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How does the GOP plan to reduce the price of premiums in their health care plan?
It's that if we allow this, no matter how "well-intentioned", it will be the first time in history that we allow the government to FORCE us to purchase a product, one heavily subsidized by them!...please read below. This IS NOT what America is about, do we not see that? Regardless of "how nice" it would be to force everyone to pay for everyone else's health Insurance? excerpt... According to the Congressional Budget Office, or CBO, the federal government has never mandated that Americans purchase any good or service. In 1994, the CBO studied the individual mandate in Clinton's universal health-care plan and found that it was an unprecedented requirement. "A mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health insurance would be an unprecedented form of federal action," the CBO report stated. "The government has never required people to buy any good or service as a condition of lawful residence in the United States. An individual mandate would have two features that, in combination, would make it unique. First, it would impose a duty on individuals as members of society. Second, it would require people to purchase a specific service that would be heavily regulated by the federal government." Opponents say the individual mandate is unconstitutional because the Constitution doesn't grant the federal government power to fine citizens for refusing to purchase goods and services. Ken Klukowski, senior legal analyst with the American Civil Rights Union, explained in a Politico commentary why there is no constitutional basis for the individual mandate. "People who decline coverage are not receiving federal money, so that mandate can't fall under the spending part of the Tax and Spending Clause," he wrote. Klukowski wrote that if Obama wants a plan that forces Americans to purchase insurance, he will need to "persuade the nation to adopt a constitutional amendment creating a right to health care." Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and outspoken critic of the individual mandate, told CNS News that if Congress can force Americans to buy health care, or mandate the purchase of anything, "we've lost our freedoms, and that means the federal government can do anything it wants to do to us." http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/48xx/doc4816/doc38.pdf http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=127404
Do you want to know what the scariest part of Obama-care is?
Either Obama didn't understand a damn thing when he was making all those promises as a candidate OR he was knowingly lying (realizing he needed to say certain things to get elected)?? So did America elect a fool or a habitual liar?? And for those still supporting him: Did he ever EXPLAIN his flip flops or do you just let him say whatever he wants and support him regardless?? 1. Obama campaigned AGAINST a federal mandate for individuals to buy private insurance.........(he now supports it........hmmmm) "I mean, if a mandate was the solution, we can try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody to buy a house. The reason they don't buy a house is they don't have the money. " -Candidate Barack Obama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoSnqofelsQ 2. Obama campaigned AGAINST taxing "cadillac plans"...........(he now supports it) "John McCain calls these plans “Cadillac plans.” Now in some cases, it may be that a corporate CEO is getting too good a deal. But what if you're a line worker making a good American car like the Cadillac? What if you're one of the steelworkers who are working right here in Newport News, and you've given up wage increases in exchange for a better health care" -Candidate Barack Obama http://firedoglake.com/2010/01/07/cadillac-flip-flop-obama-was-against-health-plan-tax-before-he-was-for-it/ 3. He also constantly railed against corporate lobbying influence in govt. (Then went on to cut a backroom deal with PhRMA within 4 months of being in office) Barack Obama on Lobbyists and His Campaign (Interview with Tim Russert) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhYD8_L0nV8stuart.............You do realize firedoglake is a "liberal" site, right??disher..........."Would you like me to look up a list of GWB's failed campaign promises?" No, I'm fully aware. He did exactly the opposite of what he promised. Is this somehow a DEFENSE of Obama?? Kinda weak.patriotic................Again, is pointing out that Bush lied changing the fact that Obama lied too?>?trollin................Although I don't agree with Kucinich on many things, at least he does stick to his principles (Obama doesn't appear to have any principles).avail.............."Obama hasn't flip-flopped" YES, he did. Also "settling for the next best thing" (aka legislation that can get the votes of corporate whores in congress) is not the CHANGE Obama promised.
Why do you think Obama supporters allow him to flip flop on so many healthcare campaign promises?
Here's an except from President Obama's 2010 state of the union address "Our approach (to health care reform) would preserve the right of Americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. It would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses. And according to the Congressional Budget Office – the independent organization that both parties have cited as the official scorekeeper for Congress – our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades." Is the president's claim that this approach will reduce the costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses realistic? Please explain your answer and back it up with evidence.
Is president obama's 2010 state of the union address realisitc for reducing the costs and premiums?
should Obama have taken a single sheet of paper and wrote, DIE QUICKLY, and explain that this is the Republican heath care plan for America for equal effect?
In response to the Republicans trotting out the health care bill and laying it on the table for effect?
In his new healthcare proposal? http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/02/23/john-kartch-health-care-obama-taxes-family/ No New Taxes, Mr. Obama? By John Kartch - FOXNews.com On Monday, the White House unveiled a health care plan with a net tax hike of at least $700 billion over the next ten years. What happened to the promise that no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase? One year ago, President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress and restated his central campaign promise: “If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.” But on Monday, the White House unveiled a health care plan with a net tax hike of at least $700 billion over the next ten years. Not only does the plan increase taxes more than the House and Senate bills already roundly rejected by the public, several of the tax hikes in the plan violate Obama's tax pledge. Let's look at a few examples: Individual mandate excise tax: The White House gets creative with its terminology here, preferring to call this tax a “payment” or an “assessment.” This provision would require all Americans to purchase health insurance – as a condition of lawful existence – or pay an excise tax. This tax was also a pillar of the House and Senate health bills, both endorsed by the White House. In a famous exchange with ABC's George Stephanopoulos last September, Obama refused to admit that the tax was actually a tax, forcing Stephanopoulos to read aloud the dictionary definition of the word “tax” to the President. Employer mandate tax: If an employer does not offer health coverage, and at least one employee qualifies for a health tax credit, the employer must pay an additional non-deductible tax for all full-time employees. This would apply to all employers with 50 or more employees. Small business owners pay their taxes on their owners' 1040 forms, and there is no exemption for employers making less than $250,000. Special needs kids tax: This provision caps pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA) contributions at $2,500 per year – currently, these accounts are unlimited. There are 30 million American families using FSAs for everything from deductibles to eyeglasses, but hardest hit would be families with special needs children. These families often rely on their FSA for special needs education, which can cost thousands of dollars per year. “Haircut” for medical itemized deductions: Currently, those facing high medical expenses are allowed a deduction if the total cost of the expenses reduces the filer's income by 7.5 percent. The new White House provision would raise that threshold to 10 percent. Excise tax on indoor tanning services: Leaving no stone unturned in its hunt for revenue, the White House adopted the Senate's “tanning bed tax”. Those using indoor tanning services will be hit with a 10 percent excise tax. None of the provisions above include exemptions for families making less than $250,000. Take a look at the plan yourself at the White House Web site, then click over to Obama's Change.gov site. Under the “Taxes” category, it still reads as follows: “no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase.” Somebody has some explaining to do. John Kartch is director of communications for Americans for Tax Reform and a Fox Forum contributor.
If Obama isn't "raising taxes one dime" on those earning $250k or less, why is he proposing all these taxes?
what do you all think about it? explain with long answers. the pros i like is covering pre-existing conditions, self employed can get affordable coverage, out of pocket are capped, etc. But I see that some of these taxes penalties on insurance companies, tax breaks for consumers, etc dont kick in until 2016 or something, shouldnt the government start collecting penalties and taxes now to start paying for this program. Especially since its gonna cost $950 billion. Shouldnt we start paying for the war from the last administration? I dont know. I'm sort of dont know what to think anymore. Can you share your thoughts? http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/22/obama.health.care/index.html?hpt=T2
obama unveiled the new healthcare plan?
I don't get it please explain. Nothing Obama has proposed will lower the cost of health care.
Why do Libs support Obama's heath care plans when health care will be even more expensive than it is now?
He did this very same thing at his SOTU: He said people are still opposed to this bill (50-60% still opposed) because they didn't understand what was in it. He then proceeded to not explain what was in it AGAIN. (instead settling for empty political platitudes) So now he has taken this tour on the road..... So do you think people don't understand what's in these bills?? Or is Obama simply not willing to accept that most people don't like either one these bills (House or Senate) as they were written last year?? (Labor Loophole, mandate to buy insurance, Cornusker kickback, Louisiana purchase, backroom deal between BIG PhRMA and the WH...) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama "Health care has been knocking me around pretty good," Obama said. "It's been knocking Harry around pretty good." But the president suggested that was due more to misinformation about the plans than to general unpopularity of the overhaul, and he defended the Democratic bills that have passed both houses of Congress, but have not been reconciled into one piece of legislation. The president's bipartisan summit is being held Thursday. He dared Republicans to present a proposal addressing the uninsured and rising medical costs, rather than merely saying no to Democratic approaches.big A..........."maybe if you actually showed up to the health q and a you guys could tell the people -- instead of running and hiding and spreading propaganda through your propaganda machine FOX news" I bash Obama regularly (for good reason), but I can assure you I am not a fan of the Republican party as it currently exists. CPAC was ewwwww.......
In your opinion: Do people not understand what's in these healthcare bills OR does Obama not understand people?
i've seen the video and read the text but i just cant really understand what he means. if u can basically just summarize or tell me upfront what he's really trying to say that would be awesome... here is some of the text... This year, we will step up refinancing so that homeowners can move into more affordable mortgages. (Applause.) And it is precisely to relieve the burden on middle-class families that we still need health insurance reform. (Applause.) Yes, we do. (Applause.) Now, let's clear a few things up. (Laughter.) I didn't choose to tackle this issue to get some legislative victory under my belt. And by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn't take on health care because it was good politics. (Laughter.) I took on health care because of the stories I've heard from Americans with preexisting conditions whose lives depend on getting coverage; patients who've been denied coverage; families -- even those with insurance -- who are just one illness away from financial ruin. After nearly a century of trying -- Democratic administrations, Republican administrations -- we are closer than ever to bringing more security to the lives of so many Americans. The approach we've taken would protect every American from the worst practices of the insurance industry. It would give small businesses and uninsured Americans a chance to choose an affordable health care plan in a competitive market. It would require every insurance plan to cover preventive care. And by the way, I want to acknowledge our First Lady, Michelle Obama, who this year is creating a national movement to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity and make kids healthier. (Applause.) Thank you. She gets embarrassed. (Laughter.) Our approach would preserve the right of Americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. It would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses. And according to the Congressional Budget Office -- the independent organization that both parties have cited as the official scorekeeper for Congress -- our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades. (Applause.) Still, this is a complex issue, and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. I take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the American people. And I know that with all the lobbying and horse-trading, the process left most Americans wondering, "What's in it for me?" But I also know this problem is not going away. By the time I'm finished speaking tonight, more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year. Our deficit will grow. Premiums will go up. Patients will be denied the care they need. Small business owners will continue to drop coverage altogether. I will not walk away from these Americans, and neither should the people in this chamber. (Applause.) So, as temperatures cool, I want everyone to take another look at the plan we've proposed. There's a reason why many doctors, nurses, and health care experts who know our system best consider this approach a vast improvement over the status quo. But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know. (Applause.) Let me know. Let me know. (Applause.) I'm eager to see it. Here's what I ask Congress, though: Don't walk away from reform. Not now. Not when we are so close. Let us find a way to come together and finish the job for the American people. (Applause.) Let's get it done. Let's get it done. (Applause.) Now, even as health care reform would reduce our deficit, it's not enough to dig us out of a massive fiscal hole in which we find ourselves. It's a challenge that makes all others that much harder to solve, and one that's been subject to a lot of political posturing. So let me start the discussion of government spending by setting the record straight. thanks! ;)
what did obama say about health care in his state of the union speech?
Here are some opf her quotes. And this is the one person Fox hired as a political consultant. 1. "As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border." --Sarah Palin, explaining why Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, interview with CBS's Katie Couric, Sept. 24, 2008 (Watch video clip) 2. "The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil." –-Sarah Palin, in a message posted on Facebook about Obama's health care plan, Aug. 7, 2009 3. "All of 'em, any of 'em that have been in front of me over all these years." --Sarah Palin, unable to name a single newspaper or magazine she reads, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008 (Watch video clip) 4. "Well, let's see. There's ― of course in the great history of America there have been rulings that there's never going to be absolute consensus by every American, and there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So, you know, going through the history of America, there would be others but ―" --Sarah Palin, unable to name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with other than Roe vs. Wade, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008 (Watch video clip) 5. "We believe that the best of America is not all in Washington, D.C. ... We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard working very patriotic, um, very, um, pro-America areas of this great nation." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in Greensoboro, N.C., Oct. 16, 2008 6. "[T]hey're in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom." --Sarah Palin, getting the vice president's constitutional role wrong after being asked by a third grader what the vice president does, interview with NBC affiliate KUSA in Colorado, Oct. 21, 2008 (Watch video clip) 7. "Who calls a shot like that? Who makes a decision like that? It's a disturbing trend." –Sarah Palin, pushing a conspiracy theory that "In God We Trust" had been moved to the edge of coins by the Obama administration (the change was made by the Bush administration in 2007 and was later reversed by Congress, before Obama took office), West Allis, Wisconsin, Nov. 6, 2009 8. "Ohh, good, thank you, yes." --Sarah Palin, after a notorious Canadian prank caller complimented her on the documentary about her life, Hustler's "Nailin Paylin," Nov. 1, 2008 (Read more about the prank call, watch the video and see the transcript) 9. "They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008 10. "I think on a national level your Department of Law there in the White House would look at some of the things that we've been charged with and automatically throw them out." --Sarah Palin, referring to a department that does not exist while attempting to explain why as president she wouldn't be subjected to the same ethics investigations that compelled her to resign as governor of Alaska, ABC News interview, July 7, 2009
