Does it bother you that some people get free medical care and college education because they are..?
480478
No because there should be a right to free medical care (as in the British Health Service) and to free education throughout life (Life-Long Learning).\n\nWhat bothers me is that some people have to pay, when it should be free for everyone as of right in a civilised society.
992466
It is greed, the repuglicans are all greedy to the very last one. This country as rich as it is with all the very rich people should have a very red face for not taking care of our own. Excuses like paying somebody to set on their fat ass's and not work is a cop out. Find a way to put these people to work and with a wage and health care good enough to take care of their family's. Do not just condemn them. Health care should be for everybody. The insurance company's need to be taking out of the mix as they are the problem. They are making a huge amounts of money off of the misery of humans. No one should be hungry in this the nation of plenty. An education is a way to life everybody up. It should be a right. It would be good for America as a whole. That is why I vote Democrat as I feel most of them do feel as I do.
505015
ABSOLUTELY!!!  There are a lot of parents out there that treat school as a free babysitting service.  They don't care what happens to their child at school, and they don't want to be bothered by the teachers.
385157
Yes, and since the health care is free, we need a few other things to be free as well.  For instance, doctors and nurses should work for free.  Medicine should be free as well as anything that the drug companies need to do the research to make new durgs.  Construction companies should build the hospitals for free, since we can't have surgeries done outside.  Electric companies should provide free electricity to power the hospitals that are free to build.  Since the doctors, nurses, drugs companies, construction companies, and electric companies and all associated employees are working for free, I'll assume that they all need free housing, food, etc. to make that all work.  Ya know, now that I think about it, everything should be free.  Yep, that would fix it, make everything free.
662727
yes i agree with you I think the laws should be strict.  but like you said you are a broke, poor college student (I am too) yet we do not qualify for this assistance. The question is why?  I tend to believe some people might get it because of their skin color.....sorry but that what i think.  If they were denied this assistance, they could go an report the government for discrimination.  I go to school and fund my education independently - through loans, scholarships, etc.  I do not qualify for grants, state or federal.  why?  I am broke, poor!  then there are these people that go to school that have kids and get everything payed for.  (I am 23)  I have often thought that maybe my responsibility has not payed off, if i spread my legs and had babies, then i could live in a free apartment, get foodstamps, and get my college education payed for, and wear nicer clothes than everyone else, even people who actually do work. it's sick.  i think a lot of people take advantage of it all
734552
Put your crack pipe down and step way back....they don't have "enough" control.   Universal health care will not work in our capitalistic society...and College will never be free...it is all a business and they are out to make money...yours!!!!
403704
Ha ha... So I'm not the only guy that gets peeved about that!\n\nWell, I see it this way. Schools are outrageous in their costs to students... They want it to seem cheap until they get you in the door.\n\nAlso, many people will not get around to paying back all their student loans in this lifetime but the parking thing and books are instant revenue!\n\nWith gas and maintenance and potential towing and everything considered - you are better off taking a bus these days. I was suprised to find out that the bus gets me to school 10 minutes faster than driving my car and plus I don't have to worry about parking.
946925
Yes I was a medical receptioist before I went to college.  It paid almost $10 an hour and had excellent benefits (Sout Dakota)  I really enjoyed the office setting and I would do it again if I had the chance!!  You mostly answer phones and make appointments.  Dealing with the sick can be a little trying at times, especially when they want to hand you a poop sample, YUCK!!  That was the worst part.  I mean what do you say when someone hands you some s hit on a stick?  Thanks for the peice of s hit, and have a good day or what?  They should really have drop boxes for those things....EEEW!
396933
I think, some people really need the money and get used to that kind of life ... and others just like to be that way..\nin both ways it's really sad to see people in that situation
94059
Yes. Doctors don't get paid enough to deal with that kind of request - try another profession!
1003135
other than the legal (which i don't think is that bad) yes they are flawed. In Europe medical and education are Free. If it works over there why not do it here. the answer to that is that  America is a capitalist country. professors and doctors that make six figures a year wont be making that much  if it were free. there are always extremes, to much of something is always bad. America has taken capitalism to the extreme. it has gotten so bad that even though we see that it works and this would benefit everyone, we would never do it because people want to make there money.
1135401
By some of the answers they skipped school can't read nor understand. Facts as you state the Richer pay a higher percentage, the poor pay none in fact they get a rebate not their money the richer give them for not earning enough the liberal way its the money us tax payers pay and I work for it they don't,  most. The ones that try I don't mind helping but not forever. You are not my dependent
903458
I'm an instructor at a community college. I wish I had more students like you. Here are some of the conclusions I have come to. First, many of the students are there for reasons other than learning. Many of my younger students are there because their parents have issued ultimatums making them choose to work or go to school. For some reason they think school is easier and choose that option. Second, too many students come out of high school under prepared for college. They don't know how to organize their time, study effectively, or take notes. Third, our society has moved away from the idea of personal responsibility. Everyone is so worried about blaming others for their faults or believing that everyone else is responsible for their learning. They don't understand that the only person responsible for them is them. I am a facilitator of learning but I do not have the power to just give them knowledge. From talking to my friends at other colleges (4 year state and private) they are seeing the same trends albeit not on the same scale.
198421
hell yeah...\nI believe that if it were all free we'd have a smarter america because there are so many very smart people out there and they cannot afford to go to school cause it costs so much!  So they end up with careers that pay slop, and no benefits..that would take a lot of people off housing assistance, state insurance and all that stuff!  I am in nursing and my hubby is a cop..we r doing great but we have friends that are not good, because they couldnt afford college.  yeah there are loans but not everyone gets approved for them, and not everyone has wealthy families that can help!  So if u ask m I think it should be free, especially for those who cannot get anything to go to school with!\nPlus most college students have to work to pay, and alot workin 2 jobs...they are likely to drop out cause they have no time to study or sleep causing grades to fall, and they flunk out...if it were free they would have a much higher success rate...
197454
I can't answer for others, but I can speak for myself.  I have more money than the rest of my family and I have worked very hard for what I have.  Members of my family are always coming to me for money.  I am tired of it.  I have a sister and a other family members that do not work and look at me like a bank.  I do not mind giving a hand up, but I am sick of giving hand outs.  I now refuse to help those that refuse to help themselves.  However, that doesn't mean I don't help others.  Two weeks ago I paid for an eye exam and a pair of glasses for a woman I didn't know.  I met her in the doctors office and she was crying, they wouldn't accept medicaid as payment.  I talked to her and heard her story.  I then told the lady I would pay her bill and I did.  It cost a few hundred dollars, but I felt it was the right thing to do.
650398
Is it too expensive? YES! Overrated, idk... So many ppl get college education today that it has almost become an expectation when looking for a better job. To really pull away from the crowd you have no choice, but continue your education, grad. school, etc. And that's becoming a natural step for many as well, while college has become almost an another high school.
509179
Yes for somethings healthcare can be free in the US. For most people it is not and we pay for it in way or another.