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Democrats adopt goal of health care guarantee (Here we go again...)
WISTV ^ | 8/09/08

Posted on 08/09/2008 3:26:17 PM PDT by Libloather

Democrats adopt goal of health care guarantee
Updated: Aug 9, 2008 04:57 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Democrats have shaped a platform that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all.

The adoption of that plank Saturday in Pittsburgh headed off a potentially divisive debate and brought the party closer to the position held by defeated presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Barack Obama, likely to be the Democratic nominee, has stopped short of proposing to mandate health coverage for all. He aims to achieve something close to universal coverage by making insurance more affordable and helping families pay for it.

(Excerpt) Read more at wistv.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008dncconvention; care; democrats; denver; dncplatform; health; healthcare; socializedmedicine
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...making insurance more affordable and helping families pay for it.

Can it be run like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Sosha Security? Please?

Fannie Mae loses $2.3B in quarter
Mortgage giant to raise fees, cut loans

http://www.telegram.com/article/20080809/NEWS/808090306/1002/rss01&source=rss

1 posted on 08/09/2008 3:26:19 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

This means “assisted suicide” will also be guaranteed in the Party of Death’s platform.


2 posted on 08/09/2008 3:27:59 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("I'm trying to save the planet!" - Nancy Pelosi ..........ROTFLMAO! What a dumbass!)
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To: Libloather
Socialist health care! Oh where do I sign up! ;-)

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 08/09/2008 3:31:28 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Democrats have shaped a platform that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all.

Did they invite RINO's to sign onto the deal also?

4 posted on 08/09/2008 3:40:13 PM PDT by umgud
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To: Libloather

national healthcare will push our credit limit to the breaking point and no one will buy our paper


5 posted on 08/09/2008 3:41:21 PM PDT by sloop (pfc in the quiet civil war)
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To: umgud
How will this wonderful health care be "guaranteed?" And who will foot the bill for it? Its idiocy masquerading as feel good populism.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

6 posted on 08/09/2008 3:42:20 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I agree with you...The bottom line is “they will control you”.


7 posted on 08/09/2008 3:43:09 PM PDT by Sacajaweau (I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
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To: sloop
You mean like in the UK and Canada? Its lost on our Left that at the same time they want the federal government to take over one seventh of our nation's economy, both the UK and Canada are moving to privatize parts of their state-run health care systems!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

8 posted on 08/09/2008 3:44:20 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Libloather

Equal miserable care for all, except the rich ... Who knew Democrats were Marxists first, Americans second. And all along, I thought ...


9 posted on 08/09/2008 4:07:01 PM PDT by Tarpon (Ignorance, the most expensive commodity produced by mankind.)
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To: Libloather

I guess health care rationing is coming to America.

Its not going to go that well at first, Americans aren’t used to the concept like the Europeans are.

I don’t think a majority of those who think this is a good idea really know what is in store for us.


10 posted on 08/09/2008 4:13:08 PM PDT by I_Like_Spam
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To: goldstategop

How will this wonderful health care be “guaranteed?” And who will foot the bill for it? Its idiocy masquerading as feel good populism. “

And the sickest among us will be the most hated sooner rather than later.......


11 posted on 08/09/2008 4:23:39 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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(Democrats have shaped a platform that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all.)

Where in the Constitution does it garuantee citizens Government Health care.
Where in the Constitution does it authorize the Federal Government to take money from opne citizen to pay for anopther citizens health care?
Can the Democrat Party get any further from being American then they have in the past couple of years?


12 posted on 08/09/2008 4:26:49 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Got Freedom ? Thank a Veteran...... Want to keep Freedom? Don't vote Obama)
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“The adoption of that plank Saturday in Pittsburgh headed off a potentially divisive debate and brought the party closer to the position held by defeated presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton.”

More of the Hillary “Comeback Kid” infrastructure being laid?


13 posted on 08/09/2008 4:30:00 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Say Obama were "Pinky", Then who is "The Brain"?)
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To: Libloather

Can it be run like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Sosha Security? Please?
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It will cost far more to implement, and be far less than you can buy now. The entire concept of socialized medicine is a sham. Their definition of “health care” and our present definition are not even close.

Get ready to see alot of people die, or suffer greatly due to poor medical attention.


14 posted on 08/09/2008 4:45:38 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Libloather
>>>>>Democrats have shaped a platform that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all.

Liberal-socialism lives!

15 posted on 08/09/2008 4:49:36 PM PDT by Reagan Man ( McCain Wants My Conservative Vote in November --- EARN IT or NO DEAL !!!)
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To: Libloather

The reason we have the best of anything in this country is because of COMPETATIVENESS, with this gone, in steps third worldism


16 posted on 08/09/2008 4:54:23 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (IF YOU ARE NOT CONSERVATIVE BY 35 YOU HAVE NO BRAIN. W CHURCHILL)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Lets see:

— Social Security + Disability
— Medicare/Medicaid
— Bailouts for irresponsible banks and financial institutions
— National Healthcare
— Reparations (first to descendents of slaves, eventually to everyone who isn’t White).
— Rights to housing, job, and pensions.

Having everything free is sure expensive. The rest of the world may soon tire of ponying up for our socialist fantasies.


17 posted on 08/09/2008 5:25:13 PM PDT by rbg81 (DRAIN THE SWAMP!!)
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To: Libloather

Dem socialist medicine is morphing into a welfare program.


18 posted on 08/09/2008 5:26:29 PM PDT by Brilliant
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...guaranteed health care for all.

John McCain, you are the luckiest dang expletive-deleted on the planet...

19 posted on 08/09/2008 5:32:01 PM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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Meanwhile, a preview of coming attractions....

Chaos as £13bn NHS computer system falters

Fury over NHS cancer drugs plan

And from our neighbors to the North...

National Post Editorial Board: Betting your health on Canada's doctor lottery

20 posted on 08/09/2008 5:36:31 PM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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