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Bush never imposed a $700 billion "stimulus" bill on the country. Sorry.
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True, Bush only did around 8 bailouts for like $1.5 trillion...
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It's not an opinion, it's a fact. Insurance companies are already increasing premiums and employers are accounting for huge future losses in increased healthcare costs.
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Ok? They have been increasing for as long as I have been born.
They control the healthcare costs, if they increase 'the costs' it's because they wanted to do it. I would be scared too if I was them, finally we have an Insurance that isn't based on making stock holders happy thus always having to increase profits by increasing prices, to keep making profits, so people keep investing.
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There's a law in place requiring publicly traded companies to notify their shareholders of any "change in environment" that might adversely affect profits. After the idiotic healthcare reform bill passed, several large corporations issued these notifications. As a result, Henry Waxman dragged their CEOs before Congress to ask them about it. The incompetence of our government would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad...
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Several, but not all... seems like some people can deal with it and support it too. By free market standards, if some companies can't cut it, then so be it.
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And then Obama sent another 30,000 troops to fight that pointless war. He's worse than Bush. By 30,000.
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Look, I think war sucks as much as the next guy. But one thing I don't want to say Bush was correct about, was taking the War to them (the proper war helps too). However unlike Bush, Obama is taking the war to the correct people.
War sucks, but if you really think us backing out will make it so they leave us alone, then historically speaking - you would very incorrect.
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Then, fucking scumbag asshole Obama RE-AUTHORIZED the PATRIOT act. WTF? By every measure, he's worse than Bush.
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Yeah, and it sucks... but it damn sure isn't the same as creating it, for sure when it's not being out right abused.
Let's ask ourselves this, which is bad:
Having the mind to create something like the PA, or keeping it in power which isn't being abused?
Moving troops to fight people that "actually did attack us" vs. starting an illegal war and murdering people?
Trillions in corporate bailouts vs. stimulus money that is being returned and not actually $700 billion went out?
I would love to see what you're using to measure this...