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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tonto who wrote (85684)	6/11/2010 10:47:09 AM
From: chartseer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224741

oh bummer! he isn't stupid he went to harvard. he headed the harvard law review. He is a community organizer. He was elected to the illinois state senate. He just cannot run the government of the united states. I remember back when mr. peanuts could not run the government of the united states, the media back then said the job was too big for one man to run. Today it seems it may be even too big for one man and all his many czars to run. It was idiotic not to listen to your own experts though. Don't worry! Be happy! the stupid hopeless comrade chartseer in the new era of ignore your own experts advice

To: tonto who wrote (85684)	6/11/2010 11:14:17 AM
From: chartseer	Respond to of 224741

oh bummer! reckless and stupid even if he got the result he wanted? Hasn't he turned all the stupid americans against off shore drilling? Ask kenny if the oil leak isn't really a good thing? now the chinese can have all the oil in the gulf for themselves. Don't worry! Be happy! the stupid hopeless comrade chartseer in the new era of the end justifies the means

To: tonto who wrote (85684)	6/13/2010 1:42:04 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224741

Insurance: Canceled Posted 06/11/2010 06:58 PM ET Unintended Consequences: Still more developments show that the Democrats' health care solution won't do what they said but will do what most would say public policy should not do. We start with the story of Americans being kicked into the ranks of the uninsured. Politico reported that "part of the health care overhaul due to kick in this September" could cause 1 million people to lose their medical care policies. They'll be cut loose because the new law bans insurers from placing caps on the benefits they pay out. This will force what are known as limited-benefit, defined-benefit or mini-med plans off the market. These policies don't cost much because they cap the number of doctor visits or restrict the amount of benefits that can be paid in a year. They're especially good for low-income and part-time workers, as well as those who've been turned down for major medical insurance plans. In 2006, John Edelheit, vice president of sales and marketing at United Group Programs, told an industry publication that the mini-med market "has caught on and spread like wildfire." In 2007, industry publication ifawebnews.com said mini-meds provide "a meaningful, affordable form of coverage that allows for temporary, part-time, contract and seasonal employees to obtain health coverage." And last year, trade publication benefitnews.com noted that such plans were "gaining popularity as employers use the policies to expand their benefits programs or provide health coverage for the first time." But by this fall, the plans will be gone, and the law that we were told would broaden health care coverage will be responsible for throwing a million into the uncertainty of being uninsured. Also last week, some finally getting-around-to-it reporting told us that health equipment "manufacturers are bristling over a key provision in the nation's new health care law." Under the new regime, firms that make the instruments that improve and save lives are hit with a 2.3% excise tax. The added burden will force them to cut back on innovation and lay off workers. This will mean a less-than-gushing medical device pipeline. But we're sure the pipeline delivering sobering news about our new health care system will continue to pump steadily, and that we've only seen the beginning of the stream.