Senate Healthcare Bill. Approved to the detriment of all

Well, you can go to this link, http://democrats.senate.gov/reform/patient-protection-affordable-care-act.pdf and try to read the 2074 pages of the Senate so-called Healthcare reform bill. If you think the House Bill was big and confusing, this one is bigger and more confusing. The House bill was 1960 pages, the Senate bill is 2074 pages. It is estimated that if you were to read it non-stop it would take over 34 hours. Since it is also a fact that the bill contains references to many other bills that have been on the books for decades, to really read all this jumble mumble you will need over a week of nonstop reading or over 168 hours. Unless you are super-human, it is impossible. What is really insulting is the fact that none of the Senators who are pushing this bill have read it yet, Harry Reid, the infamous Senator from Nevada and Senate Leader is trying to push it through this coming weekend and before they rush out for Thanksgiving Congressional break.

The bill is complicated to read, but it is a fact that it plans to get all Americans to pay for voluntary abortions, i.e. abortion on demand. Regardless of where you are on this issue, here we have a so-called bill that is being sold to the American people to provide coverage to the so-called uninsured, yet it add services and forces people to pay for what is not a medical necessity.

The bill is also a lot of double talk. The Democrats proponents are hiding behind a CBO (Congressional Budget Office) analysis of the bill that says over 10 years it will cost 849 billion. The CBO, by law, can only calculate the immediate 10 years costs from the date the bill becomes law. The problem is that the so-called payout of benefits will not begin until almost 4 years after the bill becomes law, but we, the American taxpayers and businesses will be forced to start paying for this bill the minute it becomes law, so the costs are actually a “lie”. Since the government will collect money for 10 years, but only make payouts for 6.5 years. If you start calculating the bill from the time it starts paying and 10 years out, the costs are over 1.5 trillion and it will add at least another ½ trillion to the deficit. Worse than that, the history on this type of program has shown that they cost a lot more than originally planned. Medicare for instance has average costs 9 times the original estimates.

In addition, Medicare will be cut by over $500 billion. Young people will be forced to pay for a services that they do not want. it is really unconstitutional to force anybody to buy a product or service that they do not want. Yes, some people will say that people are forced to buy auto insurance although over 20% of drivers get away with not buying it (that is why those of us who have auto insurance pay for so-called “uninsured motorists” benefits). In any case, driving is a privilege and you have the option not to have a car, but under this bill, the only option to not paying for this so-called insurance, is a stiff penalty, jail, or you just die and since you are dead, you would not need any insurance.

I urge all of you to contact your 2 Senators and oppose this bill. Remember, 1/3 of the Senators are coming for re-election in 2010 and you can vote out those that vote for this bill.

To contact you Senator go to: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
And then either select the senator by name or check your State and then you will be able to contact each of your 2 senators by e-mail.

In it you can select your State Senators (one at a time) and send them a note opposing it:

Here is a suggested note, but you can write your own:

Senator x:

I urge you to vote against the current Senate Bill. It is disastrous for the US economy and will destroy our healthcare system rather than improving it. It will also increase our deficit. We do not need Government control of healthcare. If there is any reform it should be built around free Market principles. Allow the people to buy insurance across state lines. Provide tax deductibility of healthcare premiums. Modify tort laws so that malpractice issues can be addressed in a sensible manner to reduce frivolous lawsuits and outrageous awards for punitive damages and so-called pain and suffering. I am sure you get my point.

If this bill is approved I will definitely vote and campaign against those who vote for it.

Thank you very much