Obama Vows to Push Forward on Healthcare Reform

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This spring, due to the demand decrease, the highest fuel price came down below $40 per barrel, though, the 'similar' insurance premiums still go on rising, which may imply that health care is not optional, but essential, and the inaction could bankrupt family, business, and government beyond this recession, as all across the board agree.
Earlier, the revised HELP BILL with the public option and employer mandatory has got a green light from the CBO, yet still, a new 'incomplete' analysis of emerging House legislation said it would increase deficits by $239 billion over a decade.
But, CBO does not score any savings from prevention / wellness and the rest, even as Prevention / Wellness is an actual and essential part of the savings, without which the reform would be meaningless.
And I think the other things such as increased productivity / consumer confidence, 'potential stem cell effect', 'decreased mental stress', and 'massive job creation', 'stock price effect' and etc considered, the reform might be within reach. Most importantly, a few years later, if the excessive war and military spending goes toward the health care program, the cost issue does not matter at all, I think.
Edward M. Kennedy argues, the perfect should not be the enemy of the good, "Everyone won't be satisfied and no one will get everything they want. But we need to come together, just as we've done in other great struggles in World War II and the Cold War, in passing the great civil-rights laws of the 1960s, and in daring to send a man to the moon. If we don't get every provision right, we can adjust and improve the program next year or in the years to come. What we can't afford is to wait another generation."
Thank You For Reading !

hsr0601 8:18AM July 21, 2009

How can anybody expect vibrant economic activity / JOB CREATION ( faulted by the non-alternative naysayers to distract a series of scandals ) and housing boom in the context one in two Americans say someone in their family skipped pills, postponed or cut back on needed medical care due to the cost ?
Thank You !

HSR0601 1:03PM July 20, 2009

Obviously Marie's health care plan did not include basic English education. It's hard to repeat Rush Limbaugh's talking points Marie when you can't spell or put a sentence together.

chris of NC 9:21AM July 20, 2009

TELL OBAMA TO LEAVE MY HEALTH CARE ALONE IT'S BEEN FINE FOR 50 YEARS I DON'T NEED HIM TO
REFORM --- CHANGE OR ANYTHING ELSE HE HAS EVERYTHING A MESS NOW WE DON'T NEED SOCIALISM COMMUNISUM OR WHATEVER AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IT'S THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE I'M ABOUT SICK OF ALL HIS CRAP

MARIE DOROSKI of NY 3:35PM July 19, 2009

TELL OBAMA TO LEAVE MY HEALTH CARE ALONE IT'S BEEN FINE FOR 50 YEARS I DON'T NEED HIM TO
REFORM --- CHANGE OR ANYTHING ELSE HE HAS EVERYTHING A MESS NOW WE DON'T NEED SOCIALISM COMMUNISUM OR WHATEVER AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IT'S THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE I'M ABOUT SICK OF ALL HIS CRAP

MARIE DOROSKI of NY 3:35PM July 19, 2009

Well, limousine liberals and MSM "elites", you had your fun... and probably almost broke your arm patting yourself on the back when you got the Dear Leader elected.
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Now you are getting the taxes you deserve, as Barack Obama is going to BLEED YOU DRY. And you can forget writing off your local taxes on your overpriced eastcoast/leftcoast home... you’ll be paying more on that, too.
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And here’s the kicker: you’ll be sending alot of that money to people in red states... to people whom you can’t stand.
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New Yorkers, Californians, residents of the Northeast and the D.C. Corridor, you elected Obama… so step-up and pay those absurd taxes without complaining. You wanted bigger government.. so now try THIS on for size.
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Those who live in places with more rational state tax structures like Texas and Nevada will welcome you when you want to move there... well not really, LOL.
Just be sure to head-out first-thing Monday morning and jump in your Prius with the "Change" bumper-sticker on the back and GET TO WORK...
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Chairman O needs your money!
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Reaganite Republican of CA 9:52AM July 19, 2009

This president needs a rude awakening. He's lied to all of us and now we can see he's clearly not doing his job....30% approval rate if that much?
Beware, he looks to get the answers from us only to bleme us later, or fight with us now to make him look like a Martyrrrrrr. Anyone can see we need to fix the:
ECONOMY
ECONOMY
ECONOMY
Stop traveling the world to help everyone else, and apologize for what we've done???? He was obviously not there on 911 to see the death,the fear, the tears of the families or the tears of the wonderful men and women who helped there and afar. We are protecting ourselves from others! Countries all over ask us for help and when blood shed comes we get blamed. We need to explain that that is what happens when there is war.....My family has seen and fought in many wars..... I don't want to live like the outside world, my parents, grandparents, and etc. gave us a great nation, let's keep it that way. We can do it!! we are Americans...Our economy is near death because we take in everything from the sick, the gravely sick, the hungry, the poor all who live on Welfare too long!! That's our problem. Get rid of teh Welfare System to Imigrants and we will gain a lot back. I see it all around me. It pays to be poor, everything is free....medical, housing, food. That's how you get a great car. Throw out the welfare system for outsider's who haven't given their sweat to earn a living and not a penny in tax dollars to pay for what they get. Make them work. Make it illegal for companies to outsource for $2.00/hr. America is for Americans!! Let's see how long all our Illegals would stay if we mandate that you have to work before you get assistance. They do it for UI? Why not Welfare, then maybe an Americans can get Food stamps/Health coverage/Housing Assistance without worrying if they make too much! Put the men/women in minimum security prisons to work for room/board/food and the wrong they've done.
I can't get medical coverage, but my son can on the same income through Child Healthcare plus, Family Healthcare plus where are the numbers coming from....the Wslfare system too many on it? How is this possible? and why wasn't I given any options, just no go away? I am glad my son has coverage, but we need to take care of the parents of the children as well.

PBR of NY 8:33AM July 19, 2009

A new 'incomplete' analysis by congressional budget experts of emerging House legislation said it would increase deficits by $239 billion over a decade.
CBO does not score any savings from prevention / wellness and the rest, even if Prevention / wellness is an actual and essential part of the savings.
Besides, the Times in a July 7 editorial argued “As much as 30 percent of all health-care spending in this country—some $700 billion a year—may be wasted on tests and treatments that do not improve the health of the recipients,” .
And I think the others such as increased productivity, potential stem cell effect, decreased mental stress, and massive job creation considered, the reform might be within reach.
The report of stem cell research turned around the stock markets world-wide, and then what if the reform package clears the Congress ?

HSR0601 5:45AM July 19, 2009

He lies daily, He will do everything in his power to scare America in accepting his radical beliefs. But American's are finally seeing through this Chicago thug. His second family ACORN had to change it's name, He can't, and He cant hide or fool America any longer. Amazing what 6-months will tell you about this man. He is down to a 29 % favorable rating, an amazing but warranted drop. He doesn't care about anyone, except his so called legacy. He want's to be but is no way a M.L.K. He will be remembered as a radical fool who failed to change anything except our perception of why we vote for a person an not their skin color. America wanted a black President, you just picked the wrong one! It's time the Liberal media reported the truth and the failing status of this parasite we will have attached to us for 3 1/2 more years. Transparency, Openess ,Change and Bipartisan are now meaningless campaign words used to fool Americans! This is Obama Acorn Adninstration, Anti American, Anti liberties, Anti Christ, Anti Honesty Assc. Wake up and keep Liberals where they belong, out of Government!

DOES IT MATTER, HONESTLY of FL 11:52AM July 18, 2009

Tot reform should be part of this plan but guess what? Our rulers overlooked it. Will our glorious leaders be covered? hell no, they are too important, just us peons whom they want to keep healthy and working to feed their cofers. I am getting damn tired of both sides treating us like our voices dont count, have cut back on my work hours, fired 3 employees whom know govt is to blame for their unemployment and intend to use barter more to get by. MAybe we will get some results when uncle sam cant pay their bills. Look at tax collections...people reason (crrectly) why bust their butts when clowns like geitner, rangel, etc get a pass?

tom2oo of TX 7:04AM July 18, 2009