He released the Pentagon Papers. Look him up in Wikipedia: Daniel Ellsberg.
What woman wants to marry a man who makes less money than her, has lower status than her, has no job,...? Men are happy to marry lower status women who have no jobs or money.
The primary motivation against socialized healthcare in the U.S. is to maintain a state of decentralized power. We want our Federal Government to have less power not more power. When the U.S. Government has control over healthcare in the U.S. it will have significantly increased its power over a significant part of the U.S. economy. Add that power to the power of the U.S. military and the rest of the world may start thinking that maybe decentralized power in the U.S. looks like a pretty good idea.
There is also no constitutional right to social security, roads, clean water, safe food,
Good roads, clean water, safe food, are all benefits to public health and national security. It's a happy accident that these things benefit individuals.
Social security and healthcare for individuals are charity. They are not Constitutional or God given rights.
Like this guy.
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... I repeat my wife's question: do you REALLY want these people in charge of your healthcare? I don't.
Does your wife really think that insurance companies don't make errors with billing, coding or paying the bills?
Next time you're in your doctor's office, ask them how much effort it is to work with the various insurance companies.
Ask them which is worse - the insurance companies or Medicare?
Yes. The insurance company haters should ask their medical providers this question. They will find that medical providers are encouraged to "over treat" patients in order to be reimbursed enough from Medicare to pay for a visit's "paperwork" costs.
With your bare hands?!?