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Comment on: DIG THIS

Where 'Bark' Gets His Beliefs

4 Comments

And stretching the truth

Yes, Obama's mother died of cancer at a young age, and yes it was tragic. But she was a tenured college professor with a PHD. She did not die while waiting for treatment and UNINSURED.

I rest my case.

Obama's whole platform is based upon lies.

Add this "Dig This"

People need an education about the ramifications of much of Obama's agenda. His health care plan is the conception of socialism in American society. These blind followers in unions do not realize that his proposal passively diminishes their collective bargaining. As BO said everyone that "doesn't like their plan can join the same plan that Senator McCain and I enjoy".
Problems:
1. We taxpayers foot the bill for that one.
2. Health insurance is a free enterprise, the US has 2 national plans Medicare and the Veteran's Administration.
3. His proposal will devastate health insurance companies and further strain the economy.
4. As proposed, employers will be encouraged to offer substandard health plans with lower contributions so that employees will opt for the government plan. This is simple business economics.
5. This reduces the labor unions bargaining clout for health benefits, which is always a point of negotiation.
6. The plan infringes on state's rights, since each state legislates their insurance.
7. Health care insurers are both nonprofit and proprietary. Proprietary plans are public entities with stockholders their loss will once again effect the economy. Nonprofits are the generators of health insurance.
8. The financial debacle will impact the economy and employment.
9. It creates a further disparity in healthcare for Medicare and Medicaid recipients.
10. The Council on Medical Education (2003) noted a 54% decline in familty practice and a similar decline in internal medicine. This translates to a lack of accessibilty to health care providers. BO wants quantity, not quality.
11. This plan will create astronomical financial and tax burdens for his precious middle class (us).


BO did not come up with the electronic medical record (EMR). It was incorporated into the Medication Error Reduction Act (MERA) in 2001 by a republican congress.

Mildred

Obama is appealing to people looking for something for nothing, paid for by the "rich", but will end up being paid for by the middle class.