Thread: Obama calls for universal health care within six years
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Old 02-08-2007, 05:40 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Monroe View Post
Everyone isn't as valuable. Many are more valuable than others. A garbage collector is easily replaced. A doctor is less easily replaced.
I think the doctors would disagree if their trash stopped getting picked up all of the sudden. No, everyone is not as valuable but that doesn't mean that they should not have the basics covered for their hard work. Everyone should be able to earn a livable wage regardless of profession and everyone should have access to affordable medical care (This does not mean paying over $100 a month to an insurance company). Health care is an obvious human right.

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Have you looked at Europe? Most people have less.
They have longer vacations, shorter work weeks, more luxeries and more benefits than us (especially Scandinavia).

And there are SOOOOO many other benefits when basic human needs are provided like lower crime, higher literacy, etc.
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There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence.