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Originally Posted by Nanners52674
Yawnnnn. . . . With the exception of one question, when asked first to McCain if health care is a privilege, right or responsibility? McCain responded that it is a responsibility which i completely agree with but he offered no real follow up at to who is responsible. Then Obama answered and right off the bat he said i believe health care is a RIGHT. I'll admit im biased I've liked Obama from the beginning but never really had a negative thing to say about McCain I just liked Obama better. But for McCain tonight to not be able to say that health care is a right is really disappointing to me as a college student who upon graduation will be with out health care unless i get a job that provides it.
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I just thought that McCain's answer to that question summed up his campaign.....it was another missed opportunity to gain an advantage and show the public he gets what middle America is going through right now. McCain's answer totally goes to the perception that he is "out of touch". I don't know how EITHER candidate could miss the opportunity to say that Americans have a RIGHT to health care coverage, even if each candidate differs on HOW and WHO should pay for it? Even if his answer were B.S., I would have at least apprciated it if McCain tried to show he understands that health care coverage is a HUGE problem in this country (and a $5K tax break wouldn't even BEGIN to cover the premiums or co-pays if you got so much as a broken arm). Even when McCain answered health care coverage was a RESPONSIBILITY, I didn't hear WHOSE responsibility he thought it was? (If anyone heard it differently, feel free to respond)