Random Politics & Religion #00

Houston metro has a huge African-American community. Then there's that toxic spill in Sierra Blanca haunting Bernie. He's going to loose in TX.

What are other countries doing better than us? Taking money away from working people and giving it to the poor? This seems to be exactly what you're are saying.

I'd say about 15 years early

Sanders is really not that extreme. He only is for the US cause it's such a heavily tradionalist country where many still equate socialism to communism. Put Sanders in Europe and he wouldn't even stand out that much.

There's no going back to the good old days for America. Unless you want to set Asia back 60 years. There's a reason manufacturing went overseas in the first place which hollowed out much of the American dream for what's now the rust belt.

Healthcare, criminal justice, vacation, cost of living, work/life balance, personal savings, end of life care, etc. Basically, everything besides military strength.

Blame immigrants all you want, when the world globalized under capitalism almighty things like national borders mean ***for multinationals.

You mean all the things the democrats have screwed up in a push to make us more like the rest of the world. Cool. Socialism for everyone!

Reagan was a democrat?

Socialist policies have been the counter-balance that kept global capitalism in check in those countries. There's a reason they're ahead of us, and it's not because they aren't more progressive.

You assume much. Moderation is key to everything.

That's why you rail against any moderate idea?

Let's put this in visual terms....

You're in a car race. For 50 laps, you're miles ahead, then everyone notices that you're taking turns different and starts doing it your way. They end up being better at it than you are and pass you. You are now way behind. Does that mean you don't have to keep moving forward because you lead for a half the race?

No, other countries took our lead and ran with it, now we're the ones lagging behind.

I absolutely love the criticism of US's health system. I'd love to see Canada or Sweden handle epidemics like the US. While other countries beg for aid we are sufficient to tackle and provide adequate care for epidemics. It was France and the US who tackled the HIV epidemic. Reagan and Bush handled HIV way better than some countries handled Ebola. Neither systems had treatments available to them.

For a typical healthcare user in the states, the system is a nightmare of complexity, lopsided service and prices so exorbitant most people are one major surgery from bankruptcy.

I absolutely love the criticism of US's health system. I'd love to see Canada or Sweden handle epidemics like the US. While other countries beg for aid we are sufficient to tackle and provide adequate care for epidemics. It was France and the US who tackled the HIV epidemic. Reagan and Bush handled HIV way better than some countries handled Ebola. Neither systems had treatments available to them.

Waaah. I demand everyone else pay for me!

What entity takes control and administers that epidemic response? Where does the money come from?

Says the guy that apparently has never seen an itemized hospital bill.

Or has been denied service due to a preexisting condition.

So lets ram through the ACA and make it worse instead of trying to actually fix it.

The establishment will claim we dont have money for XYZ but there's always enough money for endless war with little in the way of gains. Tell me, what does the average American feel we got out of Iraq and Afghanistan?

When people rail against the healthcare system, they're railing against the experience as a user within the states not power projection on the part of the US.

For a typical healthcare user in the states, the system is a nightmare of complexity, lopsided service and prices so exorbitant most people are one major surgery from bankruptcy. Might as well have that car crash kill you since it'll probably wipe out your nonexistent savings.

But we all know this already.

What entity takes control and administers that epidemic response? Where does the money come from?

I've been unemployed before and medi-cal was fantastic. I experienced BETTER service. Never did I receive a bill, my meds for were always covered. i didn't have to go to a county hospital I got to go to Kaiser.

Even now with insurance my experience is fantastic. My specialists and lab tests are pricey. They're always covered. I pay 20 copay for my specialist. And I pay 50 bucks for my 3000 monthly meds. I can't complain.

Actually I'd love to see America cut off aid to the rest of the world and watch it burn. You know because they are better than us.

Mayor of the French town of Migennes François Boucher banned on Tuesday teaching Arabic and Turkish languages in the schools under his administration for “security reasons”, Anadolu reported.

Boucher was elected from the center-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) that was later renamed The Republicans and is currently led by former President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Migennes Turkish Culture Association Deputy Chairman Faruk Bıyık told Anadolu that Turkish and Arabic classes, which were being given in public schools as part of mother tongue and culture education courses (ELCO), were banned due to “security and terror threats”.

Also read: IESCO condemns French call to ban Islam

Bıyık also said that around 90 students were taking the classes. He and his associates reportedly asked the French Education Academy and provincial governorate about the mayor's decision. Both bodies denied any decision banning the teaching of these two languages.

Despite not meeting with the teachers, Bıyık said that Mayor Boucher accused the teachers of Turkish and Arabic classes of not knowing French, saying that it was unclear where they had come from.

Bıyık described the decision as unjust, noting he would continue efforts to re-introduce the courses.

Says the guy that apparently has never seen an itemized hospital bill.

Or has been denied service due to a preexisting condition.

Statements like this show very poor desire for being constructive(or just lack of thinking).

No country survives unscathed if isolated, US included. World economy is way too interconnected for this to be viable for anyone. That's why sanctions, boycotts, embargos are disastrous for anyone suffering them.

Hospital bills are in large part so ridiculous because we have to pay for everyone who doesn't.

why should your pre-existing condition be someone else's problem?