Supreme Court upholds ACA

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Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I see the gov should control what the doctors office and the hospitals charge for the treatments.

I hope there will be some changes in Washington in november .Also I think there should be term limits on all elected officals for office.

Your first statement: I agree, but it is my understanding that we can't do that in America because of our free-market economy. Consumers must dictate the prices they are willing to pay. This reminds me a scene in Sicko with a lady who has respiratory problems from her work as a first responder after the 911 attacks; she needs two inhalers a month, that cost her something like $120 dollars each. She can't work anymore, and lives off of SS benefits and has children - it's tough - she can barely survive, let alone cover her medical costs. The same exact inhaler, from the same manufacturer, can be bought in Cuba for 5 cents. FIVE CENTS. Five cents because Cuba has government price controls limiting the profit that can be made on pharmaceauticals.

I want term limits too, for all members of Congress. One term per office, in your whole life, with no benefits extending past your term (no life-long salary, for example). Hell, sometimes I'm certain that random selection (like jury duty) would better serve the country.

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Everyone's just so permanently polarized... civil debating is just nonexistent these days.