Ron Paul to Build Colosseum to Feed the Sick Uninsured to the Lions. It is The Humane Thing to Do.

[evildevil]

Tea Party Debate Audience Cheers Idea Of Letting Sick Man Without Insurance Die (VIDEO)

The last two Republican presidential debates have been some of the most macabre on record. Last time around, at the Reagan Library, the crowd gave the biggest applause of the night to the 234 executions that have occurred in Texas while Rick Perry was governor.

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[hammersxstrings]

humans make me sad. hearing this...just sad.

now, this is sort of OT but i get loads of good info from this comm, so if someone could clarify? if I could ask a legit serious question, without getting yelled at; what would be the issue in making many of these programs-education, for example-a state responsibility rather than the federal government's responsibility?

i suppose I don't understand it enough. I like a lot of what Ron Paul says-not all of it, but some. And I've always been more moderate, right leaning. He scares me a lot less than Rick Perry, and I admire his refusal to give into partisan talking points (ie "Muslims aren't to blame for 9/11", etc). I'm just curious if making certain things that are funded by the federal gov't-Education, which is a biggie for me-a state's responsibility instead is that bad of an option.

[muppetfromhell]

Off the top of my head? most states can't afford it and can't be expected/bothered to attempt a reasonable level of quality... If we're making it a state issue, why not make it a local issue? the whole reason to create a federal government, from my perspective, is to pool and maximize the resources throughout the country for the betterment of all citizens. If everything is run by the states, it falls apart (see: articles of confederation)

[myrrhmade]

Here's some concise information about why it's a bad idea.

[bellonia]

Another reason it's a bad idea for states is that most (maybe all) states require having a balanced budget. It's why some of the services that don't bring in direct revenue, like education, is slashed first.

[thelilyqueen]

Also, much as many will complain about Teh Socialismz! part of the at least potential advantage of having something managed by the feds is that the 'insurance pool' is more diverse. The costs of care get spread out over a larger, more average group resulting in lower average costs (ie. a school with a lot of high needs students is partially subsidized by the tax revenues of a better-off school.

[veryshortlist]

state responsibility leaves several human rights issues like education and abortion up to the conservative and reactionary legislatures of those states. it was about fifty years ago that the fed legislated the end of segregation of schools, and you can bet that local governments in say, birmingham, alabama fought hard against this. it's not always a perfect system, and i'll admit that there is mismanagement of funds and resources, but i believe that the government would do well to take more control of the health care industry.