Originally Posted By: Captain Sammitch
 Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man

no, it's a question of priorities. what matters to bush? from his actions we can infer being stubborn on Iraq despite it failing every one of his promises and hopes is more important than insuring kids. even if you think their parents can pay for it, it's still about giving insurance to kids.


Is it the government's job to give people of any age insurance? Who's supposed to provide the parents' insurance? Employers. They're not? Find another employer. If the federal government wants to be an insurance company, they can sell health coverage at a reduced rate and try and compete with all the other providers out there. Your opinion on the war is immaterial.

the federal government already is given plenty of responsibilities that you don't seem to have a problem with. why not provide health care? where is the harm? it works in other countries and quite frankly since the government decides what the safe levels for pollution and what food and drugs are safe maybe they should also provide doctors for the people who get sick. it would probably make them set safer standards for things and in the end it'll lead to healthier americans instead of the grossly unhealthy country we live in today. we're supposed to be a superpower, the modern rome, why not have the government provide healthcare?

Bow ties are coool.