http://www.easternecho.com I was just reading about President Obama’s new push to pass his health care legislation and the republican opposition. It’s an interesting subject. Supporters believe that every American should have health care. Opponents believe that universal health care means a lower standard of care for everyone and will plunge the country deeper into debt. en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:40:53 -0500 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/631 You are an idiot. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:03:51 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/631 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/637 You can get full medical coverage at the lowest price from http://bit.ly/atGzeD Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:25:42 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/637 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/639 Becoming a doctor is a great undertaking, of which only the highest qualified students can achieve this career. So if you make them see twice the patients and pay them bad enough wages, you aren’t going to have a lot of people putting in the effort to become doctors. Then you get the “C” students becoming doctors. I’d much rather prefer an “A” student handling my life, wouldn’t you? And, riddle me this, why is “Steven” uneducated and has two kids??? That guy made some bad life decisions, now he has to deal with the consequences. The government can’t help him with that. Furthermore, you point out how Social Security is messed up and refuses to help out our poor “Steven” due to judicial loopholes. Just to let you know, social security is GOVERNMENT RUN. Why on earth would you think that this new utopian health care system would be any different??? And, as a side note, I felt that I was grading an essay from a kid in junior high. You have lots of filler paragraphs that all say the EXACT SAME THING. “While the government fights over issues, the people suffer” OVER AND OVER. I suggest you learn to write properly before you play journalist. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:04:26 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/639 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/640 Becoming a doctor is a great undertaking, of which only the highest qualified students can achieve this career. So if you make them see twice the patients and pay them bad enough wages, you aren’t going to have a lot of people putting in the effort to become doctors. Then you get the “C” students becoming doctors. I’d much rather prefer an “A” student handling my life, wouldn’t you? And, riddle me this, why is “Steven” uneducated and has two kids??? That guy made some bad life decisions, now he has to deal with the consequences. The government can’t help him with that. Furthermore, you point out how Social Security is messed up and refuses to help out our poor “Steven” due to judicial loopholes. Just to let you know, social security is GOVERNMENT RUN. Why on earth would you think that this new utopian health care system would be any different??? And, as a side note, I felt that I was grading an essay from a kid in junior high. You have lots of filler paragraphs that all say the EXACT SAME THING. “While the government fights over issues, the people suffer” OVER AND OVER. I suggest you learn to write properly before you play journalist. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:06:04 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/640 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/641 Find instant medical insurance for you from http://bit.ly/atGzeD Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:15:20 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/641 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/656 Howard, In Canada, we have universal health care. We also have many qualified doctors who are paid quite well. They also do not take an assembly line approach to patients, and aren’t forced to see more patients. As for disability and social services, we have a system where the disabled are encouraged to go back to school in order to learn a new trade or career that they are able to do with their disability. It is about enabling the disabled, rather than providing for them. Most disabled people don’t want to be receiving money from the government – they want to earn it. But most find themselves in careers and lifestyles that no longer fit with their new disability. The problem with social services is not that it is government run, it is that Republican mentality has had its way with the programs and ensured that they are a continued failure and waste of money. They could easily be run better and cost the taxpayers less if only they weren’t sabotaged by people trying to make the opposite party look bad. (As is currently happening with the health care.) Now, please try to avoid ad hominem attacks and Straw Man fallacies in your arguments. In fact, try responding with reasoned out, justified arguments rather than manipulative twists of the point. Your argument of, “Then you get the “C” students becoming doctors. I’d much rather prefer an “A” student handling my life, wouldn’t you?” is rife with fallacy, as the conclusion does not follow from the premise. “C” students are either already doctors now, or cannot become doctors, regardless of how much actual doctors get paid. Many doctors take up the profession for other reasons than money, which is a nice bonus. And finally, history has shown many examples of people who are successful at careers without being successful in an education environment (Einstein is the simplest one that comes to mind). I would want a qualified, successful doctor to treat me, regardless of their grades in University. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:40:53 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/656