Oh really? Then why did they vote overwhelmingly for SS in 1935 and were split down the middle on Medicare in 1965?
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Oh really? Then why did they vote overwhelmingly for SS in 1935 and were split down the middle on Medicare in 1965?The Right said the same thing with S.S and Mediscare.....
The easiest benchmark for this is the National Unemployment Rate, if it goes up then layoffs are out pacing new hiring, if it goes down then new jobs are replacing the lost ones.
The easiest benchmark for this is the National Unemployment Rate, if it goes up then layoffs are out pacing new hiring, if it goes down then new jobs are replacing the lost ones.
Oh really? Then why did they vote overwhelmingly for SS in 1935 and were split down the middle on Medicare in 1965?
I stated the facts. Links? BTW...both parties want to "reform" Medicare.You have a false understanding of history. Conservatives campaigned against SS for 20 years after its passage in 1935, and when they regained power in the 50's, promptly accepted that it was simply apart of American's way of life and so dropped efforts to get rid of it as a result. Same thing happened with Medicare, except they resisted it far more when LBJ was attempting to pass it of course (where you get half from I don't know). And, of course, they wouldn't dare utter repealing Medicare now, except to say they want to "reform" it.
I stated the facts. Links? BTW...both parties want to "reform" Medicare.
No, you didn't. You just made it up. Links?
Dems don't want to "reform" Medicare into a private voucher program. Sorry.
Yup, its funny how the Republicans answer to the health care problem is nocare. They have no solution and the go buy your own policy doesn't work because nobody can afford to pay 1k a month for their family. The whole losing your freedom over Obamacare is laughable. Tell that to the unemployed person who has no insurance and gets sick on their loss of freedom. God, you GOP people not only are usually broke and rely on handouts but have no brain cells on top of that.
If by "scary", you mean partisan fear mongering, you're right. Though I understand why wing-nuts need to pretend layoffs are something new, unprecedented, and the fault of that Kenyan Muslim socialist in the White House, reality paints a slightly different story. Layoffs are, unfortunately, a normal part of business. One need only look at employment reports to see this. (Or perhaps the nutters have some other magic explanation for the millions of jobs that disappeared near the end of Bush 43's term.)Scary links.
Dude, we are not a socialist country. No one is entitled to both have a family and be able to afford it. If one can't then you have to go without.
Dude, we are not a socialist country. No one is entitled to both have a family and be able to afford it. If one can't then you have to go without.
Not as scary as getting cancer without insurance.
As was done to Bush. It's a national pastime and always has been. The top dog always gets the blame.Heretofore, every piece of "bad" economic news shalt be blamed on Obamacare. So it is written, so shall it be done.
As was done to Bush. It's a national pastime and always has been. The top dog always gets the blame.
Lots of layoffs announced after the election. Obamacare is driving them. Surely someone here is, or is going to be a casualty. Just curious what their thoughts might be.
Mourning in America - Here's Those Layoffs We Voted For Last Night
Welch Allyn
Dana Holding Corp.
Stryker
Boston Scientific
Medtronic
Darden Restaurants
JANCOA Janitorial Services
Kroger
Some smaller layoffs below.
Smith & Nephew - 770 layoffs
Abbott Labs - 700 layoffs
Covidien - 595 layoffs
Kinetic Concepts - 427 layoffs
St. Jude Medical - 300 layoffs
Hill Rom - 200 layoffs
The reduction of hours at Kroger is worrisome for me. I have a number of their employees as members. They don't get paid well to start with and a reduction of hours will certainly mean defaults. I have a strict policy that defaults go to collections so this is not going to be good any way you look at it.
Sacrifices have to me made I guess.
Cutting off the nose to spite the face...