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Do you actually believe that were we to magically achieve all you suggested...and money was not the issue.....that "universal health care" would be warmly received?

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Maybe I am wrong but I think the tea party, we are all up in the air about, do want cuts in all areas of government. They want us to live within our means.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

There seems to be enough of that going around no matter what the "facts" are.
I can and do see that there is blame to be laid on both sides beside my obvious partisanship.

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First, I have NEVER seen any statistics on the claim of 6million seniors going hungry, Second, it HAS been proven that the increased load from illegal alians have put a strain the health care system, an increase number of wealfare reciepiants, increased costs in the criminal justice system, increased crime (remember the criminals Cuba sent over mingeled with other refugies).

The majority of illegals will tell you they come here for the services, and free stuff they can't get in their home country. They send nearly all of the money they make here to their relatives out of the country and live in free housing, free food, and free medical care. Since they have no health insurance, the citizens have to pay for their doctor bills through higher taxes - they mostly work for cash. I've looked to see what other countries require - you can't get healthcare, government help, a job, make money in any way or send it out of the country WITHOUT BECOMING A CITIZEN if you were not born there.

The above is not my opinion, but facts that can be verified and are IGNORED!!
The United States has never built a fence around itself - this has changed - today a fence is being built starting from the Texas border on the gulf FACT!!

What I said earlier is also facts IF YOU DARE TO LOOK AT THE DATA THAT IS OUT THERE. I have seen the numbers from the people that gather the data. It is public.

There is no magic wand, pill, or policy - just the FACTS that are for all to see and quit ignoring them.

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Every night, 51 million people in the U.S. go to bed hungry. Of those who don't have enough to eat, 6 million older adults are going without food. These numbers are unacceptable. It's sad to know that the richest country in the world can't provide enough food for its citizens, whether young or old.

AARP provided the above statistics. AARP members, staff and volunteers have fought valiantly for years to make America aware of the hunger crisis among elderly persons. Watch and listen to an online multimedia presentation by photojournalist Christopher Anderson and audio journalist Jonathan Miller (with the assistance of food bank worker, Nancy Hueske). The four-part presentation began in November 2010, with "Hungry in America, Part 1: A Little Goes a Long Way". Part 2 is also available as of January 2011, and is titled, "Hungry in America, Part 2: Hard Choices".

America's Fight Against Hunger a Growing Crisis for Older People Read more at Suite101: America's Fight Against Hunger a Growing Crisis for Older People http://www.suite101.com/content/americas-fight-against-hunger-a-growing-crisis-for-older-people-a336421#ixzz1Ixg6LWYJ

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ORIGINAL: ATEXEN

slvemike. You forget that this all started before the November elections - that is why the democrats lost the House and nealy lost the Senate. The President doesn't give a rats ass about this country, you, me, or anyone but himself. He and his vicepres take off when they need to be in Washington taking care of business and then try to put the blame on others. There is no leadership from those that are suppose to be the leaders.

you are as old as I am. There isn't any 6 million senior going hungry or eating dog food. That is just a number without statistics to back it up! Show me the data! Where is the proof?! THERE IS NONE!!! If it was in a court of law, it would not stand up to the light of PROOF. I don't believe anything either side saids without PROOF. The PROOF does hold that the US is bound to end up like Greece if we don't slow down spending on DUMB things. If you ran your business like the government does, your stockholders, board, or whatever would fire you, and put you in jail (and maybe not in that order).

The insanity esculates when you make it easier for illegal aliens can get more services than citizens can. That there is why social services are stretched to the limits an why social security is alway about to go bankrupt. If you take those away from illegal aliens two things will happen immediatily: 1. The flow of illegal alians into the US will dramadicly slow down and 2. the cost of services, taxes will go down and Social Security will be come solvent on its own.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

There seems to be enough of that going around no matter what the "facts" are.
I can and do see that there is blame to be laid on both sides beside my obvious partisanship.

Do you? Why are you always so quick to respond with a slam against the republicans then...and go along with your fellow partisan Charles...rather than just saying what you have said above? Can;t resist jumping on the "it's all the Republican's fault" bandwagon?

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By rights then we should never see him here again then
However I dont hold out  much hope