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Originally Posted by dc_dux
First, SO what would you have done in January 2009, after the loss of 8 million jobs and a year of negative GDP growth?
Second...about 2/3 of the stimulus program was not stimulus, in the classic sense of govt spending to create jobs.....1/3 was middle class and small business tax relief and 1/3 was to provide extended benefits (UI, COBRA) for those millions who lost their jobs before 2009 and remained unemployed.
Would you have provided temporary relief for those in need..or just screw'em?
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I don't think extending unemployment for up to two years made any sense at all, especially when I read articles like this.
Despite economy, farm jobs still go begging - Business - Personal finance - msnbc.com
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Sometimes, U.S. workers also will turn down the jobs because they don't want their unemployment insurance claims to be affected,
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I don't think I would have done much. Maybe if the government spent less time screwing around with the economy we would all be better off.
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Putting the constitutional question aside because it has no merit.
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So exactly why does this question have no merit? Either it's prohibited by the Constitution, in which case you can quote the sentence in the Constitution, or it's not prohibited, in which case revoking the program is a legitimate option.
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So you want to revoke Medicare and return to the pre-1965 days when most seniors had no access to affordable health care?
DO you really think the private sector/free market will take on those high risk citizens?
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Actually, we do that today, even with Medicare
$93,000 cancer drug renews debate on price of life - Health - Cancer - msnbc.com
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Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.
The latest is Provenge, a first-of-a-kind therapy approved in April. It costs $93,000 and adds four months' survival, on average, for men with incurable prostate tumors. Bob Svensson is honest about why he got it: insurance paid.
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No matter how much medical care you get, you aren't going to live forever.