Health Care Debate - Spokane, WA

[Anonymous]

if you read all 1881 pages it violates all of the 1st 10 ammendments to the constitution

[Karrie]

The whole thing scares me to death! Why can't they leave those who have healthcare alone and set up more help for those who can't get it? Medicare and all the gov sponsored help are crap now, why do they think they can make it work for everyone! It is scary!!!

[Frank]

I don't want to pay more for health insurance. I would prefer a reform bill that would reduce overall medical costs.

[Community]

I like my health care. Why don't they try tort reform, it won't save enough but it's a start, get rid of the illegal aliens that are abusing the system and regulate rates. Why ruin what works for most working folks to give more of my hard earned money to welfare people?

[clyde]

Just take a look at anything the government does. It cost too much and doesn't work

[waquilter]

If congress has bankrupted social security and medicare what make anyone think they can deliver health care without raising taxes and fees substantially.

[nobama]

I don't think it's in the best interest of the people. The health care system does need some revising, but not this way.

[John Q. Citizen]

We can't aford it.

[Anonymous]

$8300 Government Health Insurance

According to the Congressional Budget Office
the public option premium costs for a family of
four with an income of $66000 would be $8300.

Here is a link to a letter from the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office to Rep. Charles Rangel
dated Nov.2 that contains a table outlining the cost
of the public option.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10691/hr3...

Here is a link to the CBO blog providing more information
and examples.

CBO’s Analysis of Premiums Under the Chairman’s Mark of the America’s
Healthy Future Act

http://cboblog.cbo.gov/...

[Frank]

Obama has no plan to reduce medical expenditures.

[Zackonly1]

The blame for the system going bust is because of the retirement of the BABY BOOMERS, so it is said. This may play a SMALL part, but I think that there are more causes. Now MANY BABY BOOMERS may not be able to retire!! Thank Congress for this!!
Reasons for system going bust
1. There is a loophole in the system. An unwed parent can get government benefits for all of his/her children. This benefit should be limited to just ONE child!! Everyone can make ONE mistake, but after that, the government (TAXPAYERS) should NOT support any children thereafter.
2. Thos that can work, but choose not to, should get NO government assistance!!

This is a BRILLIANT proposition. I am just surprised that not a single person in Congress thought of this....oh, but oh, it is under 2,000 pages and most can understand it. Maybe that is the reason...LOL!

The money saved in these areas can then be re-allocated to the health care system at no more costs to anyone. The TAXPAYERS who have paid into the system and deserve assistance (MEDICARE) after they retire can be surer that they will have at least a little assistance after they retire, if they can retire. Why do we always see cuts to MEDICARE, but none to MEDICAID?

JUST A THOUGHT FOR ELECTION TIME ;)

We may be Democrats, Republican, or Other, but guess what, most of us reading and commenting here are the Government (TAXPAYERS) Congress works for us!!

I would think that most member of Congress if not in agreement with this should become a lobbyist for big business, like many members of Congress do after they leave Congress. We have at least three from Louisiana that are now lobbyists for big business (now can you see who they really care about?), soon to be at least two more, come next election!!

THE NEXT TIME ELECTION COMES UP; THIS IS THE ONE THING TO REMEMBER!!! A YES VOTE ON THIS ONE IS A DEFINATE VOTE AGAINST THEM!!

Just remember folks, in order to vote AGAINST someone in a primary election in closed states, like we here in Louisiana now are, you must belong to the same party affiliate, so you might just have to change your party a few months before the primary election, then change back after the primary election. This way at least the candidate in question will not make it into the runoff.

Just go to the REGISTRAR OF VOTERS website.

Just change your party affiliation a couple of months before the primary. Because, sometimes it is more important to vote someone out of office than to vote someone into office.

[Mike]

corrupt process