October 29, 2009
Pure 1984 Style: Health Care Bill called Affordable Health Care for America Act. Seriously. No, please, stop laughing.
This might not be the most ethical Congress ever, as had been promised by the oh-so-trustworthy Pelosi, but it is definitely running way ahead of the pack as the most absurd. Unveiled today, they’re reconciled health care bill, which is a mere 1,990 pages:
The battle over health care reform reached another milestone Thursday as top House Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation that includes a highly controversial public health insurance option.
The nearly 2,000 page bill — a combination of three different versions passed by House committees — would cost $894 billion over 10 years and extend insurance coverage to 36 million uncovered Americans, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
A source emailed me:
The bill is 1,990 pages long and contains a separate 13-page bill to repeal the sustainable growth rate caps on Medicare spending. The Bill will cost more than $200 billion and is not paid for, which will break Obama’s promise to Congress during his speech.
The bill contains the word “shall” 3,425 times. Though Steny Hoyer just said the bill was open and transparent, they prevented the American people from attending their publicity rally by checking IDs and keeping people out.
There are so many issues to address that I wouldn’t know where to begin. The CNN article reassures they they’re going to give members a whole 72 hours before forcing a vote. Who thinks any member will read the whole bill? No one? Well then, I guess we’re all smarter than they think.
And, they haven’t worked out that pesky abortion issue, yet. They are confident it will be settled before it comes to a vote. I’m confident it will be settled, too. Unfortunately, that means my money, all of our money, will be financing the slaughter of millions of children for years to come. For that little provision alone, I hope that there is a hell and I hope that all of the people who vote for this bill burn in it.
Don’t forget, this isn’t anywhere near over, either. This is just the House version of the bill. We still have to put that together with the Senate’s and see what hideous baby Congress produces. I wish I had the time to read this whole bill, but I have a thesis to write and less than two weeks to write it. Not that I need to read it to know that it’s going to be bad for America.
Please, feel free to read the bill. Every American should try to read what they can because we all know that they are hoping we don’t.
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At least you have a good excuse for acting like an elected official and blowing off the reading.
Comment by smitty — October 29, 2009 @ 3:47 pm