Discuss the US Presidential Election & Health Care

Yesterday we discussed the war and how foreign policy will matter in your decision next Tuesday. Today our series of election discussion pieces continues with Health Care. With an obesity epidemic, a failing economy, and ballooning health care costs, which candidate has the best answers to making sure that Americans are able to stay healthy without America being bankrupted in the process?

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[prisoner-of-enigma]

the healthcare system as it stands allows for irresponsible behavior with repercussions for unrelated parties. Someone gets stuck footing the bill and theres no good framework to address it currently. Its imbalanced.

Hey, you've just discovered a fantastic way to get votes! I'll just promise to tax the crap out of one group of people -- people who work hard, create jobs, and contribute to the economy by spending and investments -- and give it to another group of people who haven't earned it. The former group will be responsible for the actions of the latter group! The former group will typically be smaller than the latter group, thus I can always be assured of winning any election! The former group will be unable to do anything about it for the same reason.

I think a certain politician is advocating this right now. What's his name? Gosh, it just slips my mind. It's that guy who wants to "spread the wealth around." I think his name is "Senator Change" or "Senator Hope."