Yeah, well did you ever notice that either a: those third world countries are small enough that it's affordable there and b: everywhere else it fails sooner or later? No, I do not believe it's THE END OF THE WORLD or even a step towards communism; the proper term is socialism. And that ain't much better. Incidentally, do you know how high your taxes will go up soon? Like this year-soon? And this bill doesn't start coverage until, oh, I don't know, 2014?! And there's a passage in there that says the bill cannot be repealed by future Congresses? Hmm, unconstitutional much? As if that's not enough, need I quote Nancy Pelosi's ever infamous statement "we need to pass this bill so we can see what's in it"? Honest to God, if they don't even have a clue WHAT is in the bill they got passed, how can that in any way be good?
I find it funny how you guys use Socialism as a dirty word. America is the only nation on earth where it is used as such. In the rest of the world, Socialist parties regularly win elections on the national scale. Socialism is nothing but another day of government built roads. Also, quick news flash. Medicare? Socialist. Minimum Wages? Socialist. Public Education? Socialist. Public Infrastructure? Socialist. The fact is Socialism is already here, and you benefit from it every day, the only difference is that Americans have been fooled by years of the cold war into thinking Socialism somehow equals the end of democracy.
Although, if you want to get technical, the majority of "Socialist" parties these days are Social Democratic rather than actual Socialist parties. Social Democrats of course don't seek to replace the Capitalist system, but rather eradicate it's perceived inequalities through a mixed economy.
On to the next premise of your post! :shocked:
The Bill includes no tax increases on anyone making less than 250k a year. Considering these people already proceeded to get massive tax cuts under Bush, I really don't feel all that bad for them. Newsflash: Trickle-Down Economics simply doesn't work, never has and never will. Furthermore, theres the little bit where Warren Buffet, the second richest man on earth, admits the tax system is unfair:
https://flimjo.com/warren-buffetts-tax-rate-is-lower-than-his-receptionists/
Summarized; Buffet pays about 17% in taxes, his secretary pays 32%.
He even issued a challenge to anyone in the Forbes 400, offering them a million dollars if they could prove that they paid more taxes than their receptionists. No one took him up on the offer.
On to the next premise of your post! :shocked:
No it doesn't. That's the same as death councils. It's an out and out lie and deserves no more discussion than that.
Furthermore, the parts of the bill that immediately go into affect are things like no more pre-existing condition clause for children. Lower Drug Prices for Seniors, a ban on lifetime insurance caps. Revoking the bill now is political suicide as that would cause just as much, likely more upheaval.
