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Protestors swarm Capitol Hill over Obama’s health reform

Published: 03 October, 2009, 09:14
Edited: 15 May, 2010, 05:33


Thousands of Americans have gathered in Washington DC to add their voice to the heated debate over the US healthcare system.

 
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MEJanssen October 05, 2009, 01:25 quote
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Well, I suppose we could get rid of Medicare. That is another government-run health care system. I wonder what the protesters would say - would they approve? I think it would be a cheaper national system to just expand funding for the Medicaid system. But, hey, what do I know.

PeterA October 06, 2009, 05:50 quote
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Well since Midicare is broke as well, maybe the Socialists should come up with a system that works and that has been tested in a single state before it is rammed down everyone's throat. Everyone I mean except for Congress, and the Unions and Government workers and... Oh Wait, it HAS been tried lots of places, and been a failure.

chaos November 02, 2009, 16:12 quote
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America has never been so inflamed and divided as it is today. Is this the NEW WORLD ORDER that Bush Sr. helped bring about? CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION AND MORE CORRUPTION. They picked the prefect peoson to mislead and destroy America. Good job new world order. What country do you guys want to destroy and take over next?

Andy May 14, 2010, 19:19 quote
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Yeah-- socialized healthcare has never worked. That's why we've got to keep the Canadians from flocking into the United States. That's why there are so many emigrants from countries such as Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, etc. That's also why their economies are doing so poorly as well...

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