It’s your turn to express yourself on health reform
Like it or not, Congress passed health care reform Sunday.
Now the question is, do you like it or not?
How will the overhaul affect you? Your workplace? Will it make things better or worse? Why?
What do you think about the tortuous political process to get us to this point?
Will what happened affect your vote come November? How?
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hind tit
March 22nd, 2010
10:44 am
sports salaries or sky rocketing out of control something must be done.i know, force every household to buy season tickets that’ll fix it.
Kitty
March 22nd, 2010
10:45 am
Isn’t bribery illegal? Were members of Congress bribed? I don’t know what to expect in the workplace. It doesn’t look promising for Medicare. Nor does it look promising with regard to taxes. Who was heard here? Why weren’t the people listened to? And… who really cares? I think this country is going to heck in a handbasket. What is one to do? I just don’t have the heart to give up, but don’t know what to do next. I don’t know how my husband and I are going to hang on to what we’ve got — we’re keeping up folks who do not have insurance, nor the initiative to get a job in order to try to obtain it. I’m pretty disgusted
Lynn
March 22nd, 2010
10:45 am
bmdpd – I would like to know how? You cant argue with this statement. I travel for a living and do more research than you can imagine. Its based off of facts not a guessing game. When is the last time you traveled to NY,LA or the Mid-west. Travel and maybe your mind will be freed from all of the BS
The Austrian Brotherhood
March 22nd, 2010
10:45 am
Nancy, Obama, and Ben – Screw ‘Em All
Come 2012, We Must Have…
Ron Paul!
Ron Paul!
Ron Paul!
Liberty And Freedom for All.
Sound Money, Free Markets, Free Citizens in control of their own lives unhampered by Big Brother, unfettered by Crony Capitalism.
But most of you puzzies aint got the guts, aint got the balls, aint got the principle, aint got the mind.
So enjoy the food riots and F U.
Amazing
March 22nd, 2010
10:46 am
I am laughing my head off….most people on here complaining don’t even know what they are complaining about…..I bet the people on here can even give details of the Bill that “PASSED”…..boy I tell ya…these “Tea Partyers” “Fox News” and “Republicans” aka “The New Ku Klux Klan” will have to come up with some other tactics because this is just not working for you……..sorry
Jay
March 22nd, 2010
10:46 am
Nice talking points Lynn. I’m sure you’ve read the bill? All 3000 pages of it? The President didn’t even read the bill!
Paul
March 22nd, 2010
10:46 am
When in doubt, name-call – yeah, that’ll convince people! Again, has ANYONE actually READ the bill?
Kane337
March 22nd, 2010
10:46 am
@ Rob Lopez, I was also raised under Government health care as my father was in the Air Force for 22 years. It sucked. Long lines, red tape, bureaucratic doctors, very little specialized care, and waiting 1-2 hours to just get a small prescription. Now force everyone to do the same with Obamacare. Registering your car tag is going to be a quick walk in the park compared to this. Oh yea, now EVERYONE gets to pay for EVERYONE. I don’t want to pay for idiots that do not take care of themselves.
GiveMeABreak
March 22nd, 2010
10:47 am
Rich,
You need to go to the government koolaid party next week. You would get a seat, front and center.
BTW, you won’t need to worry about the banks, insurance companies etc…for long, because it will all be a monopoly under the government. There will be NO competition because their won’t be any private sector. Enjoy your Karl Marx type of government, because that is what you are going to get.
If, you raise people’s taxes on those making over $250K, what will happen, they will quit earning above that mark. If you are a small business, you will make sure you don’t have ANYONE making over $50K and will keep your company UNDER 50 so you won’t have to offer insurance. If you raise the Capital gains tax to 20%, people will quit investing. Are you so blind you cannot see what is happening? I guess you are in the moochers category, so you don’t care.
bmdpd
March 22nd, 2010
10:48 am
Lynn, I served 20 years in the military. I watched government healthcare not even try to save the life of my unborn child because it would be to costly. I have travelled the world. Also, most people were against this bill. Look at the polls and facts. What got Scott Brown elected in the most liberal state of the union. Wake up!
PantsDown
March 22nd, 2010
10:49 am
Amazing, Go back and hang on the corner with your pants down to your knees, rapping with your hat turned side ways. Oh, and keep that hand out!
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
10:49 am
Now can we work on Gay Rights!!!!!
Disgustedwithignorance
March 22nd, 2010
10:49 am
replying to Rich— Here is justs part of the bille read it and weap.. You might want to read the full context of the bill. Ignorant i am not disgusted with people who seem to think that the government has tot ake care of everyone. I have been out of workk for over a year and jobs are very slim and i am a college graduate. I have no time for ignornance from people that just say give me.. Try living a year with no federal assistance, no unemployment. I take nothing from this country.
NOW PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING Hc LEGISLATION AND TELL ME IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD in America….. â¢Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure! ⢠Page 29: Admission: your health care will be rationed! ⢠Page 30: A government committee will decide what treatments and benefits you get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process) ⢠Page 42: The âHealth Choices Commissionerâ will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None. ⢠Page 50: All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free healthcare services. ⢠Page 58: Every person will be issued a National ID Health card. ⢠Page 59: The federal government will have direct, real-time access to all individual bank accounts for electronic funds transfer. ⢠Page 65: Taxpayers will subsidize all union retiree and community organizer health plans (SEIU, UAW and ACORN) ⢠Page 72: All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange. ⢠Page 84: All private healthcare plans must participate in the Healthcare Exchange (i.e., total government control of private plans) ⢠Page 91: Government mandates linguistic infrastructure for services; translation: illegal aliens ⢠Page 95: The Government will pay ACORN and Americorps to sign up individuals for Government-run Health Care plan. ⢠Page 102: Those eligible for Medicaid will be automatically enrolled: you have no choice in the matter. ⢠Page 124: No company can sue the government for price-fixing. No âjudicial reviewâ is permitted against the government monopoly. Put simply, private insurers will be crushed. ⢠Page 126: Employers MUST pay healthcare bills for part-time employees AND their families. ⢠Page 127: The AMA sold doctors out: the government will set wages. ⢠Page 145: An employer MUST auto-enroll employees into the government-run public plan. No alternatives. ⢠Page 149: Any employer with a payroll of $400K or more, who does not offer the public option, pays an 8% tax on payroll ⢠Page 150: Any employer with a payroll of $250K-400K or more, who does not offer the public option, pays a 2 to 6% tax on payroll ⢠Page 167: Any individual who doesnât have acceptable healthcare (according to the government) will be taxed 2.5% of income. ⢠Page 170: Any NON-RESIDENT alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans will pay for them.
There is not anything that I said that is inaccurate or a lie unlike the liberals and of course the biggest liar in the White House.
William Buckley
March 22nd, 2010
10:49 am
Just More verification of what I said before, that we need to take a test before we vote.
Anyone who voted for this Bill and did not read it and completely understand it…….aka all 219 Yes Votes
Now need to be voted out.
More Verification of the Dumb Masses in America.
Voice of Reason
March 22nd, 2010
10:49 am
I urge everyone to get your news and information from different sources, not just one liberal source and not just one conservative source. Learn for yourself what is really in the bill and how it may affect your life by doing some research. There are good sources out there for information, but don’t trust just one!
Some of you obviously have done this and are able to make intelligent and thoughtful arguments against the bill and for the bill. But, there are others on BOTH sides who are just spewing rhetoric. This isn’t helpful to anyone.
BR549
March 22nd, 2010
10:50 am
Lynn, less government measn just that. Murder has always been illegal and always should be. Aborition is not a womans choice. Was it that aborted fetus’s choice to be conceived? If a woman has a choice she has the choice not to have sex and take the chance of getting pregnant. If she so chooses to do it then she should accept the consequences if she becomes pregnant (along with the father of course).
bmdpd
March 22nd, 2010
10:50 am
All Republicans = hateful racists
All Democrats = lazy, good for nothing, have nots who want something for nothing.
Am I right? Is this correct?
Unique
March 22nd, 2010
10:51 am
A recap of events:
The country was in a deep economic crisis
Unemployment was in double digits
A leader came to power by promising “change” in fiery speeches
The government used deficit spending to fund public works programs in an effort to stimulate the economy and create jobs
Government financing boosted private industries (like auto manufacturing)
The administration and leaders advocated for and enacted legislation to ensure a certain standard of living for all citizens, including the regulation of manufacture and pricing of consumer goods and universal health care.
The citizens accepted and embraced this government “help” to improve their lives and more and more support fell behind the administration and its policies.
Oh, by the way, the year is 1933, and the place is pre-war Nazi Germany
PantsDown
March 22nd, 2010
10:51 am
Lynn,
I don’t want to pay for your abortion, period. You get knocked up, pay for it yourself. You can’t afford a condom for your man, then pay for the abortion, but don’t pass it off to me.
Amazing
March 22nd, 2010
10:52 am
no Pantsdown as an IT Director here in Atlanta, GA why don’t I keep doing the right thing and keep shaking my head as I travel home to my home in an exlusive community while you sit here and just be disgusted because you have a terrible life and are not doing what you want and making the money you need…yeah…blame everyone because you can’t put gas in your car.
Chuck
March 22nd, 2010
10:52 am
They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. – Thomas Jefferson
Vote out all who had a hand in this fraud.
TheTruthHurts
March 22nd, 2010
10:53 am
I can almost guarantee you….that everyone on here who supports this health scam is a slacker in society who expects to be taken care of and cannot support themselves. Most probably still live at home with their parents, have a job they hate cause its too much work to actually go out and find a job they truly love. Lazy unproductive people that expect me to pay for their healthcare, food, and anything else they can leach off of me…….Suck it up losers and stop expecting others to get you though life!!!!
Linda
March 22nd, 2010
10:54 am
I was wondering if anyone else realized that your President has done nothing about the jobs or education of our youth. He has campaigned for 2 years for health care. His wife plays with fat kids. He is spennding my money like I have a never ending supply of it to give him and those on welfare plus the illegals and other foreigners living here with no jobs or income. He bullied and strong armed many to vote his way. He has lied time after time. Has anyone since a positive change since he became president? I haven’t! I have seen a great deal of job loss. Look at Georgia, we have the HIGHEST unemployment in the Nation. We have one of the HIGHEST Foreclosure ratings in the Nation. And there is currently a prediction of another 7 million homes going into foreclosure in the next three years!!! That only means that there is going to be more major job losses. What is being done to bring jobs back to the US? What is being done to educate the children in K to 12 and higher? Not a D**** thing! What is being done to educate the babies having babies? Nothing. It is time for a major overhall in our politicians that are suppose to be representing us. It is time to get house wives and hardworking middle class people up to Washington that know the reality of economy. Time to Kiss Obama and crew good bye. Time to get the 60, 70 & 80 year olds out of Washington! You should not be allowed to sit up there collecting my money for 20, 30, 40 years and beyond. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!! If you want to remain free, the freedom our military gave their lives for, you need to WAKE UP!!!!
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
10:54 am
Bush = Dumb.
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
10:55 am
Gay rights now
chip off the ol block
March 22nd, 2010
10:55 am
I think this man said it the best and will let his comments speak for themselves.
Thomas Jefferson
It has been said the greatest volume of sheer brain power in one place occurred when Jefferson dined alone. — John Kennedy
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. — Thomas Jefferson
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. — Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. — Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. — Thomas Jefferson
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. — Thomas Jefferson
A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine. Thomas Jefferson
Amazing
March 22nd, 2010
10:56 am
Fox News and Republicans = The New Ku Klux Klan
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
10:56 am
Dick Cheney is the ugliest man in politics.
Davidl3940
March 22nd, 2010
10:56 am
The government has done such a great job running medicare, social security, and the post office into Bankruptcy and red ink. Why should we expect better with a health care program to be ran by incompetent people!!!!
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
10:56 am
So is Mary Cheney.
Anne J
March 22nd, 2010
10:56 am
It does not matter that some of the GA congressman voted NO on the health care bill if they was so against the bill why did’nt they offer us the free of cost plan that they and their families have that we the taxpayers are paying for now some of you who did not know this speak on this comment
Cassandra
March 22nd, 2010
10:57 am
Alyana – you’re not too bright. Damn right I will collect my social security. I would not have been in favor of it when it passed – I would rather keep that part of my pay and save it myself for retirement – but after the Government has forcibly taken it out of my pay for my entire working life, damn RIGHT I’m going to take it back from them once I’m eligible. Of course, I’ll never get interest on my ‘loan’ to the government.
Welfare created a welfare class – trapped by their tiny entitlement instead of inspired to seek the American dream of prosperity. This hateful law will cause the same problems for the same people, with the same taxpayers getting duped and robbed for the ‘greater’ good. There is no such thing as a free lunch, haven’t you Sleeping Beauties figured that out yet? Or maybe you just can’t connect the dots or add and subtract what comes out of your paycheck. Sheesh.
Amazing
March 22nd, 2010
10:57 am
Anne J….i like that
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
10:57 am
I love Gay people……..a lot.
Reality
March 22nd, 2010
10:57 am
BR549: No doctor nor any educated person in medicine whatsoever would support that a fetus is a human life. Otherwise, it is a glob of cells dividing.
PantsDown
March 22nd, 2010
10:58 am
Amazing, go up a step from Director, and what do you have, Executive as in VP, which I am of a LARGE company in Atlanta. You as an IT Director should have enough common sense to know that corporate taxes, burdens on the tax payer, and increased property taxes to support those who don’t support themselves will lead this country into the worst shape you can imagine. And for you exclusive community, when did they put gates up in Cabbage Town?
Been Around-Done That
March 22nd, 2010
10:58 am
As a 100 percent service connected disabled war veteran who served during two wars, I am deeply concerned about the government take over of health care. I have watched the VA health care system (especially in Georgia)slowly decline over the years…especially for rural service connected disabled veterans like myself who can no longer travel to the far off VA facilities to access health care. Many of us (myself included) have had to purchase expensive supplements to go along with Medicare simply to obtain the health care we were promised by Congress and the VA refuses to provide. Now Medicare had been cut drastically for seniors. Do I trust my government anymore? No I don’t! They continually fail to keep their peromises…except to those who finance their campaigns. I believe this health care fiasco will turn out to be extremely damaging to both present and future generations. This ias not the country I grew up in!
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
10:58 am
Gay is Great!
Davidl3940
March 22nd, 2010
10:59 am
Do we now provide everyone with a car. It must be their right. Let the Nanny State spread the wealth. Look at China and Russia. They have got out of public housing and poorly ran governement companies and are now world leaders!!! We care in debt to them to the extent they own us.
Pompano Jane
March 22nd, 2010
10:59 am
@lovelyliz – There are only 2 classses of people: those who trust corporate health insurance execs with rationing their ever-increasingly expensive health care and those who think the government can’t do a worse job.
The Govt. WILL do MUCH WORSE. I got my Soc. Sec. statement on Sat. and by their prediction, by the year 2037 the Soc. Sec. Admin. will only be taking in 75% of what they will be paying out. Again, the Baby Boomers have paid more in than ANY generation. I’ve paid 32 years straight. Also, keep this in mind, those that are starting into the workforce now and paying in to Soc. Sec. and Medicare will probably NEVER benefit from one dime. That’s “sharing the wealth”, “that’s Socialism”. Hey, I have an idea, what if EVERYONE was required to work a 40 hour week to receive ANY BENEFITS from the Govt.?
@FedUp – Consider that an additional 17 million people will be going under Medicare by the time the 32 million people in 2014 are getting their insurance.
How RIGHT you are!! There will be 4 more years of retirees by the time these 32 million start receiving benefits, But I guess the Govt. has taken all of that into account. Yeah Right!!
Reality
March 22nd, 2010
10:59 am
No one has addressed this question…
Why SHOULDN’T the American people enjoy the same healthcare benefits as our representation in Congress?
Amazing
March 22nd, 2010
10:59 am
Pants down…LOL…if you were a VP..you would not be on here….good day…LOL
Coolguy05
March 22nd, 2010
10:59 am
Seems to me as history dictates, alot of you that are crying about the bills passing will the the 1st ones to benefit from it. so chill out, as for our founding farthers turning over in their graves….Remember they created a system that only benifited white males, not everyone, especially women.
Jay
March 22nd, 2010
10:59 am
Where in a free society does it say that you have to purchase anything or get fined…They use car insurance as an example, but you don’t have to buy it unless you want to own a car and drive. Other than that, you don’t need to buy it. I believe they used to do things like this in Soviet Russia, and now Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea..etc… We could still be a great nation, but we need to take it back.
Amazing
March 22nd, 2010
10:59 am
And you would not have a name like Pantsdown..LOL
elaine
March 22nd, 2010
10:59 am
I have written letters of apology to my children.
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
11:00 am
I like Men.
PantsDown
March 22nd, 2010
11:00 am
Amazing, same for you.
CNN has changed their name to LNN- Liberal News Network
Amazing
March 22nd, 2010
11:01 am
Pantsdown…that name sounds GAY to me …LOL.
I am off this site..I have laughed enough for today.
Rich
March 22nd, 2010
11:01 am
I have many residences.