Comments on: In the Green Room: AEI’s Arthur Brooks http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/04/in-the-green-room-aeis-arthur-brooks/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Helen http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/04/in-the-green-room-aeis-arthur-brooks/#comment-49329 Helen Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:52:25 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12432#comment-49329 The reason it makes sense to use the 47 million figure is because not counting them doesn't spontaneously make those "extra" people stop showing up in emergency rooms for care that we all end up paying for. You may as well say that there are only 8,000 cars a day going over a certain bridge because the other 1,000 driving over it don't have driver's licenses. The bridge is still getting 9,000 cars bumping over it, whether you acknowledge their presence and their wear-and-tear or pretend that it's not happening. The reason it makes sense to use the 47 million figure is because not counting them doesn't spontaneously make those "extra" people stop showing up in emergency rooms for care that we all end up paying for. You may as well say that there are only 8,000 cars a day going over a certain bridge because the other 1,000 driving over it don't have driver's licenses. The bridge is still getting 9,000 cars bumping over it, whether you acknowledge their presence and their wear-and-tear or pretend that it's not happening.

]]> By: Lynn B. DeSpain http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/04/in-the-green-room-aeis-arthur-brooks/#comment-46641 Lynn B. DeSpain Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:28:00 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12432#comment-46641 I am an American who believes in a free Republic form of Government, first, last and always! I also believe that as Americans, we can no longer depend on either the Democrats nor the Republicans to uphold America's Constitution and Amendments. Since 9/11/01, Our Federal Government has though the formation of new branches of Government, including, "Homeland Security", put us all into a position that the Federal Government has absolute and complete control over us all, by including the Department of Disease Control. That is all viruses, and bacteria. Think of the "New Swine Flu!" This Nation in one year, 1,000 people have died. Normal flu, 30,000 die each year. By the Federal Government declaring a Pandemic,we all can be forced inoculation, without legal reprisal, with the aid of our own Military Forces! I believe that the only courses left open to us are two. First all remaining States must become Republics, sworn only to the Constitution and amendments of the United States. Second, all Primary Elections need be open elections, where all the voting public, regardless of party affiliation, can vote for any Candidate, and any measure. Remember your History! Rome was the first Republic and lasted for over eight hundred years, until they created a Caesar! Hozro I am an American who believes in a free Republic form of Government, first, last and always! I also believe that as Americans, we can no longer depend on either the Democrats nor the Republicans to uphold America's Constitution and Amendments.

Since 9/11/01, Our Federal Government has though the formation of new branches of Government, including, "Homeland Security", put us all into a position that the Federal Government has absolute and complete control over us all, by including the Department of Disease Control. That is all viruses, and bacteria.

Think of the "New Swine Flu!" This Nation in one year, 1,000 people have died. Normal flu, 30,000 die each year. By the Federal Government declaring a Pandemic,we all can be forced inoculation, without legal reprisal, with the aid of our own Military Forces!

I believe that the only courses left open to us are two. First all remaining States must become Republics, sworn only to the Constitution and amendments of the United States. Second, all Primary Elections need be open elections, where all the voting public, regardless of party affiliation, can vote for any Candidate, and any measure.

Remember your History! Rome was the first Republic and lasted for over eight hundred years, until they created a Caesar!

Hozro

]]> By: In the Green Room: AEI’s Arthur Brooks | Conservative Principals Now http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/04/in-the-green-room-aeis-arthur-brooks/#comment-46493 In the Green Room: AEI’s Arthur Brooks | Conservative Principals Now Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:02:49 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12432#comment-46493 [...] « Obama Improves Food Safety… One Egg at a Time Cash for Clunkers by the Numbers [...] [...] « Obama Improves Food Safety… One Egg at a Time Cash for Clunkers by the Numbers [...]

]]> By: Lloyd Scallan - New http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/04/in-the-green-room-aeis-arthur-brooks/#comment-46574 Lloyd Scallan - New Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:21:20 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12432#comment-46574 Sorry for the typo in my earlier reply. It should read 2%, not 25% that the will remain uninsured. Regardless, the bottom line is the DEMS want to destroy our present health system because of a small partion of our population. It's not about health care, It's about the accumulation of power by the socialist in the White House and in Congress. Power over every aspect of our lives. Sorry for the typo in my earlier reply. It should read 2%, not 25% that the will remain uninsured. Regardless, the bottom line is the DEMS want to

destroy our present health system because of a small partion of our population. It's not about health care, It's about the accumulation of power by the socialist in the White House and in Congress. Power over every aspect of our lives.

]]> By: Popblogger, Florida http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/04/in-the-green-room-aeis-arthur-brooks/#comment-46532 Popblogger, Florida Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:04:51 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12432#comment-46532 Lloyd Scallan is absolutely right. Everything Arthur Brooks said made good sense until he used that made up figure of 47 million uninsured and called it unacceptable. Our side can't argue the facts if we use the "facts" made up by the other side. Lloyd Scallan is absolutely right. Everything Arthur Brooks said made good sense until he used that made up figure of 47 million uninsured and called it unacceptable. Our side can't argue the facts if we use the "facts" made up by the other side.

]]> By: Lloyd Scallan - New http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/04/in-the-green-room-aeis-arthur-brooks/#comment-46452 Lloyd Scallan - New Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:02:01 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12432#comment-46452 When is everyone going to get it stright? It is not "47 million uninsured". When the illegals and the citizens who don't buy health insurance, for wantever reason, the figure is down to about 20 million. Thats about 25% of our population. Even the people on our side of this issue do not voice the true facts. When is everyone going to get it stright? It is not "47 million uninsured". When the illegals and the citizens who don't buy health insurance, for wantever reason, the figure is down to about

20 million. Thats about 25% of our population. Even the people on our side of this issue do not

voice the true facts.

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