by Patch Staff
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Since 2009, wildly incorrect interpretations, embellished with assumptions, have been floating around the internet and even in snail mail. In short, the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) IS NOT government-run health care, IS NOT socialized medicine (we are a long way from the universal health care provided in many developed countries), IS NOT available to non-citizens, DOES NOT get between anyone and their doctors, and does not exclude Members of Congress. Here is a fairly short article on this subject: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2011/12/08/congress-exempted-from-obamacare/
Ann- ObamaCare is "not available to non citizens" means that they don't have to purchase insurance! The insured will still be picking up the tab for them. ObamaCare just adds expensive (although some are good) provisions on top of out of control health care costs and Obama is still searching for ways to make the gazillion page plan work instead of admitting that it will greatly increase costs especially to small businesses and will continue to have a chilling effect on our economy. We need to scrap this thing the Dems pushed through in the worst partisan way possible and start over.
The reality of teaching is different from the way fox news frames it. Teachers are professionals same as doctors and lawyers and have to keep retraining and are evaluted and held accountable but are paid miserably and treated as baby sitters. The legislator should be evaluated and fired if they don't do the work of the people. Mitch Maconald is a perfect example. He announce his job was to make Obama a one term president, in reality his job is to do the work of the people. Yes people can pull themselves out of poverty but oppression makes it harde and less likely. A way to level the playing field would be by providing free college or tech training to all high school grads. Paid for by a tax on members of the house/senate who fail the people by blocking legislation & seperate corporations from elections
Globally, Credit Suisse expects global wealth to increase 50% over the next five years. Most of this will accumulate to the elites, since just 0.6% of the global population controls more than 39% of overall wealth. The ugly truth is this: One solution, outside of a wealth tax and a rewriting of the social contract between the moneyed and the rest, is encouraging businesses to push the boundaries of possibility to satisfy the desires of the ultrarich. They'll want new organs and cybernetic servants. They'll want first-class seats for travel into space. Is that the world you want. Serve the elite or be cast aside. Their are so many talented and creative smart people who have ideas that can improve the lives of everyone. Where are the funds for those people. Banks are sitting on the money and only interested in a sure thing that makes them money. It will take a shift in our thinking. Shifting away from selfish short term gain and toward long term investments sustainable living and a better quality of life for all, a United States.
So in one hour as we speak, all companies combined revenue $23,547,820 hourly $23,547,820 x 8 hours = $188,382,560 per shift $188,382,560 x 2 = $376,765,120 16 hours/2 shift's Now in one year going on average 2 shift's a day not including grave yard 376,765,120 x 365 days = $137,519,268,800 per year The percentage of security guards is less Than 1% of 314,603,417 American citizens. Creating government security for businesses who need and want security is the right path for our nation to be redeemed. We can hire more security up to 16% of the nations population and revenue 2.7 trillion a year. and at the same time welcome legal immigrants. using our population as an advantage. problem solved in just 4 years we can cut our nations dept more than half. 2.7 trillion x 4 years= revenue $10.8 trillion. The American People is this nations greatest resource to build our nation strong again.
"The American People" u must understand the government will start giving more more to banks and etc.. to help better our economy. when government opens up doors and guide's the American people to these doors and say let's fight back. Fight back how? Compete against the security companies that are using our American people to profit money. when the government should understand that too, "we can be using that profit in much better use in this nation"... "The Truth is the greatest knowledge known to man-kind" Danny Ray Vasquez...
But in the debate format, how about fewer topics with 4-5 two minute back and forths and a timekeeper only moderator (not necessairly from the press)? Let the candidates force each other to stay on topic by multiple direct rebuttals. And in the town hall format, how about allowing candidate comments only directly to the citizen that asks the question, with comments at each other not allowed?