No Health Care? Tough. This is America. Die.

I BELIEVE THAT ALL AMERICANS SHOULD BE COVERED BY HEALTH CARE,EMPLOYED OR UNEMPLOYED. ITS HUMAN RIGHT, TO PROTECT EACH OTHER. IF WE DONT WHO WILL. YOU CAN TAKE FROM MY EARNING TO SAVE A LIFE.

FREE HEATH CARE FOR EVERYONE!

ENOUGH WITH THE SELFISHNESS. WE ARE IN THE AGE OF CANCERS AND HIV/AIDS,THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING TREATED PROPERLY CAUSING DEATHS.

This is not socialism at all. It's offering variety to people for health insurance with reasonable budget. I came from Taiwan, which offers Taiwanese national health care. Over there, if you want to have that service, you just pay certain amount every month (I would say it's really affordable to everyone.) If you have major or more fatal diseases needs better service, you could choose a better hospital and paying a bit extra more for advanced treatment. I think it runs well and serve people really well in Taiwan. Hope to see this could happen one day in America. God bless America :)

There will never be a single payer healthcare system in America. Americans do not trust their government even though they freely elected their government. They would rather trust an insurance company than their freely elected government. It is okay for an insurance company to delay or deny their claim. It is okay for an insurance company to cause their bankruptcy or death from delayed or denied claims. But if a government run healthcare system funded by tax dollars gives away a free band aid to someone who didn't pay taxes that is far worse. Americans will never have a single payer healthcare system like most of the modern free world already has because Americans are stupid. They think that a single payer system means that the government is going to take over the healthcare system. They think their freely elected government is far too stupid to run something as big and as important as healthcare. Americans are happy with the way insurance companies already run healthcare by denying coverage to anyone who is already sick, by collecting massive premiums and then bankrupting people with copays or killing them by refusing to pay for treatment. Americans love this system because it is not socialism, it is a free competitive marketplace. Why are we even talking about changing healthcare when everything is already perfect?

I agree with you mariahbarnum it is worth it to save 3 out of 5 lives and there is not enough focus on prevention because that would effect the profits the drug companies and AMA members currently enjoy! genectics is so important as well! socialized medicine would include these factors due to the profit factor being removed from the equasion!

Honestly, I think that socialized health care should be offered. At least a cheap option with good coverage for those that can't afford it. If the rich assholes want to buy their own insurance, they can go for it.

Also, I think that along with socialized health care, the government should put money into teaching Americans about PREVENTION. Teaching people healthier eating habits, tracking down what diseases run in families, and telling them what diseases they could be at risk for and ways that they may be able to prevent it would run the cost of health care down a lot. The countries that put a lot of emphasis on disease prevention are typically the ones with healthier citizens. Its just a good idea.

And yes, I know that there will be people who will just say "Oh, I'm at risk for a heart attack? Well whatever, its too late now, I'm 49 and there's nothing I can do to help it now. I'll just go home and eat four cheeseburgers and gulp down a 44oz of soda." But what about the people that actually DO take that advice and information to heart? Isn't it worth it if we can save even 3 out of 5 lives? I think so.

mikejohns15,
You are so right brother.capitalism and socialism can,and must work together for the betterment of society.I hope those who read your post understand that! have been a socialist since the 60's and currently work as an organizer in Public Housing. am starting a housing group and am submitting a short film in a couple of weeks.I hope you don't mind if I add you as a connection? power to the people!

Well, what I love is that everyone is calling this a Socialist Bill, when in reality, they have no idea what Socialism is. Instead, they replace it with COMMUNISM, which is NOT THE SAME THING. Communism means no capitalism, in a nutshell, and that the workers will come to inherit the Earth. Socialism is based on the creation of a WELFARE STATE, where the PROUD citizens of a nation HELP EACH OTHER by paying taxes for universal, public things. And how they mixed Nazism into that is beyond me. The Nazis were "afraid" of Socialism, competitors with it, not part of it. Get your facts straight, people.

That witch thinks the poor should not be able to go the same hospitals as her. She probably has hoofs and a tail she is hiding. What a hateful ugly greedy witch.

I should have added that while we do have medicaid and medicare those on either or both are treated differently from those who can afford the high cost of private insurance.this is to me so wrong! every American requiring health care must be treated equally.congress has the best health plan,as does the federal government in general,every American citizen should have that same health coverage.that however is just a start.next we must bring price and cost controls into play pursuant to the drug companies and the pratice of medicine.the important thing to remember is that the drug companies and the AMA will never agree to do so unless they are forced to.For instance the cost of drugs in canada is 50% less then in the USA! That is also true in the EU! Its time to move forward to creating a just health care system for every citizen! A focus on preventive Medicine is also needed as educating people is an important key in lowering costs as well! any health care bill that passes without the public option included is not a just bill! 77% of our citizens have demanded it! We must remind those in DC that they work for us and the people have spoken and that option is a key part of a fair and just health care bill,while at the same time providing the same level of Health Care to every American!

Look its simple this country needs a health care system where every citizen is treated equally without income asessments. We must have cost and price controls on health care providers and the drug companies,and while I agree that the government created the mess health care is in here,something must be done! the AMA and the drug companies will never do anything to solve the problem volentarily! Thats a given! So mike how would you fix the problem?

Dont worry, right wingers WILL die of their own cancerous lifestyle, embedded in their ignorance and stuck in their overweight bodies!

These "ClifssNotes Culture Repuglicant Scholars" should read more and yell less. GAH!

This is pathetic. Read the napkins. http://tr.im/wPNF

health care is a individual responsibility, we have forgotten the primal blueprint, our bodies know what to do ,what to be , We produce within ourselves a far better source of drug for every need that arises , than any pharmacuetical company ever could . healing is natural to us , there is no extreme situation that warrent someone esle to tell you how to care for your body on a lifetime basis, fallow your instincts, watch what you eat, and ya if you need a new heart or your lungs are shot remember the turn over of new cells per day your body produces . keep yourself open to alternatives. manage your own health care system,keep your money.

that blonde chick who claims that our current healthcare system "is number 1 in the world" is really starting to piss me off.

1:09 = Sarah Palin lookalike.

Question geek, why are you stereotyping and passing judgement on people you don't even know? I am sick of all the excuses. This isn't about someone's lifestyle, it's about humanity.
Many hospitals are struggling to keep their doors open and insurance premiums and other related expenses are astronomically high. Hence, we are already paying for those that aren't insured with the way things are! How do you think people without insurance get care now? I assure you that the majority cannot pay the ridiculously expensive medical bills after the fact. And quite honestly, I am sick of getting certain aspects of heath care denied or having the one medication that I take denied by my insurance company that I pay handsomely for. I am a registered nurse and I have been watching this problem grow like a fungus for 20 years. We are the land of the free and the land of opportunity, yet with all the wealth and technology and so-called "best health care in the world", we still have people without direct access to health care, without the burden of paying out of pocket. Please. Don't pass judgement until you have walked a mile in the shoes of those you call unworthy.

What I don't like is all these people that want health care but can't afford it, yet they want to eat at McDonald's everyday, chomp on candy bars, eat ice cream, smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and not exercise, etc. They don't want to take care of themselves.....

This is to whoever the chick is with the designer sunglasses and white tank top at the beginning of the piece, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! You are one of the most selfish people I have every lisentened to. I would be embarrassed stand with you. This is issue is about human life and equality. It's about compassion and understanding. Anyone who doesn't see that we need a system that cares for everyone or at least gives everyone access to health care is selfish and despicable. Paying for any aspect of health care out of pocket would bankrupt most if not everyone. SELFISHNESS=BAD KARMA

Back then JohnA, hospitals were non profit.

Did John Wayne have health care? Did Gary Cooper have health care? Did Randolph Scott have health care? I rest my case.

First , That woman was pretty , perhaps she doesn't think she should need to use her brain or that anyone else matters . I am glad not to have her karma ... Second , I wish these clips could be played in every household in america for the next 6 months 10 times a day , because that is what it is gonna take to get through to these self centered bigots . I wish I had the money to do it , just to see all the HMOs cry like the whiners they are . Let's stop toying around with the public option . The HMOs have proven they will not play fair at all , and will destroy it anyway . Death management is too dangerous to keep around . Single payer all the way !

every american should have the same access to health care that congress has1 That rich bitch "I don't think they should go to the same hospitals that I do" hey bitch take your 400 dollar sunglasses and shove them where the sun don't shine baby! I really hate these rich right wing scumbags they are the real problem in this country and they don't pay their fare share of taxes anyway!

Support Kucinich, congressional healthcare for everyone if they want it! Congress is not more equal than you!

I have questions for both sides of the aisle:

for someone against reform: Why would you like to allow insurance companies, with over 60% of revenue devoted to administrative costs, to control your medical future? Looking at the trends, health care costs will rise continually if we choose to do nothing.

for someone supporting reform: Why is every person entitled to medical care, disregarding their personal choices, simply for being an American? How much would you allow taxes to rise to pay for the extra coverage of 45 million people in Medicare, (many healthy young adults). Would you support a bill that requires everyone to buy health insurance?

In my opinion, I think we can do much better than what we have now. Obviously there has been a lot of misinformation about 'death panels' and 'socialism', scare tactics. But I also believe fiscal conservatives have some merit in their argument, how can we control deficit spending? What would this do to incentives, i.e. averting diabetes and lung cancer? I think it is disingenuous when someone says a public option wouldn't be bailed out by government, it would. I know the insurance companies are fraught with cronyism, but how can they honestly compete with government pockets? The balance would be extremely difficult and I don't believe it would be carried out honestly.

It is sad when I completely disagree with both sides at the rallies.

A what if to add: Mr. Burd's approach... give your employees a health care check, let them choose what they buy or if they buy. It's an incentive to get a job and not milk the system, but you still have choice and it makes the insurance companies act competitively (forcing cuts in administrative costs).

My thoughts on all this could go on for pages...

Unfortunately, This is the mentality of the American society now. If it isn't going to benefit them, Why do it?

And where the people get there news from is very important.
Most of the people that are against health care reform, watch fox news exclusively.

Personally, I think the best way to get every side of the story, is not only listen to a lot of different sources, But also talk to people. Like family doctors, Ask them, What do they think?

People say that our economy is unsustainable, And our health care is unsustainable, Personally, I think its our society that is unsustainable, What happened to the days when people helped the neighbor and friends, and didn't want money for it? What happened to the days that people actually cared about other people, rather then just them selves.

These people that are against health care reform, are the same people that tell homeless people to get a job. Not realizing that if your homeless, its quite hard to get a job since you don't even have a place to get a shower in the morning. And until these people have been in the shoes of people that a homeless, or in this case, without health insurance, I don't think they'll ever understand.

Wow that woman was the definition of a self-centered turbo bitch... maybe some megalomania in there too?

Certain industries should not be for profit.

The Health Insurance and Drug companies should top the list.

Health insurance companies actually have a greater profit margin than Casinos.

The right wing didn't always have them. In the 60s many on the left had them and openly carried in public.

@Found_Avenue: I couldn't have said it better....

My God, how I hate the right wing. Sometimes it's a shame that they have all the guns.

I think the 2nd woman on the video (you know, the one with the four-hundred-dollar-sunglasses) REALLY says it all:

"I don't think that THOSE PEOPLE should be allowed to go to the same hospitals I do..."

And then when asked about whether or not we should have a government run program for those poor, non-privileged, non-insured dregs of society called the "middle class," she says "I hope not..."

Well, you elitist bitch... thank you using all your energy to try to prevent non-wealthy people in this country from having any healthcare at all. Thank you for hoping that every woman who is not as financially fortunate as you has zero access to mammograms and pre-natal care... Thank you for hoping that non-rich americans don't have the opportunity to detect cancer in time to keep them alive... thank you for hoping that our kids die because we have nowhere to bring them for vaccinations...

I love it when rich cunts say "Life is tough, deal with it..."

There is no bill yet! There are several competing versions. There is no such thing as the "Obama Health Care Bill." Everyone is arguing the "what ifs."

US has number 1 healthcare in the world? When did this happen?
1 France
2 Italy
3 San Marino
4 Andorra
5 Malta
6 Singapore
7 Spain
8 Oman
9 Austria
10 Japan
11 Norway
12 Portugal
13 Monaco
14 Greece
15 Iceland
16 Luxembourg
17 Netherlands
18 United Kingdom
19 Ireland
20 Switzerland
21 Belgium
22 Colombia
23 Sweden
24 Cyprus
25 Germany
26 Saudi Arabia
27 United Arab Emirates
28 Israel
29 Morocco
30 Canada
31 Finland
32 Australia
33 Chile
34 Denmark
35 Dominica
36 Costa Rica
37 United States of America
38 Slovenia

"People aren't dying, they're getting cared for"

Oh MAN, that guy pissed me off.

NO, THEY ARE NOT!!! 27,000 people are dying EVERY YEAR because of EXACTLY this.

Wow genius, did you figure this out on your own. Life IS tough, and NEVER fair.
If you can't get health insurance through your job, get a NEW job. Go out, apply for grants, get TAP, and other federal grants...get retrained. Can't figure out what you want to do, or dislike your new field/job - TOUGH. Millions of Americans hate their jobs...what makes you so special?

There are tons of people who are self sufficient, who have immigrated here legally, without a penny in their pockets, and could barely speak English...and with hard work, and determination...they did it, they made something of themselves. What's your excuse?

Some one needs to slap that lady that thinks she deserves her own gold plated hospital. What a bitter ugly woman.

And did that other lady name a single Socialist country?

Wow... This sure shows what kind of brain power these people against public health care really have. They obviously have the louder voices. It's just too bad that they are so oblivious to truth and reason.

Healthcare is not like selling lawn chair at Wal-mart.

The people ranting that they don't want to "pay for other people who are fat and lazy" shows just how fantasically ignorant they are of how healthcare is administered and paid for!

When a 19 year old kid gets in a car wreck, has no insurance or really, really crappy insurance and recieved $75,000 worth of ER services AND DEFAULTS ON HIS HOSPITAL BILL ---- how does the hospital recoup that money?

They raise rates.

Under the current system that kid is under no obligation to buy insurance nor pay his hospital bill. I mean, if he is only making $8/hr and can't pay back the $75,000 bill there is nothing anyone can do. The money simply isn't there.

So the kid currently gets "free" healthcare because he doesn't pay his bill.

Under single payer everyone pays for healthcare via taxation....EVERYONE from the guy making $8/hr to the CEO making 1 BILLION dollars pays into the system.

Which is more fair?

The current system wherein the hospitals are going broke because the little old ladies they send their $100,000 hospital bills to default?

Or

The single payer/public option one wherein everyone pays into the system via taxation?

I really like the opposing viewpoint comparisons.

It really allows people to see what this heath care reform is about, and who the people opposing the viewpoints of health care reforms.

"Health care is a right, not a privilege..."
This is so true.

Well done, Jon. Thanks for posting these.