tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post5140299866903483745..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: What To Do Now?The Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-25145147557783163182010-03-24T15:24:58.083-04:002010-03-24T15:24:58.083-04:00'Repeal' is a lousy campaign strategy goin...'Repeal' is a lousy campaign strategy going forward. '$435 billion in new taxes' is a winning one.Sallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-7446213872875978692010-03-23T17:53:33.903-04:002010-03-23T17:53:33.903-04:00One major reason healthcare is so expensive in our...One major reason healthcare is so expensive in our country is because of our tort system. Healthcare providers must cover their butts with a tremendous amount of insurance is case of a possible down the road law suite. In my younger years attorneys were looked upon as pillars of the community. Today most are ambulance chasers and advertise the fact on t.v.. "Hurt on the job", "Fall in the super market", "Your doctor prescribe the wrong medication" - call us - Layback and Reed - we'll get you a quick cash settlement". Ask your physician how much their annual insurance premiums cost and every hospital is charged in the millions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-86435879208231004102010-03-23T16:37:41.253-04:002010-03-23T16:37:41.253-04:00Adam G - It is, of coure, not good enough for Cong...Adam G - It is, of coure, not good enough for Congress. Few of them would give up what they have for what they've foisted upon their fellow citizens. Nor would they sign up for what you've suggested (yes, I know a few of them, including class clown Franken, signed up for Coburn-Vitter, but that was just as much a political ploy as was the amendment). But on another level, when we offer the same medical benefits that, heretofore, were something you earned through serving your nation, what is the motivation for now extending that to just anyone for no reason than they are humans processing air within the boundaries of the United States? Especially when considering the cost? To look at it another way, what do you have that you have worked hard to earn but that I don't have and didn't work hard to earn? Can we get the government to tax you on that so I can have it too?Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10106218895150473141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-17608444882812431392010-03-23T16:22:49.906-04:002010-03-23T16:22:49.906-04:00The reason why health insurance is so expensive to...The reason why health insurance is so expensive today is because of ALL of the government regulations on the insurance industry. The wonderful HMO's..yes they are government too. So now the government has to run in and save us from those evil insurance companies with a horrible bill that will push us toward a one payer system. The bill is going to force private insurance companies to raise their premiums and then Obama will have the stage set for "Oh look those evil insurance companies keep raising your premiums" and he will get his one payer system. I woke up yesterday morning and really felt like I was in "mourning" for my country. The United States is the best country in the world in every aspect with healthcare being at the forefront. People from other countries come here for serious illnesses or surgeries. I have to say I am really scared. Where will the people of America go when they need something? I think you underestimate Obama. He has a radical ideology and won't stop until he totally transforms this country. The main job of the government is to protect us, not intrude on our freedoms. More government = less freedom; less government = more freedom. He has ripped the Constitution to threads and he doesn't care. He just doesn't care that the majority of Americans didn't want this bill.Jackienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-71152955081292052922010-03-23T15:38:49.411-04:002010-03-23T15:38:49.411-04:00Who thinks Europeans have great lifestyles? My fa...Who thinks Europeans have great lifestyles? My family in Europe work their butts off, pay enormous taxes, and have little to fall back on. They deal with massive inefficiency. Most of Europe does not have great health care - individual countries may do a few things well, but try having a heart attack in Europe - you'll die on the street. Every European I know pays out of pocket for care above what the government offers because what the gov't offers stinks.<br /><br />Those Europeans who seem to have a great lifestyle are fooling themselves - just look at Greece. It will implode before long under its unsustainable spending and colossal stupidity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-4833965403620896642010-03-23T14:53:26.201-04:002010-03-23T14:53:26.201-04:00Well I'll be damned. Always thought you could...Well I'll be damned. Always thought you could boil those critter live.Snopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-13894569527641334602010-03-23T11:00:34.373-04:002010-03-23T11:00:34.373-04:00Bryan, I have to agree with the thrust of your las...Bryan, I have to agree with the thrust of your last paragraph. It is a START to real change that will benefit all who need it. The things you sighted are paramount to reducing the real costs. This bill is NOT perfect. I don't think anyone thinks it is. But the PEOPLE must stand up and say, "Thank you for starting the process. Now let's finish it." Tort reform, pools, and interstate rules need to be established. I would also like to see a public option similar to what we have with TRICARE Prime, which I view as government SPONSORED, not government run. I don't see it as a takeover as many on the right do, but as an OPTION made available to those that need it.<br />If it's good enough for Congress, why not for the rest of the country.Adam G.noreply@blogger.com