Spending money on war or ourselves?

Question

When reading an article on Yahoo! on the presidential elections, I read that Obama was going to try and implement a universal healthcare plan where Americans without healthcare can afford it and those without plans would now have plans. The article goes on to say it would cost some $50-$65 billion dollars.

The war has cost us around $368 billion and could reach as high as $811 billion shortly. So, the question: would you rather spend our money on war our having affordable quality healthcare?

Why?
The Links if you’d like to read for yourself.
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/april2006/290406costs.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/US/Presidential_Election_2008

ph_yo, there are two links here for a reason. Obama did not give a number for the war cost that came from a totally separate resource. You pay for your own healthcare, hardly, its still tax payers money involved.

Scott B: Liberal=no fiscal responsibility: not all of us are blessed with silver spoons in our mouths; and idealogical (its ideological) rhetoric and nonsense: well if taking care of home before taking care of others and or helping ourselves before we help others sounds like nonsense, I feel sorry for your family!

trouble_54157: I realize the point you are trying to make, but in my opinion I think it would probably be way more than $50-$65 billion dollars, think about the last doctor bill you got then times that by the number of people in America, big number.

It takes money to run this country no doubt, but my question is geared at where we are spending our money.

The war is senseless and yet people in AMERICA cannot afford to take care of there health, something is wrong with that picture.

Answer 1

This is one of my fundamental problems with Republicans:

They'd rather spend money on killing than things like education and healthcare.

They won't lift a finger to help you, but they'll do anything to kill you.

Answer 2

Do you actually believe it will cost 50-65 billion dollars? I thought the Democrats were for a balanced budget? All I ever hear from Dems today is how much we can spend so you will vote for us. What gives? I guess that balanced budget stuff will just go out the window once they get in there. I also must say that recently, as a conservative, I am appalled at the Republicans lack of spending control.

Answer 3

Sure, we should always have the government pay for everyone's health care, because generally it is the responsible, tax paying, job working republicans who get the bill. Nice, self preservation for the out of work, live of the government handouts, liberals. Conservatives pay for everything else, why not let the libs throw a few more things our way. Liberal=no fiscal responsibility and idealogical rhetoric and nonsense.

Answer 4

on the placement of the present difficulty i don't think of those subjects are appropriate. If our us of a grow to be threatened then wellness care and earnings protection can only be attained via triumphing a warfare. Freedom isn't loose.... precise? at present, the placement is in basic terms undeniable disgraceful. money should not be taken from a worker, investor, etc., to pay for somebody else's wellness care, somebody else's interest, or somebody else's warfare. in case you equate the money being spent now on the warfare in Iraq and are asking if that money could desire to be going someplace else, i could say no. the money is all being borrowed. No debt could want for use for any of the above.

Answer 5

Yes. I'm not sure Obama's plan is the one I support, but I certainly do not support the war spending. By shifting the funds from the war to a universal health care program, we could end two national disgraces at once.

Answer 6

Spending money on war IS spending money on ourselves.

What good did having health insurance do to any of those murdered on 9/11? Seriously, what does it matter what social programs your government forces your into if you're dead?

Our security must be our first priority. Without it, nothing else matters.

Not to mention that social programs are unethical, inefficient, and immoral. But that's a rant for a different time.

Answer 7

I don't want universal health care. Only people that can't afford health care want that, I don't need it. Do we really want universal health care? Cause it's not as rosy a system as you'd like to believe, look at Canada and India. They have universal health care, it's bottom of the barrel quality with long waiting lists.

Answer 8

This is a big slam for Republicans that feel it is a waste of their money to support health care for others. They would rather be Patriotic and watch their fellow americans die inside their own countries borders rather than support them..However on the same note they have no problem paying a trillion dollars to fight a war that has no effect on any Americans daily lives except those of the soldiers and their families. I call it patriotism, how about you?

Health care is my answer. We are second to Costa Rica in health care....Costa Rica...that is sad being the great power the US is...

Answer 9

1st off, you are taking Obama's estimates as truthful without any proof. 2nd, I pay for my own healthcare (insurance) and I pay for the war (taxes) and I still live comfortably.