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Obama on Redistribution of Wealth

winston53660 said:
Then why have healthcare at all?
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It is like any other good or service. Some are willing to pay a price to have a certain amount. In that way it is no different than a house, a car or a tablet. There is a prifit to be made so someone, somewhere will find a way to provide it for a profit.
 
Misterveritis said:
It is like any other good or service. Some are willing to pay a price to have a certain amount. In that way it is no different than a house, a car or a tablet. There is a prifit to be made so someone, somewhere will find a way to provide it for a profit.
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The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
Jonas Salk
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The guy didn't do it for money
 
winston53660 said:
The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
Jonas Salk
Read more at Jonas Salk Quotes - BrainyQuote

The guy didn't do it for money
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LOL. Perhaps he did it for fame. One quote proves nothing. Show me evidence that people are willing to put their money at risk for the opportunity to save lives.
 
Taylor said:
And yet, it's under Democrat presidents that income inequality has seen the greatest gain. Go figure.
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You are wrong. The Clinton years saw a decrease in inequality as middle class wages actuallly went up for the 1st time in 20 years.

Fastest and Longest Real Wage Growth in Two Decades. In the last 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased 3.7 percent -- faster than the rate of inflation. This marks the fourth consecutive year of real wage growth -- the longest consecutive increase since the early 1970s. Under President Clinton, real wages are up 6.5 percent, after declining 4.3 percent during the Reagan and Bush years. Real wage growth in 1998 reached 2.6 percent -- the largest increase since 1972.
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The Lowest Unemployment Rate in 30 Years
 
Misterveritis said:
For those of us why pay federal income taxes they should be lower. Lots lower. For those who do not pay the taxes they should be higher. Lots higher. They should have to pay so much their nipples hurt from being squeezed.
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The opposite is going to happen and it's going to be good for the economy. Will that disapoint you? Will you still take the extra money you make?
 
Misterveritis said:
LOL. Perhaps he did it for fame. One quote proves nothing. Show me evidence that people are willing to put their money at risk for the opportunity to save lives.
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Would a 100 million suffice?

Yahoo Daily News 2012-04-13: To: HEALTH AND STATE EDITORS DALLAS, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UT Southwestern Medical Center will name its new state-of-the-art University Hospital, now under construction, to honor legendary Texas Gov. William P. Clements Jr., in recognition of his 2009 gift of $100 million to the Southwestern Medical Foundation, the largest single gift for the benefit of UT Southwestern in the institution's history. The William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital is now scheduled to open in late 2014, and, along with Zale Lipshy University Hospital, will offer patients and medical personnel world-class..

UT Southwestern's New University Hospital Will Be Named to Honor Former Gov. William P. Clements Jr. - Worldnews.com
 
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