Comments on: House or Senate Health Care Reform? Compare for Yourself

By: williamrayson

williamrayson — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:35:02 +0000

This bill will be so unpopular that half the politicians who vote for it will be voted out of office – and they should be. What could possibly be more hated than the greedy, treacherous companies selling “health” insurance? – a federal law forcing poor people who can’t afford these worthless, expensive plans to buy one anyway, or risk heavy fines, or even arrest. People who do have plans can’t afford the deductibles and copays. On top of that, they want to tax the dwindling number of us who somehow still have a half-decent plan.
Yes, many states have laws requiring car insurance. Here in South Florida, a very high number of drivers ignore that law because most of the ever-smaller number of workers with jobs are not paid a living wage which could make it possible for them to afford car insurance. The difference is, these are poorly enforced state laws, not federal laws which can hound and fine and jail you into the poor house. What a travesty!

By: Kent C.

Kent C. — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:38:51 +0000

What ever happened to the concept of quality universal single payer healthcare? It seems that the millions on millions of dollars spent by the insurance industry and their front groups on ads has worked. It looks like they are going to have a guaranteed larger customer base and profit. Is the United States incapable of having a system as good as and as cost effective as most other industrialized countries. I doubt any system is perfect, but ours SUCKS! What we need is healthcare for people – not for profit!

By: Steve Neubeck

Steve Neubeck — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:56:21 +0000

This country has the means to give every citizen the same health care that congress has