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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (101820)	3/23/2011 1:13:11 PM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224720

"Price Predicts Court Will Kill Obamacare March 23, 2011 10:18 A.M. By Brian Bolduc Rep. Tom Price (R., Ga.) believes the Supreme Court will declare Obamacare unconstitutional in 2012. In a conference call with reporters, Price discussed Congressional Republicans' attempt to repeal Obamacare before suggesting the nation's highest court might beat them to it. "I think the courts are going to lap us on this one," Price said. Noting an "expedited appeal process," he forecast that "sometime in the spring of next year," the Court would find the bill unconstitutional, after receiving the case from "either the Fourth and or the Eleventh Court of Appeals." Price co-hosted the call with Rep. Bill Cassidy (R., La) to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Obamacare's passage. While the Republicans — doctors, both — itemized their objections to the bill, they also illustrated the challenges Republicans face — particularly if they're forced to defend Massachusetts's rather similar health-care law. Cassidy, for instance, derided the Democrats' assertion that you can "increase access and decrease cost" by pointing to the Bay State. Massachusetts has a "very admirable program," Cassidy stressed; he applauded the state for "giving it a go." But ultimately, he concluded that it pays some of the highest costs in the nation. Later, Cassidy highlighted the fact that people were "gaming the system." "People are jumping on and jumping off when their acute medical condition is addressed," he warned. "People who get on and drop insurance six months later have a much higher cost of care than those who have insurance consistently." Thus, an individual mandate does not necessarily solve the problem of high-cost individuals. To mark this dubious holiday, Republicans are circulating a CNN poll in which 59 percent of Americans say they still oppose the law." nationalreview.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (101820)	3/23/2011 1:14:19 PM
From: TopCat	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224720

"My yearly exams and immunizations are now covered 100% by Medicare." You mean you couldn't afford it before?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (101820)	3/24/2011 11:08:51 AM
From: JakeStraw	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224720

“President Obama has pledged to tackle the deficit and restore the budget to a sustainable path,” said CAGW President Tom Schatz. “However, his two most prominent achievements since taking office – Obamacare and the Recovery Act – dramatically raise the present and future burden for taxpayers. CEOs and business owners at Starbucks, White Castle, IHOP, and the National Council of Chain Restaurants, have reneged on their previous support for Obamacare and stated that it will reduce employment and profits. As the nation shakes off a recession, the “cure” of Obamacare is worse than the disease. “Taxpayers now fully appreciate the fiscal ruse that has been perpetrated. President Obama and his allies in Congress continue to mindlessly cheerlead for a bill that does not control costs or improve healthcare outcomes. To date, 1,040 organizations have received waivers exempting 2.5 million individuals from Obamacare’s pernicious effects. Clearly, these groups – many of which lobbied for Obamacare – do not view the bill as an expansion of choice or affordability in health care. “State governments, nearly all of which carry a substantial deficit, have been dealt a crushing blow by Obamacare. On March 1, 2011, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee jointly released a report detailing harsh truths about the healthcare bill’s role in intensifying an already untenable fiscal situation. According to the report, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that new state spending on Medicaid will be ‘$20 billion between 2017 and 2019,’ and an independent report by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured found that new state spending would be even higher at $43.2 billion through 2019.” cagw.org