Poll | 10/17/2008 12:00 am

What do you think of healthcare coverage in the United States?

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LMAO you are a brat!

By Amelie Poulain on 10/19/2008 2:11 am

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Citizens of the United States should receive basic health care as well as preventive medicine, by virtue of their citizenship. People are no longer covered by insurance from work for a variety of reasons, and the purchase of insurance as an individual is simply financially prohibitive. Only spreading the cost of health care over the vast pool of the American society can realize the cost savings we need to control burgeoning costs. We live in a society. It’s time for all of us to understand that no man is an island. Each and every one of us will develop a healthcare issue that will render us financially impossible to insure; it’s the natural consequence of aging. The healthiest of us will not stay that way, because you cannot control all contingencies. Knowing as a healthy young person that you will have care as a less healthy old person should give us all some of the psychological security we all need. It is fairer and just - and don’t we all say we want a just society?

By Louise Mowder on 10/17/2008 4:34 pm

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Isn’t this what that Michael Moore movie was all about? I don’t know how well that movie describes the US healtcare system, but I sure am glad I don’t have to leave my health in the hands of the insurance companies… (unless I choose to get an insurance) For after all, they are in it for the money!

By Ine Drage on 10/17/2008 5:26 pm

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I don’t see this country as having health care. What we have is disease care and a society that thrives on it’s population staying unhealthy. To me, health care would focus on prevention methods such as healthy eating throughout our entire lives, moving our bodies correctly with things like Pilates, walking, Yoga and other exercises, dealing with stress, having acupuncture as a tune-up, and other things that actually help us stay healthy. I hope I never have to depend on our government to provide me with something I should be doing for myself.

By Rachel B on 10/17/2008 8:18 pm

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Bravo Bravo. Yay! another citizen awakes! Now you see that the way the system is, means that the health care system is a farce because it is not in the business of creating HEALTHY people, but only needs SICK people to thrive. Why the heck would they give incentives for people to be thin fit and healthy??? Its called preventative medicine in other countries. Doctors can get bonuses if they get their patients to quit smoking for example.

By Amelie Poulain on 10/18/2008 12:17 am

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This issue has been tossed around far too long, and American families should have a good National health care system serving them. The sacrifice of families sending their children off to wars to protect this nation, deserve better security for their well being from a grateful government. Forget private companies, they are full of greed for themselves and never do the right thing for the benefit of the sick. This country better learn the difference between the right thing to do and wrong thing to avoid….FAST….TT

By Thomas Teamoh on 10/17/2008 9:23 pm

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Affordable Healthcare- Now! Either that or make it nearly non-existed with a “Logan’s Run” solution for handling the population and aging problem.

By Lena B on 10/17/2008 10:13 pm

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Pls explain Logan’s Run?

By Amelie Poulain on 10/18/2008 12:52 am

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logans_run

By f p on 10/18/2008 2:02 pm

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I find it odd that Eliza Dodd, bless her little old heart, has not checked in re: this blog re: health care after tormenting us through this entire site for weeks with her long-winded, yet heart-felt commentary in support of health care reform. How ironic. OK> off to bed now.

By Amelie Poulain on 10/18/2008 12:58 am

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She isn’t going to participate but you trash her anyway? Speaking of not participating, where are all the Suzannes these days, much less DeBurqua?

By Star Lawrence on 10/18/2008 2:47 pm

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Geez Star. If calling Eliza long-winded is trashing her….for heavens’ sake you must not be feeling well today. I feel very deeply for her passionate beliefs even though its a bit extreme at times. I just noticed her absence because this blog is right up her alley. I just find that her blogs are really really long and a bit radical. Different does not mean wrong in my world. It inspires thought. And yes. I noticed that DB and Winery aren’t around either. Maybe changed faces again?? Not sure?

By Amelie Poulain on 10/19/2008 12:36 am

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I was in Ireland the past two weeks. Why, did you miss me?

By DeBúrca obj on 10/19/2008 8:52 pm

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DeBurca, I DID…………I MISSED YOU. Welcome home. I hope your trip was wonderful. Were you able to keep up on our politics over there. If so, what do the Irish think of what’s going on here in the USA?

By Dona Howlett on 10/20/2008 8:34 pm

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The Irish are very interested in what is going on here. They are thrilled at the prospect of Barack Obama being president and are really surprised actually, that he even got this far considering he is African American and they really didn’t think the US would vote for an African American for president. The fact that Palin is the VP nominee for McCain is also shocking to them and I was told that “the world is laughing at you” over the “circus” which is the US election. I was able to watch the debates because not only were they televised in real time (which was about 3am their time) but they were re-broadcast on RTE the following mornings at around 8:45am. People there are very hopeful that Obama will win, they see him as a course changing candidate and believe he will reinstate the US to pre-Bush status around the world. Although some expressed concern that should he win, he is coming into office at a terrible time and that then he will be blamed for the mess we’re in. It’s amazing how well informed and interested the Irish people are about what is going on in our election. Especially considering how uninformed and unconcerned a large part of the American people are about what happens in other parts of the world, as well as right here!

By DeBúrca obj on 10/21/2008 6:00 am