Dennis Kucinich: Why I Voted NO »
Posted By tehranchik 2 weeks, 3 days ago in Political NewsWe have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We cannot fault the insurance companies for being what they are. But we can fault legislation in which the government incentivizes the perpetuation, indeed the strengthening, of the for-profit health insurance industry, the very source of the problem. When health insurance companies deny care or raise premiums, co-pays and deductibles they are simply trying to make a profit. That is our system.
Read Full Story at obamasquagmire.com »
283 Views Share Story 3 Comments Report
Submitted By:
tehranchik
Well, I'm from and live in the Pacific Northwest. I did live in the middle east during the late 70's and early 80 ...
Who Also Submitted:
RSS Join the Discussion
+ Add CommentComments So Far: 3 (view all)
-
-
100%
berkeley2 weeks, 2 days ago
This comment is below the standard viewing threshold View It »
dennis and a handful of others voted against the bill for many good reasons.
Reply
the best reason i've seen is the absurdity of criminalizing the failure to pay extortion to the insurance companies. the lowest estimates i've seen are around $300 per month per person. someone who doesn't have the money will have to prove that they don't in order to be exempted. this will put big brother into everyone's pocket, which is what pelosi and her ilk want.
someone will take this to court immediately as highway robbery. -
More News
Politics Daily
The Huffington Post
Daniel Levy: Netanyahu's Stubbornness On Settlements Produces American Call For 1967 Borders
Deepak Chopra: India Comes To The White House, All At Once
Geoffrey Dunn: More Palin Lies: The Trooper in 'Troopergate' Breaks His Silence
Michael Shermer: The Coma Man Hoax: Rom Houben's "Communication" Is "Ideomotor" Ouija Board Effect
Add a Comment
Sign In With Your Propeller Account
Please keep your comments relevant to this story.
To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.