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Change Not Possible in Washington?
Tweet Share on Facebook March 29, 2010 Comment (2)Nothing has changed—finger-pointing, blaming, and no solutions for the American people.
Larry of CA in to Public Opinion:
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Backlash, Violence Over Healthcare Reform
Tweet Share on Facebook March 29, 2010 Comment (9)It's nonsense that Americans are angry about getting access to insurance when they get laid off, have pre-existing conditions, or have sick children who need healthcare ["Sarah Palin, Tea Party Leaders Must Condemn Healthcare Threats," usnews.com]. When you watch the videos of the tea party demonstrations in front of the Congress, there aren't even 500 people there. The news people are just trying to sell advertising when, in fact, the vast majority of us are now relieved to know we won't be wiped out if we become sick, or worse, sick and unemployed.
Comment by David of VA
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Controversy and Conservative Pundits
Tweet Share on Facebook March 26, 2010 CommentNo controversy, no listeners, no advertisers, no ratings. Folks like Rush [Limbaugh], Sean [Hannity], Ann [Coulter], and the rest have to make noise to make money.
Ron W. Smith of UT in response to Mary Kate Cary:
Tea Party Leaders Must Denounce Threats -
Joe Biden’s Microphone Mishap
Tweet Share on Facebook March 25, 2010 Comment (4)At least [Biden] was using the [expletive] as an adjective for something positive. When Cheney said it, it was meant to insult and hurt.
Sam of TX in response to Bonnie Erbe:
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Healthcare Reform Fears: Socialism, Disappearing Doctors, Shuttered Businesses
Tweet Share on Facebook March 24, 2010 Comment (6)It's not like these fears are unfounded! The models are already in place. After all, socialized medicine exists in Canada and England already ["5 Overblown Fears About Healthcare Reform," usnews.com]. They're not doing so hot! Costs are skyrocketing, care is rationed and substandard, and medical research in both countries doesn't begin to compare to the "old" healthcare system here in the United States! Change isn't always a good thing! Be careful what you wish for! You just may get it!
Comment by Fran B. of FL
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Obama’s Promise of Healthcare Reform
Tweet Share on Facebook March 24, 2010 Comment (2)I hear a lot of "WE" didn't want this bill. That's not true; I wanted this bill. I voted for a president who said he would get some form of healthcare reform, and he did it.
Robert of CA in response to Mary Kate Cary:
Democrats Still Don't Get It on Healthcare -
Reactions to the Historic Healthcare Reform
Tweet Share on Facebook March 23, 2010 Comment (12)The true "vindication" of Obama and his healthcare plan will come with the mid-term elections in November ["House Vote to Pass Healthcare Vindicates Obama's Leadership," usnews.com]. If the Democrats' losses are minimal, then Obama is vindicated. If the Democrats' losses are significant, it will be a repudiation of Obama and his healthcare. A lot can change between now and then. I wonder how much my insurance premiums will go up next year to cover the 26-year-old children of my fellow policy holders or how many without insurance for their children with pre-existing conditions will join my plan (I think this number is small). I won't see any of these effects or understand how my taxes will be affected until after the election. So my votes this fall will be based more on "projected" data than actual data. Just like the CBO scoring.
Comment by Bob of TX
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Could Republican Healthcare Opposition Backfire?
Tweet Share on Facebook March 23, 2010 Comment (2)It will be interesting to see Republicans run on a platform of taking insurance guarantees away from children and re-establishing the donut hole for the elderly.
Bryan of MA in response to Robert Schlesinger:
GOP Health Reform Backlash Coming? -
Healthcare Reform Costs, Reconciliation, and Aging
Tweet Share on Facebook March 22, 2010 CommentHealthcare Costs Controversy
It is too easy to vilify the health insurance companies as rates go up ["The White House Vs. Big Insurance," March 12]. The real culprit is the whole healthcare system, including the American people. We demand instant cures and lots of technology. When most of our healthcare dollars are spent at the end of life instead of preparing infants for the beginning of life, our costs skyrocket. When we curtail expectations of our healthcare providers and people have the right to buy insurance across state lines, only then will insurance premiums go down.
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Healthcare Reform Winners and Losers
Tweet Share on Facebook March 19, 2010 Comment (5)This [healthcare bill] will be the largest deficit-cutting program in decades and one of the biggest tax cuts for middle-class Americans in a long time, but a major defeat for Republican obstructionism.
Sandra of TX in response to Peter Roff:
Why CBO's Score Isn't Set in Stone
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