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Aug 1, 2009 | 06:15 PM

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1muddytruck

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Originally Posted by 4.6 Punisher

I don't know what your rambling about, but our government is known for dumping time, money, and wasted effort on dead end projects.

Prohibition was one of those things that 10 years of effort and money were dumped into with nothing to show for it.

Wow. OK, then we agree. I didn't see that coming. Cool! Sorry if it seemed like rambling. Let's sum up our agreement based on the evidence you provided:

Nationalized healthcare is one more effort by our government that is destined for failure. Be sure to voice this to your Senator before it's too late.

Aug 1, 2009 | 06:48 PM

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4.6 Punisher

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Yep, but the only way they would stop is if the entire country said they didn't want it.

Aug 1, 2009 | 06:53 PM

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Yep, but the only way they would stop is if the entire country said they didn't want it.

Its something like 55-56% that don't support Obamacare.

Aug 1, 2009 | 06:56 PM

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4.6 Punisher

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It needs to be like 75% to 90% for them to cancel it.

Aug 2, 2009 | 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 4.6 Punisher

The story was about privatizing government run restaurants like the Senate Restaurant and various other cafeterias.

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Originally Posted by Washington Post-Senate Votes To Privatize Its Failing Restaurants

Year after year, decade upon decade, the U.S. Senate's network of restaurants has lost staggering amounts of money -- more than $18 million since 1993, according to one report, and an estimated $2 million this year alone, according to another.

The financial condition of the world's most exclusive dining hall and its affiliated Capitol Hill restaurants, cafeterias and coffee shops has become so dire that, without a $250,000 subsidy from taxpayers, the Senate won't make payroll next month.

The story is about a government run entity versus a privately run entity. It doesn't matter if it's restaurants, car companies, financial institutions, or health care systems. The government cannot efficiently run anything.

If you see that there is a problem and just let the government do whatever the hell they want, the problem will just continue to grow. How is a health care system going to turn out any different than the restaurants? The problem is, when the government run health care system fails, they are just going to take more of our money to make up for their imcompetence. They'll tell us it's our duty to do so. They'll tell us that we are just going to have to sacrifice for the downtrodden in this country. They've spent millions of our tax dollars to prop up their failing restaurants. How much do you think they might spend on this government run health care system before someone puts the brakes on and goes back to some common sense?

This isn't comparing restaurants to health care. It's about a private system that is flawed and needs help, versus a public system that, given the historical data, is bound for utter failure.

We all can do something to try to stop our government from embarking on yet another utter failure. Find your congressmen. Find your senators. Contact them to let them know that you aren't impressed with the way that they've run their own restaurants and you certianly don't want them running our health care system.