Posted by seamar_116 on 5/13/2012 11:00:00 PM (view original):
you've got to provide evidence. How is Obamacare crushing small business? Data please. You know, if the Federal gov't provided it rather than employers, that would be an improvement, would it not? Single-payer? Why should a families health care be dependent on employment?
Why was the stimulus a "disaster"? Define disaster. It probably wasn't big enough. It did save Detroit though. What would have happened without the stimulus? Ruminate on that for us.
So to sum up, you are in favor of the government doing nothing during economic hard times. Let the people suffer. Let the housing market hit bottom, let Detroit go bankrupt. If you are 5 and your mom and dad don't have a good health insurance plan through their employer, because you live in a right to work (for less) state, well, don't get sick. If you get laid-off and you have a pre-existing health condition and you get a new job...well, too bad about that. Do I have that all right Swamp? I would not want to mischaracterize your positions.
What about Gitmo? Presidents find out certain things after they get elected, and not before. I am going to assume that new information was received that altered his position on that. What's the problem with drones? Would you rather have actual pilots at risk?
Show me the "Bush plan" so we can see if it is exactly like "Bush had it set up"
If Bush had done the job in Afghanistan the first time, we would not still be there. Oh yeah, and Iraq would not have happened.
1 The government cannot provide Health Care. All it can do is take your money and buy stuff and then give it to you.
2 Single payer. Lets say the government set up a system where you pay one amount and can eat whatever you want. Would prices go up or down? And wouldnt everyone want to eat at 3 star michelin places. Someone in the government will decide if you get your health care from Le Bernardin or McDonalds.
3 The stimulus sucked about as much out of the economy as the whole Iraq war did. It created a handful of jobs. Disaster is a relative term and I use it because it impacts people. Lets go bad idea and poorly implemented.
4 The people are suffering because of the crash. Letting market forces bring the economy back helps people. GM went bankrupt.
5 So one of the main points of the Obama campaign, and one of his key promises was an error? How many other things about the Bush Foreign policy can Obama just brush aside as "Well now that I am President....".