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posted by cmn32480 on Saturday September 24 2016, @11:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the riddle-me-this-batman dept.

The New York Times has an article asking readers to select (from their list) what questions they'd like to ask the 2016 presidential candidates.

It's clear that both candidates haven't given specific answers to questions about issues which directly affect us. What questions would Soylentils ask the candidates (your choices, not mine as in the NYT article) to identify their positions on issues which matter to you?

Some of the questions I'd like to see answered are:
How would you work with a Congress which isn't aligned with the goals of your administration to actually get something accomplished?
Does money equal speech? If so/not so, why and how?
How will you rein in our intelligence agencies that are unconstitutionally spying on U.S. citizens?
What specific steps would you take (if any) to combat anthropogenic climate change?
Would you allow non-American foods to be cooked in the White House kitchen? If not, what steps will you take to reduce the obesity problem that will inevitably ensue?

What about the rest of you? What questions would you like to see answered by the candidates?


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  • (Score: 1) by tftp on Sunday September 25 2016, @05:15AM

    by tftp (806) on Sunday September 25 2016, @05:15AM (#406170) Homepage

    Short of the government directly hiring and employing doctors, like it was in USSR, the government can only add overhead to the costs. High barriers of entry stop new practitioners; demand for zero errors causes expensive trials and even more expensive malpractice insurance; patents stop others from making live-saving drugs available. Is some or all of that necessary? Perhaps; or maybe not. It's nice to have a doctor who makes no mistakes; but it is not so nice that you cannot afford him, and you die from the disease anyway. High cost of healthcare is not simply invented, it is based on expenses that providers are burdened with. The fact that the doctor drives the latest car is in the noise if you consider how much he pays to the insurance company and to manufacturers of his equipment. But if you ask the manufacturers, they will gladly point you at the tomes of government rules that dictate how medical equipment must be designed and produced. A single X-ray sensor that dentists shove into your mouth costs $5K [lionsdentalsupply.com] - and you need more than one. But, at least, at this price it may not shock you - but even a $10K unit is just a USB device, so in the end all that lies between your soft body and the 120V AC is the cheapest Chinese PC power supply that the money can buy. The sensor may be encased in plastic, but don't bite on that cable.

  • (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Sunday September 25 2016, @04:00PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Sunday September 25 2016, @04:00PM (#406288) Homepage Journal

    Look to Europe and Canada. Their health care costs are far lower than ours, and their medical outcomes are far better. There should be no health insurance. It only adds another layer of unproductive money drain; companies must earn profits, governments are under no such restraints. Governments make the best insurers.

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