Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Corporate Media Begs Dems To Ditch Medicare For All" video.

  1. Because there are many strong arguments that medicare for all is not better. That is the issue.
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  2. Strikewing, define "need". That is the issue. Read the paper entitled "Waiting for elective surgery: effects on health-related quality of life" Reality is that what is a "need" can be very subjective. If I require knee surgery I personally feel like I "need" it as I have a job that requires me to be on my feet. However, that is not life threatening so the government can say it is not necessary. Thus while I wait I can't work as well and I end up worse off financially, and my injury can be worse off. That is the issue of rationing based on "need". It isn't that easy.
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  3. I agree that no system with with faults, but when you break it down the US system is on par with other nations.
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  4. AOC is an idiot, or a communist. What Crowder said is correct.
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  5. Interdimensional Steve, are you sure you are telling the truth? I believe I engaged in conversations with you and you acted that way.
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  6. Interdimensional Steve, AOC has said that unemployment is down because people have two jobs. AOC misrepresented the Koch brothers study. AOC has not given any clear plan on how she will pay for any of her programs. When she is pushed on the issues she sounds like an idiot. Maybe saying "idiot" it too harsh, but she sounds very misinformed. Reality is that with her if she wins she will get destroyed by people in Congress much more intelligent and informed than her. So that is my longer answer on why I feel she is an idiot. Noticed how people like Kyle and TYT are not saying much about her lately? Because she has had too many goofs right now and people view her as a joke.
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  7. Ricky Nguyen, asking how to pay for it is a weak question I agree, but is it simple for the average voter. I have yet to hear how Bernie and AOC plan on paying for their programs. Bernie was pushed on the issue by a guy from Denmark who got Bernie to admit he will have to raise taxes on everyone which is a losing position. AOC has not said anything. The defense budget is a drop in the bucket compared to the overall economy. It is around 4% of GDP and has been dropping for years. The idea of tax cuts is to allow investors to invest which creates more wealth for people which creates more tax revenue.
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  8. Brock, it isn't as easy as raising taxes. Also, none of them have given a clear plan with numbers. They also have not given a plan on how they will implement those programs. For example, how would they implement Medicare for all while taking on the situation where many jobs are lost in insurance? Our life expectancy is low for several reasons outside of healthcare. For example, if you remove car accidents and murders the US is number 1 in life expectancy. Savings would not be greater in a medicare for all system. There are legit arguments against the system from experts. Defense spending is a drop in the bucket. Also, you are complaining about the Pentagon losing money but have no problem with that same government managing your healthcare? The idea on tax cuts is that it allows for investment which increases wealth where people have more wealth overall. The debt rises for several reasons besides tax cuts.
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  9. DigletUser, "free college tuition" will not cost $80 billion. It would if you make the false assumption that prices won't go up. But reality is you will be increasing demand which means colleges will charge more. Also, the idea is that college is a personal investment. The military is the responsibility of the federal government as it deals with foreign affairs. We also have many strict limitation on the military. So comparing the two is very flawed. Single payer healthcare will not save $17 trillion over 10 years. That number was derived from very bad math.
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  10. Brock Lindseth, there isn't any savings. There haven't been any hardcore study that shows there would be a savings. Read the book "The Business of Health". There the authors showed that if you remove car accidents and murders from all nations the US is number 1 in life expectancy. Also read the book "Debunking Utopia" where the author there argues that other nations live longer due to their healthier lifestyles. The US has an unhealthy lifestyle with higher rates of smoking and obesity. People die in other nations as well due to lack of access to healthcare. Up to 7000 people die a year in Australia on waiting lists waiting for "elective" surgery. Also, that 45,000 number is arguably not accurate. Read the paper entitled "Health Insurance Coverage and Mortality Revisited" by Richard Kronick. Debt is high because of government spending. Government spending was around 14% of GDP in the early 50s, it is now close to 20% of GDP.
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  11. Brock, point me to those books,I would love to read them. You saying "facts and figures" is only one portion of the argument. How you interpret facts is valuable. I never said a national healthcare system can't be done. I am saying that the US system is on par with a national healthcare system and we should fix the system we have. Tax cuts have increased economic activity many times.
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  12. John, correct. We don't have a free market system in healthcare. Many on the left feel we do when we don't. We have a heavily regulated healthcare system which drives up costs. The problem many on the right face is that their approach requires a complex explanation where the left can simply say they can give healthcare away.
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  13. Why did close to 80% of voters in Colorado vote against universal healthcare? Also, polls are unreliable. You are asking a vague question on a complex issue to people who are not experts on the topic.
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  14. Barry Nichols, polls show a snapshot, not a direction. Read the article entitled "How can a poll of only 1,004 Americans represent 260 million people with only a 3 percent margin of error?" Opinions can change when more information is given. Healthcare is very complex and asking people if they support a Medicare for all system is vague. They may on the surface but when the cost is included, taxes, the threat to jobs in the private section of healthcare, the potential negative influence on the quality of care, etc., opinions change. Also, you have to understand the shortcomings in these polls. You don't know who you are polling. What is the education level, income level, political affiliation, etc. And with phone polling you cannot view their expression which can be imperative in results. If they show a highly emotional response it increases the possibility they are very concerned about the topic and are less likely to change opinions. If not they they are not that concerned and will change their opinions when more information is given. Polls have many shortcomings. I see Kyle and his fan base continue to point to them but their ideas continue to lose. Every attempt to establish universal healthcare has failed and no one made a huge uproar about it.
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  15. nole 89, Medicare for all won't be cheaper. You are completely misrepresenting the Koch brother study or simply have not read it.
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  16. jose, we spend more on welfare programs than the military. Also, healthcare costs way more than defense. Cutting defense down to zero would not come close to paying for healthcare.
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  17. nole 89, it isn't coming. The vast majority of politicians don't want to destroy the economy that much.
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  18. jose, you can't just say "look at this country" as there are many factors involved.
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  19. jose, what exactly would you study?
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  20. Fair enough. I ask because most people just look at raw stats and ignore issues like culture, history, lifestyle choices, etc. Reality is that healthcare is very complex making any study very challenging where really no one can determine what system is the best.
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  21. anticorncob6, that is not true.
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  22. Chukwu, you are expanding demand for healthcare without expanding the supply of it. Basic economics says that medicare for all will cost more.
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  23. Bud, I am looking to educate people on this topic. When I say there is no major uproar with moderates where is not a major uproar where moderates make up the vast majority of the nation. Ultra leftists are right now holding us back in progress so I am looking to pull them back to the center. That is the reason in coming here.
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  24. Anthony, based on history. If the economy tanks politicians get replaced. That is the reality.
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  25. Anthony, implementing single payer will destroy the economy. Implementing it means many jobs related to healthcare insurance will be lost. Taxes will go up on everyone which will slow down spending until people get their finances in order. Any stock tied to healthcare will crash. Healthcare is 1/6 of the economy. When the housing marking crashed looked what happened, that was 5% of the economy.
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  26. Shade, doctors will be dealing with government instead of insurance which is worse. That is why many doctors refuse to take Medicare. The Koch brothers study made many assumptions and produced what they admitted was a "conservative" number. They said chances are the cost would be much higher. They made the assumption that healthcare providers will be willing to take a 40% pay cut and that increase demand will not increase prices, both of which will not happen. Also, the number they reported, despite being a conservative one, was also just for public spending. It does not include private spending. I have read the Koch brothers study, I suggest you do the same if you are going to reference it.
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  27. pewtercamaro, the US does have a very unhealthy lifestyle. That is one major reason why our healthcare numbers are lower than other nations. It is not a reflection on our healthcare system but more on our unhealthy lifestyle. We have higher rates of obesity and smoking in our country. People on the left ignore that when discussing healthcare.
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  28. Anthony, according to OECD data the US has the highest obesity rate amongst OECD nations. So right away what you are saying is false. I give you the smoking one. So you got me on one point. Thanks for the correction.
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  29. pewtercamaro, you are correct. The fact is that the 45,000 people in that study are poor and there are higher rates of obesity and smoking with the poor, both self inflicted. The question becomes do they die due to lack of access or due to being in bad health to begin with? It is hard to determine.
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  30. Brock, I will look into those books. However, you have to understand that there are arguments against universal healthcare that are just as strong and from experts as well. Also, tax cuts have led to economic growth. There is a rich history of it.
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  31. Brock, also, not to pull a logical fallacy but one of those books is by a journalist, another is by someone who is an expert in women's studies. Not really experts in the field of healthcare.
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  32. Anthony, the arguments are good. You just refuse to listen. You need to learn the difference between wealth and income. Also, since Reagan's time we have seen the creation of Amazon, smart phones, Google, Netflix, etc. We have seen the middle class having a much easier life.
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  33. Healthcare is a commodity because someone has to provide it. The idea of states running it is something many on the right support (as long as they are not forced to) because that creates competition which creates incentives to improve a system.
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  34. jose, car insurance mandate is a state law. Also, the least you need is liability. The reason why car insurance is mandated is because the government gives you the freedom to drive a 2 ton metal box at times 80 MPH depending on where you are driving. Thus you should be held responsible to pay for any damage you create. It is a balance of allowing the freedom to move around in a more efficient way and also keeping control of society. No different than a stop sign at that point. You really can't compare car insurance mandate to health insurance mandate.
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  35. Most people are centrist. Close to 80% of voters in Colorado voted against universal healthcare. Running on Medicare for all is a death sentence in many moderate districts as people don't want their taxes going up and the vast majority are fine overall when it comes to healthcare. The reason why democrats keep losing is because they are going farther left.
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