Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "As Predicted, Deficits Skyrocket After GOP's Ultra-Rich Tax Cuts" video.

  1. We needed tax reform to simplify the tax code and lower taxes. We also need to cut government spending and these social welfare programs make up most of the budget, and also have been growing for years. What is going on is a must to have economic growth.
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  2. Bernie would have made the deficit explode.
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  3. We have not left the last recession. The economy is improving. But keep talking about another recession, you will be right eventually, just may take a few years to a decade.
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  4. Universal healthcare would blow up the deficit.
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  5. Nightingale, it makes zero sense economically to say that universal healthcare will save money. The only way is if you were to cut quality.
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  6. Kronus 96, most dangerous situations start out because of poor health habits.
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  7. Matthew, read the book "Debunking Utopia". There the author says that in other nations they have healthier habits. We are near the top in obesity and we spend more food dollars eating out which is unhealthy to begin with. "And they’ve already run the numbers it would cost us more to leave the healthcare system as it is now then to just implement single payer." 100% false. I have seen those studies and they do not match up at all in the methods.
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  8. Matthew, I read that report as I said. Their methods were not the same. You cannot compare different cost analysis studies that have different methods and standards. As you see there are many studies with different results in terms of cost. The economic truth is that raising demand while keeping supply the same will lead to higher cost. We have seen that when government subsidizes things prices go up. College tuition is the best example of that. " all the other nations that have single payer systems say its both habits and preventative care were worse then almost all other modern nations in both so stop pinning this failed system on just individuals and acknowledge the system is broken" OK, what are you saying?
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  9. "maybe stop looking to conservatives for biased estimates" I did not know that using my college education to be critical with the numbers and understanding economics was bias.
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  10. " If you understood economics you would be progressive" Not true. Economists are typically moderate to right leaning. The Jungle described immigrants in the early 1900s when immigrants were treated poorly. Also, as a fiction book it will be dramatized. And no one is pushing for unregulated capitalism. There is a desire to have government and regulations. The government has to be limited.
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  11. "So you have to ignore the countries with it, almost any modern country, pay LESS than the USA does by a large amount, and yet still covers everyone." No country covers everyone.
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  12. "Its a different method of calculating things so therefore ignore every nation that has the system already." Every nation does something different and have completely different economies. Norway and Denmark, for example, are high in oil productivity. Ireland is a tax haven for corporate money. Also, when you break down the numbers nothing suggests that they have better systems. Read the book "The Business of Health" by Prof. Robert Ohsfeldt and Prof. John Schneider. Saying "other nations do it" is not an argument. You are taking a complex issues and over simplifying it. Healthcare is around 1/10 of a nation's GDP (and 1/6 of our GDP) for a reason. It is complex. Simply saying other nations do it reveals how little you are willing to dig into the issue.
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  13. Matthew, which nation do you want to copy in healthcare and why? Give me details in their tax plan, revenue, how the workers are paid, how their healthcare is rationed, etc. You say "other nations do it" is you saying "I don't care about details or doing actual research on this complex topic, so I will just say a shallow phrase that sounds good".
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  14. RandomGuy7092, if they cover everyone why do people die on waiting lists? Read the paper entitled "True versus reported waiting times for valvular aortic stenosis surgery" Can J Cardiol. “  And "Analysis of deaths while waiting for cardiac surgery among 29,293 consecutive patients in Ontario, Canada" Heart Why did they die? I thought they were covered.
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  15. Matthew, Canada has long wait times in healthcare and longer wait times has been shown to lead to poor results. I don't have the paper on me right now as it is saved on my work computer. When I get there I will give you the title. On you next link they only compared cost, not quality. Saying the US has a more expensive healthcare system and stopping the conversation there is not an argument of if one system is better over another. My one bedroom apartment is cheaper than a 3 bedroom apartment. Does that make my apartment better? No, it is cheaper because it is smaller. The only quality comparison it gives were infant mortality rate where statistically the US is on par with other nations. One reason why infant mortality rates are higher in the US is due to early births that occur at a higher rate in the US which a healthcare system cannot solve. They also mentioned primary care physicians but not specialists. Ben Shapiro discusses this well in how countries with universal healthcare do have more primary care physicians because their system incentivizes them, but they don't for more advanced care. Universal healthcare is great for very basic care such as pregnancy, but not for advanced care. That is why the US has a higher rate of cancer survival and why you see longer wait times and people dying for "elective" procedures like heart surgery in Canada. As a whole, saying that other nations do it better in healthcare is 100% false. Not saying what they have is terrible, but in all reality they are not better than the US. There are many problems.
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  16. Barbara Manor, so eating junk food is a function of "right wingers" investing in the rich? How does that work out. I am curious. So if I were to drink a Dr. Pepper today instead of water that was because of right wing investment? I have done plenty of research on healthcare and the economy. That is why I am engaging in this conversation and challenge people to dig deeper in the issue beyond just saying the US system is expensive.
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  17. Matthew, you, like others, are cherry picking data to push for universal healthcare. Mainly you are looking at cost and very raw stats in doing so. Healthcare is more complicated than that. Infant mortality is a great example. Problem with looking at infant mortality is that countries have different standards in defining it and as I said, the US has a higher rate of early births leading to a higher rate of infant mortality. You have to consider those factors. You are being very shallow in coming to a conclusion here. You see higher cost and you think an inferior system. That makes no sense. You read a link that looks at number of primary care physicians and infant morality but does not dig deeper in those numbers. Just looking at raw data is not a strong argument. Compare it to this. Say Person A had a 3.9 GPA and Person B had a 3.2 GPA and you were looking to employ one of them. You may feel Person A was smarter. But say Person A was a Women Studies major and Person B was an engineer. Along with that Person B working many jobs and internships and Person A didn't. Now who would you hire? Well, it depends on the job really. You see, you can't just throw a stat out there and make strong conclusion. I am not saying the US system is superior, not that it has no flaws. I has many flaws. And universal healthcare systems do many things very well. But universal healthcare systems have many flaws as well. Anyone who says universal healthcare systems are better have a very hard time supporting that ideas when challenged and give the same shallow talking points.
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  18. This is not surprising. The point is that in the long run we will be saving money. Long term goals is key. Also, Kyle needs to stop talking about fact checking. I just fact checked him on Ted Cruz today and he was wrong.
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  19. hhiippiittyy, The Shock Doctrine has been debunked long ago. I had to read that book. It was crap. She did not even know what capitalism was.
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  20. If you want a book to read read "First Principles" by John Taylor.
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  21. Uh, there are many economists who support the idea that tax cuts will lead to economic growth and more revenue.
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  22. Wages have not been stagnate. There are many numbers that support that.
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  23. Hammer, with single payer you are increasing demand without increasing supply. Single payer will not cost less. In reality it will cost a lot more than what we have now.
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  24. "Broadening Medicare coverage by definition increases supply. " So doctors, nurses, equipment, providers, etc. are going to magically appear out of nowhere?
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  25. " using people's health as payment is not a moral solution." Why not? Demanding other people provide their services at a discount is not moral. " in the rest of the world's advanced societies it has been shown again and again that the costs drop overall." They also have lower quality and less R&D. There is no such thing as a free lunch. My apartment, which is one bedroom, is cheaper than a three bedroom apartment. Does that mean my apartment is better? "First, the middle-man is eliminated " Not really. You have increased bureaucracy now with government and government playing favorites. " Second, everyone gets basic healthcare; this actually has the effect of reducing very expensive procedures and costs because treatment for issues starts much earlier. " Possibly, but again, you have limited resources. You now have longer wait times like in the DMV. You also have this issue called "moral hazard". You saw this with the FDIC that caused the S&L crisis in the 80s. Banks were doing bad loans knowing the FDIC will bail them out. You will see something similar with healthcare in that why should people care about the cost when the government will just flip the bill? There is no desire to live a healthy life style or manage their own healthcare as the government will flip the bill. "Third, negotiation for drug prices is hugely effected due to purchasing in volume." The government is poor at negotiation. Also, government has special interest. If a politician who favors a certain company is in charge what will stop them simply overpaying? Also, why can't individuals negotiate prices? "Also, remember that the largest group of bankruptcies in the US is due to health related costs." You just bankrupt the country.
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  26. Hammer, what country do you live in? Also, no bankruptcy is only one part of the issue. The US leads the world in R&D.
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  27. Medicare and SS make up most of the federal budget and has been growing for years. They are not wrong.
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  28. John, the surplus was under a republican congress that cut spending. Under Bush he increased spending, especially during the recession of 2001.
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  29. John, many on the right did not like Bush. That is why Jeb Bush got destroyed in the primaries.
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  30. Give a rich man $100 and he will invest it creating jobs and wealth for society.
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