August 24, 200917 yr Says the Commonwealth Fund. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Data-Briefs/2009/Aug/Paying-the-Price-How-Health-Insurance-Premiums-Are-Eating-Up-Middle-Class-Incomes.aspx
August 24, 200917 yr We need reform, but we need to see to it that it's what will be best for all and for the country. The Dems just want to get it through quick, that's not smart.
August 24, 200917 yr We need reform, but we need to see to it that it's what will be best for all and for the country. The Dems just want to get it through quick, that's not smart. I think everyone agrees reform of some kind is needed. Just not 1000+ pages of who knows what. The Dems have screwed this up from day one.
August 24, 200917 yr I think everyone agrees reform of some kind is needed. Just not 1000+ pages of who knows what. The Dems have screwed this up from day one.:thumb:
August 24, 200917 yr My health insurance premium increases about 15% per year. Thus, if it only doubles by 2020 I'll be a happy camper.
August 24, 200917 yr I think everyone agrees reform of some kind is needed. Just not 1000+ pages of who knows what. The Dems have screwed this up from day one. If the Dems are screwing it up so bad then why didn't the Repubs take care of it earlier in the decade or what better solutions are they offering now?
August 24, 200917 yr If the Dems are screwing it up so bad then why didn't the Repubs take care of it earlier in the decade or what better solutions are they offering now? Very valid questions. The answer of course is that neither side ever wants to give the other side a "win". Doesn't matter what's good for the people.
August 24, 200917 yr Very valid questions. The answer of course is that neither side ever wants to give the other side a "win". Doesn't matter what's good for the people. Which to me is a perfect argument for term limits. If you're only going to be there for "x" number of years, then there is your incentive to do something, no matter the letter beside your name. Instead, most camp out in DC forever and have no chance of being defeated. It becomes less about doing right and more about getting "wins," as you said.
August 24, 200917 yr If the Dems are screwing it up so bad then why didn't the Repubs take care of it earlier in the decade or what better solutions are they offering now? The first part of your post makes no sense. I don't know the answer to the second part.
August 24, 200917 yr If the Dems are screwing it up so bad then why didn't the Repubs take care of it earlier in the decade or what better solutions are they offering now? The Republicans offered health reform bills in 2006 and in May of this year. Both bills were blocked by Republicans. The one this year never made it to the floor. Good try, though.
August 24, 200917 yr The Republicans offered health reform bills in 2006 and in May of this year. Both bills were blocked by Republicans. The one this year never made it to the floor. Good try, though. Should the bolded part have been Democrats?
August 24, 200917 yr The Republicans offered health reform bills in 2006 and in May of this year. Both bills were blocked by Democrats. The one this year never made it to the floor. Good try, though. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
August 24, 200917 yr The Republicans offered health reform bills in 2006 and in May of this year. Both bills were blocked by Republicans. The one this year never made it to the floor. Good try, though. You mean the plan that offered nothing to increase coverage other than more tax credits? Because they proposed a bill doesn't mean it was a good idea. Health Care's Political Fractures By Steven Pearlstein Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Here they go again. Congress is in the throes of its biannual attempts to fix a broken health insurance system, a top-priority concern for just about everyone. But rather than actually get something done, legislators have opted again for stalemate and partisan acrimony. Republicans are engaged in a largely cynical exercise to blame government regulation for everything that's wrong with the insurance market while offering to reward their friends in the small-business lobby with a lucrative new health insurance franchise. The proposal they back requires them to ignore everything they've ever said about federalism and states' rights.
August 24, 200917 yr The first part of your post makes no sense. I don't know the answer to the second part. Not sure why you couldn't understand it, you said the Dems have screwed it up from the start and I simply asked why the Repubs haven't fixed it or offering solutions other than socialist, Nazi, and death panel claims.
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