John Edwards - AFL-CIO Debate

John Edwards - AFL-CIO Debate - Health Care

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John Edwards answers a question about health care costs -- and what's wrong with America -- from Steve Skvara, a retired steel worker. The question was posed during the AFL-CIO Presidential Candidates Forum at Soldier Field in Chicago on August 7, 2007

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WRONG! If anybody ... ( 1 year ago by gusrostra)

WRONG! If anybody is, Edwards is the only candidate that will deliver the American people health care, because he made those millions (not billons) by fighting for innocent people who's been screwed over by big pharma- and insurance companies! And how does anybody being rich disqualify them as a candidate? or a good person? I don't see a poor person running a national campaign anytime soon...

Hey John Edwards, ... ( 1 year ago by indyfan22k)

Hey John Edwards, put Tariffs on Chinese imports!

gusrostra, Pharma ... ( 1 year ago by k3304)

gusrostra, Pharma and insurance companies have shareholders. It's market driven innovation. Under democrat marxism we will have no growth stagflation and a destroyed economy

now you're just ... ( 1 year ago by gusrostra)

now you're just scaremongering k3304. there is no historical basis for saying that strong unionized labour is bad for the economy. and i don't have to remind you that America is currently being bancrupted by corporate republicans, do i?

gusrostra, Jimmy ... ( 1 year ago by k3304)

gusrostra, Jimmy Carter negotiated a 2 tiered union contract with the Teamsters. Clinton signed the NAFTA agreement and Hillary was on the board of Wal Mart. How has the democrats been good to unions ?

Malpractice suits ... ( 1 year ago by ToddBudreau)

Malpractice suits are a tiny part of healthcare cost increases.
The vast majority of medical increases (80-90%) come from there being more healthcare to pick from, better healthcare, and more people using it and needing it. The strawman argument of malpractice suits being behind medical costs is a misleading myth at best.

Edwards, you suck! ... ( 1 year ago by stoneequinox)

Edwards, you suck! You know it's about more than pensions being equitable. It's about the business of making steel and other manufacturing leaving the states.... recession, and inflation.

the neocons are ... ( 1 year ago by ohyeahhm)

the neocons are very afraid of john edwards not to mention the republicans

Edwards is the best ... ( 1 year ago by tinabees)

Edwards is the best choice.

How bout we not ... ( 1 year ago by WOLFMOTHER100000)

How bout we not look toward Big Brother to fix our problems, but let an actual "free market" play out. We need to scrap all state restrictions and mandates, because only then will we have a consumer friendly form of health care. The goal is to not have government fix our problems (which they cannot), but pursue freedom and liberty how our Founding Fathers intended.

Ah yes, the typical ... ( 1 year ago by burritomtb)

Ah yes, the typical "free market" one size fits all response to solve everything. Let me guess, did you learn that in Republican 101? My advice is to see Michael Moore's new movie "Sicko" which outlines the harsh reality of the health care crisis. Even if you disagree with his other films, at least see "Sicko" to understand how the dilemma is affecting the lives of numerous Americans. Edwards '08

let the lying ... ( 1 year ago by erkekler)

let the lying adventurist neocons and their robber barron allies, themselves slick with filthy lucre, tremble at the thought of President John Edwards who will use the levers of constitutional power, the clarity of his new progressive message and fortitude of his lifelong passion for justice to STOP THE SQUANDERING OF AMERICA!! JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!

your argument is ... ( 1 year ago by erkekler)

your argument is very silly... "libertarianism" or complete laissez faire economics is a gross oversimplification that serious people outgrow by the time they graduate college...definitely by the time they're 35.

Get Stuck In Johnny ... ( 1 year ago by erkekler)

Get Stuck In Johnny!!! Obama will invite the robber barons over to sit down and have tea and a polite chat :-( Hillary will organize a commission to study the robber barons and delay taking action against them as long as possible in exchange for donations from the robber barons :-( Edwards will punch the robber barons in the jaw, knock them in the balls, and force them to pay workers a living wage and stop poisoning the environment :-) Get Stuck in Johnny!!!! JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT!!!

John Edwards' ... ( 1 year ago by aweakgruel)

John Edwards' positions are in the tradition of FDR and Bobby Kennedy. He's exactly what America needs now. A true progressive!

LOL .. Johnny ... ( 1 year ago by roscoe85cj)

LOL .. Johnny Edwards CERTAINLY WON'T lower his contingency fee for all those boarderline-frivolous lawsuits he takes against Insurance Companies ... a cup of spilled hot coffee in someone's lap at McDonalds means $1,000,000 for Edwards and $100,000 for the victim. what kind of moron would vote for this lying sack of shit !

LOL .. there hasn't ... ( 1 year ago by roscoe85cj)

LOL .. there hasn't been a Democrap who sought office in 100 years that didn't promise all the "what has my country done for MEEEeeeeee lately" crowd (i.e. their voter base) a buttload of more ENTITLEMENTS

Taking money from ... ( 1 year ago by waynie11)

Taking money from hard working people to pay other people by FORCE is an oversimplification. What's wrong with letting me keep the 900 dollars a month the IRS medicare and SS take from my pay and let me save, pay for health care, and donate to charity as I wish? It's more efficient that's for sure. I don't believe in robbing 'evil' rich people to pay others. If it's not free will, it's not morally good.

The campaign ... ( 1 year ago by john4president08)

The campaign declined to release actual figures, but said donations began pouring in shortly after the results of the Iowa caucus were announced, and continued to grow Friday to amount to what could be the best fundraising day since the candidate's website was launched a year ago. Interesting! *************Edwards 2008****************

"I don't think you ... ( 1 year ago by john4president08)

"I don't think you can take money from health insurance companies and be tough on them," Edwards said. "You can't be tough on your banker."

Right-on Roscoe.... ... ( 1 year ago by ytdsmom)

Right-on Roscoe....I cannot understand why ppl refuse to look into Edwards. I've been directing ppl to simply Google: 'John Edwards Poor House'. I suppose they can read this all day long, but 'free stuff' speaks louder to them.

and GW Bush snorted ... ( 11 months ago by KDROBERS1)

and GW Bush snorted crack, and Barak Hussein Obama did drugs and belongs to a church where the pastor speaks of "Black Supremacy", and Hillary stole in Whitewater, and Bill raped and stalked women, so what's new? None of them are perfect, but Edwards is right, Washington needs to change! No more lobbyists calling the shots. We should be calling the shots through our elected officials. We elect them, they should represent us, not the lobbyists.

It obviously didn't ... ( 11 months ago by ytdsmom)

It obviously didn't help any in New Hampshire...
btw - That's weird. Why wouldn't a campaign not want to release figures. Ever other campaign does...hmmmmm

He is n inspiration ... ( 8 months ago by ruleraddison)

He is n inspiration. He will change things.

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