The Democratic Candidates

mrussel1 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mrussel1 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mrussel1 said:

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cincybearcat said:

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cincybearcat said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

cincybearcat said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

cincybearcat said:

dignin said:

The Juggler said:

cincybearcat said:

The Juggler said:

I'm less confident about these democrats' chances than I was a month ago. 

I’m more concerned. 

Mostly because

1) I now think Biden is a terrible candidate. Never liked the guy but thought he could win. He seems tired and like he doesn’t want to be there.
2) Dems keep moving left, which is away from me and moderates. So even if they win, I’m not going to like the result.
3) it seems like it’s a Biden/Sanders/Warren race at the moment at that is about as bad as it could get for me.

But yeah, overall, pretty disappointing if you're a moderate. They barely spent any time talking about the voters they need to win those most important 12-15 states last night. 

I believe Warren and Sanders are talking to those people.

But I do agree, if you are a moderate, the shift in the Democratic party would be disappointing.

The shift in both parties. Republicans just started sooner

Well, one side is shifting to "we should make a better society - look at how much better other countries are doing, we're been doing it wrong. oops" and the other side shifted to "we are awful, racist people and here: we give you Donald Trump"

So, its not the same. 

Having kids die in cages and not stopping the gun-violence epidemic VS a green new deal and wanting citizens to actually live

When did it become about just posting “it’s not the same” and all the “false equivalencies” bullshit?

Im simply saying each party is moving more towards their extremes. Each party moving away from the moderates in their party or the moderate independents. I’m not comparing policies.

Just giving some context.

Maybe it's time to leave the "moderates" behind and whatever their reasons are for staying "moderates" if some change is actually to happen - for the american people and the world.

Yeah cause the political climate is sooooo good this way. Moderates are for moving forward. Just not only in the way 1 party thinks. 

Doesn't seem much has been that moved forward at all?

Are you still allowed to beat your kids over there?

One example, I bet (just a theory) would have been gone if the US would have allowed itself to lean more left (as in e.g classic social democratic) through the years. And I bet the Warrens and the Bernies of the US would push for that being made illegal at a faster pace, than moderates while kids keep being beaten legally.

(And now I'm speaking of american moderates, and not the Swedish type of centrists. Which would be a bit more left-leaning (Social-liberal) with our political spectrum not being tilted as far right and as much focus on egocentrism.)

So why be a "moderate", when you are free to not be one and can have a look of your country. Would be my question. The world is burning.

I think you need to learn to read and understand.  It's like talking to a child waiting for their turn to speak next.  You make no fucking sense.

I'm talking about the parties moving to their poles...away from the middle.  You "Do you beat your kids" 

It is a most valid example. 

Don't know why you edited your post to remove the part about you thinking I should be banned for my "nonsense" and telingl me to "fuck off".

But I guess that is a positive that you did change it. 

How many children do you have?

Two stepcats.

So zero.  Got it.  I'll keep that in mind. 

Please elaborate. 

Of if you are in your snarky mood. No need.

It means I'll remember that when evaluating your opinion.  Seems straightforward.  

fife said:

Meltdown99 said:

fife said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Pretty crazy to think:
While Trump’s $267 billion is bad, the Democrats’ plans are worse. We counted $297 billion proposed by Biden, $690 billion from Buttigieg, $3.8 trillion from Warren, $4 trillion from Sanders and $4.3 trillion from Harris. That would double what the entire federal government spends now.
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnstossel/2019/07/31/free-stuff-n2550923?fbclid=IwAR2mDPL1ppxW1SxG5wCKCP46VVRPdlJcrnluYyr6jAnXOMZSFe1IlX6mhD4

Here's the video just in case you don't feel like reading today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5odA8Gsmzs

Its actually even trickier than the wonky debates this week.

MFA is not free and will not include massive govt spending or an enormous tax 

The trick is converting a sizable portion of the economy, what employers pay for healthcare, directly  to worker salaries salaries. Pay us instead of our insurers.

If Bernie or Liz could do that, and then account for the lowering of the actual cost to provide care, the impact on our taxes would be minimal in theory 

The reason I love Bernie but dont support him is he has done a terrible job communicating this.  Too many Americans have a false perception on cost and I'll blame bernie for that because he has been talking about MFA healthcare the longest.

Couldn't you effectively lower the prices by allowing people to buy into Medicare,  creating true competition for private insurers,  without blowing up the whole system? 
Forcing employers to turn money saved through employer matches into salary increases to net the cost to neutral for the inevitable tax increases feels much more difficult. 
My biggest concern is quality of care if private hospitals turn into government entities.  We have government hospitals in this country and the care is terrible,  wait times atrocious,  etc. The VA is awful. 

 i must say that hospitals in canada are not government entities but are actually non-profit entities.  from what i remember 95% of our hospital are non-profit.  i think the care is very good here but yes we do have major issues with access to care in the more remote areas in Canada.

Hospitals in Ontario are owned by the government.  Access to proper care is not just limited to remote areas.  People in Southern Ontario struggle to find adequate family doctors and specialist...people in Windsor often need to commute to London for specialist...

This is incorrect.  we have to understand the difference between funding hospitals and owing them outright. 

Hospitals are independent corporations run by their own board of directors. The boards are responsible for day-to-day operational decisions on how to allocate the public funding they receive. They are accountable to their Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and the government for the quality and efficacy of the care they provide.

now you do raise a good point about family doctors and specialist, but the issue has less to do about single paying health care and more about other issues.  for example, we have more have less people going into medical school so maybe what needs to happen is more funding into the sciences in high school and university.  as this articles shows in that we need residency positions also.  again I don't know if this is due to UHC or not. 

https://cmajnews.com/2018/10/03/if-canada-needs-more-doctors-why-hasnt-medical-school-enrolment-increased-cmaj-109-5649/

I remember when i left University with my degree in social work, I was head hunter by the Canadian government to go and work in very remote area in Nunavut (sadly i didn't go).  the job offered great incentives so this maybe something that the government might have to do with doctors.  again is this because of UHC?  I don't think so. 

 

mrussel1 said:

So question on the lack of doctors and residents... could this be related to the pay,  if they are government employees (are they)?  In the States,  our brightest enter medical school because it's very prestigious and well paying.  Could UHC/M4A change that dynamic?

mrussel1 said:

So question on the lack of doctors and residents... could this be related to the pay,  if they are government employees (are they)?  In the States,  our brightest enter medical school because it's very prestigious and well paying.  Could UHC/M4A change that dynamic?

Meltdown99 said:

fife said:

Meltdown99 said:

fife said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Pretty crazy to think:
While Trump’s $267 billion is bad, the Democrats’ plans are worse. We counted $297 billion proposed by Biden, $690 billion from Buttigieg, $3.8 trillion from Warren, $4 trillion from Sanders and $4.3 trillion from Harris. That would double what the entire federal government spends now.
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnstossel/2019/07/31/free-stuff-n2550923?fbclid=IwAR2mDPL1ppxW1SxG5wCKCP46VVRPdlJcrnluYyr6jAnXOMZSFe1IlX6mhD4

Here's the video just in case you don't feel like reading today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5odA8Gsmzs

Its actually even trickier than the wonky debates this week.

MFA is not free and will not include massive govt spending or an enormous tax 

The trick is converting a sizable portion of the economy, what employers pay for healthcare, directly  to worker salaries salaries. Pay us instead of our insurers.

If Bernie or Liz could do that, and then account for the lowering of the actual cost to provide care, the impact on our taxes would be minimal in theory 

The reason I love Bernie but dont support him is he has done a terrible job communicating this.  Too many Americans have a false perception on cost and I'll blame bernie for that because he has been talking about MFA healthcare the longest.

Couldn't you effectively lower the prices by allowing people to buy into Medicare,  creating true competition for private insurers,  without blowing up the whole system? 
Forcing employers to turn money saved through employer matches into salary increases to net the cost to neutral for the inevitable tax increases feels much more difficult. 
My biggest concern is quality of care if private hospitals turn into government entities.  We have government hospitals in this country and the care is terrible,  wait times atrocious,  etc. The VA is awful. 

 i must say that hospitals in canada are not government entities but are actually non-profit entities.  from what i remember 95% of our hospital are non-profit.  i think the care is very good here but yes we do have major issues with access to care in the more remote areas in Canada.

Hospitals in Ontario are owned by the government.  Access to proper care is not just limited to remote areas.  People in Southern Ontario struggle to find adequate family doctors and specialist...people in Windsor often need to commute to London for specialist...

This is incorrect.  we have to understand the difference between funding hospitals and owing them outright. 

Hospitals are independent corporations run by their own board of directors. The boards are responsible for day-to-day operational decisions on how to allocate the public funding they receive. They are accountable to their Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and the government for the quality and efficacy of the care they provide.

now you do raise a good point about family doctors and specialist, but the issue has less to do about single paying health care and more about other issues.  for example, we have more have less people going into medical school so maybe what needs to happen is more funding into the sciences in high school and university.  as this articles shows in that we need residency positions also.  again I don't know if this is due to UHC or not. 

https://cmajnews.com/2018/10/03/if-canada-needs-more-doctors-why-hasnt-medical-school-enrolment-increased-cmaj-109-5649/

I remember when i left University with my degree in social work, I was head hunter by the Canadian government to go and work in very remote area in Nunavut (sadly i didn't go).  the job offered great incentives so this maybe something that the government might have to do with doctors.  again is this because of UHC?  I don't think so. 

 

The government can step in anytime and remove anyone they want...that means they own those hospitals.  They can pass legislation and do whatever they want.  That means they own them.  They fund them, they own them...just because these hospitals have overpaid executives does not mean the province does not own them...the province can do what they want with our hospitals...those hospital CEO's and boards are just BS.

mrussel1 said:

So question on the lack of doctors and residents... could this be related to the pay,  if they are government employees (are they)?  In the States,  our brightest enter medical school because it's very prestigious and well paying.  Could UHC/M4A change that dynamic?

PJPOWER said:

mcgruff10 said:

I just found some compelling data that might add some insight to the discussion:

Hahaha, I love it!  Sourced even!

mcgruff10 said:

PJPOWER said:

mcgruff10 said:

I just found some compelling data that might add some insight to the discussion:

Hahaha, I love it!  Sourced even!

Ironically I am in a doctors office waiting for a sonogram lol. 

PJPOWER said:

mcgruff10 said:

PJPOWER said:

mcgruff10 said:

I just found some compelling data that might add some insight to the discussion:

Hahaha, I love it!  Sourced even!

Ironically I am in a doctors office waiting for a sonogram lol. 

Oh man, I hope you survive the terrible conditions of US hospitals!  Seriously, though, hope you’re okay dude!