Day 2: Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing

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I think Amy Barrett’s response to her feelings about George Floyd’s killing was one of her few statements that showed her humanity. Otherwise, she appears to be a strict originalist, even more so than the late Antonin Scalia. Her discussion about felons and the right to bear arms vs. the right to vote was particularly revealing in this respect.

I also believe that one of the questions that might have been asked concerns what she feels about the government helping people in need of health care. I don’t think the answer is in the Constitution (I may be wrong), so how would she answer this question? Based on her faith, her personal moral values, her sense of justice? It might be a good way to have her talk about something a little outside her cautious comfort zone.
 
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meltzerboy2 said:
don’t think the answer is in the Constitution
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It’s not. If the people really want a government solution to health care the answer is that congress needs to pass an amendment giving the federal government that power.

Individual states could conceivably add a universal healthcare option as well but for some reason none have tried.
 

Barrett declines to answer questions on voter intimidation​

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I also believe that one of the questions that might have been asked concerns what she feels about the government helping people in need of health care. I don’t think the answer is in the Constitution (I may be wrong), so how would she answer this question?
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Seems pretty plain to me what she would say. I think she would say that’s a legislative prerogative and if the legislature passes it and doesn’t mess it up in the process, she would not disturb it.

But even if the Democrats realize that, they’ll still oppose her out of a fear that she’ll vote in prolife ways. They want Biden to appoint a pro-abortionist in her stead, though I don’t see how they’ll make that happen. That leaves them with court packing, which they’ll undoubtedly do to create a pro-abortion majority if they win the white house and the congress.
 
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“Barrett says she owns a gun, but could fairly judge a case on gun rights.”

I bet she also writes and says things but could fairly judge a case concerning free speech too.
 
Are you saying CNN is claiming Judge Barrett is not doing well in the hearing?
 
You hear incorrectly. No doubt from people brandishing the fear of “socialism”.

I have some experience with the system. My wife just retired as a family physician this past spring so we’re intimately familiar with its workings. I also worked in the system, in IT as an analyst implementing EMR software.

I also have two chronic medical conditions. I have never failed to receive the care I need in a timely fashion. A friend of mine had a heart attack on a Thursday. On Friday he had a stent installed. On Monday he was back home and on Tuesday he was walking his dog. My wife had numerous long-term cancer survivors in her practice as well.

It’s by no means a perfect system; elective procedures can take way more time than necessary, but for necessary and urgent care, it works just fine. A big problem as well is the shortage of primary care physicians. The physician population is ageing as well and we don’t graduate enough new doctors. Moreover doctors now work in average fewer hours (parental leaves, better quality of life, etc.). The system has not adapted quickly enough. But rumours of the system’s collapse are greatly exaggerated 😉

And consider this:

Cost of health care per capita in Canada, $6448 per person.

Cost of health care per capita in the US, $13,722 per person.

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information. Better data. Better decisions. Healthier Canadians

Average life expectancy in Canada, 82.3 years. In the US, 78.6 years. Source: How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

It seems to me it’s the US that’s not getting its money’s worth.
 
RhodesianSon said:
Individual states could conceivably add a universal healthcare option as well but for some reason none have tried.
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Several states had high-risk pools run by privates prior to the ACA. In my state it was awful.
 
Ridgerunner said:
That leaves them with court packing,
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Don’t you think the Republicans would do the same thing if the Democrats were ever to get 5 justices, which they haven’t had since RW?

That said, I thought the discussion on Citizens United was interesting.
 
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I know three people that did not have insurance at all before the ACA. All three got insurance and claim it saved their life. 2 found out they had diabetes and very high blood pressure and the other one had some sort of hernia that their doctor said would have burst soon and probably killed them.

I also know a few people that no longer have insurance because they can no longer afford the premiums that go up every year. They are all younger and in good health.

Medicaid seems to be a trap. Many either live paycheck-to-paycheck knowing that if they get a better-paying job or even a second part-time job, they will no longer be eligible for Medicaid. But they won’t be able to afford a decent insurance plan either.

It’s sad. Embrace poverty so you remain eligible for Medicaid, or earn more and do without health insurance.
 
I can’t figure out what you’re saying here. You are making two contradictory statements.

FWIW yes our costs are rising faster than inflation. But that is true in the US as well.
 
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I’m a supporter of an expanded social safety net. I think a society as prosperous as ours should ensure a minimum standard of living for all its members. My problem with it is the bureaucracy would make it a nightmare to run, and it would be just another politicized thing to fight over.
 
Let’s just say that I have inside information. My wife and I worked within the system for years; her as a primary care physician, myself on the administrative side as an EMR implementation consultant/analyst.
 
The discussion started with Obama’s objections with someone writing a book about Hillary. I wish I could remember more. Maybe YouTube will have the whole hearing. I’ll check.
 
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