>>>>>I do support nationalized medical care and I do support choice. However, when you look at all of his actions and policies together, there is a definite move towards socialism and government control over the public. Cap and trade is the most concerning.
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>>>>>Watching your posts, I wondr if it would be more accurate if you said that you support heath care reform rather than nationalized medicine. I agree that we need heath care reform, but if we give it to the governement, it will just get worse.
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>>>>But nationalized medicine is not what is being discussed. What is being discussed is the government becoming a provider along with others in at attempt to bring costs down. And finally doing something about the 40-50 million Americans with no medical insurance at all.
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>>>Well, you are carrying on a small discussion within a larger one then. My discussion has been about the size of the DEFICIT and this country's reliance on foreign money to sustain itself. In May 2009, the US owed China $772 billion. In total, lenders from Japan and China held 47% of the foreign-owned debt.
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>>>FWIW, the latest Charlie Rose interview with Pete Peterson is now available online:
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>>>http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10443
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>>Great link Tracy !
>>Enjoyed watching every minute of it. :)
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>Glad you enjoyed it :o) For lurkers, the economic discussion begins around the 7 minute mark. The entire interview is interesting though. Did you catch the 75% chance of a dollar crisis in the next 5 years? The call from his friend in China, the discussion on the 50s and deficits and foreign loans throughout history, and geopolitical concerns are all very interesting. I think he knows what he is talking about...

I mean, did not enjoy grim facts, but actually way he is adressing them. Starting with 'Workoholisam' ...
He is I think a bit deeper on pessimistic side on economics, but then again someone have to be {g}

And he has put billion of his own dollars towards fighting these problems and some better future for his country.
That is in my book remarkable.

Then watched whole hour with ZbignewB (from 2007). There are so many interesting interviews there,
now you REALLY got me in trouble time wise {g}