Using "reconciliation" for healthcare

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Soleron said:

Kasz216 said:

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Because people didn't want this

The Democrats started with a "problem" most people were mostly satisfied with, came up with a solution that nobody wanted and focused on in to the detriment of everything else.

Who wouldn't want healthcare for everyone? i could understand a sound objection based on economics but most Americans seem to have an irrational fear of government-run services. Despite the huge and wasteful amount your government already spends on public healthcare.

The more pertinent question is, "why should I be forced to help pay for your healthcare?" It's not that there's people who enjoy seeing others uninsured; it's that there's people who don't enjoy being forced to give away what they've earned to those who haven't earned it (which is the essence of socialism).

As for government-run services.... screw 'em. Americans finally got tired of big government and rejected it when they signed the Declaration of Independence over 200 years ago. Socialism/tyranny seems to be back in action under a new guise, however, known as "liberalism." Now where's my torch and pitchfork?

One third of all US healthcare costs are obesity-related. That is the problem we need to be looking at... not giving away people's money.