Nonsense. That is what elections and revolutions are for. Hopefully, with an informed citizenry (unlike part of ours) only elections and the occasional impeachment are necessary.
1 + 1 equals 2. Yes, that still works. The US has the most expensive health care in the world yet millions are not covered, others are covered only partly, costs are increasing faster than the rate of inflation and the results aren't as good as those from other, less expensive systems. So-called capitalists should be up in arms against such an ineffective, inefficient and over priced system.
If that is a 'debatable point' then make the argument by providing evidence and not just opinions.
There are two options: reform and do nothing. We have tried the do nothing approach and are on the cusp of having the system implode upon us from the weight of its costs and inefficiencies. So, let's try reform.
In reforming the system, it is best to look at how other systems do and do not work. We can then choose the best and see how to apply it to our specific needs. It also helps to have the good character to see how health care is a necessity for all.
I understand that Republicans can't do the useful thing so it is best that Republicans stand down and let the rest of us fix the fiascos.
-------------- No, you don't have to double the standing military. You simply don't go into wars for profit and incumbency protection and, if you go to war, you bring back the draft.
"The Pentagon's increasing reliance on outsourcing military functions raises important questions about accountability and the chain of command," says Smith. Through conversations with top military commanders, policy planners, military experts, and contractors, "Private Warriors" explores some of the dangers in bringing in the private sector to prosecute the war.
Warns George Washington University Professor Steve Schooner, an expert on military contracting, "We have tens of thousands of armed contractors in Iraq defending the Green Zone, defending the military, defending contractors… But they're not part of the military command structure." Schooner suggests there can be trouble when private contractors carry weapons and have tactical responsibilities yet aren't getting the same information or direction. Peter Singer, a fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of "Corporate Warriors" agrees: "There's a bubbling resentment … and you're starting to sense a backlash from the military."
Smith obtains unusual access to Erinys, a British private security company. They have been charged with protecting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and are paid $50 million a year for the task. Erinys is staffed with an assortment of ex-Special Forces and policemen from around the world. A private security guard at Erinys makes approximately $400 dollars a day, twice what a soldier makes. Some guards make up to $1000 a day. While some see these men as hired guns, they do not view themselves that way. They say they are just men with more expertise than the military when it comes to protection. If Andy Melville, a project manager with Erinys in Iraq is correct, private warriors could become more prevalent in Iraq.
"Americans would like to withdraw troop members," says Melville. "And perhaps it is part of their policy to reduce troop members and replace them with private security contractors."
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Iraq is a 360 degree war. They can't even protect the Green Zone so everybody is in a combat area.
If you don't like a draft, don't support the party that starts wars for personal profit. If you don't like fairness and the sharing of burdens then, I guess, that explains why you are a Republican.
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