False claims Republicans will make during floor debate »
Posted By ybdogsct 2 weeks, 2 days ago in Political NewsAs the House begins to debate the Affordable Health Care for America Act, the following debunks the false claims that Republicans will be expected to make during floor consideration and debate of the bill:
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hyperbola2 weeks, 2 days ago
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The story should be complimented with the lies told to us by Democrats.
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Shut Down the Murderous Health Care Racket
http://www.propeller.com/story/2009/11/07/shut-dow...
Al Capone is awake in his grave in awe at the criminal racket promulgated by the health care industry: a murderous multi-billion dollar industry that keeps the world’s Superpower in the sociological Stone Age. A recent study upped the figure of Americans killed by this enterprise from 20,000 to about 45,000: that is fifteen 9-11’s a year of Americans facing a cruel, painful death at the hands of these prolific killers....
Some might say I sound like a demagogue. When you are used to insipid soundbytes and P.C.-fluff, the truth starts sounding like demagoguery. The fact of the matter is that the truth is extraordinarily painful in this country ruled by a peculiar Victorian fetish of the marketplace. Nowhere in the civilized world could one imagine civic leaders fear mongering the populace about the evils of “socialized medicine” without getting laughed out of the country. Unfortunately, these goons of capitalist oppression seem to have been collectively laughed out of the civilized world and into Land of the Free.
Nonetheless, the problem is not this visceral minority. The problem lies in those that pretend to befriend progress: that grand, archaic organ of political oppression called the Democratic Party. This increasingly irrelevant union of crooks, hucksters and swindlers has betrayed the American people beyond recognition. Their failure to enact meaningful health care reform must be the last straw....
...In the end, both the Kucinich and Weiner amendments were removed from consideration by house leadership this past week. Meanwhile, Democratic cheerleaders have been trumpeting the success at instituting a “public option” in both the House and Senate versions of the health reform bill. The proposed public option will cover about 3% of the population, while roughly 33% of Americans are un- or under-insured. Many progressive democrats inform me that this is the best we can realistically do given the conservative dynamics of the American populace. I don’t understand what American populace they are talking about. As someone who goes out to the bungalow belt of Chicago to knock on doors practically everyday, I can say with full confidence that only an insignificant wacko minority is repelled by the thought of “Medicare for all.” Perhaps we can figure out a way to leave those few people out when we finally do institute a single-payer system.-
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hyperbola2 weeks, 2 days ago
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Progressive leaders have fallen to the right of the American people. Americans crave and need meaningful health care reform in line with the remainder of the civilized world. They crave and need leadership in Washington that stands for the interests of their constituents: leaders that aren’t fearful of lifting their heads above the fray, pounding their fists on the podium and declaring “It is time we shut this racket down. Let us throw the insurance companies into the dustbin of history once and for all, and end this domestic terrorism that kills 45,000 Americans a year!”
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Unfortunately, to get to this point, we are going to have to purge the Congress of almost every last one of its members, and stop thinking that the Democrats or the NGO industrial complex will ever bring Americans their cherished Medicare-for-all.
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alanocu2 weeks, 1 day ago
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Ask yourself this, would you be willing to put your own family into the hands of the people who did Pelosi’s face lift?
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I hope the Republicans make that point and encourage everyone to consider the possibility that Pelosi's face lift will someday let loose, and the pressure from it will take out a city block.-
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ybdogsct2 weeks, 1 day ago
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ALANOCU:
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"Ask yourself this..."
Ask yourself this. Are you willing to put your own family into the hands of the people who did Limbaugh's, Hannity's, O'Rielly's, and Alanocu's lobotomy?
A majority of health care providers support the bill. Why don't you run along and leave the business of caring for the the uninsured to professionals who know better?
LOL.
AMA supports House bills to make health reform a reality
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-refo...
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/399/hsr...
Dear Speaker Pelosi:
On behalf of the American Medical Association, I want to express our support for concurrent passage of both HR 3961 the "Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009" and HR 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act." A successful foundation for health system reform is dependent on House passage of both bills. Together, HR 3962 and HR 3961 will deliver on our shared commitment to assure the patients have access to care and choice of physicians.
AARP Endorses House Health Care Reform Bill
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/policy/article...
AARP, the 40-million-member association of older Americans, today announced its endorsement of the sweeping House health care reform bill.
Surrounded by boxes holding 1.5 million member petitions supporting health care reform, AARP Chief Executive A. Barry Rand said the organization supports the House bill over other proposals because the measure does more to lower drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries, strengthen Medicare and bar insurance companies from denying people coverage because of their health or age. The bill also would lower premiums for Americans ages 50 to 64 who have to buy insurance in the private market and would create a voluntary long-term care insurance program.
Bonnie Cramer, chair of AARP’s volunteer advisory board, said one key factor in the organization’s decision to support the House bill was that it won’t add to the national deficit.
American Cancer Society Promotes Health Care Reform in New Ads
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x...
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/COM/content/div_IL/C...
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is working with a diverse group of 18 national organizations to promote comprehensive health care reform.
This week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, launches its first ever national solo television ad campaign. The ad, which calls for health care reform "NOW, not later," shows just how desperately families touched by cancer need a better health care system.
“As the leading patient voice in the debate, ACS CAN is redoubling its efforts at the most critical moment in the health care debate to heighten awareness on the gaps that exist in the system for families affected by cancer,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, CEO of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN. “Congress must act now to deliver on meaningful health care reform because the cost of waiting any longer is too great.”
ACS CAN has been working tirelessly in support of health care reform, pushing lawmakers to take action to fix the system this year.
New England Journal of Medicine Poll Shows a Majority (62.9%) of Physicians Support Public Option
http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=1790=home
Survey respondents were asked to indicate which of three options for expanding health insurance coverage they would most strongly support: public and private options, providing people younger than 65 years of age the choice of enrolling in a new public health insurance plan (like Medicare) or in private plans; private options only, providing people with tax credits or subsidies, if they have low income, to buy private insurance coverage, without creating a new public plan; or a public option only, eliminating private insurance and covering everyone through a single public plan like Medicare.
Overall, a majority of physicians (62.9%) supported public and private options (see Panel A of graph). Only 27.3% supported offering private options only. Respondents — across all demographic subgroups, specialties, practice locations, and practice types — showed majority support (>57.4%) for the inclusion of a public option (see Table 1).
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Beau78902 weeks, 1 day ago
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Great article. It debunks almost every one of the arguments we see posted against the House healthcare reform bill every day on Propeller. I'm bookmarking this link to post in reply whenever I see any of these arguments in the coming weeks. I hope others do as well.
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doakley2 weeks, 1 day ago
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. . . except that most (if not all) of the arguments are false. Just wait and see. If you trust this administration/government to do for you all they say they will do, I feel sorry for you. This is nothing more than communism! . . . and this comment comes from someone who lived in a communist country! WAKE UP, AMERICA!!
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miklkit2 weeks, 1 day ago
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FTA:
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As Ezra Klein of the Washington Post describes the difference:
"The Democratic bill...covers 12 times as many people and saves $36 billion more than the Republican plan." [11/5/09]
It's far from ideal, but it is something we can build on when the republicon fear and smear machine finally breaks down and becomes irrelevant. -
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