It cost over 6 trillion dollars to fight the Iraq and Afghanistan war and over 2 trillion to fight the Viet Nam war, and if you listen to the Republicans it is more honorable to help other countries with their problems than it is to help Americans get afforable health care. Does this stupidity make sense to you? If you are going to give other countries your money, your young men and women lives, why in the hell would you not want help Americans live better off their own money?
Come on Obama is not even doing his job he's out playing golf and Michelle Obama says we can't have junk food but yet they had a huge pizza party at the WHITE HOUSE
The Vietnam war was expanded and fought under Democrat rule of Lyndon B. Johnson who was president from November 22, 1963 - January 20, 1969. Why are you blaming the Republicans for that. I know, cause ignorance and lying are the qualities needed to be a democrat.
Their are over 16 millions people now on Obama Care and they love it. Most people in the south hate Obama care (only because the President is Black) but the highest number of people that get federal assistants is poor southern whites.
State ownership of the means of producing [healthcare] meets the technical definition of socialism. It might be common sense and "basic human decency", but it's socialism nonetheless. Now why you would want Trump and John McCain running your healthcare system is beyond my comprehension. But maybe I lack common sense. With Direct Primary Care as an alternative, why would you ever want Republicans to run your healthcare system?
Kevron Rees what's wrong with socialism in the first place. let me guess...I grew up during the cold war too. they force fed me that but it turns out all the European countries are socialist and they seem happy
Kevron Rees Government does not run the Healthcare. They mostly oversee it and fund it and set rules and regulations to keep things fair. Doctors own private practices and hospitals are run by health professionals not be bureaucrats. Learn how something functions before you criticize it. Your TH-cam learned economics are sad.
"Kevron Rees Government does not run the Healthcare" Not sure what system you are referring to... there are many models. If it's privately run, it's private "provided" healthcare, not government provided. Apples and oranges, mate. Now if government funds a tightly controlled private healthcare, that's technically "fascism", not "socialism". "Your TH-cam learned economics are sad" Pretending to know me? Where did you study economics from again?
So it's totally ok to take taxes by force from workers and give "subsidies" to corporations that profit hundreds of billions and don't pay taxes because one day you hope to be rich like them and shit on the little guy yourself?
Piper, released 3 years after the ACA passage into law and then released 4 years later is consistent in every point made 4 years ago. It's another inconvenience thruth.
+David Goddard - "Racism in this country is almost solely seated in the Democratic Party." Yes they are SO RACIST that they nominated a black man to run for POTUS and succeeded in getting him elected, TWICE!!! Those damned racist Democrats. IMBECILE!!!
Sounds like you are defensive about your intellect Rolly. Got a chip on your shoulder brother? Hey, that is your problem if you are claiming to be from a deep east oakland c***. That is nothing to brag about brother. Yo' mama's body is none of my business but it seems to me that you not only have a fear of black people but an immense fear of the feminine to be using a term like that. Your gynephobia makes sense as healthcare for all could be considered a traditionally feminine concept that would upset an uptight fear-based hater like you.
That so isn't true. There are more White Women and Children on Welfare contrary to popular belief. That is a fact. What you are saying is what people believe to be the truth not the actual truth.
4daluvofnikki yeah but some States denied taking Medicaid because it would help blacks. They were willing to hurt a large percentage of poor whites just to deny it for everyone. Read your history . Not trying to make this about race but they knew it would help minorities of the state. Republicans do not care about poor people . They work for wall-street.
If only all of the reasonable people, who love and respect truth would find a way to stand together, and say, "We refuse to allow the hate, vitriol, and disunity to destroy us all! Our enemies are watching us self-implode. Thanks again for so clearly stating the truth! Greed is a monster of self-destruction!!!
Hello Huck! My condolences on Trump getting elected. Obamacare was flawed but it was at least a good effort to bring health insurance coverage to those who couldn't afford it. I am an American who lives in Japan and enjoys a single-payer national health care system. It isn't free, we pay premiums out of our salaries for it but the copays and costs are much, much less than Americans pay. Needless to say, there is no pre-existing condition weasel-out clause, everyone gets coverage. My wife needed major surgery for stomach cancer. She spent one month in the hospital and we paid ZERO, thanks to the national health insurance and a special fund administered by the city to assist with additional health expenses. It works. It's a life saver. It's cheaper. Why do the Republicans oppose it?
It is about the money. You propose to take money and food away from my kids to support you. You're such a skank. I bet you would even abort my kids if given half a chance.
As a European who lived many years in the US I still can't understand why Americans have these weird health care, pension and education systems. These three things should not depend on your or your parents wealth.
The problem is, America is run by a corporatocracy in which a handful of conglomerates are on top of every industry; a handful of oil companies, a handful of pharmaceuticals, a handful of insurance companies, weapons manufacturing... These corporations pay for elections, and elected officials have to pay back when in office! Hence, healthcare in the U.S. in monopolized by the big insurance companies and the big pharma who own the government, and any attempt for an affordable healthcare as in any other industrial society will be met with fierce resistance!
President Obama your signature legislature the ACA will stand the test of time and become known as one of the most inspirational gift any president in modern times has ever blessed the American people with. I feel proud to say I witnessed this event with my own eyes, happy fifth year anniversary.
I can say I am reaping the benefits I have Lupus and at first I was just suffering because the insurance was acting as if they were my doctor. No she needs to take this take that I have been on so many different pills it's unreal it started tearing up my stomach long story short 4 surgeries later and almost dying twice second time both my daughters were there!!! I'm getting better thank you President Obama This will be a Part of your Legacy forever👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. My Doctor even said the ACA is helping He said they are more in control now!!!
***** What if someone through no fault of his or hers own loses their job. Maybe they find another job but through pre existing medical condtions, cannot get insurance through the new Company..Are they "bums" too? You Americans pretend to be "God fearing" Christan patriots; but all you're about is me, me, me. Im alright, fuck the others. Every other Country in Europe and most of the rest of the World has a system that works perfectly. Only your Country cant seem to figure it out, but Obama was the closest to getting there. I hope you never find yourself in a position where you have to eat those words you wrote. Good day
You dont need to you arrogant twat and im a European! Most intelligent people would have gathered i wasnt American as i referred to "your" Country and not "our" I dont have the time to repell your Fox news arguments either and your bigotry is beyond me.
Another important point, and the GOP knows this, is that the ACA would be far more effective than it is now simply by getting more states involved with the exchanges. Like Social Security and Medicaid, the strength is in the numbers, the more that signs up, the more effective it is. GOP governors refuse to get their states on board, and the irony is their states are the ones that need the ACA the most. Think about it.
I live in the netherlands,i pay 150 euro montly for full worldwide insurance,including dentalcare. I get 92 euro back from the tax,so my healthcare plane cost me only 58 euro. How much the premiums are in the USA,more then in Holland?
g gerding you don't believe if I tell you that in 50 year I can't go to doctors because I am diabetic. ACA save my life. and the payment is 150.00 a month. the deductible is 2000 a year
g gerding ...my family pays $850 a month and that doesn't count dental or optical. We also still have to pay $35 every time we go to a doctor and $150 for small things like getting stitches for example. It's fucking insane.
g gerding I vacationed in Amsterdam and had to accompany someone to a doctor appointment. The hospital was BEAUTIFUL and the person and her child received wonderful services!
In the first minute I understood your position. I am 55, and lost my job about a year after the crash of 2008, because of that. Previously, I had only once interviewed for a job and not gotten an offer. Since then, I have interviewed for lots of jobs and not gotten one offer. I have supported myself doing consulting work. I had the good fortune to bump into an HR person from one of the companies at a bar. Perhaps it was the he had a few drinks in him, but he apologized and told me that it was not my qualifications, or even my age per se that was the reason, but that a younger person costs much less in healthcare.
WHO ARE YOU?????? Why have I not stumbled upon your TH-cam page before today?! Dude, you are awesome. Knowledgeable, articulate, analytical and with an abundance of passion for your country and countrymen. Good video. Very Andy Rooney-esque; frank and 2 the point.
*_Japan_* had universal healthcare: *_In the '20s!_* Health Insurance Companies should NEVER have developed as they did in this country. And now we're stuck with it, apparently forever. 13th in patient outcome, but #1 in cost. Aren't you proud, America?
Outstanding,, a clear voice of reason. I also am in this situation, I can't literally cannot afford the medication that actually improves my condition, etcetera. We need to end free health care for the congress, the senate, the Supreme Court, and the president. They need to live with the same coverage they provide for the People. Better still we should all get the same coverage that the lawyers and billionaires that rule us have now. Why am I not surprised his hospital wouldn't accept Cash in Advance. He offered to pay 3 times the estimated cost in cash, in advance, and was told he had to have an insurance card, or no operation. Life and death games...
Sir, you present such an eloquent analysis on the problem that I highly urge you to publish your perspective in an OP-ED within the New York Times, and other respectable news and media outlets. Americans deserve to know the truth!
You are right, but there is one more giant issue. If a good healthcare bill is passed people will not need to be so religious. Church going will drop. A lot of people are with a church community because they need to be. Its the only place where you can get help if you are realy in trouble. With a good healthcare bill a lot less people will get in trouble and so can afford to not be religious. The main base of the republican party is the religious right. If the religious right shrinks is will become impossible for the republican party to ever get a man/woman in the white house. They need to stop Obamacare or they will never have the presidenty again.
+panzerken +sassyladyfl I dare to go even further. Europe is far less religious than the US. That is because they don't need to be so religious. Same with Canada. Canada is in the same region as the US, but less religous and more left wing and has better healthcare. In ancient times only monastries did any form of healing. In the dark ages barber surgeons in monastries started modern day medical care. Today is seems religiousity works against medicine.
We need medicare FOR ALL. This is great for insuring the workforce and growing small business if you’re some kind of diehard capitalist, great for the poor, elderly and minorities, and necessary for citizens of a major country with a capable government. It drastically lowers costs, more than covering raising taxes. It only hurts insurance companies.
Same for my family... she cannot get medicaid since she is making about $1000 a year more... if it wasn't for ObamaCare as diabetic lady, my mother, who's worked hard for past 20 or so years from the day she came to USA, won't be able to get insurance...we thank Obama every day for pushing it thru Congress...
Thanks for educating us Mr Huck! I think what you're teaching benefits the most to those moderate low income republicans who are duped by Fox News and Don the Con about what Obama Care is actually about. The rest of the die-hard Republicans I don't think they could be swayed no matter how hard you try since they are unreasonable blockheads. You do the best job at explaining Obama Care I have ever seen, thanks again.
Good video. Again Democrats ARE NOT the same as Republicans! I hate to see Obama getting dragged by Bernie Bros. He was fighting against republican wall.
Fat Panda it was mostly because we preferred the public option. Obama assumed by using the old republican health care mandate system he would garner bipartisanship support as you well remember during his first term he preached about it often. However, republicans rejected and Congress ended up passing it without republican support. Many of us were annoyed that he curtailed his views for the sake of bipartisanship, rather than doing what was right for the country.
blackearl7891 The Public option was removed because ONE independent Senator would not vote yes until it was removed. (What a asshole) The Democrats did not have the required 60 in the Senate to pass the bill so compromises were made. Obama got lucky because AL Franken got elected and one Senator switched teams from Republican to Democrat. After the passing if ACA Ted Kennedy died and got replaced with a Republican and they lost the filibuster proof Senate.
Tim M But it seems to be the narrative around the progressive left. They're all the same! Makes me shudder. I'm liberal as they get but I know it was not easy for Obama. Dude fought hard but that Republican wall was too strong.
Fact: Obama was never for the public option! Obama was and is a centrist. Look who he filled his cabinet with in his first term. He convicted more whistle blowers than Bush!
Honest commentaries and history that helps to understand this complicated health care story. Thank you!! It is a breath of fresh air. It is not partisan and insulting their followers. Thank you again. I must share this video
The fact that the affordable care act was a conservative think tank concept in the first place doesn't register as bull💩 from conservative opposition to their zombie constituency.
+Sandy Lai Thanks for watching and your kind comment. Share this video freely on Facebook or Twitter or wherever you feel it may add to the discussion.
4 Fake the worse thing is the Trump care is a disaster, won't cover pre existing condition, if a person gets cancer they will let them die, because no health insurance companies will pay , we will lost our insurance if we get sick .
We have state-run healthcare up here in Canada and the sky hasn't fallen. Medicare creates many problems, but I would rather deal with the problems we have as a result of having medicare than the ones we would have without it.
Americans don't earn much nor have more than 1 or 2 wk holidays pa. I feel sorry that they can't afford the health care they require. I have lived in the UK and Australia where health care is free. Australians average 4wk pa holidays. My salary is much higher than an average American and I'm only a teacher. Sometimes I think to myself that America is simply a third world country. They have reaped the end result of capitalism with extreme difference in rich and poor. They bankrupted most of the world with the Lehman Bros and their fake AAA rated mortgages by greedy banks. Most Americans are very poor and unemployed. Most have bad teeth due to lack of dental care as it is too expensive. Now in desperation they voted in Trump. Good luck America. Good luck to all of us. Is he really the leader of the free world?
pdc2878 your reading comprehension seems to me to be a little weak. The inspirational gift I spoke about had reference to the fact that President Obama is the first president to give all the American people a chance to have healthcare at a reasonable price. Each person that has a healthcare card will pay for it themselves rather than have everybody else pick up their tab The ACA was designed to help every American pay their own way, is that so hard to understand?
Tom Thomas Insurance is not healthcare in any way. Healthcare starts with taking care of yourself and not relying on some corrupt politicians to "give" you health. There are no handouts, no free rides in life no matter how much you people want them. In America you have the right to be rich as fuck, and that's all the rights you'll ever need because we can't support you ignorant Walmart shopping consumers any longer. We need producers who act, not consuming consumers who defend the welfare collecting dross of society from the couch.
+I AM after reading what you just wrote I will suspend trying to make you understand what I tried explain about my earlier answer. I now see that your comprehension is too poor to interpet my writing. Good luck
Yes than you. You used facts that are easily verified if one wants to do their own research. I had heard some of what you said before. I am glad you broke it down further.
If USA didn't have as many insurance companies bleeding their customers, the average American would be much richer, have greater peace of mind, and live longer! But then, what do I know? The UK has had the NHS since as recently as 1948.
We love our British NHS. You don't pay for healthcare and the most you can pay for a prescription is $10. My son is diabetic. He gets his insulin pump, hospital visits and regular screening, as well as all medications for nothing. We pay for it through taxation and covering everyone costs us just over a third that your system costs you.
I'm Canadian and I followed the goings on in the US over health care. I couldn't believe the lies that Americans were told about the Canadian system. We love it and would go armed into the streets to keep it. What's keeping Americans from having as good a system as ours? Greed. Nothing else; just greed.
I'm British and I can't believe the US is still discussing this. It's 2013, we made our NHS after WW2. We pay taxes and hat pays for my health care. My mother has had brain surgery and a kidney transplant and it cost...nothing extra other than our monthly tax on our salaries. How can people argue against this?
Thank you, this is every bit as relevant today, in the wake of the far-right ACA repeal process. Your explanations were quite informative and fact-based. Another point in favor of the ACA that may have not been the case when you made this video is that it has since provided a considerable amount of solvency to Medicare, which Paul Ryan never ceases to distort or outright lie about when he erroneously claims that Medicare is somehow unsustainable. I hope that you can hold on to your insurance, we are in for a rough ride going forward led by economic illiterates and pseudo-scientific cranks....
The word you were likely searching for was schmuck, not smuck. Smuck is not a word. How does one differentiate truth from lies with that formidable lack of language skill?
Thnx for connecting the little dots. The LOVE of money is the . .. Hope you will do more vids. precise, concise. Wasted no time. Lots of 411. Loved it.
Great vid Huck. Looks like your wisdom and factual details has caused the GOP to sick their trolls on ya. Keep standing your ground. BOLD, HONEST, PATRIOTIC Americans such as yourself are the real heroes in the fight against fascism.
If republicons hate government programs so much, then they should refuse to accept social security checks, fire department help, etc. because those among countless other programs they depend, and use are also government programs.
A couple of weeks ago I was told i needed a total shoulder replacement .I go for a pre op assessment next week ,the op will follow within 6 weeks ,I have had a clot on my eye and treatment for months at our local eye dept .My wife had her 3rd hip replacement last November ,we do not have insurance .We are both in our seventies .the cost is zero with no forms to fill.This week our parliament is discussing people suffering domestic violence getting 10 days paid leave ,We have a Conservative led Govt, but then our conservatives are nothing like the crazy GOP . I live in New Zealand not perfect but I am thankful I live in these beautiful Islands and not the GOP`S dinosaur USA.
I sincerely sympathize with you. Being a Canadian I was born with public Health Care. It works well here in Canada. The United States of America is a good country.
I had the same problem. Laid off during the recession, i went without health insurance for 6 years until the ACA made it (barely) affordable. The company i used to work for would selectively hire people who already had healthcare through a spouse or were on Medicare to avoid paying health insurance premiums. The cost of health insurance has been drastically increasing and the benefits decreasing for the last 30 years. The only people who think that Republicans are right are those already getting healthcare from an employer (don't count on it lasting much longer), those who haven't had a major illness yet (give it time, it WILL happen) or those wealthy enough to pay the cost out of pocket.
I agree with you 100% , force people into health care , Force people to stop driving cars , Force people into living in over crowed cities , Force people into giving up the rights and FREEDOM . You remember FREEDOM
I finally broke down and decided to get coverage through my employer only to learn that it was still to expensive, the deductibles rendered it worthless, it takes almost a year to enroll, and I work 1 year contracts. For someone in my position and a lot of people are private insurance is an immoral lottery. None of us have enough knowledge to properly shop coverage and networks, and asking us to is a cruel hoax. We need socialized medicine now.
This was a highly informative video. I wish the Democrats had watched it and then gave a summary version of it in every Red state for the next 7 years.
So how do other countries avoid endless decades of fiscal wrangling over their health care system? Can't be that the U.S. is the only country with the greedy uber-rich.
That's us in Canada.........Free Health Care. Taxes no big deal! So many other Countries also have Free health Care. Also Canada made an agreement with the Pharmaceutical Companies way back when. to keep costs low for drugs, antibiotics etc Far lower than US Americans have to pay. I have no idea why the US could not come to an acceptance idea based on other Countries. Oh wait...Greed comes to mind!! I brought my Mother in Law who was diagnosed with bone cancer to all her treatments, chemo etc. She paid Nothing for one year of treatment and was declared free of cancer!! I love my Country and I especially love our Health System!!!
Excellent explanation! Very clear and easy to follow. Now I understand what Bernie Sanders and others have been talking about when they say the Repeal is all about tax cuts for the wealthy. It's really sad that people who choose a political party and take the time to vote don't educate themselves about their chosen party. The Republican Party does not represent the working class, and they are currently doing great damage to the country. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video.
You are right on. Why don't all Americans, especially the ones who need health insurance, keep voting for Republicans and against their own interests. I don't get it.
I'm an Australian and I am amazed that health care is not seen as a fundamental human right! We have a system that covers EVERYBODY and there are no death committees, and as a country we pay about half that paid by America. Our health outcomes are probably as good if not better than those experienced by Americans.
I am a little late to the game but, this was the very best description and explanations for the crazy vitriol attacking the ACA. The all out attacks are simply insane. Knew it was about the money the whole time. Scortche
Thank you for taking the time to present the history of the ACA, what individuals crafted similar policies in the past, the pros and cons of this plan and most important why President Obama decided to implement it even with all the deficiencies. I see you did your research meticulously and finally all the key points you presented are easily verifiable. Great job well done !!!
It cost over 6 trillion dollars to fight the Iraq and Afghanistan war and over 2 trillion to fight the Viet Nam war, and if you listen to the Republicans it is more honorable to help other countries with their problems than it is to help Americans get afforable health care. Does this stupidity make sense to you? If you are going to give other countries your money, your young men and women lives, why in the hell would you not want help Americans live better off their own money?
Come on Obama is not even doing his job he's out playing golf and Michelle Obama says we can't have junk food but yet they had a huge pizza party at the WHITE HOUSE
The Vietnam war was expanded and fought under Democrat rule of Lyndon B. Johnson who was president from November 22, 1963 - January 20, 1969. Why are you blaming the Republicans for that. I know, cause ignorance and lying are the qualities needed to be a democrat.
Their are over 16 millions people now on Obama Care and they love it. Most people in the south hate Obama care (only because the President is Black) but the highest number of people that get federal assistants is poor southern whites.
jhnwllms47 true!!
auag5 If you are a stupid troll, better move to Mars ,what a pile of shit you trolls are!!
This is the best explanation I have seen on the ACA. Good information, presented clearly and thoroughly.
lester brown You're right!
THIS GUY IS LYING TO PROTECT WHITE FOLKS INTEREST
SO THEY DONT LOOK STUPID
Government provided healthcare for those who are too poor to afford it is not socialism or communism, it's common sense and basic human decency.
State ownership of the means of producing [healthcare] meets the technical definition of socialism. It might be common sense and "basic human decency", but it's socialism nonetheless.
Now why you would want Trump and John McCain running your healthcare system is beyond my comprehension. But maybe I lack common sense. With Direct Primary Care as an alternative, why would you ever want Republicans to run your healthcare system?
Kevron Rees what's wrong with socialism in the first place. let me guess...I grew up during the cold war too. they force fed me that but it turns out all the European countries are socialist and they seem happy
Kevron Rees Government does not run the Healthcare. They mostly oversee it and fund it and set rules and regulations to keep things fair. Doctors own private practices and hospitals are run by health professionals not be bureaucrats.
Learn how something functions before you criticize it. Your TH-cam learned economics are sad.
"Kevron Rees Government does not run the Healthcare"
Not sure what system you are referring to... there are many models. If it's privately run, it's private "provided" healthcare, not government provided. Apples and oranges, mate.
Now if government funds a tightly controlled private healthcare, that's technically "fascism", not "socialism".
"Your TH-cam learned economics are sad"
Pretending to know me? Where did you study economics from again?
So it's totally ok to take taxes by force from workers and give "subsidies" to corporations that profit hundreds of billions and don't pay taxes because one day you hope to be rich like them and shit on the little guy yourself?
What? This video was uploaded 4 years ago and not 2 days ago?! How is it still right on.
Piper Tipurts ...Its the truth so it will always be relevant.
Piper,
released 3 years after the ACA passage into law and then released 4 years later is consistent in every point made 4 years ago.
It's another inconvenience thruth.
i've always wondered if a sizeable chunk of the conservative hatred of obama wasn't also tinged with the fact he's also black...?
lol nahhhhhhhhhhh
Racism in this country is almost solely seated in the Democratic Party.
+David Goddard where is your source and evidence?
so in other words, you believe what ever Fox tells you to.
+David Goddard - "Racism in this country is almost solely seated in the Democratic Party."
Yes they are SO RACIST that they nominated a black man to run for POTUS and succeeded in getting him elected, TWICE!!!
Those damned racist Democrats.
IMBECILE!!!
Because a black mans name is on it
The real name of the law is Affordable Care Act and not Obamacare.
The Republican politicians started calling it Obamacare to get the poor white racist people who would benefit from it the most to get them to hate it.
you are right Leo
If he's communist, this just makes you a racist. Only Democrats the KKK NAZI and Anti-fa see race. VILE FUCKING RACIST SCUM EVERYONE OF YOU!
Sounds like you are defensive about your intellect Rolly. Got a chip on your shoulder brother? Hey, that is your problem if you are claiming to be from a deep east oakland c***. That is nothing to brag about brother. Yo' mama's body is none of my business but it seems to me that you not only have a fear of black people but an immense fear of the feminine to be using a term like that. Your gynephobia makes sense as healthcare for all could be considered a traditionally feminine concept that would upset an uptight fear-based hater like you.
Thank you for a great explanation of the ACA, both the pros and cons!
always good to see that there actually are sane people in America, doesn't seem to be very common.
I am 61 yrs old. And Obama care saved my life. thank you Obama. He is the only Presidents that cared for people like us.🐸
Because it helps Black people. That is the historically factual reason.
The Congressional Record proves this.
That so isn't true. There are more White Women and Children on Welfare contrary to popular belief. That is a fact. What you are saying is what people believe to be the truth not the actual truth.
John Robinson In actuality it benefited more white people, then black people.
4daluvofnikki yeah but some States denied taking Medicaid because it would help blacks. They were willing to hurt a large percentage of poor whites just to deny it for everyone. Read your history . Not trying to make this about race but they knew it would help minorities of the state. Republicans do not care about poor people . They work for wall-street.
+Vincent Sample I agree.
If only all of the reasonable people, who love and respect truth would find a way to stand together, and say, "We refuse to allow the hate, vitriol, and disunity to destroy us all! Our enemies are watching us self-implode. Thanks again for so clearly stating the truth! Greed is a monster of self-destruction!!!
Hello Huck! My condolences on Trump getting elected. Obamacare was flawed but it was at least a good effort to bring health insurance coverage to those who couldn't afford it. I am an American who lives in Japan and enjoys a single-payer national health care system. It isn't free, we pay premiums out of our salaries for it but the copays and costs are much, much less than Americans pay. Needless to say, there is no pre-existing condition weasel-out clause, everyone gets coverage. My wife needed major surgery for stomach cancer. She spent one month in the hospital and we paid ZERO, thanks to the national health insurance and a special fund administered by the city to assist with additional health expenses. It works. It's a life saver. It's cheaper. Why do the Republicans oppose it?
always about the money, I just wish we could get the message out better
Milanda none Post this on your social media and ask your immediate peeps to do same
It is about the money. You propose to take money and food away from my kids to support you. You're such a skank. I bet you would even abort my kids if given half a chance.
As a European who lived many years in the US I still can't understand why Americans have these weird health care, pension and education systems.
These three things should not depend on your or your parents wealth.
Very well thought out presentation...so glad someone finally put this truth out there in an understandable format
Thanks for the kind comment!
this video needs to be watched by millions of americans.
This guy should be a public speaker on these issues.
The problem is, America is run by a corporatocracy in which a handful of conglomerates are on top of every industry; a handful of oil companies, a handful of pharmaceuticals, a handful of insurance companies, weapons manufacturing... These corporations pay for elections, and elected officials have to pay back when in office! Hence, healthcare in the U.S. in monopolized by the big insurance companies and the big pharma who own the government, and any attempt for an affordable healthcare as in any other industrial society will be met with fierce resistance!
I take it personally too, how can they repeal it without replacement ?? politicians don't give a hoot about us
Standing ovation! Very informative and should be watched by millions! Thank you, Huck!!
President Obama your signature legislature the ACA will stand the test of time and become known as one of the most inspirational gift any president in modern times has ever blessed the American people with. I feel proud to say I witnessed this event with my own eyes, happy fifth year anniversary.
I can say I am reaping the benefits I have Lupus and at first I was just suffering because the insurance was acting as if they were my doctor. No she needs to take this take that I have been on so many different pills it's unreal it started tearing up my stomach long story short 4 surgeries later and almost dying twice second time both my daughters were there!!! I'm getting better thank you President Obama This will be a Part of your Legacy forever👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. My Doctor even said the ACA is helping He said they are more in control now!!!
***** you dont understand anything. Please tell me how you cover yourself in times of need.
***** What if someone through no fault of his or hers own loses their job. Maybe they find another job but through pre existing medical condtions, cannot get insurance through the new Company..Are they "bums" too?
You Americans pretend to be "God fearing" Christan patriots; but all you're about is me, me, me. Im alright, fuck the others.
Every other Country in Europe and most of the rest of the World has a system that works perfectly. Only your Country cant seem to figure it out, but Obama was the closest to getting there.
I hope you never find yourself in a position where you have to eat those words you wrote.
Good day
You dont need to you arrogant twat and im a European! Most intelligent people would have gathered i wasnt American as i referred to "your" Country and not "our"
I dont have the time to repell your Fox news arguments either and your bigotry is beyond me.
Tom Thomas 👏👍
Another important point, and the GOP knows this, is that the ACA would be far more effective than it is now simply by getting more states involved with the exchanges. Like Social Security and Medicaid, the strength is in the numbers, the more that signs up, the more effective it is. GOP governors refuse to get their states on board, and the irony is their states are the ones that need the ACA the most. Think about it.
I live in the netherlands,i pay 150 euro montly for full worldwide insurance,including dentalcare.
I get 92 euro back from the tax,so my healthcare plane cost me only 58 euro.
How much the premiums are in the USA,more then in Holland?
g gerding you don't believe if I tell you that in 50 year I can't go to doctors because I am diabetic. ACA save my life. and the payment is 150.00 a month. the deductible is 2000 a year
g gerding ...my family pays $850 a month and that doesn't count dental or optical. We also still have to pay $35 every time we go to a doctor and $150 for small things like getting stitches for example. It's fucking insane.
g gerding I vacationed in Amsterdam and had to accompany someone to a doctor appointment. The hospital was BEAUTIFUL and the person and her child received wonderful services!
In the first minute I understood your position. I am 55, and lost my job about a year after the crash of 2008, because of that. Previously, I had only once interviewed for a job and not gotten an offer. Since then, I have interviewed for lots of jobs and not gotten one offer. I have supported myself doing consulting work. I had the good fortune to bump into an HR person from one of the companies at a bar. Perhaps it was the he had a few drinks in him, but he apologized and told me that it was not my qualifications, or even my age per se that was the reason, but that a younger person costs much less in healthcare.
Well said! This needs to be out more in the public arena!
Im a middle age man and I hope to live long enough to see the US have universal healthcare and legalized marijuana in all 50 states and territories
Michael Kirkland "and territories". Thank you for remembering us! We have no say in Congress and are often cast to the wayside
Expand Medicare to everyone.
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everyone does ,, it just has to be activated by emergency
Excellent video sir. You explained that like a good college professor I once admired. Thank you I'm archiving this for future debates.
Sir, please run for Congress. I will vote for you.
WHO ARE YOU?????? Why have I not stumbled upon your TH-cam page before today?!
Dude, you are awesome. Knowledgeable, articulate, analytical and with an abundance of passion for your country and countrymen. Good video. Very Andy Rooney-esque; frank and 2 the point.
The top 400 earning households in America stand to get an average $7mil tax break just from the repeal of the ACA.
*_Japan_* had universal healthcare: *_In the '20s!_* Health Insurance Companies should NEVER have developed as they did in this country. And now we're stuck with it, apparently forever. 13th in patient outcome, but #1 in cost. Aren't you proud, America?
Outstanding,, a clear voice of reason. I also am in this situation, I can't literally cannot afford the medication that actually improves my condition, etcetera. We need to end free health care for the congress, the senate, the Supreme Court, and the president. They need to live with the same coverage they provide for the People. Better still we should all get the same coverage that the lawyers and billionaires that rule us have now. Why am I not surprised his hospital wouldn't accept Cash in Advance. He offered to pay 3 times the estimated cost in cash, in advance, and was told he had to have an insurance card, or no operation. Life and death games...
Sir, you present such an eloquent analysis on the problem that I highly urge you to publish your perspective in an OP-ED within the New York Times, and other respectable news and media outlets. Americans deserve to know the truth!
Huck, you are an eloquent and forthright speaker, and what you say is worth hearing. God bless.
Stay safe Huck or move up here to Canada the true home of the free.
need to bombard Congress and Senate with our thoughts and messages let them know we are here and if they don't fix it we're coming
You are right, but there is one more giant issue. If a good healthcare bill is passed people will not need to be so religious. Church going will drop. A lot of people are with a church community because they need to be. Its the only place where you can get help if you are realy in trouble. With a good healthcare bill a lot less people will get in trouble and so can afford to not be religious. The main base of the republican party is the religious right. If the religious right shrinks is will become impossible for the republican party to ever get a man/woman in the white house. They need to stop Obamacare or they will never have the presidenty again.
Eric I never thought about it that way....I believe you might be right!
+Erik Stoop Agree with you.
+panzerken +sassyladyfl
I dare to go even further. Europe is far less religious than the US. That is because they don't need to be so religious. Same with Canada. Canada is in the same region as the US, but less religous and more left wing and has better healthcare.
In ancient times only monastries did any form of healing. In the dark ages barber surgeons in monastries started modern day medical care. Today is seems religiousity works against medicine.
Erik Stoop Yes, I have viewed a few clips on Europe and found out how much they have gotten away from religion. They have had enough of that business!
I never saw it like that, that is deep but I totally see your logic.
We need medicare FOR ALL. This is great for insuring the workforce and growing small business if you’re some kind of diehard capitalist, great for the poor, elderly and minorities, and necessary for citizens of a major country with a capable government. It drastically lowers costs, more than covering raising taxes. It only hurts insurance companies.
Same for my family... she cannot get medicaid since she is making about $1000 a year more... if it wasn't for ObamaCare as diabetic lady, my mother, who's worked hard for past 20 or so years from the day she came to USA, won't be able to get insurance...we thank Obama every day for pushing it thru Congress...
Great video. Very informative.
Thanks for educating us Mr Huck! I think what you're teaching benefits the most to those moderate low income republicans who are duped by Fox News and Don the Con about what Obama Care is actually about. The rest of the die-hard Republicans I don't think they could be swayed no matter how hard you try since they are unreasonable blockheads. You do the best job at explaining Obama Care I have ever seen, thanks again.
Good video. Again Democrats ARE NOT the same as Republicans!
I hate to see Obama getting dragged by Bernie Bros. He was fighting against republican wall.
Fat Panda it was mostly because we preferred the public option. Obama assumed by using the old republican health care mandate system he would garner bipartisanship support as you well remember during his first term he preached about it often. However, republicans rejected and Congress ended up passing it without republican support. Many of us were annoyed that he curtailed his views for the sake of bipartisanship, rather than doing what was right for the country.
blackearl7891 The Public option was removed because ONE independent Senator would not vote yes until it was removed. (What a asshole) The Democrats did not have the required 60 in the Senate to pass the bill so compromises were made. Obama got lucky because AL Franken got elected and one Senator switched teams from Republican to Democrat. After the passing if ACA Ted Kennedy died and got replaced with a Republican and they lost the filibuster proof Senate.
Me too Fat Panda...I hate it . It is horribly misguided.
Tim M But it seems to be the narrative around the progressive left. They're all the same! Makes me shudder. I'm liberal as they get but I know it was not easy for Obama. Dude fought hard but that Republican wall was too strong.
Fact: Obama was never for the public option! Obama was and is a centrist. Look who he filled his cabinet with in his first term. He convicted more whistle blowers than Bush!
Honest commentaries and history that helps to understand this complicated health care story. Thank you!! It is a breath of fresh air. It is not partisan and insulting their followers. Thank you again. I must share this video
The fact that the affordable care act was a conservative think tank concept in the first place doesn't register as bull💩 from conservative opposition to their zombie constituency.
Thank you for this! I wish repubs would listen to this for their own good -- for all of our sake!
+Sandy Lai Thanks for watching and your kind comment. Share this video freely on Facebook or Twitter or wherever you feel it may add to the discussion.
4 Fake the worse thing is the Trump care is a disaster, won't cover pre existing condition, if a person gets cancer they will let them die, because no health insurance companies will pay , we will lost our insurance if we get sick .
Great information!!! And great presentation of well thought out and researched information. 👍👍
Very insightful. thank you.
Excellent job Mr. Huck , congradulations. I pussed your speech through twitter in my hommies in Greece to understand the issues.
We have state-run healthcare up here in Canada and the sky hasn't fallen. Medicare creates many problems, but I would rather deal with the problems we have as a result of having medicare than the ones we would have without it.
Think about what America would be like if every voter was as informed as Huck.
Kent Purdy amazing
Americans don't earn much nor have more than 1 or 2 wk holidays pa. I feel sorry that they can't afford the health care they require. I have lived in the UK and Australia where health care is free. Australians average 4wk pa holidays. My salary is much higher than an average American and I'm only a teacher. Sometimes I think to myself that America is simply a third world country. They have reaped the end result of capitalism with extreme difference in rich and poor. They bankrupted most of the world with the Lehman Bros and their fake AAA rated mortgages by greedy banks. Most Americans are very poor and unemployed. Most have bad teeth due to lack of dental care as it is too expensive. Now in desperation they voted in Trump. Good luck America. Good luck to all of us. Is he really the leader of the free world?
I LOVE MY OBAMA CARE ,I DON'T PAY A CENT FOR MEDICAL CARE
Truth is hard to find this man is telling the whole truth
Amen brother preach the Truth.
Thanks, that was pretty awesome.
pdc2878 your reading comprehension seems to me to be a little weak. The inspirational gift I spoke about had reference to the fact that President Obama is the first president to give all the American people a chance to have healthcare at a reasonable price. Each person that has a healthcare card will pay for it themselves rather than have everybody else pick up their tab The ACA was designed to help every American pay their own way, is that so hard to understand?
Tom Thomas Insurance is not healthcare in any way. Healthcare starts with taking care of yourself and not relying on some corrupt politicians to "give" you health. There are no handouts, no free rides in life no matter how much you people want them. In America you have the right to be rich as fuck, and that's all the rights you'll ever need because we can't support you ignorant Walmart shopping consumers any longer. We need producers who act, not consuming consumers who defend the welfare collecting dross of society from the couch.
I AM go to hell ignorat, respect our opinions , and our truth, I don't care how you look at it, #Obamacare works, for my kids And I!!
You are a righteous man, you speak the truth Gob bless you
+I AM after reading what you just wrote I will suspend trying to make you understand what I tried explain about my earlier answer. I now see that your comprehension is too poor to interpet my writing. Good luck
+Tom Thomas So the people who need organ transplants, who were previously uninsurable, are now paying their own way? Where did the money come from?
great summary. Thx for taking the effort
Thanks.
Yes than you. You used facts that are easily verified if one wants to do their own research. I had heard some of what you said before. I am glad you broke it down further.
If USA didn't have as many insurance companies bleeding their customers, the average American would be much richer, have greater peace of mind, and live longer! But then, what do I know? The UK has had the NHS since as recently as 1948.
We love our British NHS. You don't pay for healthcare and the most you can pay for a prescription is $10. My son is diabetic. He gets his insulin pump, hospital visits and regular screening, as well as all medications for nothing. We pay for it through taxation and covering everyone costs us just over a third that your system costs you.
So true
I'm glad I watched this. I will recommend it to friends and family. Well done!
Very thoughtful -and accurate - analysis. The greedy will eventually drive the bus we're all on right over the cliff.
I'm Canadian and I followed the goings on in the US over health care. I couldn't believe the lies that Americans were told about the Canadian system. We love it and would go armed into the streets to keep it. What's keeping Americans from having as good a system as ours? Greed. Nothing else; just greed.
I'm British and I can't believe the US is still discussing this. It's 2013, we made our NHS after WW2. We pay taxes and hat pays for my health care. My mother has had brain surgery and a kidney transplant and it cost...nothing extra other than our monthly tax on our salaries. How can people argue against this?
Great explanation. Fair, factual and with no hyperbole. Thanks!
Thank you, this is every bit as relevant today, in the wake of the far-right ACA repeal process. Your explanations were quite informative and fact-based. Another point in favor of the ACA that may have not been the case when you made this video is that it has since provided a considerable amount of solvency to Medicare, which Paul Ryan never ceases to distort or outright lie about when he erroneously claims that Medicare is somehow unsustainable. I hope that you can hold on to your insurance, we are in for a rough ride going forward led by economic illiterates and pseudo-scientific cranks....
He is such a smuck liar.
The word you were likely searching for was schmuck, not smuck. Smuck is not a word. How does one differentiate truth from lies with that formidable lack of language skill?
huckathome Please explain why he is not a liar.
huckathome
nice, one of the better comments i read in my TH-cam life. props sir
Where is your evidence, brah?
Poo Bear he isn't a Republican, Republicans are evil!!
Thnx for connecting the little dots. The LOVE of money is the . ..
Hope you will do more vids. precise, concise. Wasted no time. Lots of 411. Loved it.
All citizens should have health care coverage, food, and shelter.
It's crazy to watch this in 2017. Dude is a prophet
Great vid Huck. Looks like your wisdom and factual details has caused the GOP to sick their trolls on ya. Keep standing your ground. BOLD, HONEST, PATRIOTIC Americans such as yourself are the real heroes in the fight against fascism.
If republicons hate government programs so much, then they should refuse to accept social security checks, fire department help, etc. because those among countless other programs they depend, and use are also government programs.
A couple of weeks ago I was told i needed a total shoulder replacement .I go for a pre op assessment next week ,the op will follow within 6 weeks ,I have had a clot on my eye and treatment for months at our local eye dept .My wife had her 3rd hip replacement last November ,we do not have insurance .We are both in our seventies .the cost is zero with no forms to fill.This week our parliament is discussing people suffering domestic violence getting 10 days paid leave ,We have a Conservative led Govt, but then our conservatives are nothing like the crazy GOP . I live in New Zealand not perfect but I am thankful I live in these beautiful Islands and not the GOP`S dinosaur USA.
But we have these people who prematurely advocate universal basic income but never mention anything about health care.
I sincerely sympathize with you. Being a Canadian I was born with public Health Care. It works well here in Canada. The United States of America is a good country.
Huck I shared this on my page on fb under Jan Jones Percell. you explained this so well..you are my hero!
This must be one of the best explanations of the A.C.A. and the reasons that Republicans are determined to get rid of it that i have seen.
Very interesting program. Enjoyed it greatly and subscribed.You already have a lot of viewers-congrats !!!!!
I had the same problem. Laid off during the recession, i went without health insurance for 6 years until the ACA made it (barely) affordable. The company i used to work for would selectively hire people who already had healthcare through a spouse or were on Medicare to avoid paying health insurance premiums. The cost of health insurance has been drastically increasing and the benefits decreasing for the last 30 years. The only people who think that Republicans are right are those already getting healthcare from an employer (don't count on it lasting much longer), those who haven't had a major illness yet (give it time, it WILL happen) or those wealthy enough to pay the cost out of pocket.
they would think it was ok if they call it Romneycare like we do in Massachusetts.. we had that for years before the rest of America...
The consumer choice health care act... Thank you sir... You gave me a politicalgasm
I agree with you 100% , force people into health care , Force people to stop driving cars , Force people into living in over crowed cities , Force people into giving up the rights and FREEDOM . You remember FREEDOM
Elvis Presley's former manager said it was his "duty" to keep Elvis in 91% tax bracket. Bring that back and we can fund anything.
I finally broke down and decided to get coverage through my employer only to learn that it was still to expensive, the deductibles rendered it worthless, it takes almost a year to enroll, and I work 1 year contracts. For someone in my position and a lot of people are private insurance is an immoral lottery. None of us have enough knowledge to properly shop coverage and networks, and asking us to is a cruel hoax. We need socialized medicine now.
This was a highly informative video. I wish the Democrats had watched it and then gave a summary version of it in every Red state for the next 7 years.
So how do other countries avoid endless decades of fiscal wrangling over their health care system?
Can't be that the U.S. is the only country with the greedy uber-rich.
Ex-POTUS Obama said Obamacare should be out there for the American people and it could be tweaked.
That's us in Canada.........Free Health Care. Taxes no big deal! So many other Countries also have Free health Care. Also Canada made an agreement with the Pharmaceutical Companies way back when. to keep costs low for drugs, antibiotics etc Far lower than US Americans have to pay. I have no idea why the US could not come to an acceptance idea based on other Countries. Oh wait...Greed comes to mind!! I brought my Mother in Law who was diagnosed with bone cancer to all her treatments, chemo etc. She paid Nothing for one year of treatment and was declared free of cancer!! I love my Country and I especially love our Health System!!!
Excellent explanation! Very clear and easy to follow. Now I understand what Bernie Sanders and others have been talking about when they say the Repeal is all about tax cuts for the wealthy. It's really sad that people who choose a political party and take the time to vote don't educate themselves about their chosen party. The Republican Party does not represent the working class, and they are currently doing great damage to the country.
Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video.
You are right on. Why don't all Americans, especially the ones who need health insurance, keep voting for Republicans and against their own interests. I don't get it.
WE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME INSURANCE AS THE GOVERNMENT
Why do Americans continue to vote for people who do not represent their best interest.
I'm an Australian and I am amazed that health care is not seen as a fundamental human right! We have a system that covers EVERYBODY and there are no death committees, and as a country we pay about half that paid by America. Our health outcomes are probably as good if not better than those experienced by Americans.
Hopefully, conservative values will save America !!!!!
I am a little late to the game but, this was the very best description and explanations for the crazy vitriol attacking the ACA. The all out attacks are simply insane. Knew it was about the money the whole time. Scortche
Great video, glad it popped up in my recommended section.
Thanks for watching and the kind words.
We would not even need Obama care if they would just have checks and balances on the equipment testing costs and medicine costs. Problem fixed period.
Thank you for taking the time to present the history of the ACA, what individuals crafted similar policies in the past, the pros and cons of this plan and most important why President Obama decided to implement it even with all the deficiencies. I see you did your research meticulously and finally all the key points you presented are easily verifiable.
Great job well done !!!