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Originally Posted by Kostas
Thanks formerroadie, interesting discussion indeed.
I don't want to launch a contentious debate, but there's something I cannot understand.
While media are reporting fierce battles about an annouced/launched health care reform in the states, reading what you wrote one gets the impression that nothing's gonna or is about to change... So pessimistic?
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Well the current situation is that there is a bill that is being prepared to be brought to congress. The reason why people are so pessimistic now is because all of the 'town hall' meetings have turned in shouting matches with conservatives comparing Obama to Hitler, and talking about 'death panels'. These 'death panels' were proposed by a republican originally and are about living wills. IN addition all of the conservatives are against the public option because they think that it would drive their precious insurance companies out of business because it would be cheaper. Ohhh, I almost forgot, a lot of politicians here are idiots who aren't willing to compromise at all with members of any opposition party.
Sooo in recap a lot of my fellow americans are being excessively dumb and believing all of the miss information they hear (mayhaps due to our subpar school systems?). I also apologize for the bias in the post as I am to say very liberal.
Off topic but I can't wait for the crazies to say that the President (who was in Martha's vineyard) formed a death panel that killed Ted Kennedy. ( is too early to joke about that?)