I happen to be a 24 hour news junkie. I understand completely there is no information worth veging over. It is interesting though. What is most on peoples minds is the whole health care argument. Which it is legitimate for people to be worried the government becoming too involved. Possible the entire system changing so much that it become unrecognizable. No one wants "death panels" or grandma not being able to receive health care. In the most unproductive way people are reacting violently to this conversation. Protesting, shaking signs of the POTUS sharpied as Hitler. People are really angry at the proposition. So angry officials have to be escorted out of meetings by police. It is great that we can exercise our right to freedom of speech and take advantage of the democracy we live in. I cannot go against that fact. But lets press pause for a second. Rewind and back up to the part where congress passed 799 BILLION DOLLARS. No one was calling town hall meetings. No one was up in arms calling anyone Nazis'. Organized groups were not demanding answers of where the money was going. Nor were we concerned that we have to pay 799 billion dollars back in taxes. Everyone was all for a stimulus package that added money to our pay checks weekly. Again we will have to pay back in the end. ONE THOUSAND MILLIONS MAKE ONE BILLION. We allowed congress to pass 7,000 millions to make 700 billion dollars. IT TOOK ONE WEEK IF YOU REMEMBER! For congress to pass that much money that means that deals had to be made. I will vote for your bill if you give me X. That is how the government works. I do not know much, but I just think its interesting.
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By the_beat - Posted on August 20th, 2009



Everyone was not for a stimulus package. I wrote letters to my representatives against it.
I certainly didn't compare anyone to Hitler though. Mostly because I'm not an idiot. :-)
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I agree with sawaboof. There was plenty of outrage over the stimulus package-- remember the tax day tea parties?
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This opposition is quite different. And one has to admit to that fact.
I think this has to do with media coverage on TV. From my point of view people were equally irrate over the stimulus as the Obamacare. I also think the smart opposers are tiring and thats why we hear so much from the spaz opposers with Nazi pictures.
Interesting view of things thanks for writing.
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And the swift passing of the bill as well.
The opposition is so disorganized and misinformed that I can't believe they're apparently making headway against the president's plan. And I'm not saying that because I hate those dissenters; I count myself among them. I just wish people would stop spreading outlandish rumors like "death panels" because it's really making those of us who are against the bill look inane.
Anyway I oppose this so-called "Obamacare" because of its massive cost, potential to decrease quality of care, and I've also learned my lessons from the disasters of Medicare and Social Security, which are already almost out of money and only cover a fraction of our population- they're not universal and we can't even fund them. I think there are better reform ideas out there.
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