Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Prove your statements. How is John McCain for the rich and keeping putting money in his pocket. With actual evidence.
Really? That's detailed because to me that doesn't say anything.
How is he going to reduce healthcare costs? Through What means is he going to accomplish this goal? Where is he going to get the money to give your son $4000? Where is his plan to accomplish all these things he's telling you.
Do you not see that he doesn't have a plan, he doesn't explain anything. Anyone can make empty promises with no ideas or plans.
Please check the McCain thread. I left you a very nice long well thought out reply.
No offense but your posts come off as very ignorant and that's not meant as an insult, I mean it by the definition in that you appear to be uninformed and uneducated with factual information on either candidate. You're pointing the finger at a person who has voiced his concerns about health care and made a reasonable plan to try to correct it by putting the power in your hands and then you're accusing him of trying to take money from you when he's made no such mention?
I ask you again, What is Obama's plan and please explain to me why it is good. What the benefits and negatives of it are?
ps: I know what Obama's plan is and there is a critical flaw in it. It sounds good but everyone would end up suffering in the end.
Please feel free to voice your thoughts on it in detail.
I would like to know how he's going to do it, why it's a good plan and what are the draw backs.
I've answered your posts with detailed well thought out posts and I would appreciate the same if you choose to reply to me. I've put effort into my post as I feel that knowledge is power. I would appreciate it if you would do me the same courtesy. :thumbsup:
I read it I still dont see how Mccain plans to pay for his other than taking it from my pockets. I do have some things for you to read but having troubles with attachments. Im speaking to you from things thats happening to me now in my life. I just cant trust Mccain to do what he says because he has flipped flop and to my things. Yeah he says that he will take away that tax credit that the health care companys get to pay for his plan. But when he does that companys just going to keep raising it. Im:rasta::rastasmoke::pimp: not trying to be funny or anything else. What Im trying to say is if he wants my vote he needs to start thinking about the little people and he also still needs to have more detail in all his economic plan than worry about iraq I dont care about iraq I care about my famliy and there future. As soon as I workout this damn attachments Ill have plenty for you to read about Obamba and Mccain and where Mccain use to stand and where he stands now I love a good debate.:rasta::rastasmoke::pimp:
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
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Originally Posted by BigWeed
I read it I still dont see how Mccain plans to pay for his other than taking it from my pockets. I do have some things for you to read but having troubles with attachments. Im speaking to you from things thats happening to me now in my life. I just cant trust Mccain to do what he says because he has flipped flop and to my things. Yeah he says that he will take away that tax credit that the health care companys get to pay for his plan. But when he does that companys just going to keep raising it. Im:rasta::rastasmoke::pimp: not trying to be funny or anything else. What Im trying to say is if he wants my vote he needs to start thinking about the little people and he also still needs to have more detail in all his economic plan than worry about iraq I dont care about iraq I care about my famliy and there future. As soon as I workout this damn attachments Ill have plenty for you to read about Obamba and Mccain and where Mccain use to stand and where he stands now I love a good debate.:rasta::rastasmoke::pimp:
Why would the insurance company care where it's getting it's money. Whether it comes from the employer or from the individual in the form of a coupon then who cares? Money is money is money is money.
And once again you dodge my questions about Obama. Good job.
Do you know the history Lesson of Russia and Afghanistan and how a little organization took over the country after the Russians left only to become a breeding ground for a large terrorist organization? AKA the Taliban.. and it would later house Al Queda.
The situation is similar in Iraq. We created that mess, and while I think we shouldn't of ever been there, it is our job to clean it up and ensure the situation is stable over there. If we just pull out we will be creating another situation similar to Afghanistan.
There are more things that go on that effect you and your family than what you see in front of you. Foreign policy effects domestic economics.
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Great post P4B... keep spreading the truth!! :thumbsup:
TruDat
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Please explain to me what he has proposed in DETAIL and how he plans to achieve it IN DETAIL...
Well, the details were in the upper portion of my post you quoted. Here it is again.
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Originally Posted by dragonrider
As I understand it, this is what Obama has proposed as a healthcare plan:
There will be a new national health plan available to all Americans to buy affordable health coverage that is similar to the plan available to members of Congress. The plan will cover all essential medical services, including preventive, maternity and mental health care.
The plan will have guaranteed eligibility --- no one will be turned away from any insurance plan because of illness or pre-existing conditions. To me that is key, because right now if you are already sick, you cannot get into a plan.
Individuals and families who do not qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP but still need financial assistance will receive an income-related federal subsidy to buy into the new public plan or purchase a private health care plan.
Participants in the new public plan will be able to move from job to job without changing or jeopardizing their health care coverage. That is another key thing. I know people who stick with the same crappy job because they can't afford losing their coverage if they change jobs.
The key points to me were that it creates a group healthcare plan that people can purchase --- solves the problem of not having access to group healthcare for those who do not get it through their jobs.
Eligibility is guaranteed --- solves the problem that people have when they try to buy individual, private, non-group insurance of having to qualify and being denied for pre-exisitng conditions.
It is subsidised for those who meet certain income requirements --- solves the problem of affordability for those who want insurance but cannot afford it.
It is portable --- solves the problem of people not being able to make other life choices like changing jobs, moving to new cities or getting a divorce for fear of losing insurance.
Those are the main problems people have with healthcare --- they aren't offered group insurance, they aren't eligible for non-group insurance, they can't afford insurance, and they can't take their existing insurance with them. It looks to me like this plan covers those main issues. Has McCain offered any ideas on these problems? Has he only offered vague ideas of "change" or, like Bush, not even that? People aren't satisfied with things as they are with regard to these issues.
Anyway, those are the details that I found. If that is not enough detail for you and you want to drill further into it, I've given you enough to get started on your legwork.
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Because I didn't see anything specific in Bigweed's post and I've watched all of Obama's speeches that have been televised or on Youtube.. The man has not said or explained a single thing. All I hear is propaganda and alot of reverse psychology.
I'm not really speaking for BigWeed, so if you have a question for him, address it to him. I did pick the healthcare toipic to rebut the idea that Obama has not provided any details for any of the issues he wants to "change" because BigWeed had expressed concern about his own healthcare problems. Healthcare is not really my strong point, but BigWeed seemed interested in the topic, and it seems like there is enough detail there to show that Obama has offered more than to just "change" healthcare.
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Do people not realize that it's democrats who raise taxes?
Republican economics generally revolve around allowing the Citizens have more money in their pockets.. so they can spend more.. so it stimulates domestic economy..
Where as democrats tend to think of taxing everyone, creating more social programs to create a flat playing field. The problem with this is that everyone has less money in their pockets.. and thus less spending... which leads to problems further in the future due to the curve trend it creates. Initially economic growth and then a huge downward turn after the bubble crashes.
My feelings on the tax issue is that I favor fiscal responsibility over low taxes. Republicans used to stand for a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility, but they traded that for low taxes. I don't see how Democrats get painted with this phoney "tax and spend" label. Both parties have a record of spending, but the biggest increases in spending have come under Reagan and under Bush. And both of them did not take responsibility for that added spending. They cut taxes, while spending more. Democrats are just more responsible than Republicans about their spending. Democrats at least make some effort to have the money before they spend it. This Republican pattern of cutting taxes while raising spending and running our debt through the roof will eventually ruin this country. Personally, I am in favor of most of the priorities on which Obama has proposed spending so far, so I guess since I am a responsible person, I will be have to be willing to pay my part. I certainly do favor that over continuing to run the country deeper into debt.
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Why would the insurance company care where it's getting it's money. Whether it comes from the employer or from the individual in the form of a coupon then who cares? Money is money is money is money.
And once again you dodge my questions about Obama. Good job.
Do you know the history Lesson of Russia and Afghanistan and how a little organization took over the country after the Russians left only to become a breeding ground for a large terrorist organization? AKA the Taliban.. and it would later house Al Queda.
The situation is similar in Iraq. We created that mess, and while I think we shouldn't of ever been there, it is our job to clean it up and ensure the situation is stable over there. If we just pull out we will be creating another situation similar to Afghanistan.
There are more things that go on that effect you and your family than what you see in front of you. Foreign policy effects domestic economics.
I do have something for you to read but having proplems with attachments bare with me. If I cant get anything to now I promise I will. Wife gets off at 3am and will help me.
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
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Originally Posted by dragonrider
Well, the details were in the upper portion of my post you quoted. Here it is again.
You still did not address my question. Yes Obama has said what, but how does he propose to create this wonderful change.
No Obama supporter has yet been able to even answer that question so I can move on to the next show stopping question.
IT's funny, but *I* actually know how Obama plans to get the money necessary for this but actual Obama supporters can't state what it is.
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Anyway, those are the details that I found. If that is not enough detail for you and you want to drill further into it, I've given you enough to get started on your legwork.
You've actually given me nothing to get started. You've still failed to answer my question. Here's a hint eluding to how he plans on obtaining the money.
How does Obama plan to create this change? Again I have an answer for this, unfortunatley his solution to this will have a cause/effect reaction that will directly effect the United States Job Employment rate.
I can promise you the moon all day long, but unless I tell you how it's going to happen and how it will effect the earth in terms of tidal pull etc etc then it really doesn't mean anything.. it's just an empty promise.
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
Im still having problems with uploads I cant even upload pics so Im going to see if my wife can get this thing fixed she the computer wiz so Ill be back on around noon. Been working on this to long need a smoke break and a nap.:rasta::rastasmoke::pimp:
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
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Originally Posted by daihashi
You still did not address my question. Yes Obama has said what, but how does he propose to create this wonderful change.
No Obama supporter has yet been able to even answer that question so I can move on to the next show stopping question.
IT's funny, but *I* actually know how Obama plans to get the money necessary for this but actual Obama supporters can't state what it is.
You've actually given me nothing to get started. You've still failed to answer my question. Here's a hint eluding to how he plans on obtaining the money.
How does Obama plan to create this change? Again I have an answer for this, unfortunatley his solution to this will have a cause/effect reaction that will directly effect the United States Job Employment rate.
I can promise you the moon all day long, but unless I tell you how it's going to happen and how it will effect the earth in terms of tidal pull etc etc then it really doesn't mean anything.. it's just an empty promise.
I guess I'm not really sure what you are asking me. I thought you said that all Obama ever says is he is going to bring "change," but he never says what he is going to change. I replied that in the case of healthcare these are the changes he proposes:
Create a group healthcare plan that people can purchase.
Eligibility is guaranteed.
Subsidised for those who meet certain income requirements.
It is portable.
Those are four specific proposals. They amount to more than saying, "I'm gonna bring change." You can debate whether they are workable ideas or not. And you can debate about whether they can be paid for or not. But my point is that he is not just saying "change" and not providing ideas as you have repeatedly asserted.
And as I mentioned before, I am not an expert on healthcare policy, so I'm not really interested in debating it with you. I provided the examples as a way to counter the argument that Obama doesn't offer ideas, and I picked healthcare because there are plenty of examples and BigWeed was asking about it.
If healthcare is an area of interest for you, go ahead and look up more information about it and post back what you think Obama's plans mean, and while you are at it, post McCain's plans if he has any.
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
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Originally Posted by dragonrider
I guess I'm not really sure what you are asking me. I thought you said that all Obama ever says is he is going to bring "change," but he never says what he is going to change. I replied that in the case of healthcare these are the changes he proposes:
Here is a quote from me since you seem to be confused for what I'm asking:
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I ask you again, What is Obama's plan and please explain to me why it is good. What the benefits and negatives of it are?
I would like to know how he's going to do it, why it's a good plan and what are the draw backs.
From another post I made in this thread
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Please explain to me what he has proposed in DETAIL and how he plans to achieve it IN DETAIL..
And yet another post I made in this thread
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Obama has actually said nothing except for "change" and "hope". Change and hope don't mean anything, they are just words. If you explain what you plan to change and how you plan to change it then you are actually saying something that MIGHT be worth listening too.
And here is the original post I made asking the question:
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But what will he change and how will he change it?
As you can see since people seem to either ignore or be oblivious to what I'm asking I've gone through and bolded parts of my quotes.
Everyone here has failed to answer my question.
In regards to the following:
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Originally Posted by dragonrider
If healthcare is an area of interest for you, go ahead and look up more information about it and post back what you think Obama's plans mean, and while you are at it, post McCain's plans if he has any.
I've already done this in the Mccain thread in detail which did take some time. I'm not going to do it again. If you're interested you can take a look over in that thread.
McCain outlines his plan and tells you HOW he's going to make it happen.
Obama has said how, but my point this entire time is that Obama supporters cannot tell me HOW he's going to support the changes he proposes.
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Originally Posted by dragonrider
And as I mentioned before, I am not an expert on healthcare policy, so I'm not really interested in debating it with you. I provided the examples as a way to counter the argument that Obama doesn't offer ideas, and I picked healthcare because there are plenty of examples and BigWeed was asking about it.
For someone who's not interested in healthcare you seem to want to argue this debate whole heartedly. You did provide examples to half the question but failed to answer the other half.. Even when you answer that other half I still have yet ANOTHER question for you. I have thought this very far into the future.
I don't feel Obama offers ideas. He offers half-hearted answers that will just give the American people what they want to hear. No one seems to realize that in actuality it is much more difficult to do what he proposes than the way he makes it sound... furthermore the way he plans on getting the money will directly effect the Job Employment rate in a negative way.
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Originally Posted by dragonrider
and post back what you think Obama's plans mean, and while you are at it
Sorry. I'm not giving anyone in this thread a free pass. I do know Obama's plans and how he plans to achieve them. I see the negatives and the few positives of it. I've even given hints as to how he plans to make the changes in hopes that some Obama supporter would speak up.
Everyone has sat silently when I ask them HOW. What and HOW are linked together. You can't say what you plan to do without saying how you plan to do it.. in addition after that is said you have to make it evident how it will effect the American people, for good and for bad.
No one here has said anything.. I've only received mediocre answers explaining what he plans to change.
Without all 3, I'm sorry but as I said before in the following quote:
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Obama has actually said nothing except for "change" and "hope". Change and hope don't mean anything, they are just words. If you explain what you plan to change and how you plan to change it then you are actually saying something that MIGHT be worth listening too.
The determining factor if the plan is worthwhile is listening after the above has been satisfied would be to determine the IMPACT would be to the American People.
Again no one here has answered my Question. I feel that thcbongman has come the closest to giving me a legitimate response in the Obama vs McCain debate.. Even then I still only agree with it half way.. or slightly less than half way.
All the other posts I've seen have failed to answer the questions I'm posing or have failed to put up a good comparison between Obama and McCain
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It's evident to me that everytime I ask an Obama supporter why they support Obama they say because he's going to change the government. Then I proceed to ask them what is he going to change... generally around here they kind of stumble but they manage to say something.... either Iraq, or the economy or something similar. So then I ask them again how is he going to do that... No one has been able to move beyond this question.
Please read that and I think you'll find the core point I'm actually trying to get at by asking these questions.
If not maybe P4B or someone else who might realize what I'm getting at can chime in and explain; but I myself am not handing out a free pass.
It's cliche but knowledge is power.
Do You Think Barack Obama Represents ??Change??
The Problem
Millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured because of rising medical costs: 47 million Americans ?? including nearly 9 million children ?? lack health insurance with no signs of this trend slowing down.
Health care costs are skyrocketing: Health insurance premiums have risen 4 times faster than wages over the past 6 years.
Too little is spent on prevention and public health: The nation faces epidemics of obesity and chronic diseases as well as new threats of pandemic flu and bioterrorism. Yet despite all of this less than 4 cents of every health care dollar is spent on prevention and public health.
Barack Obama's Plan
Quality, Affordable and Portable Coverage for All
- Obama's Plan to Cover Uninsured Americans: Obama will make available a new national health plan to all Americans, including the self-employed and small businesses, to buy affordable health coverage that is similar to the plan available to members of Congress. The Obama plan will have the following features:
- Guaranteed eligibility. No American will be turned away from any insurance plan because of illness or pre-existing conditions.
- Comprehensive benefits. The benefit package will be similar to that offered through Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), the plan members of Congress have. The plan will cover all essential medical services, including preventive, maternity and mental health care.
- Affordable premiums, co-pays and deductibles.
- Subsidies. Individuals and families who do not qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP but still need financial assistance will receive an income-related federal subsidy to buy into the new public plan or purchase a private health care plan.
- Simplified paperwork and reined in health costs.
- Easy enrollment. The new public plan will be simple to enroll in and provide ready access to coverage.
- Portability and choice. Participants in the new public plan and the National Health Insurance Exchange (see below) will be able to move from job to job without changing or jeopardizing their health care coverage.
- Quality and efficiency. Participating insurance companies in the new public program will be required to report data to ensure that standards for quality, health information technology and administration are being met.
- National Health Insurance Exchange: The Obama plan will create a National Health Insurance Exchange to help individuals who wish to purchase a private insurance plan. The Exchange will act as a watchdog group and help reform the private insurance market by creating rules and standards for participating insurance plans to ensure fairness and to make individual coverage more affordable and accessible. Insurers would have to issue every applicant a policy, and charge fair and stable premiums that will not depend upon health status. The Exchange will require that all the plans offered are at least as generous as the new public plan and have the same standards for quality and efficiency. The Exchange would evaluate plans and make the differences among the plans, including cost of services, public.
- Employer Contribution: Employers that do not offer or make a meaningful contribution to the cost of quality health coverage for their employees will be required to contribute a percentage of payroll toward the costs of the national plan. Small employers that meet certain revenue thresholds will be exempt.
- Mandatory Coverage of Children: Obama will require that all children have health care coverage. Obama will expand the number of options for young adults to get coverage, including allowing young people up to age 25 to continue coverage through their parents' plans.
- Expansion Of Medicaid and SCHIP: Obama will expand eligibility for the Medicaid and SCHIP programs and ensure that these programs continue to serve their critical safety net function.
- Flexibility for State Plans: Due to federal inaction, some states have taken the lead in health care reform. The Obama plan builds on these efforts and does not replace what states are doing. States can continue to experiment, provided they meet the minimum standards of the national plan.
Lower Costs by Modernizing The U.S. Health Care System
- Reducing Costs of Catastrophic Illnesses for Employers and Their Employees: Catastrophic health expenditures account for a high percentage of medical expenses for private insurers. The Obama plan would reimburse employer health plans for a portion of the catastrophic costs they incur above a threshold if they guarantee such savings are used to reduce the cost of workers' premiums.
- Helping Patients:
- Support disease management programs. Seventy five percent of total health care dollars are spent on patients with one or more chronic conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Obama will require that providers that participate in the new public plan, Medicare or the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) utilize proven disease management programs. This will improve quality of care, give doctors better information and lower costs.
- Coordinate and integrate care. Over 133 million Americans have at least one chronic disease and these chronic conditions cost a staggering $1.7 trillion yearly. Obama will support implementation of programs and encourage team care that will improve coordination and integration of care of those with chronic conditions.
- Require full transparency about quality and costs. Obama will require hospitals and providers to collect and publicly report measures of health care costs and quality, including data on preventable medical errors, nurse staffing ratios, hospital-acquired infections, and disparities in care. Health plans will also be required to disclose the percentage of premiums that go to patient care as opposed to administrative costs.
- Ensuring Providers Deliver Quality Care:
- Promote patient safety. Obama will require providers to report preventable medical errors and support hospital and physician practice improvement to prevent future occurrences.
- Align incentives for excellence. Both public and private insurers tend to pay providers based on the volume of services provided, rather than the quality or effectiveness of care. Providers who see patients enrolled in the new public plan, the National Health Insurance Exchange, Medicare and FEHBP will be rewarded for achieving performance thresholds on outcome measures.
- Comparative effectiveness research. Obama will establish an independent institute to guide reviews and research on comparative effectiveness, so that Americans and their doctors will have the accurate and objective information they need to make the best decisions for their health and well-being.
- Tackle disparities in health care. Obama will tackle the root causes of health disparities by addressing differences in access to health coverage and promoting prevention and public health, both of which play a major role in addressing disparities. He will also challenge the medical system to eliminate inequities in health care through quality measurement and reporting, implementation of effective interventions such as patient navigation programs, and diversification of the health workforce.
- Insurance reform. Obama will strengthen antitrust laws to prevent insurers from overcharging physicians for their malpractice insurance and will promote new models for addressing errors that improve patient safety, strengthen the doctor-patient relationship and reduce the need for malpractice suits.
- Lowering Costs Through Investment in Electronic Health Information Technology Systems: Most medical records are still stored on paper, which makes it hard to coordinate care, measure quality or reduce medical errors and which costs twice as much as electronic claims. Obama will invest $10 billion a year over the next five years to move the U.S. health care system to broad adoption of standards-based electronic health information systems, including electronic health records, and will phase in requirements for full implementation of health IT. Obama will ensure that patients' privacy is protected.
- Lowering Costs by Increasing Competition in the Insurance and Drug Markets: The insurance business today is dominated by a small group of large companies that has been gobbling up their rivals. There have been over 400 health care mergers in the last 10 years, and just two companies dominate a full third of the national market. These changes were supposed to make the industry more efficient, but instead premiums have skyrocketed by over 87 percent.
- Barack Obama will prevent companies from abusing their monopoly power through unjustified price increases. His plan will force insurers to pay out a reasonable share of their premiums for patient care instead of keeping exorbitant amounts for profits and administration. His new National Health Exchange will help increase competition by insurers.
- Lower prescription drug costs. The second-fastest growing type of health expenses is prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical companies are selling the exact same drugs in Europe and Canada but charging Americans more than double the price. Obama will allow Americans to buy their medicines from other developed countries if the drugs are safe and prices are lower outside the U.S. Obama will also repeal the ban that prevents the government from negotiating with drug companies, which could result in savings as high as $30 billion. Finally, Obama will work to increase the use of generic drugs in Medicare, Medicaid, and FEHBP and prohibit big name drug companies from keeping generics out of markets.
Fight for New Initiatives
- Advance the Biomedical Research Field: As a result of biomedical research the prevention, early detection and treatment of diseases such as cancer and heart disease is better today than any other time in history. Barack Obama has consistently supported funding for the national institutes of health and the national science foundation. Obama strongly supports investments in biomedical research, as well as medical education and training in health-related fields, because it provides the foundation for new therapies and diagnostics. Obama has been a champion of research in cancer, mental health, health disparities, global health, women and children's health, and veterans' health. As president, Obama will strengthen funding for biomedical research, and better improve the efficiency of that research by improving coordination both within government and across government/private/non-profit partnerships. An Obama administration will ensure that we translate scientific progress into improved approaches to disease prevention, early detection and therapy that is available for all Americans.
- Fight AIDS Worldwide. There are 40 million people across the planet infected with HIV/AIDS. As president, Obama will continue to be a global leader in the fight against AIDS. Obama believes in working across party lines to combat this epidemic and recently joined Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) at a large California evangelical church to promote greater investment in the global AIDS battle.
- Support Americans with Disabilities: As a former civil rights lawyer, Barack Obama knows firsthand the importance of strong protections for minority communities in our society. Obama is committed to strengthening and better enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) so that future generations of Americans with disabilities have equal rights and opportunities. Obama believes we must restore the original legislative intent of the ADA in the wake of court decisions that have restricted the interpretation of this landmark legislation.
Barack Obama is also committed to ensuring that disabled Americans receive Medicaid and Medicare benefits in a low-cost, effective and timely manner. Recognizing that many individuals with disabilities rely on Medicare, Obama worked with Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) to urge the department of health and human services to provide clear and reliable information on the Medicare prescription drug benefit and to ensure that the Medicare recipients were protected from fraudulent claims by marketers and drug plan agents. - Improve Mental Health Care. Mental illness affects approximately one in five American families. The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates that untreated mental illnesses cost the U.S. more than $100 billion per year. As president, Obama will support mental health parity so that coverage for serious mental illnesses are provided on the same terms and conditions as other illnesses and diseases.
- Protect Our Children from Lead Poisoning. More than 430,000 American children have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood. Lead can cause irreversible brain damage, learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and, at very high levels, seizures, coma and death. As president, Obama will protect children from lead poisoning by requiring that child care facilities be lead-safe within five years.
- Reduce Risks of Mercury Pollution. More than five million women of childbearing age have high levels of toxic mercury in their blood, and approximately 630,000 newborns are born at risk every year. Barack Obama has a plan to significantly reduce the amount of mercury that is deposited in oceans, lakes, and rivers, which in turn would reduce the amount of mercury in fish.
- Support Americans with Autism. More than one million Americans have autism, a complex neurobiological condition that has a range of impacts on thinking, feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others. As diagnostic criteria broaden and awareness increases, more cases of autism have been recognized across the country. Barack Obama believes that we can do more to help autistic Americans and their families understand and live with autism. He has been a strong supporter of more than $1 billion in federal funding for autism research on the root causes and treatments, and he believes that we should increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to truly ensure that no child is left behind.
More than anything, autism remains a profound mystery with a broad spectrum of effects on autistic individuals, their families, loved ones, the community, and education and health care systems. Obama believes that the government and our communities should work together to provide a helping hand to autistic individuals and their families.
Barack Obama's Record
- Health Insurance: In 2003, Barack Obama sponsored and passed legislation that expanded health care coverage to 70,000 kids and 84,000 adults. In the U.S. Senate, Obama cosponsored the Healthy Kids Act of 2007 and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 to ensure that more American children have affordable health care coverage.
- Women's Health: Obama worked to pass a number of laws in Illinois and Washington to improve the health of women. His accomplishments include creating a task force on cervical cancer, providing greater access to breast and cervical cancer screenings, and helping improve prenatal and premature birth services.
I want you to read this and Ill post more tonight I have plenty for you and I like this debate I hope you will continue it with me. I also have some more of Mccains plans as well. I love knowlegde also so keep it comig.:rasta::rastasmoke::pimp:
