The health plan: Making healthcare LESS affordable for more people
By Daniel at 21 July, 2009, 1:01 am
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Read the CBO report yourself and decide.
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10464
Is it really so hard to believe that you never get something for nothing? The notion that every American (not to mention al the illegals the Democrats intend to cover) deserves health care is simply not based in reality. For so many who simply won’t work or have failed to prepare themselves to be employed, there are consequences, and yet the liberals pander to these people in return for votes. Since when did this country built by fierce individualists decide everyone “deserves” or is “entitled” to housing, food, and healthcare just because they happen to live here. What sense that make? We need to give people a hand up but ultimately expect each man to be responsible for themselves. I know there are those who truly can’t and provision should be made for them, but there are millions who simply won’t. It’s those who need to live with the consequences of their choices.
Obama rush to pass this bill without giving people time to understand about it. It is multi-billions in cost of every American family. This plan is obviously need more time to modify. Yes, we need reform in health care system, but we need to do it in the wrong way, rush into something doesn’t make it any better. I really think Obama have way too much too fast, he want to make his historical first black president a great impression, but too aggressive is dangerous. Stop rushing before more people getting angry.
Op-Ed: Dems’ health plan will increase costs for families, small businesses
By House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Middle-class families are struggling every day with rising costs of housing, food, transportation, and taxes. But for many, rising costs of health care are the most devastating of all. That’s why Americans’ top priority during the ongoing health care debate is a plan that will reduce costs. Unfortunately, the government takeover of health care offered by the Washington Democrats will not reduce costs; instead, it will dramatically increase costs – for your family, America’s small businesses, and all taxpayers.
Last week, Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) sent shockwaves through Washington when he told Congress that the Democrats’ plans would make health care more costly. Throughout this debate, President Obama has spoken of the need to “bend the cost curve†or drive health care costs down. During a congressional hearing, however, Mr. Elmendorf testified that the Democrats’ plans would have the opposite effect, saying that under their proposals, “The curve is being raised†and costs would “significantly expand.†That’s because the Democrats’ plan adds a new layer of taxes, mandates, and bureaucracy on top of the current system. If that’s not bad enough, the Democrats’ plan cuts Medicare and takes away choices for millions of seniors. What does all of this mean? Higher costs for the medicine and treatments you need.
Not only will the Democrats’ government-run health care plan raise your costs, but it also will raise costs for our nation’s employers – particularly small businesses. At the heart of their proposal is a small business tax that, for tens of millions, means diminished job security. The National Federation of Independent Businesses warns that the small business tax and mandates in the Democrats’ plan will destroy 1.6 million jobs – one million of them in small businesses alone. And according to methodology developed by Dr. Christina Romer, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, the government takeover would cost Americans 4.7 million jobs over the next 10 years. With our economy at its weakest since the Great Depression and unemployment soaring far beyond the levels promised by the Administration, why would Congress promote policies that make jobs even more scarce?
In addition to warning that the Democrats’ plan will raise health care costs, the Congressional Budget Office also has projected that the House Democrats’ proposal would increase the deficit by another $239 billion over the next 10 years. And even though the President continues to claim that those who like their current health care plans can keep them under the Democrats’ proposal, independent analysts disagree. One analysis shows that 114 million Americans may be forced off their current coverage and onto a government-run plan as a result of the House Democrats’ legislation. That means more costs to the taxpayers. The bottom line: while Democratic leaders continue to claim that health care legislation must be “paid for,†the House Democrats’ bill is not. Instead, it will force us to borrow more from China and countries in the Middle East and stick our children and grandchildren with the tab.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts821;_ylt=AnfPIVxti4l.w2ss.SdSdfl0fNdF
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