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constipatory efforts moving along (again)
Oct. 8th, 2009 10:11 amSo apparently, the Congressional Budget Office reported that health care reform is possible and tax dollars could be used to cover many uninsured Americans by 2019. Since Republicans against reform and a public option went on and on about how the CBO was nonpartisan and fair when they were gleefully expecting a dire report (read: detrimental to Obama's and non-Blue Dog Dem plans to overhaul the system), you'd think it'd be disingenuous of them to now complain about that same CBO's report. Right?
You should all know better by now. ( Text cut for f-list )
Let's look at some of these: "A celebration of the deficit effects masks who pays the bills," said Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee. "This package includes hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes and fees. Most Americans with health insurance will see their premiums increase."
Yes - because insurance companies NEVER raise premiums on their own. That's like saying cable companies are in business solely for your pleasure. Also, look at the tax breaks Bush and his Congress gave the very rich for so many years - do you see where that has benefited the greater public good? 'Cause I sure can't.
Said House Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia: "The claims that we're saving $81 billion by spending $829 billion, you can say that if you really want to go ahead and rob Peter to pay Paul, and that's what's going on here."
Respectfully, Representative - anyone who voted to cede Congress's power to declare war to the executive branch and subsequently spend trillions on an unjustified invasion needs to shut his piehole when it comes to wailing about wasted tax dollars, doncha think? Apparently, it's A-OK to spend out the public asshole on no-bid contracts for the effort of getting tens (or more ) of thousands of Americans and civilians killed, but when it comes to protecting the health of the public footing that bill (not to mention keeping them working longer in the process to PAY taxes), we're suddenly going to start moving nickels and dimes around like Scrooge counting out Bob Cratchett's weekly pay.
Is this bill perfect? Not by a country mile. Unlike some hardline Democrats (especially since I'm an independent anyway), I'm willing to accept a compromise that at least gets something small started. It means there's something in place that can be built upon later. I also understand why Obama felt he needed to appeal to enough Republicans on this to pass it, even if I don't like it - he won't be president forever, and if there's legislation that more than one party approved in place, that makes it less likely for a future Congress to come along and repeal it. (Not impossible, just less likely.) To me, this is sort of like civil rights for women or gays or other minorities - it'd be nice if we didn't have to seek them piecemeal, but that's reality, and it's better to make a little gain and pave the way for a little more gain, then a little more, etc. etc., than to have an "all or nothing" attitude that precludes ANYTHING getting done, period.
I wrote to my Congresscritters last night. If you haven't, I suggest you maybe take 10 minutes to do the same and give 2-3 good reasons for them to do what you want. (Yeah, even those of you who don't like this plan and oppose it. If you express your opinion and they don't do what you want, you've still earned the right to complain. And isn't that what America is all about? *G*)
You should all know better by now. ( Text cut for f-list )
Let's look at some of these: "A celebration of the deficit effects masks who pays the bills," said Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee. "This package includes hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes and fees. Most Americans with health insurance will see their premiums increase."
Yes - because insurance companies NEVER raise premiums on their own. That's like saying cable companies are in business solely for your pleasure. Also, look at the tax breaks Bush and his Congress gave the very rich for so many years - do you see where that has benefited the greater public good? 'Cause I sure can't.
Said House Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia: "The claims that we're saving $81 billion by spending $829 billion, you can say that if you really want to go ahead and rob Peter to pay Paul, and that's what's going on here."
Respectfully, Representative - anyone who voted to cede Congress's power to declare war to the executive branch and subsequently spend trillions on an unjustified invasion needs to shut his piehole when it comes to wailing about wasted tax dollars, doncha think? Apparently, it's A-OK to spend out the public asshole on no-bid contracts for the effort of getting tens (or more ) of thousands of Americans and civilians killed, but when it comes to protecting the health of the public footing that bill (not to mention keeping them working longer in the process to PAY taxes), we're suddenly going to start moving nickels and dimes around like Scrooge counting out Bob Cratchett's weekly pay.
Is this bill perfect? Not by a country mile. Unlike some hardline Democrats (especially since I'm an independent anyway), I'm willing to accept a compromise that at least gets something small started. It means there's something in place that can be built upon later. I also understand why Obama felt he needed to appeal to enough Republicans on this to pass it, even if I don't like it - he won't be president forever, and if there's legislation that more than one party approved in place, that makes it less likely for a future Congress to come along and repeal it. (Not impossible, just less likely.) To me, this is sort of like civil rights for women or gays or other minorities - it'd be nice if we didn't have to seek them piecemeal, but that's reality, and it's better to make a little gain and pave the way for a little more gain, then a little more, etc. etc., than to have an "all or nothing" attitude that precludes ANYTHING getting done, period.
I wrote to my Congresscritters last night. If you haven't, I suggest you maybe take 10 minutes to do the same and give 2-3 good reasons for them to do what you want. (Yeah, even those of you who don't like this plan and oppose it. If you express your opinion and they don't do what you want, you've still earned the right to complain. And isn't that what America is all about? *G*)
