Here is a press release issued early this morning by Americans for Limited Government (ALG), which is an advocate for smaller government and retaining freedom for we the people. It was provided in response to passage of HR 3962 an expanded version of HR 3200:ALG Condemns House for Approving $2.1 Trillion "Takeover of Nation's Health Care System"
November 7th, 2009, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today condemned the House of Representatives for voting to approve "$2.1 trillion takeover of the nation's entire health care sector in spite of overwhelming public opposition to the measure."
Americans for Limited Government estimates the legislation will cost $2.1 trillion over ten years once fully implemented, and "will drive millions Americans off of private, employer-based health care, on to substandard, below-average government-run care, and open the door for a single payer system," said Wilson.
The final vote was 220 to 215.
"This Congress is rotten to its core," said Wilson, adding, "Members no longer represent their constituents, they serve the Washington political elite. They have succumbed to the insider deals, handouts, and kickbacks Nancy Pelosi needed to secure the votes for the federal government to claim an iron grip of one-sixth of the nation's economy."
Citing the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate of H.R. 3962, Wilson said, "This bill will raise taxes by more than $780 billion and cut Medicare by more than $450 billion. In the process, they are enraging political independents and seniors, both critical voting blocs for whom dozens of vulnerable members in the majority must answer to."
"Members that voted for this abomination have signed a political suicide pact for which they will be held accountable," Wilson declared. "They have gone against the express will of their constituents who opposed this legislation."
The bill would force millions of uninsured Americans to obtain insurance or else pay a fine, includes employer mandates, and creates a national, government-run "public option." Americans for Limited Government estimates more than 45 million Americans would ultimately be required to enroll in government care at an average cost of $4,700 per individual to taxpayers.
"As health care costs skyrocket because of the elimination of the private sector health options contained in this bill, so too will the costs owed by taxpayers, resulting in hundreds of billions of deficit-spending," said Wilson. "Because insurance under the plan is mandatory, the more private insurers that are driven out of business by diminishing insurance pools, the more Americans who will be forced onto government-run and subsidized care."
"This bill will ration care away from seniors, water down and reduce the quality of everyone's care, increase health premiums, put bureaucrats between doctors and patients, break the public treasury, and leave taxpayers with a bill that cannot possibly be paid back," Wilson added.
According to Rasmussen Reports, 54 percent of voters oppose the "public option" proposed, which only 42 percent support. In addition, James Carville's Democracy Corps polls found a full 54 percent of seniors oppose the nationalized health care plan. According to the poll conducted in June, 41 percent of seniors strongly oppose the Obama plan and only 14 percent strongly favor it.
"To pass this monstrosity on the heels of Tuesday's overwhelming election results against her party, Nancy Pelosi has clearly lost her mind and needs to check her meds. She doesn't care if vulnerable members in her caucus are wiped out in 2010 or not," Wilson said.
"Democrats are throwing away seniors as a political constituency," Wilson added, stating in conclusion, "They are enraging independents, who see their children and children's children being burdened with an unsustainable debt that will rise to $20 trillion in 2020 and top the Gross Domestic Product in 2011. And taking over health care against the express wishes of tens of millions of Americans who like their private health options and want to keep them."
Having made it one of the top agenda items along with the economy-killing Cap and Trade (Tax) on their socialist takeover of this nation, Nancy Pelosi and (Barry Soetoro a/k/a) Barack Obama are rejoicing in their victory today. Our own home grown axis of evil, Pelosi-Reid-Obama, doesn’t really care about the people of America, what they care about only is power. They are socialists and want unfettered, absolute control. This is merely another step in the direction of freedom-killing enslavement of the population.
I contacted two Democratic members of the Ohio Congressional delegation, John Boccieri (OH-16) and Zach Space (OH-18) this week. I urged them both to vote against PelosiCare. One listened and one did not. Rep. Boccieri voted NO, but Rep. Space voted YES. With that vote, Mr. Space, signed his termination slip. Someone must pay a price politically for this horrible vote. That Someone is Zach Space and the other 219 members who voted AYE on this horrendous bill.
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ReplyDeleteI'm really glad that they passed this first step anybody that has purchased health insurance knows it is unaffordable. If you have a beef with them let them pass a amendment but keep the bill moving.
ReplyDeleteThis is the only way we will ever be able to afford insurance, we don't have any insurance right now. And if something happen we would be wiped out immediately.
Don't be fooled by any of the B/S
going around, research the bill and then make a decision, all the spin is crap.
No one has mentioned the new medical technology that is coming that will change everything practically over night.
There will be cures for everything, this will bring down the cost as it should
Thanks for your time