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Saturday, November 07, 2009

The House of Representatives began debate Saturday on legislation to transform the nation's health insurance system. "Now is the chance to fix our health care system and improve the lives of millions of Americans," said Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D.-N.Y.), chair of the Rules Committee, as she opened the daylong debate.


On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a case to decide whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against "cruel and unusual punishment" precludes life sentences without parole for juvenile offenders who have not committed capital crimes.


House Democratic leaders agreed Friday night to settle an impasse over abortion by letting the entire House vote on a proposed solution, a risky decision that could determine the fate of their trillion-dollar overhaul of the nation's health care system. Under the agreement, anti-abortion Democrats will be permitted to offer an amendment on the House floor to the health-care overhaul bill. The amendment would prohibit a new government-run insurance plan created by the health-care bill from offering to cover abortion services, congressional sources said. It would also block people who received federal subsidies for the purchase of health insurance from buying policies that offered coverage for abortions.


President Obama, extending condolences to Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans that people of all faiths and none serve in the military -- an oblique attempt to prevent a backlash against Muslims. "They are Americans of every race, faith and station,” he said. "They are Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and nonbelievers. They are descendants of immigrants, and immigrants themselves. They reflect the diversity that makes this America. But what they share is a patriotism like no other."


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I guess the motto of the democrat party is please, for the love of God, someone go work for yours so we can take it from you.

No, it's that there are some things we must do together because we cannot do them alone, and government is often the best way to do them. Interstate Highway System, Social Security, Medicare, taking Europe back from the Nazis, taking Asia back from the Japanese, and on and on. Rugged individualism is great, but heaven help any rugged individual who is self-employed and trying to get health insurance for his or her family.

On most issues, Larry is well thought out and tends to me motivated by a deep sense of what he believes is right. On health care it is because HE has been turned down by insurance carriers. (He has MANY posts to that affect.)

So what? He tried to get private insurance under the existing system, they told him to fuck off, so he's turned to his government to get coverage. There's absolutely nothing wrong with favoring a government program that will benefit you personally along with millions of other people like you.

Both my wife and I have pre-existing conditions. If someone gets a job with benefits, the health insurance for that job is REQUIRED to take them. Additionally, when someone loses their job, they have the option of paying for the benefits out of their own pocket for a period of one year.

And after that, what? Your choices are terrible when that year runs out.

If you find a job and either you or your spouse has expensive health care needs, many businesses will find their premiums jacked up to the hilt. It's a way to pressure employers to cut costs by cutting those expensive employees.

The current system had its chance, and it failed. Private insurers only want to insure young healthy people.

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