Entries tagged Health Care
Obama’s “new” Health Care Proposal: Universal Health Care by Proxy
Feb 22nd, 2010 by daddams16007 | read more
Barack Obama has finally released his own proposal for Health Care Reform. Most of his proposal is just a rehash of the Bills before the House and Senate with proposals for how differences should be reconciled. In other words, not that much is new.
Some highlights (or lowlights depending on your perspective).
One of the new proposals [...]
Topics: Health Care, obama
Latest Health Care Proposal: Expand Medicare!
Dec 11th, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
The Democrat’s latest proposal for Health Care “Reform” is a real doozy.
They’ve proposed expanding Medicare Coverage to those people in the 55-64 year bracket. This one is just so jaw-droppingly bad that I’m really not sure where to begin with criticism.
First, Medicare is already going bankrupt. The amount of money being spent will be far [...]
Topics: Health Care, Medicare
Doesn’t Anybody in Washington Pay Attention to the Rest of the Country?
Oct 9th, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
One of the things lost in the Health Care Debate currently going on in Washington is the fact that some of the States have already tried the approach being pushed by President Obama and Congressional Democrats.
8 States have implemented guaranteed issue and community rating rules for insurers in their states (a large portion of the [...]
Topics: Health Care, Insanity
Here’s a “Concept” for Democratic Senators
Sep 23rd, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
The Senate today voted down a proposed Amendment to its latest Health Care Bill that would have required the Bill to be posted online 72 Hours before being voted on. They decided to post a “conceptual” version of the bill, instead. After all, posting the actual Bill would result in the vote being delayed for [...]
Topics: Baucus, Health Care
You Lie
Sep 14th, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
The last thing that President Obama needs right now is for the outburst from Representative Joe Wilson to get continued examination.
Why?
Well, it results in an examination of Obama’s truthfulness. The problem with that is, he lies.
Try some of the other statements made by Obama when pushing Health Care, especially claims about Insurance Companies.
Obama continually uses [...]
Topics: Health Care, Honesty, obama
Time to rename Dem’s Health Care Plan, Call it the Union Pay-Off Bill
Sep 10th, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
The Online version of the Wall Street Journal has an article on how the Democratic Health Care Bills will effect Unions. It looks like the Bills before congress are primarily written to benefit Unions.
Some High Lights (or Low Lights, depending on your perspective)
1) The Senate bill creates a “personal care attendants workforce advisory panel” that [...]
Topics: Health Care, Unions
President Obama’s Latest Health Care Speech
Sep 10th, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
A copy of the speech can be found here.
First, Obama starts by basically saying that things are just rotten in America in regards to Health Care.
Our collective failure to meet this challenge – year after year, decade after decade – has led us to a breaking point. Everyone understands the extraordinary hardships that are placed [...]
Topics: Health Care, obama
I’m Sorry Mr. Stark, it’s not the Blue Dogs that are “Brain Dead”
Aug 28th, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
In the latest act of Governmental Stupidity surrounding the debate over Obama’s plans to reform Health Care, Representative Pete Stark, the Democratic head of the health sub-committee of the House Ways and Means committee, has insulted people he needs to support that plan.
“The Blue Dogs just want to cause trouble,” Stark said during a conference [...]
Topics: Blue Dogs, Health Care, Pete Stark
Government Student Loan Program, an object lesson for the current Health Care Debate
Aug 20th, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on the Government handling of the student loan program, especially in relation to the current Health Care debate.
The Federal Government is responsible for 80% of Student loans, either directly or by guaranteeing private loans. College tuition and fees have increased by 439% from 1982 through 2007. This [...]
Topics: Health Care, Single-payer
Obama’s speech in Grand Junction, Colorado clearly illustrates why the administration is having trouble pushing Health Care Reform
Aug 17th, 2009 by daddams16007 | read more
The transcript for Obama’s August 15 speech and following QA session can be found at CQ Politics. Listening closely to the President clearly illustrated the problem the Administration is having when it comes to there push for Health Care Reform, listening closely to the proponents as they push for their version of reforms constantly raises [...]
Topics: Health Care, obama