President Obama’s prime-time health insurance speech underscored an important point: No American should have to choose between health insurance and paying rent, between health insurance and getting groceries–or getting drunk, getting designer jeans, or protein powder. We hear so much about hardworking Americans who need health insurance, but what about the rest of us? Millions of uninsured Americans could afford health insurance, but it would mean giving up some really cool stuff. Support President Obama’s plan to cover all Americans, because no American should have to choose between health insurance and protein powder. Approximately 1.10 minutes. “Tough Choices” is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Director of Photography is Alex Manning. For more information on the uninsured, go to reason.tv
if you don’t make over 100,000 there is no point in being a republican…
midget at :022 in tophat.
I’m a Republican–so I must be evil. Hope you aren’t stereotyping, acting bigoted, or being prejudiced. That would violate core Democratic principals.
PS The 8 trillion was the cumulative national debt since the inception of the Country. Obama has well advanced that figure. Learn to read!
Drug makers stocks are higher thanks to the passing of the bill. The bill gets $409.2 billion in morel taxes by 2019, as per congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. Imposes $69 billion more in penalties for individuals and businesses who dont meet mandates to buy insurance. Higher medicare taxes on individuals on investment income including interest on 401K. 15% Tax rate on dividends rise to 20% Medicare tax from 1.45 to 2.35%. Taxes on cadillac plan taken off for Pelosi and friends sake
Worth seeing again. Too bad if I link this where any of my friends in the states would see it, I’d be run through the trash. Why can’t Obama repeal drug laws or get some gay marriage action going on so I can celebrate with my otherwise lovely liberal friends?
@ersatx210 you make the big mistake of thinking of Bush as a Republican. He’s a neocon, more inline with the democratic party than a true Republican. McCain and Cheny are no different. Read the Republican platform and then look at the voting records of Bush and McCain. They are not Republicans. And we are not the richest country in the world; we are the most in debted country. We owe over 13 trillion dollars–soon 15 trillion. You should do more research before speaking.
1. REPUBLICANS ARE EVIL. Two massive tax cuts for the VERY RICH under Bush which were NOT paid for. 2. They ran up EIGHT TRILLION OF DEBT! When Clinton left office we had a surplus (ZERO DEBT). 3. They spend A TRILLION on the Iraq war TO DATE. 4. They DON’T want to give healthcare to the citizens in the RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD under a plan that IS PAID FOR. 5. Republicans ALSO used reconcilation! 6. They perpetuate FEAR MONGERING AND SCARE TACTICS. THEY ARE EVIL AND DISGUST ME!
we don’t have a free market in america. think again.
Whine about it.
We’re libertarians dumbass.
I’m gay.
and you should have a new car every 3 years and a house. i mean that is basic shelter and transportation and we “deserve” it. you are such a tool. you want health ins and alcohol go work for it
you should have health insurance and be able to afford alcohol
that greaseball bastard with the dreds needs a good swift kick in the ass
why? Because the govt forced car makers to put seat belts and airbags in cars, it could have possibly created a mindset that states “if i get in a wreck, i will be fine”. it doesn’t create a safer world. letting the govt choose for people is not always the best decision
classical progressive: Because of stereotyping, I believe no one gives to charities, so let’s have the govt do it for us!. Right….
wow, the U.S. marine corps are professional soldiers who execute their jobs in a quick, professional manner. I would like one of these “lazy, drunken marines” that I know to show up at your house and show you how lazy and drunk he is. Also: I find that ironic since you live in Italy, where anyone can drink as much as they want.
Fascism is like the the little brother of communism, but the big brother of socialism. fascism: Where the state owns the factories, the vendors, and the prices, but you can keep your junk (personal possessions)
I always try making this point in my arguments, but the left ALWAYS denies it or even endorses it saying ‘we could have both! AND it would be economical!’
Why is it that scoialist can’t see a difference between libertarians and fascists? They are the opposite of each other, while socialism is really just another brand.
It’s like A korean person telling me Japanese people and Americans look the same, it’s absurd.
If we got rid of the Federal Reserve and the scoundrels that own it and have the government create and issue our currency again, our great industrious nation would be debt free once again and we could afford health care as well as many other services expected from the citizens tax dollar. As it stands today we have given money creation over to a private cabal of banksters putting our country into a spiralling debt.
please google and watch:
America freedom to fascism
Fall of the Republic
screw health insurance, I’m afraid of docotrs anyways.
vastedda99
“The IMPLICIT racism is OBVIOUS”
Uh huh.
lol sweet
wow,
you really do not understand the concept of satire, do you?
Five motherfucking stars!!!
vastedda99
What an ignorant statement. Reason tv is a Libertarian organization. Here is a quote from the Libertarian party platform, “As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.” More racism right? Of course, I get it. Don’t like what you hear, but can’t refute it? Shout racism. Your posts contain no valid points. Your turn, talk some more trash.