Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System

[Theowl32]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

 

[Bombur]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Considering how poor Cuba is their health system is very effective. If you were to also assume that communist countries are inherently bad at everything it makes their results even more difficult to explain.

 

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Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

I believe that most poor countries would be doing better if the BIG DOG that wants to stay a role model would not go around destroying and funding terrorism to destroy those nations. And there is nothing free about America - I was speaking out against this system and my two dogs were shot for it, but this is so well covered that most people won't even believe it, they think I'm making it up - because idiots ARE allowed to speak freely, and they create an illusion that it's just that society is stupid.

 

[RDD_1210]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Wait........what?

You posted all of that and then THAT is your conclusion?

What are your thoughts on their healthcare system....ya know, the thing you posted about.

 

[Theowl32]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Considering how poor Cuba is their health system is very effective. If you were to also assume that communist countries are inherently bad at everything it makes their results even more difficult to explain.

How do you know their health system is "so effective?" Cause of what Michael Moore and what a democratic senator says?

No wonder so many Americans are trying to float over there on leaky boats, as opposed to them trying to get to America on leaky boats.

 

[Theowl32]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Wait........what?

You posted all of that and then THAT is your conclusion?

What are your thoughts on their healthcare system....ya know, the thing you posted about.

I think my question is right in line with the subject. Now, back to my question. Why do liberals deny they are communists?

 

[Contumacious]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

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Harkin: A progressive populist with a history of defending organized labor, working farmers, public education and public services, the Iowan arrived in the Senate as a fighting FDR Democrat

Excellent. Now that Castro has created a socialist paradise the US can stop its policy interdicting, detaining and deporting Cubans. They love it so much down there that they won't leave the island on anything that floats.

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Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Harkin was impressed with the health system designed specially for communist party apparatchiks? Too bad he didn't see the real Cuban health system:

 

[RDD_1210]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Wait........what?

You posted all of that and then THAT is your conclusion?

What are your thoughts on their healthcare system....ya know, the thing you posted about.

I think my question is right in line with the subject. Now, back to my question. Why do liberals deny they are communists?

So visiting a communist country makes someone communist?

 

[Theowl32]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Harkin was impressed with the health system designed specially for communist party apparatchiks? Too bad he didn't see the real Cuban health system:

Yeah, you probably got that from some right wing website, therefore those things are not true, and probably never happened.

Michael Moore, after all, made a movie, and these images were not a part of that movie. Therefore, those must be horrible lies.

 

[Bombur]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Considering how poor Cuba is their health system is very effective. If you were to also assume that communist countries are inherently bad at everything it makes their results even more difficult to explain.

How do you know their health system is "so effective?" Cause of what Michael Moore and what a democratic senator says?

No wonder so many Americans are trying to float over there on leaky boats, as opposed to them trying to get to America on leaky boats.

So your contention is that all of the studies are based off of bad data? Do you have any evidence of that?

 

[occupied]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Wait........what?

You posted all of that and then THAT is your conclusion?

What are your thoughts on their healthcare system....ya know, the thing you posted about.

I think my question is right in line with the subject. Now, back to my question. Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Because they are not communists.

Seems to me if the guy had come back from Cuba, lied like rug and told us all it was terrible he would not be communist but telling the truth of what he has seen makes him one? You want lies you agree with more than truth you can't accept from our leaders?

 

[Theowl32]

Wait........what?

You posted all of that and then THAT is your conclusion?

What are your thoughts on their healthcare system....ya know, the thing you posted about.

I think my question is right in line with the subject. Now, back to my question. Why do liberals deny they are communists?

So visiting a communist country makes someone communist?

No, that is not what makes a person communist. However, coming back and publicly stating how "impressed" he is with their "health care system" combined with everything else left wing assholes stand for is what makes them communist.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Wow, a guy that would benefit directly from a health care system that caters to the political elite is impressed with a health care system that caters to the political elite.

Color me not impressed.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Sen. Tom Harkin Visits Cuba, Is Pretty Impressed With Its Public Health System - NationalJournal.com

It makes sense that as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin would want to check out how other countries are doing when it comes to public health. So he spent last week in Cuba, where he saw all sorts of things that made quite the impression on him.

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

Harkin, who made a 186-mile trek over the course of three days, also cited low infection rates in Cuban hospitals and the country's success in reducing smoking among citizens through public health campaigns.

Harkin has been to Cuba before. In 2003, he visited and called on Cuba to release 75 dissidents there. Indeed, other congressional lawmakers have traveled to the Caribbean island, which hasn't had diplomatic relations with the U.S. since 1959. The most recent high-profile visit came in 2009 when members of the Congressional Black Caucus went to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro.

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Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Considering how poor Cuba is their health system is very effective. If you were to also assume that communist countries are inherently bad at everything it makes their results even more difficult to explain.

I have an explanation, anyone who believes that official party line is an idiot.

However, challenges remain. Healthcare may be free and available for all Cuban citizens but medication is not. Pharmacies are often very poorly stocked and rationing of supplies is minimal. 13 There are claims that hospitals are often in poor conditions and doctors have to bring in their own supplies and equipment to allow them to treat their patients. 10 Despite the production of medical supplies and technology, it seems very little of this actually remains in Cuba. Every year Cuba exports huge amounts of medical aid, mostly to other Latin American countries for purely financial returns. 22 For example, Venezuela provides much-needed oil to Cuba and in exchange receives Cuban doctors and medical supplies. 14
Cuba’s dual economy has a lot to do with why such disparity exists. Medication and equipment is there and available but only to pay for in American dollars, of which the poor and middle classes of Cuba are very unlikely to have. 23 The ‘pesos pharmacies’ and local state hospitals are drastically under-stocked and thus access for the poor to needed medication is minimal, despite the service being free.

The Challenges of Health Care in Cuba | Global-Politics.co.uk

 

[Vox]

Cubans and their potemkin's villages ? Potemkin village - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

nothing new under the sun

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Wait........what?

You posted all of that and then THAT is your conclusion?

What are your thoughts on their healthcare system....ya know, the thing you posted about.

I think my question is right in line with the subject. Now, back to my question. Why do liberals deny they are communists?

So visiting a communist country makes someone communist?

No, but spouting the Communist Party line tends to add evidence to support the charge. Did you even consider the possibility that Cuba was lying about how great their system is after decades of an embargo that everyone with an IQ above 0 degrees Kelvin knows ends up hurting poor people a lot more than it does those in power?

 

[Vox]

Cuba is a "poor country, but they have a lower child mortality rate than ours," the Iowa Democrat said to reporters Wednesday. "Their life expectancy is now greater than ours. It's interesting—their public health system is quite remarkable."

did he ever got interested how the "child mortality" or "infant mortality" is defined in Cuba?

Hint - like in the USSR - if a newborn dies before reaching the age of 30 days - this mortality is considered stillborn

the leftard idiots and their impressibility

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Considering how poor Cuba is their health system is very effective. If you were to also assume that communist countries are inherently bad at everything it makes their results even more difficult to explain.

How do you know their health system is "so effective?" Cause of what Michael Moore and what a democratic senator says?

No wonder so many Americans are trying to float over there on leaky boats, as opposed to them trying to get to America on leaky boats.

So your contention is that all of the studies are based off of bad data? Do you have any evidence of that?

I already posted some that you will ignore because you already have all the answers you need.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Wait........what?

You posted all of that and then THAT is your conclusion?

What are your thoughts on their healthcare system....ya know, the thing you posted about.

I think my question is right in line with the subject. Now, back to my question. Why do liberals deny they are communists?

Because they are not communists.

Seems to me if the guy had come back from Cuba, lied like rug and told us all it was terrible he would not be communist but telling the truth of what he has seen makes him one? You want lies you agree with more than truth you can't accept from our leaders?

The rub here is that he did come back from Cuba and lie, and you believed the lie.