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Nofsdad
Joined: 06 Jul 2003
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Location: Central CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:40 am Post subject: Today's Stupid
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From one of my email alerts:
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Dear Tom,
It's hard to believe that the Senate is letting the Finance Committee craft the health care reform bill.
Today, as Senators debated a possible amendment to the bill, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) argued that insurers should be required to provide coverage for basic maternity care.
"I don't need maternity care," came the response from Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ).
He went on to explain, "So requiring that on my insurance policy is something that I don't need and will make the policy more expensive."
After which Stabenow interjected, "I think your mom probably did." |
I could comment on the utter stupidity... not to mention the massive selfishness... of Mr. Kyl's reply to Ms. Stabenow but once again I would only be stating the hugely obvious. His attitude is, "I don't need it so nobody else needs it either.".
This is who our politicians are and this is what our politicians do. Where do they FIND these idiots????
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dictators_rule
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:52 am Post subject: as stupid
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As stupid as the comment was it shows the whole problem with the current 'health care who is going to pay for it' proposals.
Without universal health care/blanket coverage this crap will go on and on. The current legislative strategy is trying to plan a way to pay for it before they really know how much it really cost or could/should cost. Typical governmet proposal by typical professional politicians-throw money at it.And barbs at each other.
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Calapso
Joined: 26 Aug 2008
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:34 am Post subject:
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What comes out of all of this mess, if anything, will be a complete mess. We've reached the stage with this whole thing where they need to start all over. Put up two options, that's it. 1) Scrap our whole system and go to a NHS or 2) Regulate the holy living shit out of the Health Care industry so that no one can be denied coverage, remove all lifetime caps, and regualte the actual cost of coverage and cost of services by setting cap limits on what everything can cost, period.
This piece meal stuff they keep watering down gets more expensive, and does less and less to actually fix the problem each time someone comes up with a new plan.
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Nofsdad
Joined: 06 Jul 2003
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Location: Central CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject:
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I'm just guessing that the gentleman has kids and that he was damned glad their insurance covered the birth. And if he doesn't, many of those standing by him in his obstruction efforts do and the hypocrisy is abundantly evident.
There's also the fact that Senator Kyl currently enjoys the public option and while he and his wife may be past the maternity stage in their lives, that public option policy INCLUDES MATERNITY COVERAGE for those who might need it.
The man is nothing but another flaming hypocrite and tool for the damned insurance companies. Check his campaign donations and you'll see exactly why he chooses to do his best to keep working class Amricans from having what he has.
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