rcs1000 and Leon - Your arguments support the conclusion I reached years ago: that Obamacare was the wrong solution to US health problems. A little history: In the early 1980s, crack hit the black co… (View Post)

IshmaelZ asked: "Have you lived in the UK? You'd be amazed how liberating it is to be in an ecosystem where medical assistance of any kind is free, like air or tap water." No, but I ca… (View Post)

Here are three of the welfare programs some of you, apparently, think the United States doesn't have: Medicare: "It primarily provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older, but … (View Post)

Those who think the United States is purely a Puritan nation should read David Hackett Fischer's "Albion's Seed". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion%27s_Seed 'Albion's… (View Post)

Right now, FiveThirtyEight makes Republicans the favorites to win the House, 72-28, and Democrats the favorites to win the Senate, 71-29: https://fivethirtyeight.com/ Off hand those odds seem a littl… (View Post)