Why do Republicans oppose government health care for children but support gov. health care for old people?
Almost every Republican voted against the Children's Health Insurance Program each and every time it came up, yet those same Republicans voted in favor of expanding and improving Medicare benefits. Anyone explain?
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Old people have votes !
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One of their arguments could be that most people on Medicare have already paid into it. The government pays for child care. But what you say is interesting nonetheless.
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Children= no money Old people= money. They want the elderly to pay for other things, while children don't buy anything, so the government doesn't get anything from taxes. Why do you think each government official is paid so darn much?
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because theyre selfish hoobs who believe society should leave a child to die of an untreated abscess rather than provide early treatment that would save his life http://www.gazette.net/stories/030807/prinnew190705_32325.shtml the idea that the US is a christian nation really is laughable
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The current medicaid system already covers children under such names as Health care USA. You need to look at California as an example of why expanding health care to all children (illegals) drains the system- hospitals are closing left and right due to illegals. No child can be turned away #1 and if the parents make below a specific income their children are covered 100%, what else do you want? As a health care professional I resent the facts being distorted making it appear that children are neglected by the current system, the facts do not match up to what you are saying. Obama's goal towards Socialized medicine will be horrific for anyone seeking medical care- Quality will be down the toilet for people with cancer, Diabetes, Chronic hypertension, HIV and the list goes on.... We have the best medical system in the world because we are not socialized and anyone in need of medical care will get it, their are resources available for everyone.
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I haven't seen any "Republicans" for several decades. Perhaps you were referring to "Liberals." Yes, you must have. "Liberals" is the proper term for such people. The name of their party is of no significance anymore.
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Medicare is a program that people have paid for during their working days and still pay for by a deduction every month from their social security checks Children's Health Insurance could be simular to medicaid and welfare which means it would have to be paid for entirely by the tax payer, all well if feasible
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why do democrats oppose executing mad-dog serial killers and child molesters, but consider the killing of innocent unborn children a 'choice?'
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Children can't vote, so there is no reason to "pander" to them.
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young people don't vote Republican but lots of old people do.
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Probably for the same reason they love capital punishment but vote against abortion. Last I checked death is death no matter what end your on. But then again according to a report I saw last week the largest consumers of porn are Christian Conservatives with Utah consuming the most. Maybe voting age has something to do with it also. But that almost seems secondary..
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Children are covered. Kailan is right.
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In truth, the GOP ideologues hate Medicare at least as much as SCHIP, it's just that they depend on geriatrics for votes. They would like nothing more than to tell sick old people to f*** off and die, just as they did to sick uninsured kids in 2007. They don't believe they have any sort of collective responsibility at all, only a responsibility to seek maximum profit at all times, in all circumstances, and without regard to the general interest. It's quite an interesting psychological pathology.
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You need to do more research. A Republican Congress created the Children's Health Insurance Program in 1997, along a party line vote. Every Democrats in the House, voted against creating the program. The only time Republicans have voted against the program, is since the Dems regained the majority in the House. Because the Dems, wanted to expand the program to adults and people making 80,000 a year.
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simple...two words LIBERAL PORK you "forgot" that the pelosi/reid regime loaded that childrens bill with MASSIVE amounts of pork medicare is paid for and contributed to. that childrens bill was a liberal spending spree and was correctly vetoed.
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Because they are told to. If they knew the facts, they might have a different view on things. FACT - the USA spends more on healthcare PER PERSON than any other nation on the planet. FACT - the US has higher death rates for kids aged under five than western European countries with universal health coverage. That means that a dead American four year old would have had a better chance of life if they were born in Canada, France, Cuba, Germany, Japan etc, all of which have universal health coverage.
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