Comments on: Democrats May Unite On Public Health Plan

Emboldened By Apparent Public Backing For "Public Option", Democrats May Drop Attempt To Compromise

[ralpherus]

the best way to pay for average-American health care would be to stop wasteful spending in other places: STOP pensions to members of congress. STOP the last ten pay raises to members of congress STOP free travel to members of congress and their families (a congressman's job is in DC) STOP health care coverage to members of congress (they get rich from donations and bribes and can buy their own coverage! Or be on the same plans as EVERYONE ELSE) STOP letting congressmen think they are our lords and we are their servants, when THEY are the servants. STOP allowing illegally present foreigners to use our health care system- even with money. Do these things- and add up the savings- then we can look for more to cut if needed...

[skyk-2009]

It does amaze one the way these people just repeat it all, almost word for word and NEVER stop to even think about what is said, IF they have the ability to actually think for themselves that is.

[boredoftherings]

ok, i'd like a two things cleared up.

-will taxes be increased for every citizen or just those participating in the public option?

-will people that don't pay taxes still benefit from the public option, i.e illegals?

[ubrew12]

The Democrats want to push their 'public option' because they worry that more and more Americans are beginning to realize that universal healthcare (i.e. single payer or Medicare-for-all, which every one of our trading partners uses) isn't what they have in mind. Their 'public plan' mostly just gives tax money to the insurance corporations that have turned American healthcare into such an expensive joke.

The public should not be fooled. Single-payer healthcare insures everyone and gets RID of the insurance corporations. This drastically cuts administrative costs, the savings of which can be used to pay for the transition.

Canada has single payer. They have SUPERIOR healthcare to the U.S., according to the World Health Organization, and they pay HALF what we pay here.

[chitown639]

The Republicans are trying to protect the insurance companies, they don't want them to lose any of the $2 trillion they're scamming the public out of.....

[CitizenMikeM]

Right on-Stuart! 5 years of war = 1 trillion $ which equals 10 years of healthcare for Americans.

[nikosk11]

CUDOS You've said it.
How many thousands of Americans went bankcrupt because of the high cost of medical care?

If you can not take the heat, get out of the f*@#$n kitchen.

[chitown639]

by darthcheney123 June 22, 2009 7:45 AM PDT
Obama is just the next lapdog of the ultra wealthy.

He gave $30 billion MORE of our money to GM even as it was in bankruptcy. And it had already used part of the Pelosi bailout money to expand its foreign production facilities so they could lay off more U.S. workers and send the jobs out of the country.

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You that's just foolish talk.....

The helping union workers keep their jobs is nothing like bailing out wall street...like Bush did!!!

It's alway a hoot to listen to these Republicans whine about the auto bailouts, but you hardly hear them complain about the wall street bailouts.....I guess if wall street had unions, then they would be outraged!!!

[CitizenMikeM]

""and for 60 years the Democrats have screwed up this country"".

40 of the last 60 years have been under Republican Administrations.

[chitown639]

Is that speech you're planning to deliver to your parents who just moved in or maybe to your lazy-fat-slob-unemployed older brother who has been living in your basement the last 10 years?