Why has McCain promised Universal Healthcare to veterans only?

Question

McCain has proposed a healtcare plan to the American Legion that can only be described as a mini-model for Universal Healthcare - in which the government pays for veterans to carry a card which allows them to see a doctor of their choice rather than travel all the way to a VA Hospital.

There are a few problems I have with this:

1) Why not cover everybody so the program is sustainable?

2) He has voted against this exact same idea over 3 times as a Senator.

3) It is the same as Hillary's plan for Veterans and he and Mitt Romney both bashed her for it when she was still in the running and called her a "socialist".

4) Why don't Republicans just sign these plans when Democrats propose them, instead of just fillibustering and then copying the legislation and calling it "new"?

Answer 1

put your boot straps on

Answer 2

Actually, When I looked at your question I thought Yeah McCain is really not much of a republican....But then when I think about it.  Veterans who have risked their very lives for us, deserve health care.  I don't mind paying for that.  I do mind paying for the bums who sit on their touches and whine constantly .

Answer 3

if a dem does it... it's socialism... if a Rep does it... it's "for the troops"... it's not like any Republicans are paying attention anyway... they can just make it up as they go...

why is it "evil and would produce bad care" for Americans... but "great" for the military?

Answer 4

Because vets earned it

I dont mind paying for them. I do mind paying for lazy do nothings like yourself that want everything handed to them for nothing

Answer 5

because he is old school....or better put...Ancient School.....he was married to the creator of the American Banner...Betsy Ross herself.  He has pictures of himself on caves in south Brazil.  The Egyptians refer to him as Agog, the nemesis of Isis "the Goddess of Beauty".  He's older than the sands of Iwo Jima and could probably account for the decline of Western Rome firsthand.  He makes hiroshima and the demonization of Russia look like 1989 all over again.  HEY DADDY'S HOME is what Cleopatra said right before she broke relations off with Ancient Rome...and even Ancienter Johnny Mc Cain.  

Answer 6

all vets allready are eligable for heath care through the VA systym.It is based upon a fee systym based on income level.

Answer 7

No his plan is for National Sevice AKA as the draft which has passed in the congress.

http://nationalserviceact.org/index.html

and these are the benifits you will get.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/ar...

Answer 8

Well, your claim that this veteran plan has exactly been proposed and denied before is wrong, but I would like to ask you, why should everyone be subject to the same exact healthcare that veterans get? Veterans also get college benfits, should everyone get those too?

I am not a veteran, but I have very good friends that are and I am glad they get the benefits that they do. Most of the time I even feel that it is not enough. Our eternal gratitude should go to these people.