tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732717868446445360.post1944044202593062379..comments2023-08-26T07:24:28.790-05:00Comments on Worley Dervish: Now Let's Get It Done!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111908124909857884noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732717868446445360.post-11380745216021482222009-09-10T10:31:05.822-05:002009-09-10T10:31:05.822-05:00It's tough being in the minority, isn't it...It's tough being in the minority, isn't it? You may have noticed, John and Steve, that I don't agree. I do appreciate you keeping your comments polite and respectful.<br /><br />Nevertheless, my purpose here is to spur liberals and progressives into action, not to argue with the opposition. My eyes are on the prize, and I will not be distracted.<br /><br />There are other good places in cyberspace to make your case and argue with liberals. Please go find them. (Read: further comments from right-wingers will not be posted.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111908124909857884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732717868446445360.post-92178549211929705912009-09-10T10:17:26.032-05:002009-09-10T10:17:26.032-05:00Let's see....Post office going broke every yea...Let's see....Post office going broke every year with a huge deficit.....Medicare going broke......Medicaid going broke......Social Security going broke, and on and on.....!<br />What is really crazy, Obama has not a clue on how to fix any of them. Hasn't even started to look at them.<br />He says that he can cut medicare by near a half trillion and then find the money in the fraud and abuse in the medicare system. WHY WAIT? WHY NOT DO IT NOW? WHY WAIT TILL WE MAKE THE CUTS AND THEN TRY TO FIND THE MONEY. <br />Pure rehtoric.<br />What was really disturbing last night was how he ridiculed all the people working against his plan as liars and worse. He used every deregatory name in the book and disgustingly embarrassed himself and even used an old Chicago political term when talking about Conservatives, independents and Democrats who don't agree with him. And calling every insurance company and doctors, etc., crooks, liars is tragic. Sure there is an occassional bad apple in every profession. Whether clergy, doctors, accountants, business, or just plain workers. You'll find bad apples. It's human nature.<br />But to broad brush a whole segment of society like Insurance companies is really horrible.<br />He didn't help himself last night. He even made the bridge longer if he is trying to get people to work with him.John C. Hylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614728014723739265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732717868446445360.post-41553731126662274292009-09-10T08:50:50.401-05:002009-09-10T08:50:50.401-05:00Hey Steve, Thanks for sharing. Obviously we disagr...Hey Steve, Thanks for sharing. Obviously we disagree. Medicare is doing a much better job than the insurance companies of taking care of people. Medicare is not prohibited by the Constitution and hasn't put the insurance companies out of business. What we need is more of that.<br /><br />Not everything government does is automatically bad, or good for that matter. That's why we need to be paying attention and keep our government accountable.<br /><br />But you feel free to turn down every government service that comes your way. And whatever you do, don't set foot in a national park. Sure. Go with that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111908124909857884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732717868446445360.post-25507116732878282752009-09-10T08:21:22.688-05:002009-09-10T08:21:22.688-05:00Why don't people see that, once the government...Why don't people see that, once the government enters a market, the field inevitably tips in the direction of the government? If there is any sort of a government-funded option for insurance, there will be no way for private companies to compete, and they will remove themselves from the market, thus ensuring that the ONLY option will be the government option.<br /><br />For President Obama to claim that he does not want to force the American people into a government health plan is disingenuous at best. Further, how can he claim that he can pay for the nearly $1 trillion bill with savings and the premiums of the government option? Especially if we take him at his word that it would be less than 5% of the people in the US?<br /><br />His budget office has already said that there will be $9 trillion in deficit spending over the next decade. Now he is proposing another $1 trillion? This would be disasterous for the US and world economies.<br /><br />I would like to ask someone a serious question. Someone who thinks having the US Federal government involved in health care is a good thing. What, in the modern history of the United States governmet, have they run well, economically and without waste?<br /><br />Medicare? Don't make me laugh. Medicare is the ENTIRE reason that health care in the United States is so expensive. For any given procedure, Medicare pays the provider approximately 25 to 50% of the actual cost (NOT billed cost) of the procedure. Where does the rest of the money come from? Those of us who pay for our own insurance, either out-of-pocket or through an employer pay the difference.<br /><br />Social services? What a joke. Name one program run by the Federal government that doesn't have rampant waste and fraud.<br /><br />The military? That may be the best example, but it flourishes not BECAUSE of Federal involvement, but DESPITE Federal involvement. It is kept at the high level of performance by the dedicated professionals who do the actual work. You just need to look at what the Federal government tried to do to the military in the 80's to see how they fought for their services to see that.<br /><br />In no instance I can think of has the Federal government made a problem better simply by being involved. This country works, this country gets better because the PEOPLE of this country decide as a group that something needs to be done, and we do it on our own, WITHOUT THE INTRUSION AND INTERFERENCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!!!<br /><br />And where, may I ask, in the Constitution of the United States, does it give the Federal government the ability to intrude into health care? Into the insurance industry, or ANY industry for that matter?<br /><br />The Constitution has strict limits placed on the powers that the Federal government has, and for good reason.<br /><br />The tenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States says the following:<br /><br />"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."<br /><br />That seems clear to me. If the Constitution doesn't give the Federal government the right to take over 1/6 of the economy of the United States (the health care industry, people), then they do not have the right to do it. IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!<br /><br />So, so sum up, it's a bad idea, they won't do it well, it will wreck the economy, it is vehemently opposed by 60% or more of the population (remember, Mr. Obama only got 54% of the popular vote), and it is prohibited by the Constitution.<br /><br />Sure. Go with that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243272217436178276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732717868446445360.post-2943471227223734882009-09-10T02:25:46.703-05:002009-09-10T02:25:46.703-05:00We have not had the opportunity before. We were sl...We have not had the opportunity before. We were slaves to our government. Now, we MUST take our responsibility seriously and participate. We must make our government know what we want and demand they treat US fairly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11338681486960592910noreply@blogger.com