PLYMCO_PILGRIM
Gold Member
In my humble opinion, this 'plan' is to change this country from a republic to a tyranny run by people that THINK they know more than the rest of us. It will hurt the medical industry (along with the entire country), not help it.
And this very last part of your post is what I think too.
The same govt that has screwed up every other major entilement program wont be able to run this, way more complex, one.
Social Security has been ponzie schemed into bankrupcy
Cash For clunkers was underfunded and dealers have not been paid yet (although they will be just a few months late)
There were no WMD (ok not an entilement just a govt failure)
They took over amtrack, then amtrack went bad
VA hospitals have had a real bad history of poor care and poor facilities.
Shall I go on?
I am against HR3200 because I support effective health care reform.
Amen!
Cash for Clunkers? Do you think that the auto industry might get screwed on that one i.e. not paid at all? What do you think will happen if that is the case? Was there anything in the contracts that protected the dealers i.e. they get to repo the cars if the government doesn't pay up. In other words, the consumer is liable for the C for C payment until it is received by the dealer?
HR3200 <> effective health care reform. Scrap it and start over boys!
Immie
My Boss' brother owns a car dealership in New Bedford. He sold 31 cars on the cash for clunkers program and is owed over $100,000 by the government. He was supposed to be paid instantly once the claims go through....he had been paid for 1 car so far, the govt said it will be a few months for the rest of the money to be available.
Doesn't sound like a big deal since they will be paid, however, to a dealership that is struggling in the tough economy $100,000 in a temporary loss means the business is frozen up due to lack of capital, and the banks wont give out the loans that they received bailout money for. So what does he do? Does he fire people so he can pay the bills?
I dunno.