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He is a communist.
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@Kirito Kun , do we have worse outcomes? On reason why we pay more is because we receive more. The US has the highest access to advanced testing and care and thus is number 1 in survival rates in advanced illnesses. Between 2011 and 2012 Sweden's life expectancy dropped. The poverty argument does not heighten the need. They are in bad health due to poor lifestyle choices. My proposal. First I remove the payroll tax. With that employers will pay with a higher wage as opposed to with healthcare insurance. People can now buy a plan they want and force insurance companies to compete. Also, insurance will only cover unplanned, expensive cases, rest can be paid out of pocket forcing healthcare providers to compete. That will lower price and increase quality. The holes can be filled in with local charities or a locally ran public option.
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He is a communist. If Bernie wants social democracy he would support less federal government and more state rights. Instead he supports centralizing programs which is what communist nations do.
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He is a communist.
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@N0RTHE , police, roads, fire fighters and education are all locally ran and funded. Roads that are federally funded, post offices, and defense are all listed as a part of the duties and responsibilities of the federal government as listed in the Constitution which limits all governments. But again, most of the government programs we have today are locally ran and funded, not centralized.
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@ScoopMeisterGeneral , what was practice in West Germany and the Soviet Union. Centralizing the economy. Bernie wants to centralize essentially the entire economy.
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@ScoopMeisterGeneral , he wants to abolish the fossil fuel companies and have government run our energy. Same with healthcare. Those are two large components of the economy.
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@PepeMetallero , Bernie did his honeymoon in the Soviet Union.
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@ScoopMeisterGeneral , communist nations still had private industries.
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@ScoopMeisterGeneral , I know there is communist in theory and practice. Communist in theory never occurred. Bernie wants communist in practice. That is one reason why he took his honeymoon in Moscow.
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I guarantee you he pays way more in taxes than you do.
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@cesarebachelli , you can't recirculate wealth.
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@cesarebachelli "Currently the top 1% own 39% of the national wealth. The bottom 80% owns 7% wealth." Very deceptive statement.
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@Kirito Kun , millions of people have died because of communism.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , history says so bud. Like how I proved you wrong on education spending you are wrong here as well.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , it is deceptive. A paper was recently published in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy about it.
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@cesarebachelli , it is deceptive. A paper in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy entitled "Measuring Inequality" has a section on wealth. A lot of people have negative wealth due to loans such as a home loan or student loan. I have negative wealth due to a student loan. A homeless guy on the street with no debt has, on paper, more wealth than me. Who is in better shape? As for the 1%, a lot of their wealth is not liquidated. So they have limited access to it. So yes, it is very deceptive.
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@Kirito Kun , capitalism has saved a ton of lives and reduced poverty much more than any other economic system.
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@Kirito Kun , you are communist.
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@Kirito Kun , supporting Bernie makes you one. Bernie wants to do what the Soviet Union and West Germany did, centralize major components of the economy. I suggest you learn what communism is.
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@Kirito Kun , he does, mainly through the energy sector and healthcare which are to major portions of our economy. Everyone is connected to energy. Other developed nations are much smaller than us. Besides, that is just one part of their economy and it has led to problems such as limitations in care.
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@Kirito Kun , there are several arguments and studies against M4A. It is a very debatable issue.
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@Kirito Kun , they are. First, on the 40,000 deaths, is that high, low or the norm compared to the rest of the world? Every nation suffers with amenable mortality. Also, numbers that small are subjected to many variables. As prof. Katherine Baicker said, those individuals are poor and bad health is associated with poverty. So do they die due to lack of access or due to being in bad health to begin with? As for the 500,000 bankruptcies, that is an arguably a myth. Read the paper entitled "Myth and Measurement — The Case of Medical Bankruptcies" As for drug prices, they are expensive in the US because of our massive R&D and the fact that they do donate a lot of aid to developing nations.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , I can admit when I am wrong and I am willing to listen to opposing arguments. These topics are up for debate. There are experts for and against M4A. The problem is that the left have very poor arguments and are not willing to discuss the challenging topics. That is why you just mock me as opposed to having a discussion
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , I have admitted when I was wrong. The issue here is that far leftists like yourself have shallow arguments. For example, that one person says on healthcare "we spend more but receive worse outcomes" which is a shallow point. As I said, we spend so much because we receive the most advanced care. There are arguments to be made if it is necessary, but you have to consider that. As for outcomes, in advanced illnesses we have higher survival rates. On drug pricing yes we pay more, but our R&D is superior. Also, one thing I read up recently in one of my MBA courses, a lot of drug companies donate medication to developing nations and train people there. That cost money. You say I have no argument when I go into great detail in my comments. I have pushed you into a corner to where you just mock.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , how is it a shallow point? You say we are far from having the best healthcare system. What do you base that off of? Nothing at this point. So you just mock me. As for drug prices, you need R&D as diseases evolve and new medication is needed. Or do you deny evolution?
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 you deny evolution
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@Kirito Kun , here is the problem with the numbers you present. They are raw numbers. For example, in obesity rates, that is due to poor life style choices, not because of healthcare system. Same with life expectancy and mortality rates. You can't just throw raw numbers out there and expect them to mean anything. Also, say M4A will fix all of that is a flawed argument. The passage of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 made healthcare worse in this nation.
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@Kirito Kun , cancer survival is strongly related to healthcare. With infant mortality, for example, a Stanford study shows that obesity leads to pre mature birth which increases the chance of infant mortality. Now add in that obesity rates are higher with those in poverty, and pregnancies, especially unwanted pregnancies, are higher with those in poverty, you have a large outlier dragging the numbers down. You bring up depression. The federal government has a huge hand in mental healthcare after the passage of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. After that passage mental healthcare became worse in this nation. So I am supposed to believe M4A will be better?
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@Kirito Kun 1. It wasn't "underfunded" in the sense to purposely destroy it, it was underfunded because it ended up costing more than projected. So considering how the federal government cannot manage simply mental healthcare, how can they manage all of healthcare? "You need comprehensive healthcare to reliably bring depression rates down. Depression is a result of many epigenetic factors including obesity and intestinal disorders" I agree, but mental healthcare is very complex as there is no quantitative way in measuring it. On preventative care, a study out of Oregon was done where some people were given access to Medicaid and others weren't. What was found was that even with access to Medicaid their physical health did not change. That is because of their poor lifestyle choices. "These diseases are heart disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and stroke." Cancer is hardly preventable. As for heart disease, a lot if genetic. Also, blacks have a higher rate of heart disease due to their genetics. The US, compared to other OECD nations, have a higher percentage of blacks. Again, other variables outside of healthcare play a role.
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@Kirito Kun , the US has the highest cancer survival rates ironically. Also, how many don't see a doctor because of choice? And even seeing a doctor the onus is on them to live a healthier life. As the Oregon study pointed out, even with access to care physical health did not improve. "All I know is that Europe has great health outcomes with M4A systems." And we have great outcomes as well. So we improve on the system we have. Also, the book "Debunking Utopia" argued that it was culture that led to their strong results as opposed to their welfare system. A higher min. wage leads to job loss. A UBI and canceling debt leads to massive inflation and also encourages bad behavior and will ruing people's credit score. "Affordable" healthcare does not always mean high quality. Besides, you are pulling a major fallacy here. People on the right want others to be better off, they just have different ideas. A major problem we have is that far leftists like Bernie Sanders and his supporters refuse to discuss the actual issues in depth. When Bernie goes on stage and says "we need to discuss the issues" what he is really saying is that he wants to be on his soap box and shout his talking points.
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Withtheseprovisions , and Bernie does not advocate those systems. To start, they have much smaller populations than us. Next, they tax their citizens a lot, not just the rich. They have more of a flat tax. And with smaller nations it is easier to manage those programs. Canada has it so the Provinces run healthcare, it is not centralized.
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@cinnamonpirate5294 , true, but so has the federal government. States were easier to take on and change.
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@mats7492 , he wants to centralize the economy which is what the Soviet Union and West Germany did.
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@xemy1010 , he wants to abolish the fossil fuel industry and centralize our energy usage. He wants to abolish private insurance and centralize our healthcare. Those are two major components of the economy.
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Ron Maimon , expanding medicare, where healthcare is 1/6 of our economy, is centralizing healthcare. Same with energy in the GND. Those are major parts of the economy. When a lot of jobs are lost and the economy falls he will centralize it even more. It is a given. The federal government over taking two large components of the economy is centralizing it.
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@GordieKat centralizing the economy.
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@GordieKat , he does want to centralize the economy. And no, he does not support the Scandinavian system.
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@J4535-b9p , those nations are much smaller than ours and they don't have a planned economy like Bernie wants. Those nations have higher taxes on everyone where Bernie only wants to tax the rich. Him pushing the GND is centralizing the economy. Other modern nations don't have such a radical policy.
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Ron Maimon , under M4A healthcare providers will offer less care or jack up prices. So what that happens Bernie will have to react and over take the healthcare industry. Private insurance works very well, problem is that government policy gave them too much power. For example, most get their insurance through their employer. They don't have a choice and thus can't force companies to compete. That is because of the payroll tax. I am a scientist. I actually listen to scientists on the issue and not 17 year old girls. Scientists are not bringing this end of the world scenarios. Prof. Mike Hulme recently wrote a Nature Climate Change paper on it entitled "Why setting a climate deadline is dangerous". Also, Prof. Myles Allen, one of the lead authors of that IPCC report recently said "My biggest concern is with the much-touted line that “the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says we have 12 years” before triggering an irreversible slide into climate chaos. Slogan writers are vague on whether they mean climate chaos will happen after 12 years, or if we have 12 years to avert it. But both are misleading." I recommend you read what scientists are saying. The GND is like a watermelon, green on the outside, red in the middle.
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@TheHesseJames , West Germany did centralize their economy under the Soviet Union control. Centralizing means the federal government has a planned economy. In healthcare they determine healthcare prices as opposed to the market. In energy they will ban certain forms of energy no matter how efficient the alternatives are. Centralizing is the federal government have a huge say in major parts of our economy as opposed to the market.
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@GordieKat , no they don't. They tax all their citizens high, they have more of a flat tax. They also don't have a strong hold on the energy sector of their economy. If you align Bernie's ideas to their policies the only things that really match up is the government paying for healthcare and college. Nothing else does.
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@J4535-b9p , size does matter. The smaller the nation is the less diverse it is and thus government programs can be ran better. Different cultures value different government programs in varying ways. So it is very relevant. A centralized planned economy is communism. We have been talking about this in one of my MBA courses. Nordic nations have more of a flat tax. In the US the median income is around $31,000 a year. The top tax bracket is $400,000. In Denmark the median income is around $28,000, their highest tax bracket is at $55,000. So yes, they have more of a flat tax than what Bernie wants. Their tax bracket is much lower and thus covers a lot more people.
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Ron Maimon "He meant 1933 Germany, not West Germany. He thinks Mr. Ad. H. centalized the economy." My mistake, I mean East Germany. Got confused there. I am man enough to admit mistakes. Some history for you. After WWII Germany was given aid but the Allies kept an eye on them by splitting Germany into 4 parts. The Soviet Union took over East Germany. France, I think the UK and the US watched the rest. Those three nations allowed for a free market economy to take place. The Soviet Union established a centralized economy in East Germany leading to the creation of the Berlin wall to keep people in. We just discussed this in my international business course where my professor, who grew up in West Germany, talked about how at the wall when you looked at East Germany you saw nothing and West Germany was full of lights and wealth.
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@TheHesseJames , my mistake. I can admit mistakes. I meant East Germany.
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@J4535-b9p , I did not avoid the points. A nations size does matter. Read the book "Debunking Utopia" where he does bring that up. A larger size means more diversity and thus harder to establish programs. I will give you an example. NV constantly ranks low in education. The culture there does not value it high. That is why there are only 2 four year universities there. The reason is because where is the incentive to become educated when you can make 6 figures working in the mines or $80,000 a year parking cars. Thus NV does not value education as high. MA is constantly ranked high in education. It is home to Boston College, MIT, Harvard, etc. It has more 4 year colleges per capita than NV. Their culture values education a lot more. Now take that in relation to Bernie's tuition free plan. How many people in NV are going to strongly support it? In Bernie's plan 33% of the costs will be covered by the state. Will the citizens of NV approve? Probably not. Now apply that to any government program. A larger nation means more diversity and thus greater challenges. This is studied in economics. Single payer will lead to healthcare providers either jacking up the prices or limiting access to care. Other nations have limited access to care because they refuse to pay. If Bernie allows that then fine. I doubt he will based on his talking points of Pharma. His approach, if prices go up or healthcare access is limited, will be to over take healthcare providers. The tax code is relevant. A guy from Denmark pushed Bernie in the corner in saying he wants to spend like a Scandinavian but not tax like one. Other nations have more of a flat tax. Just taxing the rich does not work as the rich can move their money around a lot easier than the middle and lower class can. This is something else we discussed in another one of my MBA courses. It is great being knowledgeable. With Bernie only wanting to tax the rich they will move their money off shores. That also creates the problem of putting all your eggs in one basket. My MBA professor is not saying that Bernie is a communist. But when you look at his policies, especially his support of the GND, and compare it to other communist nations of the past, they line up very well.
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@N0RTHE , they have problems in their healthcare. But as I said, it goes beyond that. Bernie also wants to over take the energy sector. There is a ton of evidence against M4A.
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@J4535-b9p , I did not point to the book to counter communism. I pointed to it in showing that a nation's size does play a role. It does. If you studied economics you would know that. My education point, again, was not about communism but how a larger, more diverse nation cannot do a centralized system. Please stay on track.
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@thevisitor135 , a larger nation makes it harder to micromanage a system. Also, people value government programs differently. Your point on a larger economy means more tax revenue is ignoring the differences in human activity. You are assuming that everyone is the same. The GND goes beyond fossil fuels. It pushes to create arbitrary government jobs and completely transform our infrastructure. Other nations like Denmark are not doing that.
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@TheHesseJames , he is for a centrally planned economy. You see that in his support for the GND.
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@J4535-b9p , a country's size can play a role. Government program work better the smaller the nation. You also have more control of the government. So there is that. Also, those European nations are all connected and allow for travel. You have to consider that as well. His approach on fossil fuels is a planned economy. One, he is dictating what energy is being used. Next, many jobs will be lost and he will have to replace them so him, and not the market, is determining what jobs will be created. Also, him, not the market, will determine what renewable energy will be used. It is one thing to have regulations, it is another to outlaw an entire sector of the market and replace it with government jobs. Same with M4A. UMass admitted that jobs will be lost and they will have to retrain the workers. That is the government, not the market deciding how to retrain and what jobs to create. That is a planned economy. A larger nation with more diversity cannot have centralized programs. You say private companies are involved. Is Bernie going to force them to act?
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@J4535-b9p , no, a larger nation cannot centralize something because of large diversity. The federal government passed the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 and it was a disaster. Medicare, Medicaid and SS are all running out money. I take it you never lived in more than one area. I have. I lived in the midwest for over 20 years and now live out west. The culture is different. I gave you a great example in that with education. Your only response is "we can do it" with zero justification. I take a victory on that topic. Yes, the government has banned chemicals, but not entire industries like Bernie wants to do with the fossil fuel industries. And on climate change, you have zero idea what you are talking about. You say "Even if the paper you posted is misleading " It is in Nature Climate Change, one of the most prestigious journals one can publish in. Do you know how the peer reviewed process works? And do you understand impact factors? The impact factor of Nature Climate Change is 19. I know that means nothing to you as you don't actually know how the peer reviewed process works, but that is high. Mike Hulme has a great book entitled "Why We Disagree About Climate Change". Also, read the Popular Technology list of "1350+ Peer-Reviewed Papers Supporting Skeptic Arguments Against ACC/AGW Alarmism" In short, scientists are not sounding the alarm. I know science is a very difficult subject, and dry, but I recommend you read what scientists are saying and not Bernie. Also, as for 12 years I quote one of the authors of the IPCC report, Myles Allen. In fact, that article you linked is one I got the quote from. But clearly you don't understand science. You claim to be in medical school but you have zero knowledge in economics, politics and science. Again, read peer reviewed papers on climate change. If you want I can describe to you the peer reviewed process. I am willing to teach.
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@J4535-b9p "Even if the paper you posted is misleading " BTW, Mike Hulme actually cited that article in his Nature paper. So who does not understand science now? Cheers
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@thevisitor135 , the New Deal turned a recession into a depression. It was a mess. As for Bernie's ideas being supported, that is not true. If so we would be seeing them established at the local level. Polls are unreliable as they are vague questions, being asked to non experts on complex issues.
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@J4535-b9p "No knowledge on political science, healthcare, climate science or economics. " Ironic you say that considering how you don't know how the peer reviewed process works and dismissed a Nature paper that cited an article you posted.
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@J4535-b9p , overall, I feel sorry for people like you. Many far leftists are delusional and don't know reality. You feel you "dismantled" me by dismissing a Nature paper that cited the same article you did when that Nature paper argued against the dooms day scenario. You said you were a Med student and a biologist. That is sad that you have those false thoughts. For being a med student you should know how the peer reviewed process works. I see this often with the far left, they are delusional. Just like how many feel that the US is full of racists, or how Ana of TYT makes up stories, or how the far left thinks Trump is homophobic despite him having a gay guy as Ambassador to Germany who was just promoted to director of national intelligence. I give you a ton of sources and you just dismiss them with zero justification. I give you detailed arguments and you just dismiss them with zero justification. Honestly, I do worry about you guys. I would recommend you consider suicide watch after Trump wins this year.
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@thevisitor135 , when was the last time it took nearly a decade to recover from a recession? Face it, FDR turned a recession into a depression.
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@Fantaldark "you need M4A to offer you mental health services capable of helping your condition" Way to contribute to the stigma of mental health. You do know the federal government added a strong hand in mental health with the passage of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. When that passed mental healthcare in this nation became worse. But M4A is supposed to work?
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@richardmancha1612 , he want to centralize the energy sector.
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@richardmancha1612 , no it isn't. Most things are ran locally.
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Prophet , you are so far left that anyone to the right of Bernie is a radical to you. Again, pushing to completely replace the current healthcare system, which is very strong, is being radical.
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@richardmancha1612 , electric companies function at the state level, not the federal level. Cable companies function at the local level. With supermarkets I have a ton of options. I have not been in a Targer or Walmart in a long time. I can shop at Amazon or some local place like Raleys or Hy Vee, depending on where you live.
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Prophet , how do I distort the facts?
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@richardmancha1612 , it does matter. The more local a government program is the more control the people have over it. This is something economists have discussed.
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@N0RTHE , so it is 70,000 now?
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Prophet , again, how do I distort the facts? Also, again, you are a radical. Pushing to outlaw private insurance and have the federal government take over healthcare payments is radical considering how our current system is strong overall. We are a nation of 320+ million people. Good luck convincing the majority that 1. They will pay higher taxers 2. They will lose their current coverage 3. they will have limited access to healthcare
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@richardmancha1612 , a centralized program will be ran by the federal government. You are looking at systems ran at the state and local level. Those are not centralized. And yes, economists do talk about state agencies. Milton Friedman brought up the difference between local programs and federal ones in a Q&A session.
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Damian Cairns , I know. I actually, in another comment, admitted to my mistake. You see, I am man enough to admit when I am wrong.
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@N0RTHE , I read that study. While valuable one criticism of it is that it does not factor long term care.
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@thevisitor135 , yeah, and he turned it into a depression. Again, when was the last time it took nearly a decade to recover from a recession?
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@richardmancha1612 , a federal program is centralizing. Economists know this.
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@richardmancha1612 , yes they would as that is the definition of centralizing a program.
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@richardmancha1612 "We already live in a very centralized society " No we don't.
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@richardmancha1612 , I do. Economists agree that a federally ran program is centralizing it.
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@richardmancha1612 , the federal government taking over a system is centralizing it. M4A is centralizing our healthcare because there is no private option and no state option at that point.
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@PolymorphBanana , easy. A larger population means more diversity. People value government programs differently at that point. So establishing a one size fits all policy is very difficult.
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Prophet , Bernie is a communist. And I have broken down what far left is. It is pushing for radical change while ignoring and dismissing opposing viewpoints. Listen to Bernie, when challenged by Hickenlooper all Bernie did was throw up his arms and shout his talking points. When challenged by Cruz on healthcare where Cruz had legit points, Bernie simply pointed to polls. Another trait of a far leftists is their emotional rants. At the core, on economic issues, the left bases their ideas on emotions where the right bases their ideas are facts and reasoning. When you go to the extreme ends that is what you get. With far leftists they take some issue, maybe say one fact that is very vague and go on an purely emotional rant with it. Not other facts and no reasoning.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , it wasn't me. The guy said taxation is theft when I have said many times I support taxes. With how this semester is going spring break will most likely be the time to call Sam.. But again, it won't be productive. His fans are so delusional they will deny him losing. Same in how Sam called the Convington Kids racist and after the facts came out his fans were quiet.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , it is true.. Again, when facts came out about the Convington Kids why didn't Sam retract his statements?
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@richardmancha1612 , at the state level you can go to another state. With businesses that only occurs in a monopoly. How often does that happen? Also, in the case of a business it is because the market led to that. It wasn't by force by the federal government. You don't know what you are talking about.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , because his show is at 6 in the morning when I go to the gym and get ready for work.
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@PolymorphBanana , Finland has around 5 million people. We have states with much more people. So no, my premise is correct.
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@N0RTHE , I have read it. I find it funny how the number changes from 18,000, to 45,000, now to 68,000. Another study from Prof. Kronick suggests the number is essentially zero. In short, the numbers are all over the place with varying studies. And it does not account for long term care which was a criticism of it. "Naturally, the cost of long term care would rise over the next few years due to an aging population, but that's a given under any system, including the current one." Not true. Other nations simply drug up their elderly and tell them it is their time to go.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , with a very busy schedule the best way to manage it is to stay consistent.
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@richardmancha1612 , what monopolies? You say supermarkets when there are a ton of supermarkets, plus online sales. Same with convenient stores.
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@richardmancha1612 , on convenient stores I just went to two different ones this week. With supermarkets again, I have not been in Walmart for a long time. I shop at local grocery stores. Where do you live where there is only one supermarket, one convenient store, etc?
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Prophet , he praised communist nations like the Soviet Union. Why else will he do his honeymoon there? He praised Cuba and Venezuela. It won't be a market economy because he supports the concept of government jobs. Look at his support of the GND. Him making government jobs is not a market economy but a command economy. As for the show time, I have saw 9-12 est. If it is 12 then fine, but again, I am at work in the morning. Spring break is coming. That would be a great time for me.
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Prophet , besides, again, what would it do? When evidence came out in support of the Convington Kids Sam did not retract his statements. He is a hack.
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Prophet , I see a double standard here. Sam cannot admit when he is wrong, but you don't say anything about that.
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@N0RTHE , it doesn't.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , again, why did Sam not retract his statements on the Convington Kids?
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Prophet , also, I gave more details on someone being a far leftist and you ignore it.
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@richardmancha1612 , you rip on me for changing definitions but now you are saying that 4 or 5 companies is a monopoly? Really?
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , so you are ignoring the fact that Sam called a group of kids racist, and when more evidence came out he did not admit he was wrong?
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@richardmancha1612 , you are changing definitions.
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@N0RTHE , it does not include long term care which was a criticism of it.
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@thevisitor135 , he did turn it into a depression. He doubled down on what Hoover was doing and it prolong recovery. Again, when was the last time it took a decade to recover from a recession? FDR, to me, is like Matt Millen. People who say FDR was a good president most likely feel Matt Millen was a great GM for the Detroit Lions. A ton of failure but for some reason people feel FDR was a great president.
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