Several participants in the bargaining blamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for killing the agreement by trying to use 9/11 legislation as leverage to get a bill passed to ease the U.S. ban on oil exports. McConnell's office has repeatedly denied there was any agreement.
"The man has literally sponsored and touted the exact same bill for energy workers. I honestly just wish I could understand the rationale. That bill cost twice as much what they're asking for these guys," Stewart said.
that's nice. as long as they know who to blame, i am sure the 9/11 first responders don't need anything else. like cancer treatment
Originally posted by Zahlanzi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-sept-11-responders_565fc14ce4b079b2818d4282?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Several participants in the bargaining blamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for killing the agreement by trying to use 9/11 legislation as leverage to get a bill passed to ease the U.S. ban on oil exports. McConnell's ...[text shortened]... ho to blame, i am sure the 9/11 first responders don't need anything else. like cancer treatment
That's the mindset in America my friend. Our good government sends tens of billions of dollars to wealthy fortune 500 companies in the form of corporate welfare every year and folks turn a blind eye to it, but let the common people ask for a few crumbs of healthcare coverage, and everyone screams "socialism!!"
Originally posted by Zahlanzi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-sept-11-responders_565fc14ce4b079b2818d4282?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Several participants in the bargaining blamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for killing the agreement by trying to use 9/11 legislation as leverage to get a bill passed to ease the U.S. ban on oil exports. McConnell's ...[text shortened]... ho to blame, i am sure the 9/11 first responders don't need anything else. like cancer treatment
Try arguing here on any topic totally unrelated to American politics and see how long it takes to blame Obama. It is simply not worth bothering with topics that the American contingent are not interested in, and that leaves a pretty limited range of topics for discussion. On the other hand, it can be highly amusing to join in debates with Americans. They have a tendency to try and reduce everything to an obscure philosophocial argument, under the label first principles, which actually means that no matter what topic you start out with, they quickly twist and turn until it is reduced to the same old handful of silly, pointless, tired out cliches. We take the amusement we can get and that is our lot.
Originally posted by Zahlanzi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-sept-11-responders_565fc14ce4b079b2818d4282?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Several participants in the bargaining blamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for killing the agreement by trying to use 9/11 legislation as leverage to get a bill passed to ease the U.S. ban on oil exports. McConnell's ...[text shortened]... ho to blame, i am sure the 9/11 first responders don't need anything else. like cancer treatment
I've said from right after 9/11/2001 to the present, that responders to that event, and others who died in it, did not automatically deserve more favorable treatment than Americans who suffered injury or death in traffic accidents, or other terrorist events.
Because of the large numbers of victims, Americans who are generally a compassionate group feel badly for victims, but huge numbers of Americans in every day life suffer great losses, including loss of life and limb. First responders, in regular house fires, as well as cops responding to traffic accidents and crime reports die and are already given substantial insurance coverage.
Originally posted by normbenign I've said from right after 9/11/2001 to the present, that responders to that event, and others who died in it, did not automatically deserve more favorable treatment than Americans who suffered injury or death in traffic accidents, or other terrorist events.
Because of the large numbers of victims, Americans who are generally a compassionate group fe ...[text shortened]... to traffic accidents and crime reports die and are already given substantial insurance coverage.
Very logical. Health care should not depend on a lottery - the arbitary accidents of history that are not even relevant to the nature of the health condition. One might as well promise superior health care to anyone injured on St Patrick's day (1. hurray), with reduced health care for those injured on the feast day of St George (2.boo). People need health care on the basis of their health conditions and a decent society would not offer diifferent levels of care based on other considerations such as their quality of health insurance policy or their personal wealth. Nor should the quality of care be a matter for private business interests to calculate on the basis of profit margins. A decent society would organise its resources collectively to secure for everyone decent care based on need, not abiliity to pay.
1. Ireland's patron saint
2. England's patron saint
Originally posted by finnegan Very logical. Health care should not depend on a lottery - the arbitary accidents of history that are not even relevant to the nature of the health condition. One might as well promise superior health care to anyone injured on St Patrick's day (1. hurray), with reduced health care for those injured on the feast day of St George (2.boo). People need heal ...[text shortened]... care based on need, not abiliity to pay.
1. Ireland's patron saint
2. England's patron saint
A decent society would organise its resources collectively to secure for everyone decent care based on need, not ability to pay.
Sounds like the old Soviet mantra. How did that work out in practice?
Originally posted by Zahlanzi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-sept-11-responders_565fc14ce4b079b2818d4282?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Several participants in the bargaining blamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for killing the agreement by trying to use 9/11 legislation as leverage to get a bill passed to ease the U.S. ban on oil exports. McConnell's ...[text shortened]... ho to blame, i am sure the 9/11 first responders don't need anything else. like cancer treatment
Mitch McConnell has been a bad apple for Republicans for awhile, but just like Dingy Harry Reid for the Democrats they keep getting reelected. Ted Cruz has already called McConnell out on the Senate floor for lying to him to get his vote. We need to get the crooks out of office.
Ted Cruz is a good guy to remain in the Senate, so I would hate to lose him from the Senate, but he is my second choice behind Trump for President.
Originally posted by finnegan Very logical. Health care should not depend on a lottery - the arbitary accidents of history that are not even relevant to the nature of the health condition. One might as well promise superior health care to anyone injured on St Patrick's day (1. hurray), with reduced health care for those injured on the feast day of St George (2.boo). People need heal ...[text shortened]... care based on need, not abiliity to pay.
1. Ireland's patron saint
2. England's patron saint
St George is "patron saint" to half the countries in Europe and some beyond including Russia and Palestine. George never set foot in England; in fact, when George was alive, England didn't yet exist! It was still Roman Britain.
law to give 9/11 first responders healthcare is still not passed
04 Dec '15 01:00
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