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Pyramid schemes, also called Ponzi schemes, only 'work' when you have more people that pay into them for a number of years than get paid back.
That's currently the case with Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The social benefits of such are great, but after many years we still don't know how to pay for them -- besides going deeper into debt, which increasingly strangles economic growth, and increasingly passing the buck to future generations, to strangle their future economic growth.
Does anyone want to assert that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are operating in the black? No. Yet on top of that Obama would have us lob on another pyramid scheme, Obamacare, whereby an increased number of people paying into the insurance system simultaneously are going to be receiving insurance benefits at any time.
More people with insurance won't stop rising medical costs. The current case with Massachusetts has proven that. To the real-life contrary the already-rising costs of medical/dental procedures and insurance premiums there have been accelerated.
If you can't see this point about the existing pyramid schemes and the new one under Obamacare, either you don't want to or you're like those who somehow managed to get a college degree but not an education.
The problem we ultimately have is one involving the lack of problem-solving creativity when it comes to financing health care in the American Dream. Rather than admit to that -- and demand new work on that in bipartisan earnest -- many would rather instead fall back, eagerly, upon the tried-but-proven-untrue, as their expression of a life of continuing but not-so-quiet-anymore desperation. This is cheerlead by President Obama, who along with the retail democrats and republicans, still gets his cut of the action regardless: his livelihood. They all are like used-car salesmen who get their commissions even if they sell clunkers.
Those that still support Obamacare at this late date are like those who want to buy a car, any car, even if it is a lemon as detailed in a Carfax report. To them an unrepairable car up on concrete blocks in the driveway is good enough, as they can sit in it and pretend it's going somewhere.

dom youngross of OH 11:05PM March 23, 2010

"Taxes pay for government and are we saying that small government requiring little or no taxes is good?" To be brief yes. If you have a college education you need to go back and demand a refund. The Nation ia already bankrupt to the tune of 65 trillion dollars, that we know about. As the Federal Reserve has not been audited in over 50 years how bad things are is not apparent, but it will be. Look to Greece and the austerity program and we will be there soon. When someone has to start cutting these entitlements it will shred the fabric of our society. Just a matter of time.
Remember, you can take a progressive to logic but you cannot make them think.

November Retribution of CA 9:18PM March 23, 2010

@slackercare:
eh, could be worse. "MORNING ZOO DJ-care" is where hard-working americans just get sick and die. unless you're a wingnut DJ with pill addition, in which you're allowed to engage in felonious doctor shopping.
"MORNING ZOO DJ-care", brought to you by pudgy undereducated radio bimbos who fuel their enormous egos with drugs/alcohol, and never worked an honest day in their lives.

heartlandboy of OH 7:43PM March 23, 2010

"Please look at a poverty map of the U.S. the states with people who suck up federal dollars and Welfare with their poverty are always the ones against making Corporations treat consumers fairly why because they aren't consumers like the middle class North Eastern and Great Lakes States.And these poverty states who take money from donor states are the ones always complaining about taxes they don't pay and federal money they more than receive for what they pay in.ironic isn't it."
Well said.

PulSamsara of IL 7:14PM March 23, 2010

Please look at a poverty map of the U.S. the states with people who suck up federal dollars and Welfare with their poverty are always the ones against making Corporations treat consumers fairly why because they aren't consumers like the middle class North Eastern and Great Lakes States.And these poverty states who take money from donor states are the ones always complaining about taxes they don't pay and federal money they more than receive for what they pay in.ironic isn't it.

Elenore of MI 6:04PM March 23, 2010

WOW U MUST FORGOT WHAT BUSH DID TO US .I HAVENT RECOVERED DEAR MR BUSH IM STILL SUFFERING . OBAMA WON ON CHANGE THIS IS CHANGE MY BOSS BEEN IN BUSINESS OVER 60 YEARS A FAMILY COMPANY THEIR NO HEALTH INSURANCE NO RAISE NO NOTHING EMPLOYEES BEEN THEIR 30 YEARS ON MIN. WAGE . I DRIVE THE TRUCK THEIR SO I SEE THE MONEY I HAD TO QUIT TO GET A RAISE THIS COMPANY LOVE MEXICANS SO THEY CAN TREAT THEM LIKE DOGS . WHEN I ASKED FOR THAT RAISE MY BOSS TOLD ME I SHOULD GO GET SECTION 8 AN FOOD STAMPS . WOW ONE DAY I WALKED IN HIS OFFICE HE WAS LISTENING TO RUSH LIMBAUGH . IS THIS WHAT WHITE AMERICA REALLY THINK WE ALREADY HAD 8 YEARS OF OF HELL . TIME FOR A BREAK FROM REP . PARTY DEAR MR OBAMA THE PEOPLE THAT HATE THIS BILL GOT MONEY AND RICH OR THEY ALREADY GOT INSURANCE . I WORK EVERY DAY SCREW IT TAX ME

DALLASOPALOCKA of TX 5:46PM March 23, 2010

People all over the World have been losing respect for Americans. This bill will prove to those nations that we are not as dumb as we have appeared to be. We are finally on the right track. Way to go Obama!!

Julie of MA 5:35PM March 23, 2010

Social Security insolvent and unsustainable.
Medicare insolvent, unsustainable, and rife with fraud
Medicaid insolvent, unsustainable and rife with fraud.
Federal Government with myriads of wasteful, mismanaged programs and has to borrow money to pay interest on its hyperbolic debt.
And you can now add 'Obamacare' to the mix ..... one more nail.
The culture of 'Entitlement' has arrived.
Get ready to blow the doors off.....can you say 'reckless'? Can you say 'Bankrupt'?? Oh, I forgot the Feds can print money, well that should fix everything, right? Let the good times roll!

Robert Keigh of CA 5:28PM March 23, 2010

It's not perfect, it's not pretty, but it is a step in the right direction. We were on a burning ship and Obama directed us onto a lifeboat. Now, maybe the Republicans are correct, and just beyond the horizon is a waterfall, and we will all go tumbling over it. But they did nothing. The "Party of NO!" just wanted us to stay on the burning ship and "trust" them, after they set the boat on fire with de-regulated Wall Street kindle.
I, for one, would rather take a chance on the lifeboat than stay on that cold-hearted, un-Christian, RAT (Republican And Teabaggers) infested burning ship.

Alex of VA 5:21PM March 23, 2010

I would love to see us provide an opt-out for individuals. However, that would also require a willingness to let opt-outs suffer and die rather than provide care after their ability to pay out of pocket runs out. With hospital bills running in the hundreds of thousands of dollars these days, it would run out rather quickly for most of us. Better, I think, to pool risk and share as equally as feasible in that burden. We can argue about "feasible" of course, but I'm glad to see out of pocket payments linked to percentage of income.

Steve of PA 5:10PM March 23, 2010