Cat Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 The House of Representatives has pushed the vote on Health Reform to late September. My first thought was ... yeah, they'll wait until the Swine Flu is hitting hard and THEN push it through. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26180.html Then there's a story on Dick Armey's take on it, and he's saying the same thing... that the congresspeople wavering on the reform bill will be scared *poopless* by the flu and its repercussions and vote FOR the bill. ~~~ "Mr Armey, 69, predicted that the “grassroots” backlash against what he called Mr Obama’s “hostile government takeover of a sixth of the US economy” would cause the reform to fail spectacularly. But he predicted that supporters of reform would attempt to win over the “bed-wetters caucus” – a group of wavering lawmakers who spanned both parties, he said – with a fear campaign in the autumn. “In September or October there will be a hyped up outbreak of the swine flu which they’ll say is as bad as the bubonic plague to scare the bed-wetters to vote for healthcare reform,” said Mr Armey. “That is the only way they can push something on to the American people that the American people don’t want.” http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6a34fa8-8a85-11...144feabdc0.html Link to comment
gramma lois Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Los Angeles Times Healthcare rationing: Real scary Concerns about government bureaucracies gaining oversight of your treatment are not misplaced. We need reforms, but the answer is not central planning. By Newt Gingrich August 16, 2009 Excerpt: "When Sarah Palin said that the emerging healthcare reform legislation would lead to "death panels" and government rationing of care, her language was explosive, but her premise about rationing was not. The most critical test of any reform proposal is whether it will empower individuals or impose on them. It is a fact that the leading bills in Congress would increase the power of government and decrease individual freedom. You cannot spend an additional $1 trillion of taxpayer money and reduce the role of government. You will get new bureaucracies, more regulation, more complexity. That means you will have less control of your healthcare. Disagree? Just read the versions of healthcare legislation:H.R.3200 in the House. One key proposal is to mandate an "essential benefit package" for every private insurance policy sold in the United States. Currently, individuals and employers usually make these coverage decisions. This legislation creates a new federal Health Benefits Advisory Committee that would decide instead. For example, if you are a single male with no children, the legislation still requires you to have maternity benefits and well-baby and well-child care coverage. You don't want or don't need that coverage? Sorry, you have to pay for it anyway." Rest of the Article: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commen...,0,310602.story Link to comment
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