Posted on 03/23/2010 12:07:05 PM PDT by mojito
Late Sunday night, in a narrow and partisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most significant piece of social legislation in over seven decades. It did so in the face of overwhelming and principled opposition from the American people. Large majorities of Americans oppose this legislation because it offends the historic American dedication to the principle of self-government. They understand that this new law will accelerate Washington's intrusion into our most personal and private decisions.
This is why opposition to this bill will only grow. Supporters of this bill argue that popular hostility will recede upon its passage. But, rather than cementing our descent into a European-style welfare state, last night's passage of Obamacare is best seen as a historic turning point, a true catalyst for real change.
I write to reassure our supporters, the conservative movement, and the American people at large that The Heritage Foundation will do all within its power to keep this issue alive in the public square and make the intellectual case for the repeal of this act. We will bring all our resources to bear on behalf of those who believe America is and will always remain the Land of the Free.
This, rest assured, can be done. The American people are never permanently thwarted. President Obama's health care legislation can and will be repealed.
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If there is one good thing about the past year - one in which we have witnessed unprecedented horse-trading, press stunts, midnight votes and political manipulation in both houses of the U.S. Congress - it is that the American people have come away educated as never before about the differences between these two visions for America.
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That’s why they call it insurance! If you could wait until you have cancer to go and buy health insurance they would call it capitulation. Do you think you should be able to buy homeowner’s insurance after the fire has already burned half your house? Should you be able to wait until you cause a wreck before you buy liability insurance on your car? Should you be able to buy life insurance on Grandma while she is in the hearse?
Do you believe insurance companies can operate in such a way and survive?
Don’t put words in my mouth.....I want private insurance to stay put.....but you are obviously in favor of kicking the weak to the curb. Nice.
If you’re looking for charity go to a church, or look for locally administered programs.
NO it won’t work at all...I know how government programs are run. I asked another question that you don’t want to answer. You must be in favor of kicking granny under the bus too.
I believe folks on the Left say this happens all the time. But I don't think it does.
So, if you I find out I have diabetes and go to get insurance, I should be left behind?
Why?
Because they like the taxes?
I had a relative die the other day and guess what? I tried to buy a life insurance policy for him and they wouldn’t sell one to me. They said we can’t insure a dead person with life insurance, now I think that’s just plain wrong, what do you think?
You are correct. In fact this is what charity is all about. Socialism destroys charity.
I was mainly thinking that ...if I loose my job...my insurance. Then I get maimed or find out I have a disease....then try to get insurance...I get rejected. I think that sux. I understand they are private companies and can do what they want....I just never thought about this before and thought that it sucked. But, it’s private business....they can do what they want...
You’d normally be called a troll here, but we need to point out that more than feelings are needed to run a medical care system. It needs dollars and cents. There are places to get charity and there are places to get health care insurance. Not even a government can cause money to appear out of nowhere, although this one appears to think it can lay a ton of burden on the economy and keep on seeing it produce the same GDP to be taxed. There is no such thing as a free lunch; somebody has to pay.
I think you’re analogy is backasswards. If someone has diabetes and needs medicine or their foot removed and they loose their job, house and quality of life because they can’t get insurance...that that sucks. But, like I pointed out, it’s private business and they can do what they want. I just never thought about that because i’m still healthy.
No one is denying aid to those with ‘pre-existing’ conditions.
And the gummit is not going to be able to keep the overhead as low as it claims. It is going to be shocked that people of means are found cheating the system.
If insurance wants to reject pre-existing conditions. Fine. Now, I don’t have a problem if an insurance company did not reject it without government interference.
How about “My house is burning, can I get fire insurance now.”
Excellent article. I may start contributing to the Heritage Foundation again.
She was never able to get any insurance.
She lived for 44 years with this horrible disease without any insurance.
She endured 40+ surgeries related to RA without any insurance.
She had expensive medications and treatments without any insurance.
She passed away a little over 5 years ago, and her husband still has a small fortune in medical bills because of her RA. But a lot of her medical treatment was done for a much lower rate or even gratis because the Hospitals and Doctors knew that she had no insurance and could never get insurance. They worked with her and my Uncle to make sure that she could get the treatment and surgeries she needed.
It was expensive and it was always a question of whether they could work something out, but she did it without insurance.
The gummit is more likely to kick granny under the bus, or dictate that she only gets the morphine pill for a cancer that is typically 50% curable, than a free market answer. They’re bureaucrats.
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