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What's so hard to believe about a bunch of smaller reform bills working is that Republicans want to kill everything that BO wants to do at all. Why is it so hard to understand that if Republicans are going to force kill the issue of healthcare...that BO's got to get it done as quickly as possible.
YOU PEOPLE are the reason why it's being rammed through faster. You're the catalyst. If you'd just have played ball and compromised even some...this would have been a much different process.
Quite possible but it would still be the bloated crap that it is. The crap that IS in this bill is to get more dems to pass it AND pleas the special interest groups. Small bills would pass because the RÂ’s would have no ground to fight it. Using that strategy, BO could force the RÂ’s to vote it or commit political suicide in a time that they are already dying out. The problem is that I do not believe BO wants true healthcare reform and smaller bills would not allow him to insert the ideology and kickbacks that are in this bill.
I actually donÂ’t know about the public option as I was very surprised to see the dems drop it. Honestly, no R support was gained from dropping it so I am not so sure that it was a concession for them. If that was the case, why not reinsert it after no political gains were made. As has been pointed out, the dems could have passed this with 0 republican support but they were unable to do so.
And we were doing so good…. Don’t be dishonest. The 4 year delay and current tax is to keep a promise that it stay deficit neutral. The fact is that it is not neutral but a HUGE drain on taxes. So much so that it takes 10 years of taxes to pay for 6 years of benefits. This is one of my MAJOR problems with this bill – in the beginning the problem was that healthcare costs were skyrocketing out of control and needed to be curbed. Then we introduce a bill that not only fails to address this problem but actually is likely causes healthcare to INCREASE.
Cant speak for him butÂ… conceded.
Everyone should understand this by now. I belive that BO sensationalized it and is making it a bigger problem then it is but that is how things get done. There is never support of anything in this country unless it is going to end the world tomarrow
+1 – most of those regs engineered by the insurance company much like the mandate. That is one facet that needs to be reformed. Can I smell one small bill in the works?
Yes it is as most of that regulation protects the company and not the customer. Another serious issue in the healthcare industry. Regulations need to be eliminated and new ones placed that protect people with previous conditions and help prevent people from being dropped because of cost.
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It's a shame you donÂ’t understand that sometimes things have a lead time. Don't know how to explain that one further.
We understand lead time quite well. What we do not understand is the dishonest way HCR funding is using that lead time. All those taxes that are collected are NOT building systems. An excruciatingly small percentage will be the start up money. Most is saved for the entitlement, if it actually gets saved!
Oh no Gautama is here to hijack the thread. Stay focused here vanquish, I know he can be tempting but it will kill the thread in the end and I have waited months to find one person here that is actally willing to have a true debate about healthcare