As for the estimated 47 million not covered by health insurance, 20 million can afford to buy it, according to a study by former CBO Director June O’Neill. Most of the other 27 million are single and under 35, with as many as a third illegal aliens.

When it’s all whittled down, as few as 12 million are unable to buy insurance — less than 4% of a population of 305 million. For this we need to nationalize 17% of our nation’s $14 trillion economy and change the current care that 89% like?

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=482591

If there is any doubt as to the true intentions I ask you this. Have they ever bailed out the end user with all this stimulus money? WE are the end user.

The people working in the lower rungs are taking a hit, but like we found out in the financial sector, the big boys ALWAYS get theirs.

Check out the FORTUNE 500 numbers

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/industries/Health_Care_Insurance_Managed_Care/1.html

There is plenty of cash to go to the reelection coffers
http://www.followthemoney.org/index.phtml

Last fall Congress had an 11% approval rate—-along with a 95% reelection rate.

And they say pod people and zombies don’t exist!

Doing nothing, which is the past 8 years is not a solution.

Socialized medicine is not on the table, but will become an option down the road if the system does not revolutionize.

The insurance company bureaucrat already denies me medication and services that my doctor prescribes.

Talk to someone in the UK or Canada - Talk to, not listen to some ad - we forget that advertising is supposed to make you believe something - The folks that I work with have the Free Public system, but also have private insurance, and can take advantage of it. There are plenty of doctors in the medical field there. Here in the US, we depend on many immigrant doctors, so already, you have less and less Americans entering into the field. Talk to your employer and see how the rates have increased over the past 5 years.

Yup, lets do nothing.

Same as Social Security………

Spending without taxing is easy - War, Part D, etc
Living within your means is something that a large part of our society should learn, but our Government also needs to do that.

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=332548165656854

According to IRS data for 2006, the top 25% of households reported 68% of all income and paid 86% of all income taxes. The bottom 50% of households reported 12.5% of all income and paid 3% of all income taxes. What’s “unfair” about this system? Those who report income pay taxes on that income.

Obamacare is just another leftist scheme to soak the American middle class further. The results will be an even more inequitable distribution of the tax burden than we have now.

Obamacare is just another global welfare scheme paid for by the American middle class. That means that Obamacare provides benefits for anyone, including illegal aliens. With the non-existence of borders around the U.S. and the ability of anyone to come here at will, the illegal alien problem will grow exponentially. With free healthcare, education, etc., etc., no effective enforcement of immigration laws, and no penalties if you are caught, why not come for the freebies? No other nation on earth exploits its middle and working class for the benefit of people who should not even be in their country as our government does us.

Obamacare is just another tax-payer funded corporate subsidy scheme. One of the biggest supporters of Obamacare is Wal-Mart. Obviously they take that position because it helps them hire cheap illegal labor and send us the bill for their health care.

Obamacare is just another scheme to build up the Dems’ voting base. Importing a new, uneducated underclass and providing expansive benefits for them paid for with our tax dollars guarantees a Democratic voting majority for at least another generation.

Obamacare is more about the future of the Democratic Party than healthcare.

California provides one example of where the U.S. is going under Obama. The state is bankrupt and issuing IOU’s. The source of their problems is their expansive network of social schemes, including massive programs that benefit illegal aliens. Take those programs away and the state would be a financial powerhouse.

A nation can not survive when half of the population takes no responsibility for its support and a minority pays the way for almost everyone (top 25% of income-earners paying 86% of the taxes).

Thank you. Feel free to pick my rant to pieces.

Too many people in this country can not get or can not afford health insurance and that is the fault of the insurance companies and thier greed.

What alternative do you offer Greg ? One might think that a Pro Lifer would want health coverage for everyone not just those who have taken a few breaths of air.

As Richard Cohen says in this article, bring on the socialized healthcare, it can’t be any worse than what we have now.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071302620.html