Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies
This during a senate Judiciary sub-committee hearing on bankruptcies driven by catastrophic medical expenses
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In the end, I do …
In the end, I do not have to agree to anything, even disagreement. In fact I have already significantly reduced my tax liability to avoid having the results of my productive efforts stolen. Any compromise between your desire to steal from me and my desire that you do not benefits only you. More and more of the productive in this country are reaching the same conclusion and are choosing to simply destroy their wealth rather than participate in their own destruction.
The two are not …
The two are not mutually exclusive. My personal greed and drive to succeed prevents no one else from getting health care. Why should I be more concerned about the welfare of others, who cannot be bothered to provide for themselves, than they are? Income level is EXACTLY what should determine access to such highly skilled services and limited resources.
Hey there, I can’t …
Hey there, I can’t remember my actually comment on this video. No matter. In Canada, and the rest of the world we spell it socialist. . I am not a socialist. I am very much a capitalist, but I do agree with social programs that are accessible to everyone. Including healthcare. Your response is typical of someone that is scared of the unknown. You immediately resorted to name calling. Your other comments seem baseless. Where did you get your cancer facts? Have you been Talknig to Bill O’Reilly.
Brilliant–thank …
Brilliant–thank you, Al Franken! I’m an American living in France and benefiting from the French health care system. It works! Great care and no one worries about financial ruin if they get a serious illness. Americans in the States–you are missing out. Support health care change!
hey errantseed, no …
hey errantseed, no i was not addressing my comments to you.
Me, me, me, I’m a …
Me, me, me, I’m a Republicaneee.
Thing is we do …
Thing is we do preventive cure so it never develop into cancer this easier forms
was BenJr01 talking …
was BenJr01 talking to me? cause if he was I would have to say, no- it doesn’t make you communist. ’cause you already are, we all are, you just don’t know it yet. If you were truly american you wouldn’t be fighting your fellow citizens, you’d take your fight where it matters most; where it makes a difference; where it has real impact… and having been in the Marines means that you took and oath to protect and preserve what won’t exist for much longer- the constitution, and a free nation.
Income tax is …
Income tax is around 32% total tax preasure is around 56% with sales tax and stuff included.
The problem isnt the high taxes it is what you get for your taxes.
Honestly, and don’t …
Honestly, and don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m still confused about where you stand on HR reform. I’m trying to decipher it, and I don’t mean that to be an insult, but I cannot understand what you’re saying.
pwned!
pwned!
franken’s next …
franken’s next campaign slogan should be “1 DOCTOR FOR CONGRESS!!”
what do you think guys? it has a very catchy ring to it! besides, its right inline with the stats. 2.3 doctors/1,000 people in the US. ok…ok….congress gets 1.2 doctors. ok….we’ll make it 1 doctor and 1 nurse practitioner. that should cover it!! what about it AL? make me your campaign manager!!
what a moron …
what a moron franken is! “our survival rate is better because we cure more of the most easiest cancers”? what does that tell you about the other countries? THEY DON”T EVEN DETECT AND CURE THE EASIEST CANCERS THAT CAN BE FOUND!!
eltorg: do people …
eltorg: do people really own anything? home owners still have to pay property taxes. what happens if they don’t pay? have you read the communist manifesto? the ten planks of communism? we have a centralized bank; a progressive income tax (people working to pay for a debt that can never be paid); confiscation of emigrants’ property- and so on. what happens when a renter (speaking from experience here) decides not to pay his car registration? his landlord has his car towed away- not his anymore.
hahaha, I love it.
hahaha, I love it.
Yea I’d imagine the …
Yea I’d imagine the government run healthcare in Sweden would be great since income tax there is roughly 70% give or take? Correct me if I’m wrong on my numbers Swedes. Love your furniture by the way…
Thumbs up for that …
Thumbs up for that one.
Hey, …
Hey, MrStandforAmerica…Beacause I decide to take my wife back to her home in France for a life saving kidney transplant (I gave her one of mine) and you believe that makes me a COMMUNIST ? What would I have been in your expert opinion if I’d let her die? Would that have made me a True American then? I believe my 15 years in the MARINES is proof enough… before you start calling other people Communist maybe you need clean that Hillbilly Redneck out of your brain first.
when the government …
when the government sucks every last dollar to pay for the deficit. much like when hitler took over germany after WWI broke germanys back.
Yep.
Actually …
Yep.
Actually though, they already have availability to Gov’t health care. It’s ok for them to have it, but not for the rest of us.
i can’t wait until …
i can’t wait until senators and congressmen have to wait in line for their medical care! i can’t wait until i hear “senator…..step to the back of the line please…no senator….get your hand out of the cookie jar and step to the back of the line!”
someone to bring me back to reality! you really think the Kings and Queens will step to the back of the line? NO!! 1 Doctor for congress!! THATS IT! 1 Doc should cover 535 men and women. NO MORE, NO LESS!!
errantseed: So when …
errantseed: So when do you think private ownership will cease to exist in the US? I mean you tell us that US will be socialist/communist.
Some people here in …
Some people here in America, no matter what, they will go to their grave insisting AMERICA IS THE BEST AT EVERYTHING !!!
You know, I love my country, but check I check my ego at the door when it comes to my country’s well being.
Do some research, don’t just listen to Fox & United Healthcare’s twisted spin and misleading polls.
all i want to know. …
all i want to know……who is the hot sexy woman that this professional clown is boring to death! she really looks like she needs someone to take her out of there!
serious
franken is a professional clown. why anyone would listen to him is beyond me. i wonder if AIDS patients who use huge amounts of health care dollars will be cut off? why should someone who met an unfortunate accident die because an AIDS patient the wrong person and is sucking all those health care dollars away?
dhprince: No, when …
dhprince: No, when it comes to health care the rest of the world don’t want to learn from the US. You have the highest cost per capita in the world AND you have a system that does not cover everybody. Why do we want to learn from that?