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Now Is No Time to Be Voting for President Based on Emotion
National Review ^ | September 15, 2015 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 09/15/2015 12:09:46 PM PDT by Steelfish

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To: Fantasywriter

And you’re right - Trump didn’t say that universal health care works elsewhere “up until” the debate. He said that AT the debate:

“As far as single payer, it works in Canada. It works incredibly well in Scotland.”

So, I’ll ask again. Do you agree with Donald Trump that single-payer universal healthcare “works incredibly well” elsewhere? Or was Trump wrong?


101 posted on 09/15/2015 2:15:46 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: HarleyLady27

I wouldn’t call them “specifics,” they are more akin to general objectives.


102 posted on 09/15/2015 2:17:49 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

What is it about, “it won’t work here,” that is so hard to grasp? If Trump wanted to push single payer onto the US it would be an issue. Since he stated he does not, your death grip on the subject betrays the bankruptcy of your anti-Trump arsenal.


103 posted on 09/15/2015 2:18:07 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

Oh yes, at every stump speech he made, Trump touted single payer—right up to the debate.

Actually you and Erickson probably believe that is true. There is no limit on what the Trump haters will believe.


104 posted on 09/15/2015 2:21:04 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Fantasywriter

The point is that Trump has stated (and recently) that it works well elsewhere. That is flat out wrong, and, worse, it shows Trump’s ignorance on the issue.


105 posted on 09/15/2015 2:25:03 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Fantasywriter

You do know that not every Trump opponent is. GOPe stooge like Erickson, right? Just sayin’


106 posted on 09/15/2015 2:26:13 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

Oh no! Trump thinks single payer works elsewhere—BUT THAT IT WON’T WORK IN THE US! We’re doomed!


107 posted on 09/15/2015 2:27:45 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Steelfish

People vote with their wallets. For Swell to say otherwise is his ignorance.


108 posted on 09/15/2015 2:28:43 PM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

If you say so, Goldwater conservative.


109 posted on 09/15/2015 2:29:37 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Fantasywriter

Part of the process of vetting a Presidential candidate is not just understanding the candidate’s specific positions on specific issues, but understanding how the candidate thinks, both about specific issues and generally.

Here, Trump has made two statements - first, that single payer health care works elsewhere, and second, that it wouldn’t work here. The first statement is dead wrong. The second is logically inconsistent, and reflects a poor understanding of health care economics. Considering that Trump has spoken at length about repealing Obamacare, and has discussed replacing it with his own plan, I think vetting Trump’s understanding of health care is important.


110 posted on 09/15/2015 2:38:39 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Fantasywriter

If you are using “Goldwater conservative” as some sort of an insult, then you might be on the wrong forum, guy.


111 posted on 09/15/2015 2:39:21 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

The bottom line is that Trump doesn’t want single payer for the U.S.


112 posted on 09/15/2015 2:41:12 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

Why would you consider it an insult?


113 posted on 09/15/2015 2:41:50 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

Don’t worry. He’ll hire some smart people so that he knows what he needs to when he needs to. LOL

Probably some guys with yarmulkas.


114 posted on 09/15/2015 2:43:17 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

What do yarmulkas have to do with it?


115 posted on 09/15/2015 2:50:22 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Fantasywriter

The bottom line is that Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to health care.


116 posted on 09/15/2015 2:55:13 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

If Trump wanted single payer for the US, I would agree with you.


117 posted on 09/15/2015 3:10:24 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Fantasywriter

Do some research. That’s who he said he likes to manage his money.


118 posted on 09/15/2015 3:11:55 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

So it follows he’d have the same people advise him on healthcare?

Ok.


119 posted on 09/15/2015 3:14:46 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Slyfox
Will no one rid us of this meddlesome president?

Phew! Strong words. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, the meddlesome priest in the [supposed] original quote, was murdered by followers of Henry II of England in 1170.
120 posted on 09/15/2015 3:19:41 PM PDT by caveat emptor
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