Why are you against universal health care?

[Concerned American]

Republican Presidents and Congressional Republicans are responsible for the increase in the rise in the national debt.

That's a nice fantasy, but the truth of the matter is that the debt increased by the greatest percentage under two democrat presidents, Woodrow Wilson, 789.9%, and Franklin Roosevelt, 791.8%. The closest republican was Ronald Reagan at 160.8%. All of which is irrelevant because budgets are produced by congress and both parties share shamefully equal in producing the US debt.

U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage

The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.

www.investopedia.com

 

[Hector12]

That's a nice fantasy, but the truth of the matter is that the debt increased by the greatest percentage under two democrat presidents, Woodrow Wilson, 789.9%, and Franklin Roosevelt, 791.8%. The closest republican was Ronald Reagan at 160.8%. All of which is irrelevant because budgets are produced by congress and both parties share shamefully equal in producing the US debt.

U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage

The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.

www.investopedia.com

Roosevelt was contending with both the Great Depression, and the Second World War. Reagan had nothing like that to contend with.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Nothing here proves your claim.
Try harder.

 

[M14 Shooter]

M14 Shooter,
Universal health care gets better results for less money than the American system.

Your claim is an ideological statement, not a factual one.

The economic growth of the Reagan Administration went to the richest 20% of the U.S. population and mainly to the richest 1% of the U.S.

Your claim is an ideological statement, not a factual one.

Tax cuts for the rich are responsible for the increase in the national debt

Your claim is an ideological statement, not a factual one.

You can jump up and down, wave your arms and shout. You can't deny the truth of what I have posted.

Your claims are ideological, not factual.

 

[playtime]

i'm not.

 

[Hector12]

Your claim is an ideological statement, not a factual one.

Your claim is an ideological statement, not a factual one.

Your claim is an ideological statement, not a factual one.

Your claims are ideological, not factual.

 

[Hector12]

 

[Concerned American]

Roosevelt was contending with both the Great Depression, and the Second World War. Reagan had nothing like that to contend with.

The economy was in a shambles after Carter's incompetent term. Mortgage interest rates before Reagan's 1986 tax bill were over 15%. Which as I stated is irrelevant as congress produces spending bills--not presidents.

 

[Concerned American]

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What is the relevance. Taxpayer's are not constitutionally required to pay for other's health care or insurance.

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None of this has to do with health care. BTW, have you got a chart that shows cell phone ownership and use, cable use, internet use and computer ownership broken down to these groups. Priorities.

 

[Hector12]

The economy was in a shambles after Carter's incompetent term. Mortgage interest rates before Reagan's 1986 tax bill were over 15%. Which as I stated is irrelevant as congress produces spending bills--not presidents.

The inflation of the Carter administration was caused by the increase in the world price of petroleum following the Iranian Revolution. It was a world phenomenon that ceased after 1982.

 

[Hector12]

What is the relevance. Taxpayer's are not constitutionally required to pay for other's health care or insurance.

The Constitution is silent on many laws the voters have approved of, such as civil rights laws, environmental protection., Social Security and Medicare.

 

[Concerned American]

The inflation of the Carter administration was caused by the increase in the world price of petroleum following the Iranian Revolution. It was a world phenomenon that ceased after 1982.

Carter inherited an inflation battle from Ford--maybe you don't remember Whip Inflation Now---WIN, a Ford program. Carter didn't do anything to fix it and it got worse in Reagan's first term until the tax act of 1986. The Iranians had nothing to do it with it. Try again.

 

[Hector12]

Carter inherited an inflation battle from Ford--maybe you don't remember Whip Inflation Now---WIN, a Ford program. Carter didn't do anything to fix it and it got worse in Reagan's first term until the tax act of 1986. The Iranians had nothing to do it with it. Try again.

The stagflation of the 1970's was caused first by the OPEC Oil Embargo of 1973, and then by the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

 

[M14 Shooter]

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This doesn't prove your claim, chuckles, and does nothing to disprove mine.

Your claims are ideological, not factual.

 

[Hafar1014]

The stagflation of the 1970's was caused first by the OPEC Oil Embargo of 1973, and then by the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Carter was the cause not Ford. Carter caused the Iran problem and the oil problem, the largest S&L bank failure in history and the Community Reinvestment Act caused the mortgage recession under Bush. Carter was well intentioned but incompetent. He was preoccupied with minutia and was never qualified to be president. He was removed after one term in 48 state landslide

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Why are you opposed to universal healthcare for all Americans?

I've had to deal with the Veterans Administration. Nothing in the history of the world has been made better with more Government.

 

[Hector12]

I've had to deal with the Veterans Administration. Nothing in the history of the world has been made better with more Government.

Veterans' Administration would have been better than nothing.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Veterans' Administration would have been better than nothing.

Right ? Do you know what the suicide rate for Vets is ?

 

[Hector12]

Right ? Do you know what the suicide rate for Vets is ?

It is probably high. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the number of combat veterans of the War in Vietnam who committed suicide has been greater than the number of Americans who were killed in Vietnam.

Remember that saying that Veterans' Administration is poorly run does not mean that the government should not help veterans. It means that Veterans' Administration should be better run. One of the conditions for improving Veterans' Administration will almost certainly be better funding.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

It is probably high. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the number of combat veterans of the War in Vietnam who committed suicide has been greater than the number of Americans who were killed in Vietnam.

Remember that saying that Veterans' Administration is poorly run does not mean that the government should not help veterans. It means that Veterans' Administration should be better run. One of the conditions for improving Veterans' Administration will almost certainly be better funding.

Government ran anything turns out to be a disaster and throwing more money at a problem doesn't fix anything it just means more bureaucracy.