Tag: universal healthcare

Here’s a reminder that the United States is the only country in the developed world whose citizens routinely die of treatable disease.

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Although I’m not a religious person, I regard statements like this with interest.  It does indeed seem that a loving God would want to see all His people taken care of.

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Several theories could be advanced as to why the United States is the only nation in the developed world that doesn’t offer its citizens government-sponsored healthcare. By far the most obvious is that a population of healthy and happy people …

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Seems like a good time to remind Americans that socialism and capitalism do not exist in their pure form anywhere on this planet. Take a moment and imagine our lives without our physical infrastructure, police, fire fighting, criminal justice, national …

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It is true that many Trump supporters don’t vote their pocketbooks, but, when you think about it, that’s often a good thing, as it has the potential to show character.  There are rich people who vote for candidates who will …

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When someone makes an assertion during a discussion on politics and asks for my position, I often respond, “I believe it’s more complicated than that.”  Border security, declarations of war, limits on free speech, teaching religion in public schools, administering …

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Being uninterested in politics was never a reasonable position to take, as people 2400 years ago, including Socrates and Plato, told us.  Yet, until 2015, American politics was something of a snooze.   It was defined, unfortunately, by corruption, meaning that …

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This is Andrew Breitbart, the founder of far-right Breitbart News.  And he’s correct here: even though there are right extremist news sources (like his own, and a few cable “news” channels) the left does control the narrative. But this isn’t …

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The author of the meme here brings up an excellent point. I happen to know some extremely well-educated Republicans; in fact, my mother is one.

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This is good, but I look at it a bit differently.  I would add “climate change mitigation” to the list of things everyone wants. (I would add “universal healthcare” to the list too.)

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