Health Bill Is a Con

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Every poll taken says Americans do not want the 2,000-plus page so-called health-care reform bill.

If Obama, Pelosi and Reid get their way, they will pull off the biggest con of the House of Representatives and in turn all of America.

They are proposing getting health-care through by using the reconciliation process. Here’s their plan: The House has passed its version, and the Senate has passed its own. Pelosi will con, coerce, buy off or whatever else it takes to get the House to pass the Senate bill. Then Obama will sign it into law.

Now the con: The House will have been told that the Senate will now fix the bill through reconciliation. Reid will make some noise but get nothing done and blame it on the Republicans.

The Senate bill is now law. How’s that for a simple plan?

Let’s hope the Democrats in the House are not that simple.

Jack C. McVey

Pinehurst

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dustyrhoades 3 years, 2 months ago

"Every poll taken says Americans do not want the 2,000-plus page so-called health-care reform bill."

Until you start asking them about the specifics of what's actually in it, then they support it.

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/21/most-oppose-health-care-plan-until-they-hear-the-specifics-poll/

http://www.newsweek.com/media/84/1001_ftop_v2.pdf

tneal14 3 years, 2 months ago

If it passes it will be interesting to see how it will affect US citizens & the impact on their paychecks especially during this time of unprecedented unemployment-every penny counts for the hard-working American. Many people are concerned about how it will change Medicare for their elderly relatives. Let's not even get started on Medicaid. The "idea" may be what some people are supporting. When reality sets in...well, we'll see how it plays out.

TheNeedle 3 years, 2 months ago

tneal, at least you admit you have no idea what you're talking about.

None 3 years, 2 months ago

@Jack C. McVey ~ then turn in your Medicare card if you are so opposed to quality health care for all Americans. Perhaps you are extremely wealthy and can afford the premiums Blue Cross and Blue Shield charges for coverage ~ only if you don't have a "pre-existing condition" - like you are breathing!

Atnea has a new program called HDC: HIGH DEDUCTIBLE COVERAGE starting at a measly $10,000.00 before they pay 80-20! Apparently you have stock in pharmaceuticals or insurance companies.

Poundman 3 years, 2 months ago

My problem with health care reform is politics. It's almost like the Pubs want the Dems to fail and the Dems want the Pubs to fail, it's as no one cares!!

I ask Jack McVey what he doesn't like about the bill? He acts like he has read all 2000 pages, odds are he hasn't read the first!

This country needs to join together and put politics aside and work for a common ground, health care is broken for most Americans. I have a high deductible plan I pay for. I pay almost $200 per month for two of us for a 10 K deductible per person, this for a couple who hasn't been sick in the last decade!

I hope the bill passes as it will at least get the ball rolling for some sort of change!!

None 3 years, 2 months ago

@expatriate: Well my friend, I guess to promote healthy lifestyles it would start in grade school cafeterias'. School Boards and government have feed children pizza, hot dogs, and french fires as a pseudo diet for decades. Cut out recess and gym so plumpy becomes dumpy. What opportunities for more drugs and expensive health care...let's not leave out that brownie to top off our lunch.

RmeMP 3 years, 2 months ago

Toda: Studies show that American kids are becoming more and more obese by the decade, you think it has to do with what they eat at school? I would like to respectfully disagree; how about the technology improvements and dimishished parenting involved? Please allow me to offer an explanation: Techology improvements lead to more video games and cell phones, while decreasing one's imagination and willingness to play outside and burn calories; by diminished parenting, I mean you have more single parents and duel working parent families, both of which lead to less direct supervision and less time to play with their children. I don't mean that in a disrespectful way either; I'm just saying for a majority of families, both parents have to work to afford living these days.

None 3 years, 2 months ago

@RmeMP: I applaud your point of view. Both observations are on target alluding to an increase in obesity in our youth. Fast food has become a daily staple for working families, as well as some adults on the run so to speak. In the last couple weeks Pepsi began an effort to remove drink machines from schools, and questions remain if Coke will follow their lead. School age children who drink two to three soda's and have a diet consisting of vending machine products, consume their daily sugar intake by the time school is out. Only to stop on their way home to join friends at a fast food restaurant for a burger and fries.

"I would like to respectfully disagree", I can see where my targeting school lunch programs may or may not significantly impact obesity. However, I think you will agree that what children consume at school significantly impacts their waistlines and health in the long term.

I vividly recall the "food pyramid" in grammar school: meat, eggs, milk, vegetables, etc. Now because of health concerns from those food groups, nutritionist have rearranged the grouping to just fruits and vegetables.

I not longer have school age children and can't honesty offer an opinion about what children are provided in school cafeterias today. But according to a local radio station, the school menus haven't changed much over the years.

Socio-economic family dynamics certainly contribute to health issues when households only survive with two incomes, and in some cases one or more parents work more than one job. In all probability those two income families cannot maintain affordable health care due to restrictions, premium increases, and pre-existing conditions. The most recent pre-existing condition focuses on cervical cancer: Insurance companies are now saying that a woman has to know she has cervical cancer that has gone untreated - so it's becoming a pre-existing condition.

So back to Jack C. McVey. Apparently for him to create a blog with a thread discrediting health insurance coverage for ALL Americans tells me he is extremely wealthy and health care costs is little or no concern for him or his family.

None 3 years, 2 months ago

@Jack C. McVey ~ Hey Mr. McVey 219 for the American people and 214 for the party of NO, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and health care lobbyists.

One would think that anyone who initiates a blog would support their content and thread with factual information. I stand ready to respond for the working people, those who have pre-existing conditions, and the unemployed of America. Where do you stand?