[In other words, typical leftist fearmongering and class envy
demagoguery.]
https://youtu.be/g6t7FnZz7K8
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked to Anderson Cooper Thursday night
about the Obamacare replacement that was passed by Republicans in
the House of Representatives. Cooper asked Sanders to elaborate on a
tweet he made earlier in the day that said: "Donald Trump and
Republicans just celebrated voting to let thousands of Americans die
so that billionaires get tax breaks."
"Do you think thousands of Americans will die?" Cooper asked the
2016 presidential candidate.
"Absolutely. No question," Sanders answered. "The bill passed today
in the House became law thousands of Americans would die because
they would no longer have access to health care."
"This was not a health care bill. This was a bill that provided
$300 billion in tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent at a time
when we already have massive income inequality in America today,"
Sanders said on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360.
Transcript, via CNN:
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Tonight, President Trump and
House Republicans are celebrating what they are calling a
major victory. Today the House passed by a whisker the GOP
health care bill. True, it is the first piece of major
legislation that President Trump has succeed in getting
passed the first hurdle in Congress.
But as we've been discussing, it was a heavy lift and now
an even higher hurdle is looming in the Senate where the
battle is expected to go to a whole new level. Senator
Bernie Sanders joins us now.
Senator Sanders, earlier this afternoon you tweeted "Donald
Trump and Republicans just celebrated voting to let
thousands of Americans die so that billionaires get tax
breaks." Is that really what you think is happening here?
Do you think thousands of Americans will die if…
SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I), VERMONT: Exactly. Absolutely. No
question. If, if, which is not going to happen, Anderson.
But if the bill passed today in the House became law
thousands of Americans would die because they would no
longer have access to health care.
Anderson, it is wrong to talk about what happened in the
House today as a health care bill. This was not a health
care bill. This was a bill that provided $300 billion in
tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent at a time when we
already have massive income inequality in America today.
This was a bill -- what kind of health care bill are we
talking about when you throw 24 million people off of
health insurance, substantially raise premiums for older
workers, de-fund Planned Parenthood?
You know, these guys, Republicans talk about choice,
everybody should have a choice. Two-and-a-half million
women choose Planned Parenthood. But that's no longer
going to be the case. And, by the way, they cut Medicaid
by some $800 billion.
[In other words, typical leftist fearmongering and class envy
demagoguery.]
On 2017-05-09, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
[In other words, typical leftist fearmongering and class envyHealth care is not a right. It is a service. You cannot have a right
demagoguery.]
to something that has to be provided by someone else - unless of course
you endorse slavery. Of course the Democrats are the party of slavery
so their position should come as no surprise.
Need is not a claim. Just because one person needs something, whether health care or any other service, that is not cause to coerce someone else to provide
it at gunpoint.
On 2017-05-09, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
[In other words, typical leftist fearmongering and class envyHealth care is not a right. It is a service. You cannot have a right
demagoguery.]
to something that has to be provided by someone else - unless of course
you endorse slavery. Of course the Democrats are the party of slavery
so their position should come as no surprise.
Need is not a claim. Just because one person needs something, whether health care or any other service, that is not cause to coerce someone else to provide
it at gunpoint.
On 5/9/2017 15:06, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2017-05-09, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
[In other words, typical leftist fearmongering and class envyHealth care is not a right. It is a service. You cannot have a right
demagoguery.]
to something that has to be provided by someone else - unless of course
you endorse slavery. Of course the Democrats are the party of slavery
so their position should come as no surprise.
Need is not a claim. Just because one person needs something, whether health >> care or any other service, that is not cause to coerce someone else to provide
it at gunpoint.
Congressman Rod Blum in a Dubuque town hall (Monday) night asked,
“Why should a 62-year-old man have to pay for maternity care?”
I ask, why should I pay for a bridge I don’t cross, a sidewalk I
don’t walk on, a library book I don’t read?
Why should I pay for a flower I won’t smell, a park I don’t visit,
or art I can’t appreciate? Why should I pay the salaries of
politicians I didn’t vote for, a tax cut that doesn’t affect me, or
a loophole I can’t take advantage of?
It’s called democracy, a civil society, the greater good. That’s
what we pay for.
On Wed, 17 May 2017 21:05:18 -0400, Stanislaus Stewart <merve@att.net>
wrote:
On 5/9/2017 15:06, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2017-05-09, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
[In other words, typical leftist fearmongering and class envyHealth care is not a right. It is a service. You cannot have a right
demagoguery.]
to something that has to be provided by someone else - unless of course
you endorse slavery. Of course the Democrats are the party of slavery
so their position should come as no surprise.
Need is not a claim. Just because one person needs something, whether health
care or any other service, that is not cause to coerce someone else to provide
it at gunpoint.
Congressman Rod Blum in a Dubuque town hall (Monday) night asked,
“Why should a 62-year-old man have to pay for maternity care?”
I ask, why should I pay for a bridge I don’t cross, a sidewalk I
don’t walk on, a library book I don’t read?
Why should I pay for a flower I won’t smell, a park I don’t visit,
or art I can’t appreciate? Why should I pay the salaries of
politicians I didn’t vote for, a tax cut that doesn’t affect me, or
a loophole I can’t take advantage of?
It’s called democracy, a civil society, the greater good. That’s
what we pay for.
Too logical. They won't understand.
Try ASCII art.
On Wed, 17 May 2017 22:22:13 -0300, Shadow <Sh@dow.br> wrote:
On Wed, 17 May 2017 21:05:18 -0400, Stanislaus Stewart <merve@att.net> >>wrote:
On 5/9/2017 15:06, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2017-05-09, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
[In other words, typical leftist fearmongering and class envyHealth care is not a right. It is a service. You cannot have a right
demagoguery.]
to something that has to be provided by someone else - unless of course >>>> you endorse slavery. Of course the Democrats are the party of slavery
so their position should come as no surprise.
Need is not a claim. Just because one person needs something, whether health
care or any other service, that is not cause to coerce someone else to provide
it at gunpoint.
Congressman Rod Blum in a Dubuque town hall (Monday) night asked,
“Why should a 62-year-old man have to pay for maternity care?”
I ask, why should I pay for a bridge I don’t cross, a sidewalk I
don’t walk on, a library book I don’t read?
Why should I pay for a flower I won’t smell, a park I don’t visit,
or art I can’t appreciate? Why should I pay the salaries of
politicians I didn’t vote for, a tax cut that doesn’t affect me, or
a loophole I can’t take advantage of?
It’s called democracy, a civil society, the greater good. That’s
what we pay for.
Too logical. They won't understand.
Try ASCII art.
If it seems "logical" to leftists it's a sure sign that
it's a defective premise. :-)
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