2.5 million more Americans insured due to Obamacares

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Originally Posted by Riot

You sound like what Republicans used to be like I agree with much of what you say.

I think, that in a first world country, being healthy and having food on the table is a right, in the sense that society wants to ensure that every citizen has that. Rather than leaving everyone alone to fend for the basics themselves.

Does that mean it should be "given away for free"? No. But yes, to the poor and destitute. And it should be made affordable for everyone else to purchase. Nobody, in a first world country as rich as ours, should starve, or not get health care, or not get the chance for education.

Although, the 2010 Census indicates that our middle class is indeed virtually gone, with 1 of 2 of us living within or just above poverty levels. That's a shame, as the country is wealthier than ever.

Does that mean I think money should be taken from the rich and given to the poor? Not at all. Keep what you earn. But the rules have to be the same for every citizen. Not just the plutocracy that rule us.

And this is me :-)

We (the country anyway) are not "rich" we are in debt, enormous debt and that is why the complaints come in about social programs from one side and expensive wars from the other. Perhaps the tax-cuts that everyone is making such a huge deal out of right now (which actually amount to an average of $20 per week/per person) should be ended and applied elsewhere. If I had any faith that my money would be put to good use I would gladly sacrifice my $20.