Liberals hoping we'd forget about Obamcare? Guess again!!

[Flopper]

As usually when you look under the hood, of these shocking tidbits, you seeing the truth. The lady's problem is that AT&T has said it will cut healthcare benefits due to additional cost caused by the healthcare bill.

The truth is AT&T is looking into cutting cost in their healthcare plans because the new law changes the tax treatment of Medicare subsidies. AT&T is looking into reducing healthcare benefits to be offered to retirees. Also, it has nothing to do with taxes which she raves on about.

Unfortunately people accept this crap at face value. If it's on TV, it must be true.

AT&T sees $1 billion healthcare related charge | Reuters

 

[rdean]

OK, let me make a list of why you guys don't like health care reform.

1. It will cover more Americans.

2. It will help the middle class.

3. It will save 150 billion over 10 years.

4. It will help children.

5. People can't be cut when they get sick.

6. It will help people with children in college.

7. Fewer people will go to emergency rooms which cost 10 to 20 times the cost to taxpayers.

8. There's a "black" man in the "WHITE" House.

 

[rdean]

Didn't I list them all?

 

[Charles_Main]

OK, let me make a list of why you guys don't like health care reform.

1. It will cover more Americans.

2. It will help the middle class.

3. It will save 150 billion over 10 years.

4. It will help children.

5. People can't be cut when they get sick.

6. It will help people with children in college.

7. Fewer people will go to emergency rooms which cost 10 to 20 times the cost to taxpayers.

8. There's a "black" man in the "WHITE" House.

Wow yeah those are the reasons.

I don't like it because it is going to cost to much and is not going to lower the cost of Health care is we were told it would.

That and because I believe the mandate is a clear violation of the Constitution and unlike you Liberals I am not willing to allow the constitution to be forever changed in the name of a health care bill that is not going to do what we were told it would do.

Scrap it and start over and pass something that will work and does not violate the constitution!

 

[jgarden]

Country Comparison :: Life expectancy at birth

..... Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.

Rank - country - (years) - Date
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3 Japan 82.12 2010 est.

6 Australia 81.63 2010 est.
7 Canada 81.23 2010 est.
8 France 80.98 2010 est.
9 Sweden 80.86 2010 est.
10 Switzerland 80.85 2010 est.

12 Israel 80.73 2010 est.
13 Iceland 80.67 2010 est.

17 New Zealand 80.36 2010 est.
18 Italy 80.20 2010 est.

21 Spain 80.05 2010 est.

23 Norway 79.95 2010 est.

26 Greece 79.66 2010 est.
27 Austria 79.50 2010 est.

30 Netherlands 79.40 2010 est.
31 Luxembourg 79.33 2010 est.
32 Germany 79.26 2010 est.
33 Belgium 79.22 2010 est.

36 United Kingdom 79.01 2010 est.
37 Finland 78.97 2010 est.

39 European Union 78.82 2010 est.

41 Korea, South 78.72 2010 est.

45 Denmark 78.30 2010 est.
46 Ireland 78.24 2010 est.
47 Portugal 78.21 2010 est.

49 United States 78.11 2010 est.
50 Albania 77.96 2010 est.

55 Cuba 77.45 2010 est.

Source: CIA Fact Book

Why does the United States with all its medical expertise rank only 49th for average life expectancy - one of the lowest averages of any of the world's modern democracies?

Why does the average Canadian live 3.12 years longer than his/her American counterpart?

Why is the US average life expectancy only 0.15 years above Albania and 0.66 years longer than Cuba?

The main reason stems from the current health system where millions of Americans don't have access to proper medical care. The irony is that virtually all of the countries listed have universal healthcare and spend far less than their American counterparts.