Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Universal Healthcare

So I just had a thought about Mr. McCain and how a few months ago he stated that President Bush was right to veto a bill that would have provided healthcare to America's youth. McCain stated the reasoning being that we really couldn't afford to pay for it. After doing some research, I came across some figures, and according to The L.A. Times the war currently costs us about $8.4 billion a month. How about we get the f*ck out of there and take the $100 billion a year we would be spending in Iraq and stop denying our children such basic human rights such as the right to receive medical attention when needed?? On a secondary note CNN reports that Iraq may have up to a $80 billion surplus this year, and Iraq's government has already stated that they would like to see U.S. troops begin withdrawl. So how does any of this make any logical sense for the average American tax payer? It doesn't. But this just goes to show you who McCain has in mind for his presidency when he talks about how we need to stay up to 100 years and "win" this war, despite the fact that the Iraqi government has already stated they don't want us there, and obviously they don't need us from a financial standpoint. But I suppose if we were to do the logical thing and withdraw, it would cut off the cash flow to all the people who are trying to buy McCain's way into the White House...and that would be an awful shame now wouldn't it?

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