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Senate Finance Committee approves the $829 billion, 10-year health-care bill sponsored by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) with the support of a lone Republican, Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe.
As I said before in a previous thread, if Max Baucus is pushing a bill without the public option, then it's rounding third and headed for home. Now that homeplate has been tapped, its time for the big showdown - public option vs. no public option. An $829B bill without the public option is hard enough to swallow as it is. If the public option is restored, the costs will undoubtedly burst the legislation at the seams and all hell will break loose in the electorate. If Democrats decide to act out in a way that seems underhanded and procedural, there will be hell to pay at the polls in 2010. I'd wager anyone on that.
As I said before in a previous thread, if Max Baucus is pushing a bill without the public option, then it's rounding third and headed for home. Now that homeplate has been tapped, its time for the big showdown - public option vs. no public option. An $829B bill without the public option is hard enough to swallow as it is. If the public option is restored, the costs will undoubtedly burst the legislation at the seams and all hell will break loose in the electorate. If Democrats decide to act out in a way that seems underhanded and procedural, there will be hell to pay at the polls in 2010. I'd wager anyone on that.
If some lefties want to bet you more than you can cover let me know and I will be glad to get in with you. They know that 2010 is staring them in the face and I think they will back down.
Senate Finance Committee approves the $829 billion, 10-year health-care bill sponsored by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) with the support of a lone Republican, Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe.
The saddest part of that 14 - 9 vote was that the one Republican wasn't needed to get the thing out of committee.
The best part of this bill is that it is supposed to cover 10 years and taxes, fees, etc will be collected from 2010 on but the bill really kicks in and gives any advantages in 2013. Collect for 10 years and pay for 7 should make it work very well. Now how about the next 10 years when every year has to be paid for?
Can the Democrats get 60 votes for public option when they weren't sure that they could get just 12 of 23 votes in committee? This should be very interesting watching them combine this one with the one from Nasty Nancy that demands public option.
Remember this is just the start. The country is a long way from having an health reform..
Nita
Ya... I agree. We're a ways off for sure. And like Aero mentions, now that "something" is moving in some sort of direction resembling "reform" so to speak, they will now try and be able to mutate it to fit the agenda as it goes... slight of hand tactics are on the way. Would we expect anything less from our so honest and for the people Gov reps ?!
Ya... I agree. We're a ways off for sure. And like Aero mentions, now that "something" is moving in some sort of direction resembling "reform" so to speak, they will now try and be able to mutate it to fit the agenda as it goes... slight of hand tactics are on the way. Would we expect anything less from our so honest and for the people Gov reps ?!
I see you don't think a whole lot more of our Congress than I do.
It sounds like all those people who thought health insurance is a constitutional right will now be granted that right by being required to buy insurance. My guess is they will have to pay about what Federal employees pay, about $500 to $600 a month. Lol! I think this is not what liberals had in mind when they called for reform.
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