Comments on: Poll: Do you agree with the healthcare reform vote?

By: pamom1963

pamom1963 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:18:11 +0000

I am all for helping others with healthcare but, I want nothing to do with helping their lawyers!

Health care reform should not be instituted until after sensible torte reform.

Why institutionalize a system that is going continue to make lawyers and insurance company CEO’s rich?!?!?

But why would a group of predominantly lawyers, try to impose limitations on other lawyers?

By: tschoon

tschoon — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:50:03 +0000

The illegals will still be receiving health care and dental benefits for gratis and we will still be charged…nothing new…skirt the issue 101.

By: Independant1944

Independant1944 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:30:13 +0000

This health care bill has nothing to do with health care. It is a power grab pure and simple. It is unconstitutional and most law scholars agree with that. When it gets to the supreme court it will get toasted. But that will take eight years to come to pass in the mean time we go bankrupt. We best get off our cans and get this monster repealed. Lets face it we have no choice. The people who dreamed this thing up do not understand simple math. Better than that they did not care about the math. What they wanted was power. Remember this if they can force you to purchase health care then they can fore you to purchase anything. We will all look real good wearing pink shoes.

By: Independant1944

Independant1944 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:18:36 +0000

One last thing. I am not a rich person by no means. But I can rake up $40,000 and I will beat that $40,000 and give two to one odds that if this health care bill is left as is it will bankrupt this country. The people on here that are backing this mess should read it. You are not going to get a free lunch which is what you think. Insurance premiums will go through the roof. But wait my employer will now have to provide me with insurance. Yeah right! He will pay the fine hand your health insurance to you go up on his prices so he can pay the fine and then the government will pop you with a fine for not getting insurance. Next Obama jerks $500 billion from Medicare so the old will die faster. That is his fix for social security.

By: Independant1944

Independant1944 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:05:04 +0000

I was not pleased with Bush because he made a bad mistake with the bail outs. But let’s not forget who caused the bail outs. Remember Franklin Rains who toasted Fannie May and Freddie Mac? Franklin was backed up by Barney Frank (Democrat) who said there was nothing wrong with FM and FM.
This so called president we have is bad news for this country. If I even get the hint of incumbent during the next election then they are a done deal. We need a good old fashion house cleaning and trust me it is coming. I once thought this death squad deal was a big joke. No any more. I think it is right on. Good way to fix social security.

By: KevinCampbell

KevinCampbell — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:16:38 +0000

I agree that the health care system needs to change. Having both worked in both the USA and Canadian health care systems, neither system is ideal.

http://www.caring-for-aging-parents.com

By: Rowdy

Rowdy — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:49:52 +0000

WOW Again. I just posted explaining my views and then went back to read even more of the posts and am stunned. I see person after person, mainly the ones defending this bill stating that we live in a democracy. And even some of them raging about how others have learned nothing from American History. Wake up Go read that history book and learn something from it. We DO NOT live in a democracy we live in a REPUBLIC There is a large difference. How can you be so uninformed and yet be so vocal in expressing your political views. If you are going to demand of others that they understand your views please be sure that you understand them yourselves first. As a quick reference you can go to u-tube and search for a little video clip that will give you a quick lesson on governmental structures. It is called “What is Americas true form of Government” Once you have watched that it should spark your interest enough so that you can go to the library and do some studying and learn a little something about our country. If your going to live here and profess your opinions on others either learn about our country or go to one that fits your idea of what government should and should not be.

By: Rowdy

Rowdy — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:25:46 +0000

Wow Quite a gamut of opinions. funny though that most of you are missing the real point. While yes health care in our country is and has been a serious problem for some time now and needed reform and issues addressed, This bill actually has very little to do with health care. And the health care issues it does address do not solve any of the problems but in fact make them worse. If you were paying attention you would have noticed that health care premiums started going up at an even faster rate than ever, (which was already a serious issue) as soon as the discussion of this bill got serious. Then we get to the real point. This bill was not nearly as much about health care as it was about any number of other things that were tacked onto it to get them passed when they never would have been passed on their own. This was mainly about advancing the agenda of socializing America. You explain to me how the socialization of the student loan (pell grants)has anything to do with health care. Yet it happened in this bill. The more I study the bill the more I see that it will not solve the problem of health care no one can afford but rather will exasperate it. Driving premium cost so high no one will be able to afford health care. Driving Doctors out of the business, almost 2/3 of the doctors polled before the bill passed said they would leave the profession if it passed. You have a hard time getting an appointment with a doctor now. Soon it will be just like in Canada and other places in Europe that have socialized medicine, where in many cases if you have a serious issue that needs to addressed by a specialist it takes as much as 3 years. We had the best health care system in the world. Why do you think people from all over the world come here if they have really serious problems and need help quickly. Yes it needed some refinement and controls of the insurance companies so that it was better but that is not what we got.

By: rclay

rclay — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:07:20 +0000

Thanks God for those who put their political popularity and viability on the line and voted yes on this bill anyway. It takes little thought to realize that for the few well-represented ill persons of this Country there are numerous, voiceless and helpless ill people out there. Neither this poll, nor any other poll will begin to accurately reflect the incredible number of physically ill people (not to mention mentally ill people of this country). Clearly the people in most dire need of health care tend to not even be reflected/represented. And if the decision was left to the polls alone, millions would remain in a state of degraded and denied health, often in miserable, sometime in hopeless conditions. So do not be so confident of responses from people who tend to be sufficiently healthy to respond. Certainly Americans with pending illnesses or health needs (eventually all of us) do not want to be a burden to anyone, but naysayers are essentially playing Russian roulette individually and w/ our country. Keeping a system which will and can “out-you” based on any loophole as simple as unreported acne, is unconscionable. Inspite of empathic responents to polls, they still will basically have the tendency to be in denial of rampant ignored and terminal problems. Also how many nonrespondents to polls include those people who do not have phone, internet access or a residence or hospital for that matter. I suggest that these and other polls like it barely show the tip of the iceberg of a woefully inadequate status-quo health care system that needs to be regulated. Again God bless those who put their political popularity and viability on the line and voted yes on this bill anyway.

By: AleLi

AleLi — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:31:18 +0000

As a middle class American, I believe this bill is a great initial step! I would have preferred a more aggressive bill with Universal Health-care, just like all 1ST world nations have.
Seriously, where were all the complaints when the past government was giving tax cuts to the wealthy? Where were all the complaints when corporate America was given special treatment so that they don’t have to obey natural conservation acts?
Seriously America…we need to try something new…! I am a student, and the only reason I have healthcare is because I have a student loan and my school includes the insurance cost in the tuition cost. Once am out of school…and have a $13/hour job to sustain myself I won’t be able to pay for healthcare or qualify for Medicare!