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Yeah... I don't fully understand why the previously politically uninitiated thought Trump was some Republican powerhouse... espousing Republican virtues wherever he went. He was initially Democrat but switched parties to run for President.

He pissed off both sides. It's weird to have a President running around and doing things they promised... neither side was prepared or appreciated it. It's not what our federal government is used to... following through on shit, I mean.

Exactly!!!!! When Trump first started his campaign in 2016 he sounded just like a Democrat who was saying what they think conservatives believe. He was even talking about single payer government run healthcare. He scared the crap out of me.

But then his handler toned him down a whole lot. Still... What conservative who knows anything about free market economics would ever propose tariffs. Tariffs are just another form of taxation. Instead of directly paying the government you pay the government through the higher prices of imported goods.

Although I didn't vote for Trump in 2016 (I didn't vote for Hillary either) he turned out to be a better president than Hillary could ever be. He still would have been much better than Biden but that is not saying much. My shoe has more mental fitness than Biden. I just wish for a minute that some candidate would step forward and strongly support the Constitution. Someone who is fully committed to the principles of free market economics.

Same same... I voted for Johnson in 2016.

Trump did impress the hell out of me during his Presidency though. It's a shame folks seem to focus on his Twitter bullshit... he really didn't get the credit he was due for the good that he did.

Ah well... here we are now. Let's just hope the nation can handle another Great Depression with two world powers rattling their sabers in our direction. *sigh*

I voted for Darrel Castle of the Constitution Party. If Austin Petersen had won the Libertarian primary I would have voted for him.

Well I dunno exactly what he did but whatever. Seems weird that either the politicians or the voters don't seem to want basics that other countries take for granted, like basic health care. A country goes into the toilet badly with no health care and I see today the new stats came out and US is last again in citizen health, like dead last. Dead people don't contribute to society yet in the US its like, well like its their fault for getting sick or whatever. What a deranged mentality!

If our government spent less on bullshit, we might actually be able to have a serious conversation about universal healthcare (while keeping in mind that paychecks would be taxed heavier because of it). It's all about balancing the GDP with the extraordinary cost of such an undertaking. Thus far, no one has suggested anything that wouldn't suck so hard as to become a blackhole on our economy.

Currently, there are already programs in place to cover medical costs for those in certain circumstances. If you're grievously injured and/or are taken by medics to the hospital, you get emergency care with or without insurance, for example.

While a privatized medical field produces unbelievably specialized and skilled practitioners -- so much so that people come here from all over the world for life-saving surgeries and the like -- there probably should be an option for those who can't afford to pay for standard insurance... like Medicare but for younger folks.

There are several issues with that, however. Who would pay for insurance when they could just get a little bit of government provided coverage for free? We've already seen that, when given the opportunity people will take less money to do nothing rather than work for more... I find it hard to believe this wouldn't apply to health care. Also, there's the issue with the service such a system would provide to those who opt in. The free market forces doctors to compete to provide the best service and they their pay increases accordingly. Completely socialized health care yields middling and uncertain results from their personnel... why attempt to do good work or be the best in your field when you'll only be paid what everyone else is getting paid?

But for sure... the conversation needs to be had... at a later date. With what the US economy has coming its way, we won't be able to afford to consider universal health care for another few years.

USA can't afford to NOT implement complete coverage. Now. However it won't happen for a long time due to obvious divisions - they need good governance or at least basic logic needs to rule and the threat of a full blown revolution dissipates. I'm sure its not as bad as the news but it sounds bad from the view here in soviet canuckistan.

Of course there will be opposition to providing health care when there is a mentality that many 'are not worthy', whether its because the perception is that they don't pull their weight or they are the wrong colour/nationality. At least here we can all complain equally. Its when little medical issues that could be easily treated become huge issues when they become an emergency. That shit is expensive and most of the time unnecessary.

We're also not big fans of some in the community (doctors) making 1000x more than the average salary. It's not really equitable - sure they have some skills that can save lives, but at this point in technology we already have robots that can diagnose and even operate. Better get used to a pay cut!

Agreed! There is a conversation to be had and a tiered system of healthcare that may be possible... but we are neither fiscally or mentally prepared to consider either at the moment. Hopefully we will be someday soon.

Perhaps when some of these stogy and decrepit life-long politicians move aside, we can get actual thinkers in places of authority. Though if AOC is the standard for the up-and-coming politicians of tomorrow... I weep for my daughter and her generation.

I've been to Canuckistan… Toronto. It's a beautiful place you have up there! Who knows... my wife and I may just say f**k it and move to Saskatchewan or Alberta just to be away from people. :3