Divided We Fail

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CLICK HERE for a very important message from Garth Brooks, Reese Witherspoon, Eva Mendes, Ben Affleck, Jeremy Piven, Dakota Fanning, Morgan Freeman and Joaquin Phoenix.

Posted: Dec 12, 2007 at 12:32 pm / Email this »

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victoria says – reply to this

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ahhhhhhhhhhhh
victoria says – reply to this

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I WAS FIRST
first says – reply to this

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FIIIIRST
Tiff says – reply to this

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i dont get why?
Kristine says – reply to this

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EXCELLENT PSA!!! Well done and what a great cast!
DividedWeFail.com. It's important. Take a look!
Aoife says – reply to this

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close to first
2121 says – reply to this

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1ST
Stormy says – reply to this

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Awesome message!!! There are too many people out there who struggle just to pay for medication or health care and costs are just going up and up…
Jo-E says – reply to this

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you totally forgot Ben Affleck…lol…on purpose?
Kristine says – reply to this

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EXCELLENT PSA!!! Well done and what a great cast!
DividedWeFail.com. It's important. Take a look. Make yourself heard.
Rob says – reply to this

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Cool.
trisco says – reply to this

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first?
CourtingtheFlame says – reply to this

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Did you forget Ben Affleck…? lol
rhsjo says – reply to this

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what about ben affleck!
sanazk says – reply to this

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FIRSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST bitches
Merry says – reply to this

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AMEN!!
RUPS says – reply to this

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BITCH
phil says – reply to this

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1st!
f you celebs says – reply to this

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Lame
Ryan says – reply to this

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It's about time!
ryan says – reply to this

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FIRST
christine says – reply to this

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is that ben affleck too?
JenB says – reply to this

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Socialized healthcare is NOT the answer & the Canadian healthcare system is crumbling from socialization. Stop promoting socialization of healthcare. Affordable healthcare is an issue in this country, but the federal government isn't going to help us. Just look at how well FEMA handled Katrina, you think they'll take care of your basic medical needs?
B says – reply to this

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I live in Canada and our healthcare is paid for here, its great. But i certainly feel for the people in the states who are broke and dying because some people are too stubborn to do anythiing about it. I totally support this message and want to help! Do it!!! Its true, divided we fail!
JenB says – reply to this

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Socailized healthcare is not the answer. Do you really want the federal government in charge of our healthcare? Why? They did so well with social security? They did such a good job with FEMA and Katrina? Please! Affordable healthcare is a problem but socializing it is NOT the solution.
hymi says – reply to this

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chanukah!!!
claudia says – reply to this

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hey jessica alba is pregnant!
talk about it perez!
Great PSA says – reply to this

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Hollywood doing their part to bring the country together. Hopefully this won't continue to be a liberal/conservative issue. Adequate health care is a human right.
les says – reply to this

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you forgot to mention ben affleck haha
guess he's not really that important
amanda says – reply to this

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Re: mrmcflex – they obviously do. although some, i'm sure are doing it for publicity, it's excellent to see them caring about an issue that really doesn't affect them too much but that's causing such a huge problem for the general population. so even if they don't care, they're making it look like they do, so good for them, its about time someone takes action with this problem
Instigator says – reply to this

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I think its great these people are using their celebrity for an issue which really does not affect them. Hoefully it will draw enough attention to it to make a difference.
PINKY says – reply to this

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That's y I luv living in Canada…free healthcare!!!!
Shark says – reply to this

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Why don't you all just move here to Canada. Free healthcare (ok thru taxes) but still. Even the hobo on the street can walk into a hospital and get help, I have heard of everyday people in the states who have a heart attack and end up selling their house.
Sad
Vicky says – reply to this

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I think this is a problem that many Americans are facing today and its time to get things done for the better before it gets any worse. I just saw the movie Sicko and although many might not agree with Michael Moore, some of the issues are still affecting many Americans. It makes me wonder when it will change. By the way, just because you are not affected right now it doesn't mean it will happen to somebody you know. Its time for changes in healthcare and the time is NOW!!!!!
me says – reply to this

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And now you know why Canada is so amazing.
Vicky says – reply to this

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Re: JenB –

Hey Jen get your facts straight. Socialized healthcare will keep all those filthy greedy a-holes out of getting any richer.
Maria says – reply to this

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OMG I LOVE this video… Joaquin Pheonix washing his pots and pans and Jeremy Piven reading the mail while he eats dinner!
SRL says – reply to this

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Bravo, Perez! Such an important issue. I'm going to website RIGHT NOW!
Barack Obama for 2008 says – reply to this

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Universal health. No more invasions of non-white countries. First President with a big dick. What more could you ask for? Hahaha
RJ says – reply to this

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What a bunch of crap! Jerks who think with their star power something good will come of this. Health care improvements will come if and only if supply begins to catch up (and surpass…which will bring down prices!) with demand.

Asking our government to take over this industry is just asking for trouble. Not their province, either.

More doctors, more nurses, more technical experts, more machines, more of everything in the healt care industry…such as competition…like the corner gas station, on every corner! Get it?
maria says – reply to this

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does dakota fanning know what health care is? she's like 10
IM HORNY!!!! LOOKIN 2 GET LAID!!! 50 YEAR OLD WHITE MALE!!! says – reply to this

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FUCKKKK MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Reto says – reply to this

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in the country i am comming from originally (switzerland in europe) it is the damn law to have a health insurance! you MUST have one and the good thing it is controlled by the govt. so no one can start a monopol and rise the price. an average person 18+ pays about 230 $ per month and it is everything included. prescriptions, free choice of doctors, free choice of hospital, every surgery is included exept cosmetic/plastic surgery (if you have a bad accident and your face is deformed like a fireaccident then they pay plastic surgery) NOT payd is the dentist and eye correction. wanna know more? write me: reto@rock.com
T-girl says – reply to this

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OMG!!!!! Morgan Freeman is wearing Crocs!! NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo
bMONEY says – reply to this

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LOVE GARTH!
Give me a break says – reply to this

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Re: JenB –
Great point, Jen. Unfortunately, bleeding heart liberals - basically all of Hollywood included - will continue to push for the socialization of healthcare.
I would love to know why people think that's the answer? Ask any military personnel or military families that get free healthcare about the quality and care they receive. You'd be surprised as to how crappy it can be.
And seriously, the government has a hard time doing anything withouth screwing it up. Uhhh do you people not remember Katrina?
The most dangerous sentence ever:
I'm from the government and I'm here to help".
Ignorance Is Bliss says – reply to this

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The United States of America is a cruel fascist dictatorship that cares absolutely nothing about it's citizens, the citizens of the world, or the environment. The USA only cares about money and enabling the absolute corporate control of the entire planet. Mankind is ultimately doomed. Have a nice day.
tanya says – reply to this

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Well somebody should our great leader this commercial! Especially after he denied the bill for affordable healthcare. He needs to open his eyes to the real world and the real problems people are facing and stop spending BILLIONS on war!!!!!!!!!
Elizabeth says – reply to this

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I'm so glad you put things like this on your site. It helps balance your Karma
SEAN says – reply to this

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I CAN HONESTLY SAY I AM PROUD OF SOME HOLLYWOOD STARS AND THEIR CAUSE. THE STATED IT WASN'T POLITICAL AND STUCK WITH THE ISSUE OF HEALTH CARE ACROSS THE LINES. VERY WELL DONE.
ashgarash says – reply to this

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what a country we live in…
you lazy bitches should move to Canada says – reply to this

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you idiots who cannot "pay" for your healthcare could
1. Move to Canada,, and get on a waiting list to die waiting on cancer treatment
2. Move to France,, same shit,, different country,,
3. get a fucking job,, pay your bills and stop bitching,,
4. Shoot yourself,,

hopefully you just shoot yourselves,, bunch of lazy UnAmerican fucks!!
Merry Christmas you stupid fucks!!!
0rganicrepublican says – reply to this

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Health care costs are high due to the fact most Americans do no look after their own health. The food they eat and all the drugs that they take to cover up the concequences of their unhealthy lifestyles. Wake up people! You would not be ill if you invested the same amount of time on your health as you spend on the internet each day.
Caesars says – reply to this

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I don't really understand why your health insurance isn't free as in almost country in Europe, I don't really get it: pay or die?
Caesars says – reply to this

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I don't really understand why your health insurance isn't free as in almost every country in Europe, I don't get it: pay or die?
Meghan says – reply to this

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I'm glad they did this. This is such an important issue, especailly to me.
Molly says – reply to this

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Dude, this commercial premiered like during the summer.
Canada Girl says – reply to this

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Hi to anyone who said our health care is crumbling:

Everyone I know who seeks treatments gets it, and once they have it, have no complaints. At least everyone gets help when they need it.
Molly says – reply to this

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Re: maria –
LOL, I was thinking that too!
kwann says – reply to this

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Does anyone really think that Dakota Fanning knows anything about the healthcare crisis? Crock!
mark says – reply to this

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A nonprofit healthcare system can work with competition between nonprofit health care providers and the government.

Socialized healthcare works better than what we have here - just ask Denmark, Austria, or the Netherlands.
anniemal says – reply to this

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Health care for everyone sounds like a nice idea.
Then look at your paycheck and see the increased taxes taken out.
Then ask where the money is going - to keep people on life support for years, to pay for drug addicts who overdosed, to fix gunshot wounds of gang members, to pay for cancer treatments of people who smoked cigarettes for decades, to pay for abortions of people who didn't use condoms…. yea, that's where i want my money going.
Vanessa says – reply to this

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how about instead of doin sum stupid PSA all of them donate 15% of their yearly income to people who dont have health insurance instead of buyin big stupid expensive homes that they already have 4 of TALK IS CHEAP
anniemal says – reply to this

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To Mark #64,
I have family in the Netherlands, and my boyfriend is Dutch. I can tell you numerous stories about family members who had to wait years for essential services, I can tell you about my youngest cousin whose disease went undiagnosed for over two years of his life, and I can tell you about my uncle who was forced out of hospital because they didn't have room for him and he then died on his own couch from a heart attack two days later.
Health care from the government sounds like a nice idea. But think about every government run program you experience. Think about the last time you were at the DMV. Is that how you want your next visit to the doctor be? I don't think so.
Donkeyphant says – reply to this

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No one mentions socialized healcare in this message. That isn't at all what this is about. It's about putting all the partisan bull aside and working together to find viable solutions on healthcare and financial security - right now. While politicians are stuck in age-old red vs. blue battles, we the people suffer. I'm ready to start holding these fools accountable for real change, who's down?
etherine says – reply to this

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Re: Give me a break –

Very true about the military healthcare. My husband is a Marine and while I've received some decent BASIC care from Naval hospitals, overall it has been horrible and demoralizing. Especially at the Army base we are at now. It may be free, but we have had to fight for anything above and beyond, "drink fluids and take Motrin". Choosing the plan that allows for more choice (civilian healthcare) costs a pretty penny.

Be careful what you wish for. The healthcare programs that many of the politicians want will allow employers to water down or cut out their benefits. Guess who will be stuck with higher premiums? YOU. The government is not looking to pick up the tab for you - although they will make you think that to get your vote. They want to force people who do not have benefits through an employer to pay an "affordable" healthcare premium and they will fine you if you do not.
Hmmmm? says – reply to this

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Re: JenB – Then what is the answer genius?
It affects everyone. says – reply to this

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Re: amanda – Even if they have health insurance a major illness could bankrupt the actors that are in the message. THEN, without money, the ability to work, they could not afford to renew their policies, get healthcare, or discharge perhaps millions of dollars in medical bills.
LizzieLiz says – reply to this

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This is THE MOST IMPORTANT post you have EVER put up Perez!!! I'm so happy you are bringing this issue to people's attention, everybody knows this country has a shitty healthcare system, and sad to say but our neighbors to the north (Canada) actually have it right with FREE HEALTHCARE!! It's time for everybody to stop complaining about your overwhelming doctor bills and try to DO SOMETHING about it!! Sign the Petition @ WWW.UnitedWeFail.Org and lets TRY to make a difference people, not just for us but for our children and our future generations!!
Practice What You Preach!! says – reply to this

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Re: you lazy bitches should move to Canada – You are an absolute fucking idiot who should follow #4 of your own advice.
Layla says – reply to this

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Let these stupid actors first pay for the healthcare I mean not only for their ownes!!! Every Prada shoe less for Reese and special moisturizer for Mr Affleck!!! Talk is easy, some (dollar) action please
OrganicRETARD! says – reply to this

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Re: 0rganicrepublican – That is absolutely false. I hope your organic living and believing of Republican propoganda leads you to succumb to a disease that is life-threatening and chronic that, consequently puts you into bankruptcy and out on the streets. Then you can tell everyone your sad story how healthy you were, didn't smoke, drink, eat fast food and worked out 5 times a week, while your like-minded Republicans spit on you and tell you to get a fucking job.
krista says – reply to this

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Yeah, great idea socialize medicine. As a medical student I can tell you first hand that Canada health care system is seriously flawed. If you want to wait until one of your organs explodes to see a Dr. than great. If you want your paychecks to be raped so a drug addict can get his methodone than great. If you want to see what kind of care you get when your janitors and doctors make the same salary, than great. Brave New World people…Remember that book? I go to school with ALOT of Canadians who do NOT agree with socialized medicine. These Hollyweird stars are not affected by this. They pay for private care. They do not live in the real world!
kitsy kats says – reply to this

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love this message and its true. the government should have done something about this a long time ago. the problem is we as a people dont do anything about it, and forget that the elected leaders serve us. while the politicians get richer, we get poorer. we r taxed up the ass for everything and they squander a great deal of it. i call for a complete overhaul of all of our political leaders, get real people in there, people who work and bust there asses everyday to take care of their families.
Jesster says – reply to this

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#68 - Donkeyphant - WELL SAID. This should not be a partisan issue, and the solution isn't necessarily socialized medicine, either. It's about working together to find answers.
And for those of you who are sneering at these celebrities for this great PSA, give up 15% of YOUR freakin' paycheck first…..then talk. At least they are trying to use their fame/influence to do something, just what are YOU doing to make this country better, hmmmmm?
Concerned... says – reply to this

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Re: krista –

Of course YOU would agree… Your the one in MED SCHOOL and the next one one the list to start charging us RIDICULOUS amounts of money just to come see you for 5 Fu*ckin minutes of your "precious time" to send us home with a prescription for Motrin and a FAT ASS BILL!! (Oh yeah that's right if we don't get the bill directly you'll just over charge the insurance company we use and hope to get top tier payment right??)… I've been working for doctors for the past 15 years and I have yet to see a doctor who actually cares about their patients and not just how much they can milk the insurance company for…. and what about doctors who perform and bill for unnecessary procedures just to afford their lavish lifestyles!! You have the nerve to complain about "Hollyweird Stars" but I highly doubt you became a med student to make a difference, I'm sure that big paycheck was NO INCENTIVE AT ALL right?? I'm sure we are going to be paying for that big ass expensive home or Porsche you'll be driving in a few years after you graduate…Are YOU going to provide affordable or God forbid FREE healthcare to YOUR patients???? PUT UP OR SHUT UP!!
rubyyy says – reply to this

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I DO MY FAIR SHARE IN POLITICS AND TRYING TO HAVE AN INFLUENCE. YES, THERE ARE FLAWS IN THE CANADIAN SYSTEM BUT WHO SAID WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT THE CANADIAN OR THE FRENCH SYSTEM!? WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF SCHOLARS THINKING OF BRILLIANT PLANS FOR AN AMERICAN SOCIALIZED MEDICAL SYSTEM. IT MAY WELL BE A HYBRID OF DIFFERENT IDEAS. HEY, THE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE DONE IT AND WE CAN LEARN FROM THE FLAWS TO MAKE OUR SYSTEM BETTER. I AM ALL FOR THIS!
Pike says – reply to this

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Put the blame where it belongs. LAWYERS, DOCTORS and INSURANCE COMPANY's. Why don't these do gooders go after them. Why don't big companies go after them. Why don't our Washington Cockheads go after them. The Cocheads get everything free, the do gooders are richer than a pile of bullshit, and the companies don't car becasue they pass it on to the working person, like IBM.
the grass is not greener trust me!! says – reply to this

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one of my best friends lives in canada,,,
she waits and waits and waits for an x-ray on her knee that pains her so bad she cannot hardly walk now,, as time goes on waiting for this x-ray on her knee more damage could happen,, she will most likely end up disabled for life,, and she is 24,,,, because her "free" healthcare does not find this important,, she is on a 7 months wait to get this taken care of,,,
her mother is officially BLIND because she needed a basic operation on her eyes,, by the time they got around to do it,, it was too late,, the damage was so bad,, she see's nothing but blurs now,,
I have tons more of these sad stories on this amazing "FREE" health care,,
it's horrible,,

free gov. healthcare only works on healthy young people,, everyone else,, can rot and die,, that is just how it works,,
you crazy liberals that want this free shit have no clue about the future and how this free healthcare can kill you and your family as you wait and wait,,
you cannot just hop on over to check out a problem,, you get on a long waiting list,,
I could go on and on,, but you people see through rose colored glasses and cannot accept truthful facts regarding gov. healthcare,,
wow,, you are fool says – reply to this

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Re: rubyyy –
again,, you are fooling yourself,,
it would never work,,
doctors and nurses would be paid less and less and there will become a huge shortage of americans wanting to be doctors and nurses,,, or x-ray workers,,
when it is controlled by the gov. it all goes to hell,,
you must be on crack or some other type of mind bending shit to think it would ever work out,,
good luck to you and you numb little brain
LJ says – reply to this

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Maybe if the people in the add didnt make millions per movie–granted Affleck isnt doing much lately..I might say gee these people have struggled through what they are trying promote. Fuck off
kwann says – reply to this

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Re: OrganicRETARD! – Gee that is a real resourceful way to get your point across. Wishing awful things on someone else becuase they do not believe the way you do. What a graceful and mature way to get your point across…….OrganicRETARD,You are what is wrong with the world today. Using the word retard to get a negative point across helps make my point. You are ignorant and are not qualified to have an intelligent conversation.
Concerned... says – reply to this

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Re: krista –

Of course YOU would agree… Your the one in MED SCHOOL and the next one one the list to start charging us RIDICULOUS amounts of money just to come see you for 5 Fu*ckin minutes of your “precious time” to send us home with a prescription for Motrin and a FAT ASS BILL!! (Oh yeah that’s right if we don’t get the bill directly you’ll just over charge the insurance company we use and hope to get top tier payment right??)… I’ve been working for doctors for the past 15 years and I have yet to see a doctor who actually cares about their patients and not just how much they can milk the insurance company for…. and what about doctors who perform and bill for unnecessary procedures just to afford their lavish lifestyles!! You have the nerve to complain about “Hollyweird Stars” but I highly doubt you became a med student to make a difference, I’m sure that big paycheck was NO INCENTIVE AT ALL right?? I’m sure we are going to be paying for that big ass expensive home or Porsche you’ll be driving in a few years after you graduate…Are YOU going to provide affordable or God forbid FREE healthcare to YOUR patients???? PUT UP OR SHUT UP!!
pshh says – reply to this

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alright. one question. WHY THE FUCK IS DAKOTA FANNING IN IT???
Bax says – reply to this

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MAN, I love me some Morgan Freeman! Bring on the Nelson Mandela biopic!
MElizH says – reply to this

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I'll echo what a few (sane) others have said so far…Socialized medicine is NOT the answer. Yeah, in theory it sounds just wonderful, but seriously folks…let's think about this critically. Is anything controlled by the government truly efficient or successful? No…you have total bureaucracy and red tape as far as the eye can see. FEMA, Medicare/Medicaid, the IRS…and those are just off the top of my head. Healthcare should be privatized, just like car, life, or homeowners insurance. That way, people wouldn't be dependent on their employer, and could choose a plan that is right for their current needs and their budget. Healthcare providers would compete for business, and prices and accessiblity would stay reasonable. The opposite would happen if socialized medicine is enacted (God forbid). As the PSA said, this shouldn't be a political issue…but seriously, kids…before you give into the Kumbaya-hype, really, REALLY think about it.
joejava68 says – reply to this

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JenB says – reply to this

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One of the reasons doctors are so expensive in the US is malpractice insurance. Our nation is so litigious these days that it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars just to have proper insurance. And it's my understanding that doctors in Canada don't make enough to even pay off their med school loans and there's a shortage of doctors up there. I think a gov't. healthcare system is a slippery slope and before everyone embraces it, keep your eyes wide open and ask questions.
Annoyed says – reply to this

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here we go again getting all political….it is what it is, the government sucks…
dib says – reply to this

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obviously dakota fanning is in to sway the tween vote.

seriously, who the fuck believes she knows what she's talking about.
Elvis says – reply to this

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Folks: The socialized-medicine debate is missing the point here. Divided We Fail doesn't call for a government-run health care system — it says we're spending twice as much for our health care as any other developed nation and getting worse outcomes on some things. It says we could improve access to affordable, quality health care.

For the bucks we're paying — two trillion a year — shouldn't we get the best of everything?

Every single person out there who says U.S. health care can never be improved one iota, please raise your hands. Thank you. We all agree — this system can be improved.

But the politicans aren't about improving it - they are about beating the tar out of each other to gain power rather than beating the tar out of our problems.
Hardworker says – reply to this

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Just what i want to do! Pay more taxes for the fucks who can't stop fucking for a minute so i can pay for their health care! Fuck that!
Leeza says – reply to this

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Canadian healthcare doesn't seem so great to me. My sister in law moved to Canada last year. She had to wait for months for surgery to remove a tumor on her fallopian tubes…and when they FINALLY did it they snipped one of her fallopian tubes which lessens her chances of having any children. Some healthcare system. I think I'll stick to the one we have in the US thanks. These celebrities think they know it all but they just don't. They should stick to what they know best, hitting their mark and looking pretty.
Cooper says – reply to this

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Whoa..i'm from canada and I want to vote for that.. that was awesome.. get it together america
jenn says – reply to this

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Re: JenB – you're dumb.. haha shut up
JO says – reply to this

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The Most Stupidest Commerical EVA !!, ALL OF THEM DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS TO STRUGGLE ANYMORE !!, FOR THE EXCEPTION OF NOT GETTING THAT AWARD WINNING PART IN A SHITTY WAR, LOVE STORY OF A MOVIE !
jean says – reply to this

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Healthcare would be so much cheaper if doctor's weren't so overpaid. And the fact that hospitals charge so much is insane.
kvjd54 says – reply to this

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So Glad to be Canadian, and not have to worry about paying for health care from a check up to having a baby to open heart surgery.

Fight for Universal Healthcare in the U.S.!!!!!
anniemal says – reply to this

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free health care from the government sounds lovely, doesn't it?
yea, guess what? it's too good to be true.
you're paycheck will be swallowed by more of the government's hand and you will get even worse health care for it.
think about your hard-earned money going towards drug users, people who ate their way to obesity, smokers who now have cancer from years of their dirty habits, and abortions going to couples who couldn't use a condom.
this is america. where you work your ass off and get what you deserve. not work your ass off so some dumbass who made bad health choices reaps the benefit.
jaysus says – reply to this

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Health care is NOT a RIGHT…..educate yourselves, people.