President Obama's Healthcare reform suggestions have fallen short because they amount to a "Stimulus Package" for Insurance companies. That is the wrong answer because Insurance companies created this access problem. What's the solution? How do you guarantee access and limit costs for healthy people-"Rebates." Why pay something for nothing?
Read more »Democrats have 60 defenders and we control the legislative clock. The GOP offense is prone to fumble and this presents an opportunity to control the game on defense. If we believe in our team, we should "Punt" pinning the GOP back on their goal line forcing them to defend the "Status Quo." Is the Dem's best offense on healthcare a great defense?
Read more »As the President and Congress wrestle with healthcare reform it reminds me of that old fashioned style of wrestling that my mother called "Fake." We all know the days when Hulk Hogan challenged Andre the Giant for the championship and Andre let Hogan win. That's what this debate feels like. Why is No Option better than a real cost saving choice?
Read more »I just traveled through the heartland of America by bus and train and I learned, "America is Rude." We cough and sneeze in each others faces like there's nothing wrong. We spread germs and unleash our kids and their germs with total disregard to anyone else's health. Do we want the world around us to get sick? Well, I say, "Hachoo, I'll sue."
Read more »I'm sick of the political cries of feminists trying to take advantage of domestic abuse for political or personal gain. I think it's perverted for us to think it just wrong for a man to hit a woman. Why isn't the message universally it's wrong to hit anyone? Is there a group abusing the headlines for political gain? Are some ladies crying wolf?
Read more »Democrats have the power to do just about anything they desire even if it's right or wrong. Mandated Insurance is the wrong thing because it's a new tax imposed on the middle class that fails to provide healthcare. It tips the "Goons" blocking access to the Doctor. Would Obama Democrats make this Mandated Insurance mistake and lose everything?
Read more »Are we being "Hoodwinked" or "Bamboozled" on Healthcare reform? Is the 47 million uninsured a number that can be verified or is it just picked out of the sky? Do we need to spend 1.6 trillion dollars for a new program that can't identify those it's intended to assist? Is this Healthcare Reform a "Bi-Partisan Bamboozle?" Can we fix it?
Read more »The town brawls was just one indication that "Obamacare" was on life support. Secretary Sebelius, a Republican, leading this effort should have given us some indication this bill needed CPR. Is Obamacare "Dead on Arrival" in any form? What killed healthcare reform and why is this case so much like Michael Jackson? Will both ever rest in peace?
Read more »For some unexpected perspective on the efficacy of "free" health care, you need look no farther than our men and women in the military. Oh, the stories they'll tell.
Read more »Can we agree to disagree that health care in America is broken? Health insurance companies collect premiums when people are healthy, but when someone actually needs coverage they try to find ways to avoid paying. Who cares what price the insurance companies charge if you can afford paying for nothing? Is the problem the premium or the price?
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