Posted on 12/07/2013 7:15:36 PM PST by pluvmantelo
Former Secretary of State and longtime Republican Colin Powell is calling for a universal health care solution in the U.S. “We are a wealthy enough country with the capacity to make sure that every one of our fellow citizens has access to quality health care,” he said Thursday at a Seattle fundraiser for prostate cancer. “(Let’s show) the rest of the world what our democratic system is all about and how we take care of all of our citizens." The retired four-star general, a prostate cancer survivor, spoke at the Prostate Cancer Survivors Celebration Breakfast, organized by UW Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center . Powell took the opportunity to share some of his own experiences and to publicly call for a health care solution similar to those in Canada, Japan and other countries that have a universal, single-payer system. In the case of his own cancer diagnosis, he recovered, thanks to what he described as universal health care offered through the U.S. military. “I am not an expert in health care, or Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, or however you choose to describe it, but I do know this: I have benefited from that kind of universal health care in my 55 years of public life,” Powell said. “And I don’t see why we can’t do what Europe is doing, what Canada is doing, what Korea is doing, what all these other places are doing.”
He didn’t benefit from universal health care. That’s BS. He got health care insurance based his employment with the military and the U. S. government. And if someone did not have an employer that provided health care insurance they could buy policies on their own ... that is before Obama screwed it up so that premiums now double and triple
Obama’s failure on all issues seemed to have shut up Powell for a long time.
His views outside of the military only matter because he is black. He is boring and stupid. At least Chris Matthews and Ed Schultz are funny nutcases.
He really disappoints me.
It’s difficult to imagine him inspiring the troops when he makes noises like this.
He should know better. I suspect he might, which is sad.
His comments left me thinking he is a simpleton. Putting aside the politics.
Show of hands please. Who is surprised by Col. Powells public support of ObamaCare? Anybody? My hand is NOT up!
Yes, we are all wealthy enough to afford to give away an unlimited amount of resources. After all, we all live in mansions like http://www.celebrityhousepictures.com/colin-powell.php . And it’s not like as if any of us actually have to work for a living.
Colin Powell is revealing his true self. He had me fooled. I probably would have voted for him had he run for president in the 90s. He may have been different then. Perhaps, he changed over the years. Who knows? I am glad that I never had the opportunity to make that mistake.
Right. His comments are stunning on two levels. As you said his comments are stupid and something a simpleton would say. But the politics of Powell has gotten worse. People like Powell are emboldened to “come out of the closet” and directly call for socialism or marxism these days. If they cheer Mandela for confiscating private property than why would they not what to do that over here?
thats just one man’s opinion, and if you don’t like the man, who cares what he thinks...Republican presidents made him and he had become quite a liberal, who wouldn’t have given him the time of day....
We need someone to actually work, since we don't want to. So we should admit the people of Mexico. We know that they are hard working, god-fearing and ethical. If they promise to work, they will. The work will get done and the taxes they pay will balance the federal budget. Then all will be well.
Same here. It is amazing what a little time does. New or unknown politicians are not to be trusted. While I don't want an inside the beltway type, I do want a consistent record followed by a principled campaign. Also throw in private sector experience, especially if that experience is starting and succeeding in a business without government assistance.
I find it interesting that politicians who end up in DC “evolve” in only one direction: towards liberalism/progressiveism. Not all change, but those who do always move left. Is it the money, do they get assimilated, or were they always leftists? I don’t know, but it’s a curious thing. Powell is a case in point.
“I once thought Powell would be a good Republican President.”
I feel that Ben Carson would make a great President but I fear that Obama has so poisoned the well that African Americans will be pariahs for many years in politics. That’s a shame but completely understandable given Obama’s arrogance and ineptitude while in office.
“We are a wealthy enough country with the capacity to make sure that every one of our fellow citizens has access to quality health care,”
We a not a wealthy country. The wealth of our individual citizens is not community property.
He should go on Medicaid to show solidarity with his fellow commies. Queue up colon bowel.
This schmuck is living up to his name because he is full of sh*t
So we will all become Eloi and they will be the Morlocks? ;-)
You put your finger on it there. The ruling clique (as you know, of course) thinks that it IS community property.
Which is better for a 25 year old man’s health: health insurance or a full-time job?
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