Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Senate Dems Propose Medicare Buy In At 55" video.

  1. " How about you subsidize education so people can actually become doctors, nurses, and reserachers without having to pay $200,000 for an education? " People who enter those professions do so knowing it will cost a lot but they will earn a lot in the end. Money is not an issue. People do not go into those fields because the standards are high and so is the work. Almost every med school has a less then 50% acceptance rate. "The US needs free healthcare, subsidized trade schools and post secondary education, and invest in infrastructure" Nothing is free. "Take the money from the bloated military, the rich, close tax loopholes, and stop giving corporate welfare to the most profitable industries in the US." Defense spending is 4% of our GDP. Healthcare is 1/6 of our GDP. The rich simply do not have enough money. I agree, close loopholes and simplify our tax code. And I agree, stop corporate welfare. "The middle class would swell," How?
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  2. "If it's funded by the government it costs nothing. So...yeah your point is moot." Nothing is free. "Yes, it's taxpayer funded. And?" You just said it costs nothing. So what is it? "We spend more on healthcare than other nations that guarantee universal health coverage" No country guarantees healthcare in reality. They may on paper, but never in reality. Also, the US healthcare system in on par with the rest of the world. https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/-the-business-of-health_110115929760.pdf " Also with tax payer funded state colleges you'd have a more educated workforce" We needed a workforce with more skills, not ones who are more "educated". People having more psychology and business degrees is not a success. Also, there is value in college kids learning how to manage a budget and a schedule during college. With your idea of state funded college you make it extended high school. Thus they are now becoming adults in their 20s. Anyway, with our system we are in the top 5 in productivity.
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  3. When Medicare was created life expectancy in the US was around the lower 70s. Now it is almost in the lower 80s. People are living longer, more people are on Medicare because of it. Medicare is losing money. Lowering the age is not going to help. Also, the reason why the democrats lost is because they are too far left. They need to become more moderate and connect with the common individual. Until they do they will continue to lose.
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  4. kokofan50, they are too far left. You had Bernie who was berating small business owners and saying that white people can't be poor. And you had Clinton who was hanging out with celebrities.
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  5. "Bernie is the most liked senator out there." Nothing indicates that is so. Remember, he lost.
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  6. kokofan50, during the debate with Ted Cruz Bernie berated that hair salon owner. She asked him how she is supposed pay for her employers healthcare under Obamacare if she expanded her business. Bernie simply said "I don't know how business works, but you have to pay". That is not connecting to her. That is not trying to understand her situation and finding a common ground. That is berating her. That is no different then someone on the ultra right going up to someone who is poor and saying "pull yourself up by your boot straps". Compare that to Bill Clinton, one of our best presidents ever. Herman Cain posed him the same question. Clinton ran through numbers showing he understands, to some degree how business works. And gave Cain a suggestion. Cain countered back with his numbers. In the end, though, Clinton was showing he understood Cain's issue and was willing to work with him. Clinton was able to understand other people's issues. Bernie doesn't. He does not understand what it is like to struggle as a business owner. He does not understand how there are many people who worked hard and struggle to become successful and do not want to see their hard work being taken away. Bernie just on his typical rant of "There are poor people, thus we need to give away free shit, because rich people have too much money." Well, what about that small business owner? What about that middle class family who wants to buy a new home but saw their healthcare prices go up? What about college student who is looking for a job? Bernie never connected with those individuals. "and what Bernie said was a gaffe." So he gets a pass but not Trump? "Trump was a minor celebrity before becoming president, " That rallied in areas to connect with the common individual.
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  7. MartianManHunter2258, I saw that poll. That is approval rating where the top senators are from Vermont and Wyoming, the smallest states in the nation. That is not popularity nor does it mean people feel he is presidential material. "Also he lost because the DNC screwed him" And Bernie said nothing. Also, the DNC did not screw him.
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  8. "You're delusional. Clntion was an ok president. He left office with a better economy, but with a deregulated banking system that would explode in 8 years and other legacies were still dealing with. " Clinton worked well with others to progress us as society. You can't blame what happened 7 years later under him. "Ok so Bernie didn't have all the answers for every question could be asked. " For a guy who spent over 3 decades in politics and supported a law that influence business, he should have a general idea of how businesses operate and respect the challenges they face. "I've given Trump the benefit of the doubt on a number of his gaffes. All, if he connected with people so much more than Bernie did, why was Bernie polling higher than Trump?" Trump won, Bernie lost. Many of Bernie's candidates he supported and policies he supported lost.
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  9. "Considering he started the process that lead to what happened in 2008, yes, I can blame him." Really? You are going to arbitrarily start there? Why not start with George Washington? " When you take away the regulations that were put in place to prevent another major financial crash, it's obvious what's going to happen." What regulations? Please stop with leftist talking points. "Also, Bernie didn't lose." He did.
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  10. "There is nothing arbitrary about what I said. " There is a lot of moving parts to the economy. You can't blame the success and failures on one person. "As for what regulations, Glass-Stegel is the prime example." That did not cause the recession http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/14/448685233/fact-check-did-glass-steagall-cause-the-2008-financial-crisis http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/19/bill-clinton/bill-clinton-glass-steagall-had-nothing-do-financi/
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  11. Ok, now how do you do it? Easier said then done. Remember, we lack doctors, nurses, surgeons, researchers, etc.
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  12. "People should get into the medical field based on interest and skill, not on their economic position. As it stands, its mostly people of upper middle class or upper class income who get viably get into the profession" People of upper and middle class income also commit less crime, have less risk of disease, have lower obesity rate, and less rates of unwanted pregnancies. There is a lot to it. When you go to medical school you have expanded loan options and you end up earning more. From the University of Minnesota's website "All US citizens and permanent residents qualify for federally sponsored financial aid that covers the cost of attendance. While PharmD students graduating in 2014 had a average of about $140,000 in combined undergraduate and PharmD student loans, their median starting salary was $120,000." https://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/degrees-programs/doctor-pharmacy/admissions/costs-financial-aid-scholarships " Thus, the pool to draw people into the medical profession is smaller than it should be." The acceptance rate is less than 50%, the pool is fine. People just refuse to do the work. "Nothing is free, true. Thats why government pays for it. " A government with $20 trillion in debt. " Perhaps tax money should be used for programs and services that benefit the majority of americans and not just the 1%. " The top 1% pay a disproportional amount of federal income taxes. "The US is the wealthiest nation to have ever exist in the history of mankind. Im 99% positive the money is there for socialist programs that would benefit the US as a whole." It isn't. "How come whenever the wealthy need tax cut, money is suddenly not an issue?" They earned that money. "Yes healthcare is expensive, subsidized education is expensive, infrastructure is expensive; but better to spend it on things that will actually benefit Americans than waste it abroad and on the rich." We still can't afford it. "Middle class would swell because more money would stay in the hands of citizens." More money with, at best, similar production. Prices go up. "And when the middle class has money, they spend a higher percentage of it than the rich " Not true. Rich people invest it to produce better cars and electronics. "This allows a larger percentage of total money to stay circulated within the economy and not just horded in banks" Banks loan out that money to people to buy homes and start businesses. It just doesn't sit there.
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  13. "If you attend college it's free. You just go to college without paying a damn thing, cause it was already paid for through taxes." You end up paying in the end. Someone has to pay the taxes. "Oh sure I'm more than interested about what the AEI has to say. Oh go away." That book was written by two professors. They cite all of their sources and give all of their methods for you to criticizing if you want. The fact that you refuse to read it shows how much intelligence you lack. "Since when does America settle? I thought it was left wingers who were mediocre? Oh wait no it's YOU who are mediocre. As long as the rich are doing fine you don't give a FUCK. So fuck you." In reality the entire country is doing well. When poor people have smart phones with more computing power then what put a man on the moon, that shows how successful we have become.
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  14. "That book is utter garbage. It claims the US has the highest age expectancy if you remove this, this and that. I can also come up with any claim if I cherry pick criterias" When analyzing statistics you remove variables that do not contribute to what you are looking at. In this case, healthcare. Car accidents and murders, arguably, are not influenced by healthcare. Also, what it shows is that the differences in life expectancy between the developed countries are minute. "And furthermore it's published by the AEI" So? It is written by two professors who cite all of their sources, some that are peer reviewed. What exactly is wrong with that book?
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  15. " Public school is "free"" Public schools are locally ran and funded. Also, someone pays for it. In this case people who own property for the most part.
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  16. "People in the upper class commit less crime, have lower obesity rates, blah blah blah....yes because they aren't in poverty and are given advantages in life that poor people don't get." Or maybe they work hard and are more responsible. Just because you are poor does not give you an excuse to commit crime. " There are many bright poor people who would make much better doctors than someone whose parents bought their way into a ivy league school." You can't buy your way into med school. "If you have the skills, you should have the same opportunity as someone of wealth." For the most part you do. There are also several programs that offer a college education to poor people. For example, one of my students, who was poor, only paid $400 a semester for 15 credits. "Government is in debt thanks to policies that created the 2008 recession " It has been in debt since the days of Thomas Jefferson at least. "The rich pay more in taxes, as they should. They can still afford their 6 supercars, 3 mansions, a beach house, and 2 yachts" Your hatred towards the rich knows no bounds. ". Poor people are working two jobs" Only around 5% of the country works multiple jobs. "because wages have been stagnant for 30years." Because of our massive immigration and our payroll tax. "Rich people invest in research and development. Great! And their motivation to do that is to make more money. " So? Do you not make investment to profit? "Think of how much 150million middle class families contributes to the economy: 150 millions homes bought, 150millions cars bought, 150million dishwashers bought, 150million new tvs bought," Those are one time purchases. Also, that is a minute portion of the economy. And if they are willing to spend their new money that quickly they are poor for a reason as they have poor money management skills.
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