"The top 1% of US taxpayers; i.e., those making more than $410,000 per year, pay 40% of all Federal taxes.
The bottom 40% pay no income taxes, but received refundable credits. If that was not enough, they insist on more than any other group."

Good, then the wealthy can cover in taxes what the others do not/cannot pay. Since the top percent of taxpayers received more than 70% of the tax savings from years of tax cuts, they can afford it! Win. Win!

"but do we need an oilgarchy"

Do we need one? Are you kidding? We have been inundated with this type of government for 30 years. If you do not think that the elite/ultra rich do not control society/government in every feasible way, you are kidding yourself.

"It is not about a Party.

It is not about "Them."

It is about US, our families and our God"

Dude, chill. We don't need another Waco.

"Good luck with your socialist Nirvana. I want no part of it."

Good. Buh Bye then. Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you.

You are referring to the Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule which was a Bush policy that banned U.S. taxpayer money, usually in the form of U.S. Agency for International Development funds, from going to international family planning groups that either offer abortions or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion. This policy blocked money whether abortions were provided or not. The Hyde Amendment is a very specific scope prohibiting federal dollars to pay for abortions...

You are conflating the two and they have nothing to do with one another, nor will they overlap in policy.

It doesn't matter that section 246 of H.R. 3200 specifically states, “Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for...

"A Simple Question....
If Obama’s plan is not going to force all Americans to pay for abortions and pay for medical care for everyone who illegally sneaks into our country, why are the dems blocking every effort to have these amendments added to the bill? Would just one brave lib (if such a creature actually exists) please at least attempt to answer this question?"

Oh me me me, I will be very brave and attempt to answer your questions Mr. Ice.

You see Ice Cube, there is this thing called the Hyde Amendment that was adapted in 1976, that basically says that no Federal funds can pay for abortions.

And well, ICe tee regarding your overused and tired question about dirty immigrants getting health care, in the...

"Death Panel When Barbara Wagner’s lung cancer reappeared during the spring of 2008 her oncologist recommended aggressive treatment with Tarceva, a new chemotherapy. However, Oregon’s state run health plan denied the potentially life altering drug because they did not feel it was "cost-effective."


OHP had paid for extensive cancer treatment over the previous three years and was still paying for her care until she died. Ms. Wagner died a short time after starting the Tarceva. In a letter, OHP included a long list of appropriate end-of-life care that would be paid for, including hospice, medical equipment, palliative services, state-of-the-art pain and symptom management and the reminder of the assisted suicide service. Might...

Illegal immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries are 50% less likely than U.S.-born Latinos to use hospital emergency rooms in California, according to a study published Monday in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.

By federal law, hospitals must treat every emergency, regardless of a person's insurance -- or immigration -- status. Illegal immigrants, who often work at jobs that don't offer health insurance, are commonly seen as driving both the closures and the crowding.

But the study found that while illegal immigrants are indeed less likely to be insured, they are also less likely to visit a doctor, clinic or emergency room.

"The current policy discourse that undocumented immigrants are a...

"Anyone who is in favor of Nat'l health care hasn't had my experiences with gov't health care. Seriously WIA in Viet-Nam 22 January 1970 I went through the full gamut of military health care, from first aid in the field by a fellow G.I., medivac chopper, emergency surgery in a MASH, Naval hospital ship, an Army general hospital in Japan & through an Army medical center here in the States and consider the treatment I received as a G.I. generally to have been outstanding. But care from the V.A. in the years since has been spotty, ranging from outstanding to not good at all. Spotty is not good enough. Therefore, I urge rejection of O's socialized medicine program."

Oh how the stupid burns.....
You would be better off not...

"These pools are run by the local Blue Cross/Blue Shields and subsidized by the State taxpayers. I live in MD and both my adult daughter and I are in this type of insurance pool and the rates are affordable and the coverage is excellent. So you see there is no reason to destroy our current system and allow a take over of our economy by a Government that is both out of control and grossly incompetent. "

Uh, you do realize that MHIP "high risk pool" type of insurance is government run? Or maybe your state pays for it; but nevertheless it is exactly the same thing as the health care that is currently being proposed.

The health care costs are subsidized by the government/state for people who cannot afford insurance; WHICH IS...