That Time Ben Carson Advocated What Became Obamacare
Ben Carson in 2007 advocated for the Scandinavian model which, like Obama care, mandated health coverage.
In 2007, Ben Carson suggested he wasn’t opposed to hypothetically requiring people to buy health insurance like in the Scandinavian health care system — though he argued it would be “unreasonable” to do so then.
Carson was speaking during a 2007 meeting of the President’s Council on Bioethics convened by George W. Bush…
The individual mandate concept — the idea of requiring people to buy health insurance — gained traction first in the 1990s when the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, advocated for it. As governor of Massachusetts in 2006 — the year before Carson’s remark — Mitt Romney later signed into law a health care law that included a mandate.
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The Original Just Me August 14th, 2015 at 11:07
It totally confuses me why this man is running on the Republican ticket. I still wouldn’t think he should be President even if he ran as Democrat, but to run as a Republican ?
Mike August 14th, 2015 at 11:26
Why…??? …he’s a perfect republican in almost every way.
He’s greedy, self centered, egotistical, he got his but wants to deny others, a megalomaniac that thinks being a surgeon qualifies him to be president…in short a self deluded Ahole or what I call a republican
The Original Just Me August 14th, 2015 at 12:12
A very Good analogy. it really fits.
Chris King August 14th, 2015 at 12:48
not an analogy even.
they let you two idiots vote?
Red Mann August 14th, 2015 at 17:54
Like those that elected Louie Gohmert, Steve King, Micelle Bachmann, James Inhofe, Gordon Klingenschmitt, Alan West, etc, etc, etc. All of these morons were voted for by RWNJ morons
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 12:39
you don’t know what an analogy is?
why would I listen to you?
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 14:26
Well, dumbass, I was referring to your childish “they let you two idiots vote” nonsense. As far as your estimation of our President, it is totally wrong and based on an unbelievable depth of ignorance.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 14:30
“well dumbass”…. what a great way to get someone to listen to you.
buh bye low info voter.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 14:33
Jackass, I’m thousands of times smarter than you, and I don’t care if you listen to me, my experience with RWNJs is that they won’t listen to truth and reality preferring their delusion little bubble instead.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 14:36
“jackass”…. yep, I totally take you seriously.
you voted obama, no one should EVER take you seriously.
you voted traitor.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 14:58
Seriously, your lack of comprehension of the real world is frightening, and I take this kind of behavior as a serious danger to the well being of our country and it’s citizens. You are defined by your inane, and stupendously wrong, statements.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:02
you’re serious now?
bhwhawhawhawhawhawhawhaw
you voted for a traitor…. you don’t think on your own.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 15:10
says the low information voter. you are a loser. the rwnj’s and GOPissers and cuntservatives are losers. and you will lose again because you’re stoopid.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:13
are you TRYING to insult me?
bwhwahawhawhawhawh, you voted for a traitor.
you cannot insult me…. I would have to respect you for that.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 15:19
you lost and will lose again. truth. not an insult. damn fool.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:22
I won…. I made mad $s knowing what obama would do.
you are several steps behind… you are the mob… I make money off stupid people.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 15:39
so does pat fuckerson, billy o, limpy, fox lies, etc., etc., and you watch them all. you brain dead moron.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:56
don’t watch fox…. already stated that.
see, I am honest, unlike you.
I don’t have to keep track of my lies.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:58
Heard it all before, “I don’t watch Fox”, “I didn’t vote for Bush”, yada, yada, yada. None of you RWNJS are really RWNJs.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:00
why are you still molesting little boys?
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:14
More playground insults, par for the course.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:16
you started the leading questions, not I.
insults only if they hit a nerve.
do you want to learn from me or not?
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:23
“greedy? idiot talking
self centered? madness
megalomaniac? in no way demonstrable.
obama can’t practice law, but you voted for him.
you are one misguided strange person”
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:38
you don’t even know what a leading question is, do you?
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:52
Based on the mish mash of gibberish you posted, I don’t think you have any idea as well.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:54
you don’t know what a leading question is…. you need help understanding your own rantings.
I can help you.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 17:00
I’m bored with your inanity, goodbye, go into your corner and babble to yourself.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:03
is boredom what held you back from completing your studies?
you are not educated, you voted for a liar and a con man…. you fell for it.
fix it? or continue being the moron?
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 17:10
Last comment to you, I voted for an intelligent, decent man who has done his best to improve our country and the world, who first had to clean up the abominable mess he inherited and fight the regressive, lying right while doing so. You have fallen for the incredibly stupid lies from the right, lies made in desperation, the desperation caused by having nothing positive to run on and you fell for it.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:14
you left another comment already.
you got fooled…. deal with it… or remain foolish.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 17:19
Well, it’s like poking sticks at something vile and squirmy, hard to stop.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:21
you give no faith in your own word even…. are you a picker? skin problems?
common for the dumb that don’t understand where they rank on the IQ meter.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:22
you fight your own inner stupidity…. you lash out like a 5 year old.
you aren’t smart… you got fooled…. you KNOW most of what I say about you is true.
why? why be this way? you can be less stupid tomorrow.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:55
to understand the basics of human pschylogy, one must understand the power of suggestion.
you don’t.
you don’t have the mental capacity to function at IQ 100…. understanding the structure/function of a leading question is the general “gold standard” for an IQ 100 individual.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 17:01
Your babble is boring, goodbye.
Dwendt44 August 15th, 2015 at 16:43
There’s nothing you know that’s worth learning.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:53
I am a vascular surgeon of 20 years post training experience.
get with it… you are dumb.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 16:01
you are a loser and teabagging idiot. butthurt!!!!
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:06
keep lying to yourself… you’ll believe anything, already demonstrated.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 16:11
you fail.
Dwendt44 August 15th, 2015 at 16:42
No point in keeping track, you’ll just make up new ones as you go along.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:53
so you just assume everyone lies like you do?
wow, you live a sad life.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:51
So, you get paid to troll? You make money by acting like a child? How wonderful for you, and what a pathetic loser.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:57
have you stopped beating children?
leading questions are for the weak minded.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:01
“I make money off stupid people”. We know that people are paid to come to rational sites and troll so by that statement and your generally behavior, including incredibly childish comments, that you fit the bill. The rest of that comment is simply gibberish.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:05
When obama said “trillion dollar deficits for decades”…. I knew what that meant.
you leftists cheered…. I planned.
I knew who obama would pick to win, and who he would pick to lose.
I made $s from those decisions that your favorite made… His actions were predicted, accurately, by us “nuts”…. we acted on our predictions…. you hoped.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:14
You made to statements about making money, opening the door to my questions.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:17
leading questions are not questions.
are you this incompletely educated?
want help?
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:24
Again:
“greedy? idiot talking
self centered? madness
megalomaniac? in no way demonstrable.
obama can’t practice law, but you voted for him.
you are one misguided strange person”
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:38
those were my responses to another’s baseless attacks on carson.
you really aren’t bright enough to argue with me, are you so dense you don’t understand that?
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:49
Well, the “attack” on Carson is hardly baseless, outside of his medical specialty he is a very stupid man with no concept of how to govern, like virtually all of the right. You then threw in a baseless attack on Obama that exposed your RW ODS.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:52
so you don’t know what a leading question is, great, you’re IQ 90 stuff.
carson is directly descended from slaves…. obama shares NOT A DROP.
you voted for an arab with dark skin… you got fooled… conned… you are incompletely educated…. you don’t get it.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:55
Total inane gibberish.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:56
if the function of a leading question is “inane” to you…. and you haven’t mastered it….
well…. just consider who dumb you wish to be… you are choosing to be fooled.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 17:02
Gibberish is boring, godbye
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:09
oh, so I am here to entertain you?
is that why you couldn’t study at home, alone?
you just assumed the world was there for your pleasure and amusement?
you are dumb because you choose to be… have chosen to remain.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 17:18
Well you are entertaining, in a childish, sad sort of way, but you have come to an adult, realism based site spouting foolish nonsense and you are dumb because you chose to believe utter crap.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:19
run on, commas all wrong, insult and you qualified the word “crap”.
some of the most pitiful writing I can imagine.
you want help or not?
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:28
You are too ignorant, coupled with monumental arrogance, to be insulted. Your feeble brain cannot comprehend that your delusions could possibly be wrong. In other words you are pathetic and too stupid to realize how much you are embarrassing yourself.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:35
yeah, I totally care that you THINK I am the ignorant one.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:37
No, Bubba, by your words you have shown yourself to be profoundly ignorant, yet obnoxiously arrogant.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:45
sure sure leftist, sure thing…. whatever you type really matters to me.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:49
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! you one funny, but pathetic, guy.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:12
That’s right facts have a liberal bias.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 17:04
you must care. you keep responding. albeit with b.s.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:08
I offer you a chance to understand how you got fooled into voting for the muslim sisterhood.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 17:11
Once again your ignorant comment shows you have no understanding and you offer no chance at anything positive. Goodbye, loser.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:14
ah, you’re running multiple IDs.
you leftists tend to do that…. esp when angry, and you must muster some false group think “support”… quite the tragic case.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 17:12
you bore me.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:16
and you’re running multiple IDs… you are pitiful
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 17:33
BAWHAHAHAHAHHAHA!
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:49
“you don’t think on your own” you have clearly defined the entire RW of this of this country. The abysmal situation is the results of years of lies and distortions from the right. Since the right has nothing positive to run on, they can only tear down their opponents.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 15:09
he gets his information from faux entertainment.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:32
And Breitbart, Beck, Barton, Limbaugh, O’Reilly, the ridiculously named “American Thinker”, Whirled Nut Daily and the others in the legions of the RightWingNoiseAndLyingMachine.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 15:36
laughing.
The Original Just Me August 14th, 2015 at 19:32
Awe Ha ! More attempts at voter qualification control by the Tea Party. If you don’t think and vote Tea Party/Republican, then you are an idiot and therefore unqualified to vote. Sounds like Nazism to me. Have you ever heard of Democracy ?
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 12:38
you failed to use analogy correctly, you are beneath me.
Dwendt44 August 15th, 2015 at 16:37
Only beneath you ’cause your thinking is way up in the clouds. Nothing solid or earth based.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:39
whatever
The Original Just Me August 15th, 2015 at 19:05
I fail to follow your twisted, propagandized logic. The commenter was comparing Candidate Ben Carson to a stereotyped Republican. Therefore it is a perfect example of the use of the word Analogy. As far as being beneath you, I’m Straight and obviously, do to your expressed desires, you are not.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 21:41
nope, sure wasn’t a comparison… your stereotype is prejudicial fairy tale stuff.
the stuff of liars and propagandists.
Chris King August 14th, 2015 at 12:47
greedy? idiot talking
self centered? madness
megalomaniac? in no way demonstrable.
obama can’t practice law, but you voted for him.
you are one misguided strange person
Mike August 14th, 2015 at 17:48
The first sign of a moronic imbecile…the ol ad hominem attack.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 12:40
yep, first poster is clearly disturbed.
Chris King August 14th, 2015 at 12:46
lunacy to equate carson’s 2007 words with what he says now.
simple, madness and insanity.
why not consider his plan for today?
Red Mann August 14th, 2015 at 17:51
Plan?
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 12:39
what was obama’s plan again?
you voted for a traitor.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 14:23
You show your lack of understanding. Everything in our country is better off since President Obama took office. This is quite amazing considering the stinking mess that Bush left behind him. Idiotic RW BS calling the twice elected president a traitor, what does that make the president that lied to start an unnecessary war that cost trillions, the lives of over 4000 Americans, the lives of more than 100,000 Iraqis and created tens of thousands a dedicated enemies, not be mention made the USA despised by the civilized nations of the world. The biggest danger to our country are ignorant fools like you
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 14:31
you voted for a traitor.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 14:56
No, clown, nothing our President has done comes within a light-year of being a traitor, not even the 47 un-American Senators could be considered traitors, although what they did was near seditious.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 14:58
you voted for obama…. no discussion needed further.
you voted for a traitor.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:05
Now we see the descent into childish repetition of meaningless nonsense.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:08
“we”… how dare you try to speak for me in your we.
you voted for a traitor, I must not ever consider you and your group think ilk seriously.
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 15:29
How dare you not understand English. Keep up the childish playground behavior.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 15:34
blah blah blah traitor
Red Mann August 15th, 2015 at 16:11
Keep showing yourself to be a fool, just in case everyone hasn’t already figured it out
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 16:19
he did that with his first post.
Mainah August 15th, 2015 at 17:39
That was the funniest response yet! LOL
*edit: I should have scrolled further. Damn! I found an even better one!
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 17:46
lol? omg
Mainah August 15th, 2015 at 17:56
Said the angry toddler. Oh, hey … I’ll use yours BWAHAWHAWHAWHAW! There, better?
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 18:04
not intelligent.
Mainah August 15th, 2015 at 18:15
Well, I’m glad you recognize your issue! I’m sure you’ll take some classes and get back to me once you rectify that. I appreciate you candor and self awareness! You’ve taken the first step to enlightenment! How refreshing!
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 17:54
yep.
Dwendt44 August 15th, 2015 at 16:35
I did not vote for Bush/Cheney.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:37
you voted for a traitor.
Dwendt44 August 15th, 2015 at 16:44
No, as I said, I did n’t vote for the Bush/Cheney disaster.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:52
did you really think I didn’t get it?
are you that stupid?
whatthe46 August 15th, 2015 at 17:02
he has no ability to comprehend.
Dwendt44 August 15th, 2015 at 16:48
Why? A democrat changes his mind when new evidence or rational argument is presented. AND the Wacky right jumps all over it, claiming this or that motive.
But when Carson does it, oh, that’s fine, never mind the hypocrisy.
The ACA is mostly Republican ideas all rolled up together. But since a Democrat proposed it, and especially a black one, it’s bad bad bad. No matter how well it’s working.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 16:52
he makes the evidence, moron.
how dumb are you?
Dwendt44 August 15th, 2015 at 20:18
Apparently not as dumb as you seem to be.
Nut I do see your problem.
Chris King August 15th, 2015 at 21:39
“nut”… coming from an obama voter.
whatever champ
GOP=Cuckservative Neanderthals August 15th, 2015 at 16:36
It was Nixon who first proposed a national healthcare ACA…. before was was impeached ….hahaha.
Dwendt44 August 15th, 2015 at 16:45
Calls for something like National Healthcare goes back as far as Teddy Roosevelt.
Mainah August 15th, 2015 at 17:35
So, he conducts research on aborted fetal tissue and advocates healthcare. LOL. Can any of these people get their sh it straight?
blockpasser August 15th, 2015 at 18:06
The foremost reason health care is so expensive is because it isn’t a cash-based business.
GOP=Cuckservative Neanderthals August 16th, 2015 at 10:49
Look ->>> A books salesman