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Audacity of Truth
Less people in poverty now than in 2000, BUT …
… the media finds a way to spin it into a negative:
The nation’s poverty rate declined last year for the first time this decade, but the number of Americans without health insurance rose to a record 47 million, according to annual census figures released yesterday.
Brent Baker at Newsbusters has more on how the media portrayed this story.
Brian at Liberty Voice has a must-read post up in which he delivers a big can of whoop-a** not only on the media, but on society in general and their mixed up priorities. A preview:
So there you have it, folks. This is what it means to be poor in America. Owning your own home, maybe two cars, air conditioning, VCRs and DVD players, cable television, microwaves, stereos, dishwashers, etc. Yet they can’t afford their own health insurance.
It’s called “priorities”, and obviously people are more interested in buying luxury items than health insurance. The main reason why people don’t have health insurance when it’s not offered to them from their employer or they make too much to qualify for Medicaid is simple: they’d rather have nice things than buy insurance. They’re younger, in good health, good shape…why would they throw away $500-$1000/month on something they might not use very often, if at all, when they can instead spend that money on a kick-a** [Edited - language. --ST] stereo?
If you want to know why healthcare costs are so high, it’s because of one reason: we give it away for free to too many people. If it’s free, they’re going to use and abuse it, whereas if they were paying for it themselves, they’d take an aspirin and stay home.
I know that sounds harsh, but think about it. Those of you with health insurance, the kind that you pay for, when you get a cold or the flu, do you go see the doctor? Or do you take some over-the-counter medicine and stay in bed? You do the second thing, right?
Now, those of you on Medicare/Medicaid or employer-paid health insurance, when you get a cold or the flu, what do you do? You beat your a** Edited-ST down to the doctor’s office, don’t you? Despite knowing there’s little he can do but tell you to get some rest, drink plenty of fluids, and prescribe you some cough syrup or whatnot (stuff that does, basically, the exact same thing as what you can buy at the store). It’s a needless trip, and a needless expense.
What the Democrats, and now the media, are ignoring is that fewer people in poverty means that more people can afford their own insurance…IF they choose to buy it, that is. If they’re more interested in buying all the latest gadgets and gizmos, then no, they probably won’t.
Read the whole thing.
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Man, you can’t say ANYTHING on this site! Darn right-wingers! lol
Eh…not to split hairs, but you left one of my dirty words in your quote box. lol
Oops! Thanks
I came here to cuss.. but I guess I’ll refrain.
The same report also said that more Americans have medical insurance than ever before, but that’s dog-bites-man news….
- An authority in a debate on FOX the other day, with the usual Dem spin doctor rep type, managed to get this little set of details in around all the demogogery and Bush-Bashing.
- 47% of the total uninsured are ILLEGFAL ALIENS, or family members, (read children) of same.!
- 35% are in the 18 to 26 year old bracket – people who often op-out on health insurance because they are typically college students, and “new” workers, with not a lot of money, and being “immortal”, this age group tends to cut where ever it can, with health insurance being one of the most often cut items.
- That means 82% are either not elligle in the first place, or “Opt” out.
I’d also wonder how many people in the remaining 18% actually have health coverage in other ways than “Health insurance”. This entire survey stinks to the rafters, and is so typical of the “out” party’s shananigans for political talking points.
- My questions are:
1) Why are Illegal Aliens even included in this survey?
2) Why are people that could obtain insurance, but choose to spend the money on other things included in this survey?
3) Which Democratic political org/Liberal media organization is behind this survey?
- On the other side of the fence, it absolutely turned my stomach watching McChimpyBush cozey up to Blanco this morning in that televised love fest. What the hell is it with Bush, and the way he deals with people that stab him in the back? (Re Katrina, and the holy mess Blanco and Nagin caused the Bush admin).
- Its almost as if Bush puts on blinders if the perps last name is Hispanic, or happens to be a Black American. Blanco screwed everything up from the git-go by dragging her feet on declaring a State of Emergency, and not asking for the National Guard until 6 days after the storm hit, and then blamed it on Bush. Nagins misdeeds are legion and well documented. Just don’t understand some of the things the Pres. does. Do they really feel they need to pander to these two groups that badly to get votes?
- BBH -
Family of 7 live debt free
Depends on your priorities Tommy
I just saw that story, Bak. Pretty amazing, isn’t it? Just like you said, though, it’s all about priorities.