Bush gives the Left a huge christmas gift

[St Leo]

Down with the Republican and Democratic commies. Long live the capitalist saviours that are the Greens.

[Ramo]

[MrFun]

I actually laughed out loud when I saw that hippie smilie with the Santa cap.


My how the Santa cap can change some of the emoticons.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Why do you say it's the Left who is complaining?

Because the biggest complainers about this bill are those running in the Democratic primary.

Someone's confusing the Dems with the left?

[Nubclear]

I must admit I know next to nothing about this bill. Educate me.

Though Ned doesn't need to even try. I only read him for entertainment

[axi]

By the way the benefit to being rich, or just having marginaly more money, is you can buy more. Moan all you want, but monetary achievement is the basic rating for success worldwide. If their was no reward to earning money, well, look what happened to some of those experments. I am all about changing that standard, but untill then, "get back to work, you not bieng paid to believe in the power of your dreams."

There is an old saying in Greece:
"A little money you can make by toiling,
a lot of money you can only make by cheating."

The monetary incentive works only for productive inividuals who are rewarded with a proportionate part of their own productivity. For individuals who have found some cash cow (be it property or administrative rights, or a patent, or a business scheme) and they are milking it for all they can, their motive will not be diminished if alot of that money is appropriated by the state.

[rah]

It's not about the people, it's about the politicians and who can get the most benefit from giving away money.
(SOP)

After the Dems whined about how expensive the new plan is and how it will increase the deficit, they are concerned that only the REPs will get credit with the voters, so THEY"VE CHANGED THEIR Tune. LET"S GIVE AWAY MORE MONEY.


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Medicare drug plan signed but not sealed
Democrats seek to reopen battle, increase benefits

By William Neikirk, Tribune senior correspondent. Tribune staff writer Christopher Steiner in Chicago contributed to this report
Published December 9, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The Medicare prescription drug bill that President Bush signed Monday gives him a re-election boost, but it also presages huge battles over how generous to make the new benefit and how much of a private flavor to give the entire program.

In other words, the Medicare wars appear to be a long way from over.

Even as the president hailed the measure as the first major expansion of Medicare since it was approved in 1965, Democrats countered by labeling the new benefit inadequate and serving notice that they will try to broaden it when Congress returns to action in an election year.

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) called the measure "a lemon," and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) promised an effort to repeal the legislation and replace it with a costlier, more generous drug benefit. "We're going to take back our Medicare," Kennedy said.
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If this wasn't so sad, it would be funny.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Patroklos
Hey,

I have an idea, lets not make perscription drugs profitable, that way nobody will make them.

Given that most perscription drugs are made with public money and researched in major universities, I don't think we have to worry.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
I must admit I know next to nothing about this bill. Educate me.

Though Ned doesn't need to even try. I only read him for entertainment

Why Commie Tassador, touche!

[Ned]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


Given that most perscription drugs are made with public money and researched in major universities, I don't think we have to worry.

Che, this really flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Therefor, I assume you said this because it was true and not just propaganda, right?

BTW, where did you get your "facts.?

[Kuciwalker]

Given that most perscription drugs are made with public money and researched in major universities, I don't think we have to worry.

I don't think I EVERY recall any of the new drugs that Scientific American keeps harping on being developed by anything OTHER than a corporation.

[GePap]

Drug companies are the most profitable companies in the US- and some of their biggest costs are not research but marketing (all those endless drug commercials cost money, you know), which brings up an interesting point-why advertise prescription drugs directly to consumers?

And to respond to The Diplomats sad little troll- no, the "left" does not like the bill, anymore than they like the 4 trillion over 10 years Military spending plan either.

[Drake Tungsten]

Dear god, please let the Democrats kill this ****ty prescription drug plan before I have to start paying taxes again.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Dear god, please let the Democrats kill this ****ty prescription drug plan before I have to start paying taxes again.

HUH? Haven't you been LISTENING. The DEMS want to spend more. A LOT more.

If you are concerned about your taxes, you should never consider voting for a Democrat.

[Drake Tungsten]

I want the Dems to kill this plan and then fail in instituting their even bigger plan, thereby saving us all from the fiscal stone around the neck that is expanded Medicare. Not likely, I know, but a man can dream, can't he?