tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post3396776604436510410..comments2023-06-03T04:50:04.775-07:00Comments on Palo-tics (aka the Go Getter): American Government 8/17/09palohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176558122656011569noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-43063111055861407852009-08-25T11:40:31.059-07:002009-08-25T11:40:31.059-07:00Healthcare has become a national issue since the i...Healthcare has become a national issue since the inauguration of president obama. It is an important issue in today's society and requires much of the governments attention. However it is not the most important issue in our society i believe our economic downfall and the debt our country is in is definatly a more serious issue. A big problem with the healthcare bill is where is the money coming from to pay for the bill? The answer is we dont have it and if we continue to run up our debt we'll never be free of it. The serious issue at hand is taking care of our debt and rebuilding our economy. The economy has definatly taken a hard hit and needs the government's attention right now more so than healthcare. I do understand though that healthcare may be one of the steps to rebuilding our economy but maybe Obama is not going about it the right way. So healthcare in retrospect is an omportant issue but i do not feel it is the country's number one priority.aubriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933132603524472295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-46617870189740081052009-08-24T08:12:14.160-07:002009-08-24T08:12:14.160-07:00There are many critical issues to worry about righ...There are many critical issues to worry about right now.I do agree with president Obama.I bevieve the most critical issue surrounding us is that many U.S citizens dont have health care. Our government of course, should be concerned with the health of american citizens. Like Obama said..."talk to neighbors, spread the facts' on health care".mariellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266670688730009672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-67676883419934152852009-08-22T19:47:57.111-07:002009-08-22T19:47:57.111-07:00Health care is not the most critical issue being d...Health care is not the most critical issue being discussed in the United States, and I don't think it should be. Before anything, the government should see about the economic status of the country. Without a stable economy, do we really have a chance at creating and maintaining a national health care coverage plan easily available for those 46 million Americans without coverage at the present moment? I honestly don't think it's possible. However, once the economic status of the country is improved, our President will be able to deal with other issues that are of a big importance as well. If Obama ws to try to start a reform for Health Care, the plan would shatter due to our weak base, the economy. By building a stronger and more secure financial state in the nation, it will become easier to carry through any plan that is going to be held up by the country's income.Prisila Santanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788138722331326098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-24806694120704651042009-08-21T23:35:50.868-07:002009-08-21T23:35:50.868-07:00though health care is an important topic i don'...though health care is an important topic i don't think is the most important right now that the economy is so bad. president obama should worry about war, he should put an end at it because war is expensive the bad economy of this period of time is mostly due for war. also the loss of jobs is a serious topic because if not everyone have a job the money is going to move so slow and the economy is going to get worse. and also about the health care reform where does the gov't is supposing to get the money from? <br /><br />leslie bedoy<br />period 4lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032520743511705635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-65909512821138007912009-08-21T23:03:47.119-07:002009-08-21T23:03:47.119-07:00Even with Health Care being a big issue in our cou...Even with Health Care being a big issue in our country right now, there are still other things that need to be taken care of first. Though Health Care is big to people without proper insurance for medical bills programs are being made for that purpose. The two big issues we have right now are the economy and the war over seas. With large amounts of money used everyday on the war over seas, America goes more and more into debt and loans from other countries. Getting the economy back into shape would mean getting more jobs for the large unemployment rate. If the unemployment rate had steady jobs with insurance then the heath care issue would be eased. However I do believe that Health Care isn’t something to ignore or be put aside so quickly. People who work hard deserve the right to affordable medical help. Most organizations have been made, but their help doesn’t seem to look like much change. With the president’s choice and the civilians speaking out, Health Care will be taken care of one way or another. <br /><br />-Anthony "mclovin" YbarraAnthony_Zombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166224288607914989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-48188696631607875442009-08-21T21:04:49.580-07:002009-08-21T21:04:49.580-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01645714316753954426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-85605546106713337712009-08-21T21:04:45.969-07:002009-08-21T21:04:45.969-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pedro A Maldonadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445617634842376053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-25007195144933982072009-08-21T21:01:45.524-07:002009-08-21T21:01:45.524-07:00Personally I believe health care is one of our mos...Personally I believe health care is one of our most important issues at this time but, I also believe it is not the only one. Our economy is as important. If our economy was not as bad as it is than health care would not be as big of an issue as it is now. People could be getting better salaries and be able pay their debts, personal needs and health care issues. But because people are losing their jobs everyday they cannot afford to pay health care coverage. It is affecting the way they live and it is also affecting their health, which is going from bad to worse to extremely bad, in which there is no possible way they could afford to pay medal treatment, medicines or bills.<br /><br />Iliana Serna <br />Period 4ilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01645714316753954426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-70323114647425016612009-08-21T20:47:33.515-07:002009-08-21T20:47:33.515-07:00I strongly agree with the people who think that he...I strongly agree with the people who think that health care is not the most critical issue right now. The economic recession might be considered the most critical issue at this moment. But even if more jobs are created and more people are able to get insurance through them, it is still not enough to satisfy everyone as the new health care plan is aiming to do. I've been listening to several opinions from different people, most of them argue that we can't afford this health care plan. It might be true but at the same time it makes me think about all the money that is being spent on different(on my opinion) less important sectors such as war and others. Why doesn't anyone say that we cant afford war? but on the other hand a bunch of people think that we can't afford to protect Americans' health?. We should consider the marginal benefits Americans are going to get from this so called health care plan not just the marginal cost. If we make the plan go through a marginal analysis if might be that the marginal benefits would result to be bigger than the marginal cost, who knows?. And in that case it could be assumed that this is really a good plan. Still there are a lot more points that should be considered in order to completely convince ourselves that this health plan could be the best alternative. However these are just my personal thoughts..Pedro A Maldonadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445617634842376053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-87298657591411604032009-08-21T19:28:28.323-07:002009-08-21T19:28:28.323-07:00Health care is a big issue right now but we should...Health care is a big issue right now but we should be focused on that right now.Yes alot of people need health care.The government should allow people to go get regular checks like any other person with health care.The economy is what we need to work on right now because alot of people are losing there jobs which their health care comes from.Also if health care wasnt so expepensive then i think alot more people would have it. IF we had free health care would'nt that put our country into even more debt? Cause who's going to pay for it or should i say how are we going to pay for health care.That's not really fair to the people who are paying for health care and then they have to pay for other's too that's not right!<br /><br />leslie williams<br />per.4lesliejewelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121527322819935702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-6817130728413089882009-08-21T19:26:16.126-07:002009-08-21T19:26:16.126-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032520743511705635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-87338145575998156712009-08-21T19:13:53.798-07:002009-08-21T19:13:53.798-07:00Even though health care is very important for me i...Even though health care is very important for me is not the most important. The most important issue to me is the bad economic that we had right now. Many people are loosing their jobs. Other persons that don't have a job cannot get one because companies don't have the money to pay for there work. The lost of jobs is making our country more hungry. Without money nobody can take care of health either. Just think about it, how we are going to pay for all?. Our country is passing for a very bad moment and that's why I think they can't make a good decision jet. This is a very bad problem but we have to find a way fix it. finding the solution to the economy problem they will not have the problem of how they going to pay for the health care!!!Berenice Nava per-4https://www.blogger.com/profile/04812672004952936462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-4927806892159787072009-08-21T18:17:39.316-07:002009-08-21T18:17:39.316-07:00i think the health care reform is one of the most ...i think the health care reform is one of the most important issues the government has to adress. health care is very expensive. many families cannot affored it. people are going into debt just trying to pay off thier hospital bills. this makes our economy even worse.insurance companies are not helping the situation either. the companies are highering rates and lowering their coverages. With the government making competition for them it will be better for customers. this health care reform is a big issue and must be adressed because it affects us in many ways.<br /><br />-stephany hernandez<br />per 2stephanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997456152380729746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-81325299529490917592009-08-21T16:55:43.201-07:002009-08-21T16:55:43.201-07:00yes i believe that health care is a big issue in t...yes i believe that health care is a big issue in this world, just think about it? on one side people are sufferning while medical cant doesnt do anything for them. and because alot of people cannot afford the rising cost or the cost of health care. i think that obama should force on unemployment too. because without work how are you going to pay off health care with Insurance and without. we need to fix this issue very soon before people start going carzier about health care and unemployment. i feel that health care is a scare issue what if you were uninsured are a have love one that you are close with is dieing and you dont have no more money to pay off your medical pays??? how would you feel??? that horrible i just would wanna cry all the time!!! the point is obama needs to fix this problem fast!!!!!<br /><br />elyana partida per. 4elyana_partida_#55https://www.blogger.com/profile/17200801165984300615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-58778366775886224802009-08-21T16:45:38.561-07:002009-08-21T16:45:38.561-07:00health care is important right now because when yo...health care is important right now because when you want to go see a doctor its going to cost you alot of money, and especially when you are not working right now. another issue i think its important right now is the economy because of people are losing their jobs and kids losing their education. so i think health care and the economy are important right now.crowntown23https://www.blogger.com/profile/09900225858633003157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-21217495647157193492009-08-21T14:27:39.572-07:002009-08-21T14:27:39.572-07:00I dont think that healthcare reform is the most im...I dont think that healthcare reform is the most important topic that the government should be putting the most of the focus on. I think that the gov. should be focusing most of their attention on illegal immigration. I believe one of the big reasons that gov. is pushing for a healthcare reform is because of all the illegal immigrants. They want to give them healthcare even though they dont pay taxes which hurts the economy. They get to go to the doctors for medical attention but dont have to pay taxes for it. This ultimately leaves the working families who pay taxes to pay for them. With illegal immigrants not paying taxes it also hurts the economy, which is another reason why I think that the gov. should be putting more focus on illegal immigration. If the gov. could somehow get illegal immigrants to pay taxes it would greatly improve the economy. Although, I have no idea how they would do that. So I think that the gov. shoul put more attention on illegal immigration and not healthcare reform.March_Of_Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980266668926051001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-43849928719215134832009-08-21T12:58:56.742-07:002009-08-21T12:58:56.742-07:00In my perspective, the health care is important du...In my perspective, the health care is important due to the fact that its a step towards improving the economy. A lot of people have lost their jobs, and have lost the benefits of having health insurance. Our economy is in one of the worst situations of unemployment, and I think there isn't much really to do than wait time to recover itself. Its either we will end up have an increase in taxes for younger people, or millions of families will be put in large debts; therefore this controversial topic should be considered essential to solve.<br /><br />-Pilar RaygozaRaygozaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247060868060268768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-17527856192976751322009-08-21T11:39:13.399-07:002009-08-21T11:39:13.399-07:00Yes i do think health care is the biggest issue in...Yes i do think health care is the biggest issue in America at the moment. Many people have health care over the years and are loosing it because of the huge populations of people.Nathan...Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839713594503285859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-45022088275951538482009-08-21T08:03:45.976-07:002009-08-21T08:03:45.976-07:00I do think that health care is "one" of ...I do think that health care is "one" of the most important issues out right now. This epidemic is causing many people to suffer in pain because they cannot afford to visit a doctor. I think people have the right to have health care at all times. Although health care is an important issue, the economy is what we should be worrying about at this moment. This recession is causing many people to suffer mentally. Many people are just giving up and going bankrupt. All the job losses are really effecting the country. In conclusion, my opinion is that the economy should be the main focus right now.Bryan V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04610641186149422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-3688188865311212302009-08-20T23:30:59.945-07:002009-08-20T23:30:59.945-07:00even though health care is a big issue,the economy...even though health care is a big issue,the economy is what everyone should be focused on. the health care issue only became a big issue because so many americans lost their jobs and could not afford insurance. so first the government should focus on the improving the economy. also, once the economy is up again, it will be much easier for people to afford insurance. then you can deal with the health care issue. one of the biggest issue about the bill, is how do we pay for it. so that is why i believe economy top priority, then health care.slevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694491893049590320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-4415331523404990102009-08-20T21:16:50.505-07:002009-08-20T21:16:50.505-07:00i think that yes the health care issue is a huge i...i think that yes the health care issue is a huge issue that needs to be dealt with very carefully. about 46 million people are living without health care. even president Obama stated that the only reason people don't have health care is not that they don't want it but because they can't afford health care. one question i have though is will it boost our economy a lot or a little in the long run. what i do see though is that the health care reform will be made to the general public so that all can benefit from a good health. also if people start dying because of bad health because they can't afford health care or don't meet requirements then less and less money will be circulating because only a few are left to pay. right now health care is a business that only looks for money. probably health care is one big reason why people are poor because it sucks all their money from the people. just to see the doctor cost money. health care is part of our economy. it is a branch of the economy that needs patches and reform.Aaron Beltranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693917030535758074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-948750807910509852009-08-20T21:12:14.314-07:002009-08-20T21:12:14.314-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aaron Beltranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693917030535758074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-86739540329010689392009-08-20T20:52:55.524-07:002009-08-20T20:52:55.524-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565340326543219827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-82517943889913680612009-08-20T17:30:21.356-07:002009-08-20T17:30:21.356-07:00Health care is a big issue to me.Because when i br...Health care is a big issue to me.Because when i broke my leg they didnt want to give me medical. due to the restrictions the goverment has.alot of hard working people dont have health care. and thats why i think its important.there could be really sick people with no healthcare. in this situation what are people to do if they have no money.this would really stress out people. if people had health care they wouldnt hesitate to go to the doctor. even though it dont seem seriuos some times it can be.this is why ithink health care is thebigest issue todaymanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806760802859938142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621554286907004541.post-88029164001041525812009-08-20T16:52:07.491-07:002009-08-20T16:52:07.491-07:00This poor economy is one of the biggest issues tha...This poor economy is one of the biggest issues that our government should be focusing on. Health care i believe is one of the reasons why our economy is doing so bad. The big hospital bills are costing people a fortune. Always in debt paying off all the bills that the hospital gives them. hospitals need to lower their costs. People will not owe so much money and have more money to help out the economy. This should also bring more jobs available.J.Krafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607908884092486805noreply@blogger.com