery and they had to come to the US to get it. There are people who die waiting for "elective" heart surgery in Canada.
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  57. markponicki, yes they are. Read the paper entitled "True versus reported waiting times for valvular aortic stenosis surgery" Most in the US can afford knee surgery. Making people wait does a lot of harm. Read the paper entitled "Waiting for elective surgery: effects on health-related quality of life"
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  58. markponicki, so you make people unemployed and expect them to get a new job? Where? I thought they were all being shipped out?
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  59. David, yes, over time jobs disappear. But we have to let it happen gradually. You can't force it. I agree, jobs go away, but you have to let it happen gradually so people can adjust.
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  60. Doodlebob FS, we can look at stats. When you break it down Canada is no better than the US in healthcare. You talk about medicare bankruptcy when Canada has less R&D and longer wait times. And as I have shown people have died on waiting lists for "elective" procedures. I am doing fine as well and I don't want a tax increase.
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  61. Nathan, medical jobs are done by skilled people who can work elsewhere. It isn't about then shipping out but more of them simply working elsewhere or refusing to take medicare. Covering everyone will cause a capacity problem. You can't increase demand that much and not expect major issues.
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  62. Doodlebob FS, what is "urgent"? What may be "urgent" to you is not "urgent" to the government. That is the issue. Other countries don't have better healthcare than the US, that is the issue. You say they do but when you break down the numbers the don't.
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  63. Doodlebob FS, just because they are popular does not mean they are the best system to have. Also, there are indications they are not popular. Close to 80% of voters in Colorado said not to universal healthcare. What do you mean "tax reform"? You can't cover everyone in healthcare, that is the reality. Resources are limited. Saying "healthcare coverage for all" is just a political phrase, no different than "The Patriot Act" or "The Affordable Care Act". Define a "fair life". That's very vague. If I stay healthy should I have to pay for an obese person's heart problem? There is evidence showing that some of those programs will make the situation worse.
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  64. Doodlebob FS, it is because the citizens don't want it. Close to 80% of voters said no in Colorado.
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  65. Doodlebob FS, what is wrong with income inequality?
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  66. Doodlebob FS, the top 10% earned only 40% of the income.
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  67. Doodlebob FS, you are confusing wealth with income
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  68. Sha Dow, i have a physics degree bud
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  69. Yep, that is the level of intelligence of the ultra left. And they think we are scared of a 28 year old bartender.
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  70. MLG Bernie Sanders, Kyle studied political science.
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  71. Frank Lance, there are many legit counter points that show that universal healthcare is not more efficient nor cheaper. On climate change, there is a lot of unknowns there. I don't agree with Shapiro fully, but I disagree with many on the left. As for the videos you post, I will be honest I need to get back to work so I won't take time to watch them. I am not saying Shapiro is without flaws. But so far the common theme is that many on the left have little arguments against him and only smears and logical fallacies. I have seen some Amazing Atheist videos and find him to be rather boring to I tune out. But again, there are many legit counter points that show that universal healthcare is neither cheaper nor more efficient. I suggest you research healthcare more.
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  72. Jesus, I read that report, clearly you didn't. They made many assumptions to come up with a conservative estimate in cost. Chances are it would cost more. Some assumptions were that hospitals and doctors will take less money and that the forcible increase in demand without increasing supply won't raise costs. Also, that number they got was just for public spending, it does not include private spending. But hey, why read studies when you only have to read headlines from propaganda cites.
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  73. Cole Trickle, administration cost is tricky in healthcare as medicare can pass many administration costs to other government agencies, private insurance can't. For example, private insurance has to hire accountants to control the budget and revenue, Medicare has the IRS. I have done the research, you haven't.
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