Comments on: Weird news: Southerners love their health insurance

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:39:40 +0000

The government was established to govern, regulate, and provide defense. End of story. Stop all the nonsense about the government needs to provide “us” healthcare. We need to stop being victims and understand little blue pills, green pills, and two white pills will make not make us happy or generally healthier. It is now coming out that over the counter niacin is just as effective as some (expensive) cholestrol pills. Let’s all wake up and take responsiblity to the best we can for our own health care and well being. Let’s force our government to give common sense and succinct health care regulations and then move on. If we do that, we can then provide the truly needy (less than 5%) of the population with proper subsidies.

By: Michael H. Smith

Michael H. Smith — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:17:34 +0000

Um, Sunshine… we all know its simple and agree with you but our government simply doesn’t agree with all us.

By: Truth

Truth — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:12:50 +0000

From today’s AJC, “Report: 10 states face looming budget disasters.”

I’ve taken the liberty of noting how each of these states voted during the 2008 presidential elections. Anyone notice a trend?

How’s that for fiscal responsibility? How’s the nanny state working our for you now?

These are the people who want to dictate, by proxy, how my health care is run and how my tax dollar are used? I don’t think so.

Arizona – McCain
California – Obama
Michigan – Obama
Florida – Obama
Illinois – Obama
Nevada – Obama
New Jersey – Obama
Oregon – Obama
Rhode Island – Obama
Wisconsin – Obama

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:09:26 +0000

Its Simple People. 1. Stop giving medical care to illegal aliens Period!. Tell them to go back to their native country for health coverage. If that be known, I rather doubt we would have a lot of illegals in this country. 2. Tie the amount the medical profession can increase charges each year to the CPI. I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to figure this thing out.

By: Joan

Joan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:55:19 +0000

Polls say 85% percent of Americans are satisfied with their insurance, but that doesn’t fit with the Democrats “takeover” agenda, so it really doesn’t matter. This bill is to buy votes from welfare dependents, and illegal aliens (because the next bill up will be one for granting them amnesty as sure as I have lived 68 years!).

By: Michael H. Smith

Michael H. Smith — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:54:27 +0000

Comrade Cynthia, do tell what other means via “private option” or “public-private option” (non-government cooperative healthcare) do people who (must) rely on the Socialist Medicare program have available to them as healthcare insurance, apart from being among the independently wealthy that self-insure?

As for this Southerner who also loves his native South (indigenously so) I’m inclined to agree with your Southern counter-part, Jim Wooten: Government dependence is akin to a drug addiction, once they’ve got’ya, you’re hooked for life!

Socialist Medicare as with the other big government cradle-to-the-grave “nanny state” Socialist Healthcare programs, they are truly “NOT OPTIONS” and neither will this so-called “Public Option” be optional should it ever become the law of the new Obama transformed land – the United Socialist States of America.

The answer to this seeming healthcare conundrum is available but so far neither the Socialist left (Democrats) or the Laissez faire right (Republicans) are willing to surrender power and control back to “We the People” over our own unalienable endowment.

By: War Eagle

War Eagle — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:29:04 +0000

Since 1999, kidney transplant, cardiac arrest(pacemaker), five remissions from cancer(Melomona, 4-Lymphoma), other side effect from drugs and a 1.3million dollars of invoices just from Piedmont, my out of pocket was $340.00. I am a southern and very satisfied with my insurance.
Of course, if I was a radical and racist who had it in for society, I could bitch.

By: What if?

What if? — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:24:49 +0000

What if someone on the government plan wants to go skiing or skydiving?

What happens if their “risk” ends up costing the “system”

What if?

Do y’all understand what I’m saying?

They already tax us into oblivion. They’re going to pass taxes on “fat” foods soon. This will never stop unless they get fired.

PLEASE —– Stop this madness!

Call, email, fax, write a letter by hand.

Tell them NO !!!!!!

By: What if?

What if? — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:12:57 +0000

What if someone on the government plan wants to ride a motorcycle?

Obviously, riding a bike involves a higher chance of serious injury……

PS,
I ride a motorcycle.

Just thinking……
What if?

By: What if?

What if? — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:08:46 +0000

If this healthcare bill passes what will happen if some one on the govt plan gets shot by a gun.

Will the government somehow “find” the authority to go after firearms because they might hurt people?

What if?