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SkeetoBite
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Healthcare
Mon Nov 01 2004 09:31 PM

As a small business owner I can say without reservation that the cost of healthcare is out of control. I don't believe we should have a social health system, but we really need some creative solutions brought to the center isle and discussed.

A couple of years ago I had to make a decision; provide healthcare or reinvest the capital in the business for future growth. Fortunately, the tax cut we received allowed us to do both for the past two years. Now everyone has healthcare and our business has doubled in size.

That's a great story, BUT neither party has done much to make sure healthcare is available to all Americans. It's incredibly unfair to blame GWB (4 years in D.C.) for this when it has been a problem all my life. Seems Kerry (20+ years in D.C.) has been in Washington longer, along with Kennedy (30+ years in D.C.), and has had time to address this issue. It's a sad day in politics when the only time a seasoned politician focuses on what we need most is when he or she is pointing out what is wrong and then pointing out who to blame it on. Tsk... Tsk.

While we're at it, how is it even possible for one man and his Administration to destroy the U.S. economy in just 4 years. A cursory review of the past 4 years reveals corporate scandal (clearly GWB's fault), the attack on 9/11 (let's blame that on him too!), a shallow recession was already underway when GWB took office, (but let's hang that around his neck also). Not possible. The President doesn't create jobs. Neither does Congress. These two branches of our government are charged with creating and protecting an environment in which free markets of commerce can thrive and you and I can find gainful employment. I'm not an apologist for the mistakes of this Administration and yes President Bush has angered me at times, but to blame the sitting president for your lot in life seems unfair and uninformed.

Clearly there are countless real issues for the Democrats to go after a sitting Republican President on. Why push such opaque and nebulous issues?

I look forward to meaningful debate and opposing viewpoints.

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Are You Ready For Some Football?	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 09:31 PM
Re: Are You Ready For Some Football?	Keith234	Sat Oct 30 2004 07:24 PM
This one is for	LI Phil	Sat Oct 30 2004 10:44 PM
Re: This one is for	Keith234	Sat Oct 30 2004 11:19 PM
Re: This one is for	LI Phil	Sat Oct 30 2004 11:28 PM
Re: This one is for	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 12:05 AM
Re: This one is for	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 12:25 AM
More Bonus Points...	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 12:36 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:00 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:03 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:09 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:17 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:23 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:31 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:35 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 02:09 AM
Re: More Bonus Points...	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 12:18 PM
Re: More Bonus Points...	Yeah, right	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:14 PM
Re: More Bonus Points...	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 01:54 PM
Hmmm...	Yeah, right	Sun Oct 31 2004 02:39 PM
Re: Hmmm...	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 03:21 PM
WOW!	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 04:15 PM
Re: WOW!	Storm Cooper	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:08 PM
Re: WOW!	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:25 PM
Fortunately for me...	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:35 PM
Re: Fortunately for me...	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:48 PM
Not all Long Islander's	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:59 PM
Re: Not all Long Islander's	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 06:18 PM
The Common Man...	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 06:29 PM
Re: The Common Man...	52255225	Sun Oct 31 2004 08:46 PM
Re: The Common Man...	52255225	Sun Oct 31 2004 08:55 PM
See...you can't have it both ways	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 09:15 PM
Re: See...you can't have it both ways	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 11:35 PM
Wrong For America	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:23 PM
Re: Wrong For America	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 12:02 AM
Still in Iraq	Yeah, right	Mon Nov 01 2004 12:27 AM
Re: Still in Iraq	Storm Cooper	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:27 AM
Re: Still in Iraq	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 12:45 AM
Re: Still in Iraq	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 12:47 AM
Re: Still in Iraq	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:04 AM
The beauty of truth	Yeah, right	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:17 AM
Re: The beauty of truth	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:29 AM
Re: The beauty of truth	Yeah, right	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:38 AM
Re: The beauty of truth	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:52 AM
Re: The beauty of truth	Heather	Mon Nov 01 2004 02:06 AM
Healthcare	SkeetoBite	Mon Nov 01 2004 09:31 PM
Re: Healthcare	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 09:41 PM
Re: Healthcare	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 09:57 PM
Re: Healthcare	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 10:10 PM
Re: Healthcare	SkeetoBite	Mon Nov 01 2004 10:07 PM
Re: Healthcare	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 10:23 PM
Re: Healthcare	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 10:37 PM
Re: Healthcare	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 10:52 PM
Troops & Civilians	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 10:57 PM
Re: Troops & Civilians	Keith234	Mon Nov 01 2004 11:36 PM
Re: Troops & Civilians	SkeetoBite	Tue Nov 02 2004 12:15 AM
Lets take a poll	LI Phil	Tue Nov 02 2004 12:29 AM
Re: Lets take a poll	Keith234	Tue Nov 02 2004 01:47 AM
Found this Interesting	Keith234	Tue Nov 02 2004 01:34 AM
Re: Found this Interesting	LI Phil	Tue Nov 02 2004 01:55 AM
Re: Found this Interesting	Keith234	Tue Nov 02 2004 12:56 PM
Re: Found this Interesting	LI Phil	Tue Nov 02 2004 01:40 AM
Re: Troops & Civilians	Keith234	Tue Nov 02 2004 12:30 AM
Re: The beauty of truth	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:38 AM
Re: The beauty of truth	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:23 AM
Re: The beauty of truth	Heather	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:42 AM
Re: The beauty of truth	Yeah, right	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:21 AM
Re: Still in Iraq	LI Phil	Mon Nov 01 2004 01:13 AM
Re: Wrong For America	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:33 PM
Re: Wrong For America	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:45 PM
Re: WOW!	Keith234	Sun Oct 31 2004 04:54 PM
Re: WOW!	LI Phil	Sun Oct 31 2004 05:07 PM

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