The lies roll off the man's lips like music off Yo-Yo Ma's cello. Both are virtuosos - one a cellist, the other a liar.
A partial list.
Bush had nothing to do ...
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A faggot.
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As the health care reform debate heats up, you can expect to see a lot of these type ads…
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FactCheck.org pretty much dismantles the ad and explains why it is misleading. Basically, the ad does not depict what the president is calling for in health care reform. But who would know this unless one chose to inform themselves and, sad to say, the majority of people out there just won’t bother and will instead opt to have their opinions formed by 30 second ads.
In the end, public opinion will be decided less by hard facts then by the perception of facts. What else is new?
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“According to our preliminary assessment, enacting the proposal would result in a net increase in federal budget deficits of about $1.0 trillion over the 2010-2019 period. When fully implemented, about 39 million individuals would obtain coverage through the new insurance exchanges. At the same time, the number of people who had coverage through an employer would decline by about 15 million (or roughly 10 percent), and coverage from other sources would fall by about 8 million, so the net decrease in the number of people uninsured would be about 16 million or 17 million.”
If I put my decimal point in the right place (no guarantees there) that comes to $62,500.00 per person. (or is it $6,250,000.00 ??) Either way you look at it, that pays for almost 20 years of MY insurance at current cost levels.
“There are big ifs and caveats related to the C.B.O. analysis, done in conjunction with the Joint Committee on Taxation. A possible — and perhaps expected — expansion of Medicaid to subsidize coverage is not factored into the analysis. And this estimate is based on a draft of the legislation released on June 9, and doesn’t deal with a public insurance option that has become a focal point of considerable debate. Nor does the C.B.O. study address — at all — the companion drafts under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee.”
It’s early in the debate and there is going to be plenty of conflicting data circulating.
We need better health care. The system we have now does not work.
First, I work with people on a daily basis who have insurance that does not cover the cost of their Doctor bills. One person had to quit seeing a doctor he/she needs to see because of an unpaid balance of over $1500. This is after insurance paid it’s part, but the doctor demanded it be paid. (more than $25 amonth which is all this person could afford) so this person now does not have a doctor and cannot get medication.
Second, aperson works all their life, pays into insurance. Gets sick. Cannot work. Now no more insurance. Cannot get medical care. They stay sick and never return to work.
Third, I am self employed. I am over fifty but in great health except I am over weight (not obese, just over weight) I must pay over $700 a month for health insurance and pay a $5000.00 deductible.
Don’t tell me that private insurance companies may be hurt by by a government plan. Maybe they do need to be motivated to re-do their system and they are not going to get motivated until they are forced to do so. We have been talking about this for years and there hasn’t been a change.
Will there be a cost? Yes. What I don’t understand is why people are against helping our neighbors when they need help.
Scare?? How about legitimate “concern”?
“According to our preliminary assessment, enacting the proposal would result in a net increase in federal budget deficits of about $1.0 trillion over the 2010-2019 period. When fully implemented, about 39 million individuals would obtain coverage through the new insurance exchanges. At the same time, the number of people who had coverage through an employer would decline by about 15 million (or roughly 10 percent), and coverage from other sources would fall by about 8 million, so the net decrease in the number of people uninsured would be about 16 million or 17 million.”
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/cbo-releases-estimates-on-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/
If I put my decimal point in the right place (no guarantees there) that comes to $62,500.00 per person. (or is it $6,250,000.00 ??) Either way you look at it, that pays for almost 20 years of MY insurance at current cost levels.
From the same link.
“There are big ifs and caveats related to the C.B.O. analysis, done in conjunction with the Joint Committee on Taxation. A possible — and perhaps expected — expansion of Medicaid to subsidize coverage is not factored into the analysis. And this estimate is based on a draft of the legislation released on June 9, and doesn’t deal with a public insurance option that has become a focal point of considerable debate. Nor does the C.B.O. study address — at all — the companion drafts under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee.”
It’s early in the debate and there is going to be plenty of conflicting data circulating.
So, as I said, not “Scare” but some legitimate “Concern”.
Throwing in inflammatory comments like “Scare”….isn’t that sorta like Beck or Savage would do??
We need better health care. The system we have now does not work.
First, I work with people on a daily basis who have insurance that does not cover the cost of their Doctor bills. One person had to quit seeing a doctor he/she needs to see because of an unpaid balance of over $1500. This is after insurance paid it’s part, but the doctor demanded it be paid. (more than $25 amonth which is all this person could afford) so this person now does not have a doctor and cannot get medication.
Second, aperson works all their life, pays into insurance. Gets sick. Cannot work. Now no more insurance. Cannot get medical care. They stay sick and never return to work.
Third, I am self employed. I am over fifty but in great health except I am over weight (not obese, just over weight) I must pay over $700 a month for health insurance and pay a $5000.00 deductible.
Don’t tell me that private insurance companies may be hurt by by a government plan. Maybe they do need to be motivated to re-do their system and they are not going to get motivated until they are forced to do so. We have been talking about this for years and there hasn’t been a change.
Will there be a cost? Yes. What I don’t understand is why people are against helping our neighbors when they need help.