House Narrowly Passes Historic Health Care Bill |
| *Janette* |
 Nov 7 2009, 11:41 PM
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 QUOTE The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a massive overhaul of the American health care system Saturday night by a vote of 220 to 215. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana, crossed the aisle, while 39 Democrats joined the Republicans in opposing the measure. QUOTE The $1.3 trillion-dollar bill would require individuals to buy health insurance, and would also require medium and large businesses to provide it to their employees. Consumers would be able to buy their insurance on an exchange, which would include a public insurance option for people who do not have access to insurance through their jobs. Low- and middle-income families would receive government subsidies to purchase insurance, which would be be paid for through tax increases on individuals making more than $500,000 per year, as well as fees on medical providers. Finally, the bill would prohibit insurance companies from dropping or denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions or cost of care. story discuss. |
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Nov 9 2009, 04:47 PM
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 omnomnom  Group: Member Posts: 1,776 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 180,688 |
It's not like this thing is putting us in the hole indefinitely, we spend billions of dollars on other useless things. Also, it's impossible to get out debt in this country. Why not put it towards something that will help other people, maybe it will force better budgeting.
I'm pretty sure obama said that there won't be a huge tax increase during an address. |
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Nov 9 2009, 08:02 PM
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QUOTE(coconutter @ Nov 9 2009, 02:47 PM)  It's not like this thing is putting us in the hole indefinitely, we spend billions of dollars on other useless things. Also, it's impossible to get out debt in this country. Why not put it towards something that will help other people, maybe it will force better budgeting. I'm pretty sure obama said that there won't be a huge tax increase during an address. I'm pretty sure Obama lies. And I'm pretty sure that its possible to get out of debt if we would put the right people into the White House. I'm pretty sure that if they would decrease taxes, it would stimulate the economy but Obama and Congress dont want to do that because that would mean less money flowing into the government(their pockets). Greedy bastards. Ya, I'm pretty sure about all of that. |
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Nov 9 2009, 08:31 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(dosomethin888 @ Nov 9 2009, 07:02 PM) I'm pretty sure Obama lies. And I'm pretty sure that its possible to get out of debt if we would put the right people into the White House. I'm pretty sure that if they would decrease taxes, it would stimulate the economy but Obama and Congress dont want to do that because that would mean less money flowing into the government(their pockets). Greedy bastards. Ya, I'm pretty sure about all of that. what about bush's tax cuts? why didn't those send us into debt free economic bliss, or what's changed that will make it different now? |
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