What do you call assuming people who can't work are people who wont work? Retarded or Republican?

Also, How does paying for people who DO WORK, but don't make near enough to pay for health insurance factor in? That is what the ACA primarily takes care of - expanding Medicaid to cover the "working poor".

It isn't just for the top 1-5%. I am FAR from that and I had an amazing plan when I worked for an Engineering Firm.

I was just making the point that when you make an argument, you need to clarify and not use terms like "better" without saying for whom. Because then you end up arguing in circles.

Or it could work like Medicaid & Private insurance (Which is what it is!)

Just an FYI: The Federal Government cannot constitutionally provide Healthcare. They can provide money for the States to provide healthcare (this is Medicare and Medicaid). But they cannot provide it themselves.

Better for SOME individuals within that society - not all individuals.

Given the recent successes of Congress, yes.

That's exactly it. That's why people with money come to the the US from all over the world for their medical care. But, if you can't afford a good plan, then it's a horrible system for you.

The States can bypass Congress if they really wanted an Amendment.

Not always. My job makes us re-select every year, when they have the option of changing plans.

"better" is a matter of opinion.

For society as a whole, we single payer countries tend to see better results. But per person, the healthcare in the US is the best. Assuming you have a good health insurance plan.

Yes, Parties are not mentioned in the Constitution. However, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton all belonged to political parties. Not to mention, Madison and Hamilton did speak about parties (factions) role within a society in the Federalists Papers. Not saying they supported them, but they knew they'd exist in a free society.

And yes, George Washington did speak about against them.

Yeah it does... It's Three Biggest offenders are: The Military, Social Security, and Medicare.

Any real spending cuts would have to come from those three sources.

What he means is that they've tried to change the law (The ACA) through legislative means 41 times and failed each time. So they attached their failed legislation to a budget bill hoping to force it down. They failed.

You mean, if Bush hadn't reduced income by giving tax cuts to the wealth and then ramped up Defense Spending by starting Two wars.