Comments on: Senator Harkin Dismisses the “Small Stuff”

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:32:35 +0000

You are contradicting yourself, saying both that everyone “has access” and that it’s a “privilege to be earned.”

If one lacks the money, one lacks access under your view. I lack access to Warren Buffet, for example.

Back when the nation was founded health care was a subject for quacks and witches, not doctors. Modern health care began after bacteria was discovered in 1880s. So the founders were clueless about this.

Nowadays we mostly believe health care is a human right. It’s in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights we signed in 1948:
“Article 25
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”

By: Al Bregar

Al Bregar — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:00:52 +0000

The Huffington Post certainly does not lack for competent and talented writers. What they do lack for the most part is common sense.

By: Al Bregar

Al Bregar — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:59:35 +0000

Jerry every individual has access to the best health care in the world. The problem is that far too many people value personal luxury items such as big screen TV’s and fancy cars than they do their own health.

And I don’t know if you have done much research on the subject, but the founders of our nation laid the rights that we have as citizen’s of the United States. They felt that these rights were natural rights. Health care is not a natural right. It is a privilege to be earned.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:43:56 +0000

It’s not a Constitutional right. It ought to be a human right. Many other nations seem to think so. They take care of each other better than we do.

Maybe that’s because they can afford to do it and we can’t since we spend all our wealth on militarism and they don’t.

By: conservative dad

conservative dad — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:28:32 +0000

I would like just one liberal to show me where in the Constitution it says that health care is a right.

By: lwdewhirst

lwdewhirst — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:02:17 +0000

‘Legislative Assiphexholes’

http://lwdewhirst.wordpress.com

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:01:05 +0000

Huffington Post is a great blog, no?

I wonder if Nelson’s deal will be unconstitutional as a violation of equal protection of the laws. I hope so. I think I agree with Lindsey Graham about that.

But Harkin’s right—it’s really not much different from other log-rolling that goes on. Remember when DeLay kept the House roll call going for 3 hours one night while he cut deals to get the last vote he needed? That was also about expanding health insurance—Bush’s Medicare drug coverage known as Part D

By: callmecrusader

callmecrusader — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:32:30 +0000

FROM TOM HARKIN:
“What we are buying here is a modest home, not a mansion. What we are getting here is a starter home. It’s got a good foundation: 30 million Americans are covered. It’s got a good roof: A lot of protections from abuses by insurance companies. It’s got a lot of nice stuff in there for prevention and wellness. But, we can build additions as we go along in the future. It is a starter home. Think about it in that way.”

“A lot of nice stuff”… and as this “stuff” becomes public
knowledge more and more people will find out how truly DISGUSTING the bill really is.

America needs protection from the abuses being heaped upon us by greedy and self serving Senators like Iowas own Tom Harkin.