And any AmeriKan who has had a lengthy wait in one understands that after the drone of nonsense from the TV comes the search for magazines:
Stocks climb after the big health care vote
Street takes vote in stride
Horizon brightens for health care funds
Yeah, always a couple business shills around.
Now you know why the Globe is also for the deal with you-know, that guy with a pitchfork.
"AT&T says health care law will cost it $1b" by Bloomberg News | March 27, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO — AT&T Inc. will book $1 billion in first-quarter costs related to the health care law signed this week by President Obama, the most of any US company so far.
Think of it as a down payment, America.
Just another reason to SHIP MORE JOBS OVERSEAS, 'eh, AT&T?
A change in the tax treatment of Medicare subsidies triggered the noncash expense, and the company will consider changes to the benefits it offers current and retired workers, AT&T said yesterday in a regulatory filing.
AT&T joins Caterpillar Inc., AK Steel Holding Corp., and 3M Co. in recording noncash expenses against earnings as a result of the law. Health care costs may shave as much as $14 billion from US corporate profits, according to an estimate by benefits consulting firm Towers Watson....
Then they will just have to go where costs are not so high, right?
But you are going to love your new health tax, 'er, bill, 'er, plan, 'murka.
Democrats told me so, and can't you see how happy they have made me the last four years? They turned me into a Massachusetts Republican (in registration only, of course).
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It's going to be ALL INTO the STATE PLAN, isn't it, corporate AmeriKa?
In the left-liberal Globe?
"13 attorneys general sue on health care bill" by Globe Staff | March 24, 2010
TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys general from 13 states sued the federal government yesterday, arguing the landmark health care overhaul is unconstitutional just seven minutes after President Obama signed it....
Related:
"lawmakers on both sides acknowledge any repeal would be highly unlikely as long as President Obama remains in office, as he could veto any such legislation"
Also see: Disingenuous Democrats in Home Stretch on Health Tax
States Seek to Scuttle ObamaCare
They ain't the only disingenuous ones, Glob.
Next.
“The Constitution nowhere authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or under threat of penalty, that all citizens and legal residents have qualifying health care coverage,’’ the lawsuit says.
It's true if you actually read the thing, but that doesn't matter anymore in AmeriKa.
Legal specialists say it has little chance of succeeding because, under the Constitution, federal laws trump state laws.
Obviously, the Tenth Amendment gets lopped off there somewhere.
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is taking the lead, joined by attorneys general from South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania, Alabama, South Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, and Louisiana. All are Republicans except James “Buddy’’ Caldwell of Louisiana, a Democrat.
Some states are considering separate lawsuits — Virginia filed one yesterday — and still others may join the multistate suit. On March 8, The Boston Globe reported on these efforts to derail a national health care law....
The lawsuit contends that the bill violates the 10th Amendment, which says the federal government has no authority beyond the powers granted to it under the Constitution, by forcing the states to carry out its provisions but not reimbursing them for the costs. The lawsuit also says the states cannot afford the new law....
Tough!
“A legal challenge by the states appears to be the only hope of protecting the American people from this unprecedented attack on our system of government,’’ said Attorney General Henry McMaster of South Carolina, who is also running for governor.
As if that had something to do with it, right, agenda-pusher?
But Lawrence Friedman, a professor who teaches constitutional law at the New England School of Law in Boston, said before the suit was filed that it has little chance of success. He said he cannot imagine a scenario in which a judge would stop implementation of the health care bill.
I'm just sick of the sourcing after a while and getting the same narrow view and opinion on, well, everything.
Still, McCollum said he expects the US Supreme Court will eventually decide if the overhaul is constitutional. “This is not lawful,’’ he said. “It may have passed Congress, but there are three branches of government.’’
Well, there used to be.
Getting harder and harder to tell everyday, almost as if it is a dog with three heads.
So what are they wasting time on, according to the agenda-pushers?
"Law signed with pride as foes work to undo it; Democrats savor health win, plan public rallies; GOP, 13 state AGs move to thwart overhaul" by Susan Milligan and Matt Viser, Globe Staff | March 24, 2010
WASHINGTON — Some 13 state attorneys general, meanwhile, filed suit to stop the law on constitutional grounds, contending the federal government does not have the legal authority to supersede states and require people to buy insurance. The “individual mandate’’ in the law is a key component that takes effect in 2014. Robert Gibbs, White House press secretary, said he does not believe the legal challenges will succeed.
While Republicans contended the measure is a “monstrosity’’ and “job killer’’ and that Democrats will face voter wrath in November, Democrats countered that the health care overhaul will be easier to defend now that it is a law.
Was there a mental health provision in that bill because you DemocraPs and your self-denial need one.
Related: Opening Up the Health Care Bill
No, people are not going to like that as tax loot flows to banks, war-profiteers, and the insurance industry -- so they can carve up the medical system and makes huge fees on the deals. No wonder the politicians are hailing the bill!
“A certain psychology happens once a bill passes,’’ said Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat. “Before a bill passes it’s like a promissory note. Now the bill is passed, it’s signed into law, now the American people have something. They own it. It’s theirs.’’
WE DIDN'T WANT IT and WE WANT TO GIVE IT BACK!!!!!
And I DO NOT APPRECIATE the CONDESCENDING ATTITUDE about things government "gives us" like WARS and TYRANNY BASED on LIES, Tom!!
Oh, sorry to spoil the party down there.
"Health mandate tests the reach of government; No direct legal precedent for order to buy insurance" by Michael Kranish, Globe Staff | March 25, 2010
WASHINGTON — A flood of lawsuits from states seeking to block the health care law President Obama signed this week raises sharp questions about the power of the federal government to impose mandates on its citizens, but legal scholars disagree about how the cases will be decided if they are heard by the Supreme Court.
Analysts said there is no direct precedent for Congress requiring that individuals purchase a product such as health insurance, although some indirect cases are cited by advocates on both sides....
The question falls squarely on centuries-old constitutional debates about the reach of the federal government in state affairs. Legal scholars on the right contend requiring citizens to obtain health insurance is a case of excessive federal intrusion and should be overturned by the judicial branch, while liberal judicial experts say Washington’s power to require that Americans buy insurance is clearly permitted under commerce and taxation provisions in the constitution.
Attorneys general in 14 states have filed suit against the health care legislation on grounds that it is unconstitutional. While the claims vary, a chief argument is that there is nothing in the Constitution that allows the government to require individuals to purchase anything. Lawsuits are also likely to be filed by insurance companies and individuals....
Even before the broader constitutional conflicts are decided, the matter could get bogged down in tactical court battles for years.
Feels just like an AmeriKan waiting room!!!
There are many routes that legal challenges are likely to take, potentially stalling or preventing implementation of the law. Opponents of the legislation are hoping that a federal district judge can be persuaded to impose an injunction against the legislation until the matter is heard in court. The injunction would then be appealed, and the case and others like it would wind through various federal courts before reaching the Supreme Court.
Among the states filing lawsuits against the federal government is Virginia, where the legislature earlier this month approved a bill that exempts Virginians from a federal or state health insurance requirement. Governor Bob McDonnell, the recently elected Republican, held a public signing ceremony yesterday. Similar legislation has been filed in at least 32 states.
McDonnell called the federal legislation “an unprecedented federal mandate on individuals that we believe violates the US Constitution.’’
Proponents of the federal health bill note that the matter most likely to face a legal challenge — the mandate to buy insurance — will not go into effect until 2014. As a result, Obama administration lawyers are likely to argue that federal courts cannot block something that has not yet gone into effect.
Is that WARPED LOGIC or what?
Yeah, CAN'T STOP a CRIME unless it has ALREADY HAPPENED when it comes to GOVERNMENT in YOUR WALLET while the government can SPY ON YOU for YOUR OWN GOOD to PREVENT "terrorists!"
The outcome of the court fight would not alter the right of a state to impose rules on its citizens. Thus, the 2006 Massachusetts law that requires most citizens to health insurance would not be affected.
Yeah, great.
And I WAS TAUGHT that the STATE SERVES the PEOPLE in America, not IMPOSES UPON THEM!
Thus you get the capital K, readers!
On the question of such a requirement at the federal level, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service examined the issue recently and said it is a “novel’’ concept that has yet to be decided by the Supreme Court.
Proponents of the health care mandate cite a 2005 ruling by the Supreme Court that they say provided the legal groundwork for the legislation. In that case, Gonzales v. Raich, the court said the commerce clause of the constitution gave Congress the right to ban the growing of marijuana, even if states allow its use on medicinal grounds.
Oh, so the fascistas use pot when they need to push their agenda, huh?
Related: Why Pot is No Longer a Problem
Oh, Sig Heil (almost forgot).
The Supreme Court said Congress had such authority even though the marijuana at issue was being home-grown for personal use and was not being sold across state lines. To proponents of the health care legislation, this decision means that Congress has broad power of regulatory authority.
But opponents dispute the relevance of Gonzales v. Raich when the question is forcing citizens to buy a product, such as insurance. Scholars on both sides say the cases could define the limits of federal power....
Given the recent track record of this nation and its government, I'm not hopeful.
Moreover, the legislation was designed to defeat the constitutional arguments of health care opponents by imposing a penalty in the form of a tax on those who do not buy insurance. The Constitution clearly and indisputably gives the federal government the power of taxation.
So BEND OVER for the ANAL EXAM and EXTRACTION, American$.
In addition to the argument against the mandate, the bill is also being fought on grounds that it undercuts states’ rights, that it fails to provide enough money to the states to pay for new benefits, and that it is an intrusion on the business practices of insurance companies.
The Obama administration yesterday continued to mount a defense of the legislation.
“We will vigorously defend the constitutionality of the health care statute along with any other claims or litigation,’’ Justice spokesman Tracy Schmaler said. “We are confident that the statute is constitutional and will prevail when we defend it in court.’’Yeah, with YOUR TAX BUCK, Americans.
You better have that vomiting problem looked at; good thing DemocraPs gave you health care.
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Of course, it is ALL the Repuglicans fault, according to the pro-bill Boston Globe!
"Health insurance mandate began as a Republican idea; In ’90s, GOP saw an alternative to Clinton plan" by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press | March 28, 2010
You gotta love their finger-pointing selves, 'eh?
WASHINGTON — Republicans were for President Obama’s requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it.
Still suffering 2004 election envy, 'eh, Glob?
The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that has been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted as an alternative to Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s failed health care overhaul in the 1990s. These days, Republicans call it government overreach....
So BOTH PARTIES are LYING A**HOLES! We ALREADY KNEW THAT!
In the early 1970s, President Nixon favored a mandate that employers provide insurance.
Watch, listen, and learn: Sicko
In the 1990s, the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, embraced an individual requirement. Not anymore.
So it is all a political fooley and trap, 'eh?
YOUR HEALTH in the hands of YOUR PUBLIC SERVANTS, AmeriKa!
“The idea of an individual mandate as an alternative to single-payer was a Republican idea,’’ said health economist Mark Pauly of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. “Because the Democrats were in favor, the Republicans more or less had to be against it.’’
What, say what?
Related: No Choice But Single Payer
Yeah, somehow that idea was MISSING from the DEBATE, MSM!!
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Mitt Romney, weighing another run for the GOP presidential nomination, signed such a requirement into law at the state level as Massachusetts governor in 2006. At the time, Romney defended it as “a personal responsibility principle’’ and Massachusetts’ newest GOP senator, Scott Brown, backed it. Romney now says Obama’s plan is a federal takeover that bears little resemblance to what he did as governor and should be repealed....
And Romney? Pffft!
I don't appreciate being used as a stepping stone.
Romney’s success in Massachusetts with a bipartisan health plan that featured a mandate put the idea on the table for the 2008 presidential candidates. Brown, whose election to replace the late Democratic Edward M. Kennedy almost led to the collapse of Obama’s plan....
Related: Massachusetts Senate Vote Irrelevant
Turned out that way despite the MSM still flogging that misrepresentation, huh?
Filibuster this, f***ers!
Republicans say Obama and the Democrats co-opted their original concept....
Can mud-slinging cause injury?
You can really get engrossed in garbage in an American magazine or newspaper.
Starting in 2014, the new law will require nearly all Americans to have health insurance through an employer, a government program, or by buying it directly. That year, new insurance markets will open for business, health plans will be required to accept all applicants, and tax credits will start flowing to millions of people, helping them pay the premiums.
Oh, the agenda-pushing MSM makes it sound SO GOOD FOR YOU, huh?
With a BIG FAT LIE right in the MIDDLE!
There IS NO GOVERNMENT PLAN or "PUBLIC OPTION," you LYING... oh, you meant the Medicare and Medicaid that is going to be trimmed and that we can't buy into?!
Those without coverage will have to pay a penalty to the IRS, except in cases of financial hardship. Fines will vary by income and family size. For example, a single person making $45,000 would pay an extra $1,125 in taxes when the penalty is fully phased in, in 2016....
Oh, is that why "the major changes happen well after the next presidential election, safeguarding President Obama from suffering blowback?"
Yeah, Americans are going to LOVE ANOTHER TAX BILL as their money is wasted on banks, wars, and corporate welfare! If they have any money left at that point.
Related: Passage of Health Care = IRS + YOUR Medical Records!
The only way the IRS can establish whether or not you have the “big brother” mandated health insurance is to check your medical records!
They are going to like that even less.
At least we know whose health is REALLY IMPORTANT!
Obama's political health above your own physical and economic health, Americans.
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Related: Obamacare for everyone but Obama
Say what?
Also see: A Healthy Insult For the American People
Sure is adding to injury.
And about that SINGLE-PAYER OPTION!
"The state’s single-payer solution" by Benjamin Day and Peter Hiam, Globe Correspondents | March 29, 2010
Overwhelming evidence suggests that nothing will work short of adopting a “single payer’’ system — under which all residents are covered by a public, comprehensive plan....
You know, the PLAN WE ALL WANTED and were "hoping" for, Obomber?
The United States spends almost twice as much per person on health care as any other country in the world, and yet has some of the worst health outcomes of all developed nations. This means we spend a lot on care that does not contribute to better care, and there is extraordinary room for cost control that does not reduce access to or quality of care. However, we often pursue cost control strategies that are not based on evidence, and are designed to limit political opposition from the health care industry, for which our high costs are its high income....
Yup, and EVERYBODY KNOWS IT and the officials and authorities all walk around the pile of shit as if they can't smell it.
To a large extent, our high spending is due to a fragmented system where providers deal with hundreds of different insurers, all with different rules. This drives up administrative costs in the system, and means we lack what other jurisdictions have to effectively control costs: the ability to budget the health care system and publicly plan the allocation of limited resources to the communities and areas of care that need them most. This is why only nations with uniform payment systems and an extraordinary level of public oversight have been able to “bend the cost curve’’ without hurting health outcomes.
Effective cost control has proven to be politically impossible, particularly in Massachusetts. However, another failed attempt at cost control is unaffordable for the state, our municipalities, businesses, and households....
Related: The Massachusetts Model: Municipal Health Mess
Yeah, the "public servants" are not exactly helping out, either.
Benjamin Day is the executive director of Mass-Care: The Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care. Peter Hiam was chairman of the Rate Setting Commission from 1978 to 1982 and commissioner of insurance for Massachusetts from 1983 to 1987.
You know, real radicals!
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Hard to tell because it's all agenda-pushing crapola.
"Obama signs order blocking abortion funding; Key to passing health care bill; Senate debates amendments" by Erica Werner, Associated Press | March 25, 2010
WASHINGTON — With little fanfare, President Obama signed an executive order yesterday designed to ensure that no federal money can be used for elective abortions under the nation’s new health care law.
That's not the what I heard: Health Bill Makes MSM Monitor Sick
And notice how the executive orders are no longer a problem to the MSM or DemocraPs now that Bush is gone? Do you like being served political fooleys?
The order had been demanded by a key bloc of antiabortion Democrats as the price for their support for the health bill that narrowly passed the House Sunday night.
Since then it has been criticized by abortion opponents who say it has no actual impact other than restating restrictions on abortion funding already in the law.
Then why are the pro-abortion people in an uproar?
Representative Bart Stupak of Michigan, the leader of the antiabortion bloc of Democrats, insisted that is not the case. Lawmakers supporting abortion rights did not object to the order because they said it made no difference.
Gee, and the issue was such a lightning rod in the special Senate election up here, what with Marty Coakley standing tall for a woman's right to choose, etc, etc, etc.
Oh, right, politics.
You know, if it didn't make a difference why all the wrangling, horse-trading, and deal-cutting?
Oh, right, politicians.
Obama invited Stupak and other lawmakers to the Oval Office for the signing of the order but made no effort to draw attention to it, and no members of the media were allowed in the room....
Would you want to stink up a room?
Senate Democrats drove toward final passage of a second health care bill, drafted to supplement the first by sweetening benefits for seniors with high prescription drug costs and for lower- to middle-income families who cannot afford the cost of insurance....
Doesn't matter how much sugar you pour on shit it never tastes good.
By 56 to 43, the Senate rejected an amendment by Senator Charles Grassley, Republican of Iowa, to force Obama and others in the government to obtain insurance coverage through new purchasing exchanges the law will create in 2014, as members of Congress and some staff would. The White House said the move was unnecessary because the president would do so voluntarily, but it was unclear whether the day-old law permitted him to.
Approval of the corrections bill at the end of this week is virtually assured because it is being debated under fast-track budget rules that allow passage with a simple majority instead of the 60 votes usually required for action in the 100-seat Senate. Democrats control 59 seats.
I guess RECONCILIATION must be a BAD BUZZ WORD these days, huh?
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Yeah, but we are going to love the bi.... wait a minute, HOLD EVERYTHING!
"Congress approves ‘fixes’ to health bill; But threats overshadow historic votes" by Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | March 26, 2010
WASHINGTON — Congress put the final touches on a sweeping health care package last night, but the historic votes were clouded by the growing drama over threats to congressmen who voted for the package and the reaction from colleagues who tried to stop the bill.
While Democrats reported harassment and threats — including a coffin that showed up on the lawn of Russ Carnahan, Democrat of Missouri — a senior Republican leader went on the offensive, accusing the majority party of using the behavior for political gain.
I'm TIRED of the SELF-SERVING, SYMPATHY-CRYING FALSE FLAG, AGENT PROVOCATEUR BULLSHIT, cui bono, okay?
“To use such threats as political weapons is reprehensible’’ and can “easily fan the flames’’ of potentially violent forces, Eric Cantor of Virginia, House GOP whip, told reporters.
“By ratcheting up the rhetoric, some will only inflame these situations to dangerous levels,’’ Cantor added, pounding the lectern indignantly. “Enough is enough. It has to stop. We need to move forward and get back to the more important issues addressing our nation and let law enforcement handle these situations.’’
Democrats moved from savoring the victory to anger at what they saw as the GOP’s encouragement of potentially dangerous forces.
But when you START MASS-MURDERING WARS based on LIES BLARED from NEWSPAPER HEADLINES it's no problem!
And while Democratic lawmakers said they do not believe their GOP colleagues mean them bodily harm, they accuse Republicans of appeasing an angry base that could turn violent.
What, sitting here and typing swears every damn day in the vain hope you fuckers will see the light?
Besides, I'm not a "'bagger."
“The notion of `blaming the victim’ is a classic one, here,’’ said Representative Barney Frank, a Newton Democrat who has been subjected to antigay slurs and harassing phone calls during the debate. “It’s despicable. It’s purely political, but fortunately for us, it’s stupidly political.’’
And cui bono?
You think I'm believing anything that banker's servant has to say?
Related: Turning Healthcare Into Hate
Hate Crime Hoaxes Appearing All Across America
Boston Globe Censored Briefs: Barney Frank Exhales Fart Mist
That credibility just went up in a puff of smoke, Barn.
Congress finished its final work last night on the package, completing final passage of a series of “fixes’’ to the law President Obama signed Tuesday.... Because of a couple of minor procedural changes made in the Senate, the bill had to be sent back to the House, which passed it last night and sent it to Obama for his signature.
Before the 56-to-43 vote in their packed chamber, senators stood and held a moment of silence for the late Edward M. Kennedy, honoring the Massachusetts Democrat for his career-long fight for universal health care and displaying a rare moment of comity during an often-ugly legislative battle....
And he would have settled for this, huh?
Obama, beginning a series of road trips to sell the health care law to the public, sought to reassure a sympathetic Iowa audience yesterday that the law would improve their lives....
Why would they have to FORCE it through and REASSURE us if it was REALLY GOOD for us?
Why all the BACKROOM DEALS and SECRECY?!!
Why such a CLOSE VOTE from our "public servants?"
House Democrats, meanwhile, were sobered by the threats.
I doubt it. They will still be spewing the same old deluded s***.
Capitol Police, concerned about the potential danger, scheduled a Web seminar for lawmakers, letting them know how to recognize threats and how to stay safe.
Representative Luis Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, said his staff for the first time felt they had to accompany him from the House chamber to his office for safety. Another member, who asked not to be named, received a call saying the lawmaker would return to the home district only “in a box.’’
I'm sorry, I'm NOT BUYING the PLEAS for SYMPATHY after you guys have been f***ing us for so long.
Most lawmakers are going home to their districts in the next few days before a two-week recess.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to calm her colleagues but said lawmakers should choose their words carefully and not encourage hecklers in the House gallery, as some Republican members did Sunday night.
Yeah, WATCH WHAT YOU SAY here in AmeriKa!!!
And DO NOT WATCH what the LYING, LOOTING LEGISLATORS DO!
“We have to manage this issue very carefully, recognizing we are a democracy, we don’t want to stifle debate or free expression of it, but to understand our leadership role,’’ Pelosi said.
Meaning the ramming of unwanted legislation right up the old anal avenue, AmeriKa!
Cantor noted that the GOP, too, had been targeted — in his case, he said, “not only because of my position, but because I am Jewish.’’ He said a bullet had been fired into his Richmond district office earlier this week.
Oh, so you guys are in on it, too, huh?
Maybe it isn't your being a Republican at all, Cantor.
According to Richmond police, a bullet was fired into the air early Tuesday and struck a window in Cantor’s unoccupied office, “in a downward direction,’’ breaking the glass without penetrating the blinds. Police called it “an act of vandalism’’ and said they had no suspects.
A sniper?
Then he must have been trained by the government.
What, a Blackwater employee now?
A Mossad hit (check the passports if anyone is ever arrested, which I doubt. Where are all those cameras when you need them)?
Gotta be one of 'em.
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And how are those investigations going, FBI?
"FBI investigates threats to lawmakers" by Associated Press | March 25, 2010
WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating threats against lawmakers stemming from intense opposition to the health care overhaul law.
House majority leader Steny Hoyer said more than 10 Democratic lawmakers have reported incidents. The FBI and Capitol Police, Hoyer said, have briefed lawmakers on how to handle perceived security threats.
The FBI’s Washington field office said in a statement that all threats and incidents directed against members of Congress are taken seriously and are being investigated.
Representative Louise Slaughter, the chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, reported that someone left her a voice mail threat that used the word “snipers.’’
And then he went and popped off a shot at a Repuglican?
Oh, right, AmeriKa; we got stoo-pid snipers.
In addition, she said, a brick was hurled through a window at her district office in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Protests swirled around the Capitol during debate on the health care overhaul last weekend. Demonstrators hurled racial slurs at several black lawmakers, and a protester spat at a black lawmaker.
So have you found the agent provocateurs yet, FBI?
While not directly criticizing Republican lawmakers, Hoyer said: “Any show of appreciation for such actions encourages such action.’’
Hey, I'M NOT APPROVING of VIOLENCE!
Why I want the WARS ENDED, you insufferable puss bags!
So WHY WON'T YOU LISTEN to the PEOPLE and DO WHAT WE WANT, 'eh?
And then you wonder WHY they are ANGRY?
Several Republicans stood on the second-floor balcony overlooking the Capitol cheering on the protesters and waving signs that said, “Kill the bill.’’
Can you READ the MSM WRITING on the FEMA CAMP WALL, "'baggers?"
Better get control of Congress quick!
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At least expanded insurance is good for all of us.
"Health care overhaul could strain shortage of primary care doctors" by Associated Press | March 29, 2010
Don't you love how the DemocraPs NEVER THINK THINGS THROUGH!?
WASHINGTON — Primary care physicians already are in short supply in parts of the country, and the landmark health care overhaul will bring them millions more newly insured patients in the next few years.
Translation: You will be waiting EVEN LONGER for appointments and in the waiting room.
But you are GONNA LOVE IT, 'murka!
Recently published reports predict a shortfall of roughly 40,000 primary care doctors over the next decade, as physicians are increasingly drawn to the better pay, better hours, and higher profile of many other specialties.
Oh, it is ALL ABOUT the MONEY, i$ it?
Provisions in the new law are aimed at easing the strain, including bonus payments for certain physicians and expansion of community health centers, but a growing movement to change how primary care is delivered may do more to help with the influx, advocates say.
It is called RATIONING, readers!
The “medical home’’ approach would enhance access to care, with a doctor-led team of nurses, physician assistants, and disease educators working together. Such teams could see more people while giving extra attention to those who need it most....
Sounds good, but that is what RATIONING IS -- all at a costlier expense than single-payer plan, Amricans.
At least health insurance companies are getting high incomes out of the deal.
The Massachusetts Medical Society reported last fall that just over half of internists and 40 percent of family and general practitioners were not accepting new patients, an increase in recent years as the state implemented nearly universal coverage. Nationally, the big surge for primary care will not start until 2014, when the bulk of the 32 million uninsured starts coming online.
What do you mean I don't have insurance yet and I will be waiting for more years?
Oh, yeah, the American people are going to love hearing that as their Medicare is cut and fees rise.
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Anything else to read on these tables?
Always a few of those lying around telling you how to do better by your kids.
"Student grants get a boost; Health care reform also changes loan program" by Beth Healy, Globe Staff | March 24, 2010
That was when I knew passage was assured.
The federal program that provides Pell grants to millions of middle- and lower-income college students got a $36 billion shot in the arm from part of the health care reform bill that was signed by President Obama yesterday.
Sounds great, right?
The legislation includes a major overhaul of federally backed student loans. From now on, borrowers will go directly to the federal government for these loans, and not to banks or other lenders.
And who is the government going to borrow the money fro.... same banks, right?
Sell bonds so taxpayers must pay even more?
While this will have little effect on student borrowers, it will make college loans that parents take out for their children slightly cheaper and easier to get.
I guess every little bit helps.
The student loan changes were included in the health bill in part to help offset the cost of the health plan. Of the $61 billion the government expects to save by cutting subsidies to banks for student loans, $36 billion will go the Pell grants, and $25 billion will go to lowering the deficit.
Many schools have been preparing for the change to direct loans, after the credit crisis hit two years ago and made private lenders less willing to extend government-backed loans....
Yeah, those banks are really helping us all out.
Pell grants are generally available to families earning less than $60,000 a year. The additional funding will increase the maximum grant to $5,500 this year, and eventually to $5,975 by 2017.
THAT'S IT?!!!
A WHOLE $425 declining and increasingly worthless U.S. dollars over SEVEN YEARS!!
About $60 a year or a BUCK-and-CHANGE a WEEK?!!!
The legislation also adds an annual cost-of-living increase that would take effect in 2013.
Yeah, this government helping you out right away, readers!
Banks got their bailout they didn't even need inside a week.
Bernie Pekala, director of student financial strategies at Boston College, said the Pell Grant news was positive for students. The program was running short of money, due to high demand, and the new funds will shore it up.
Wars always get plenty, notice that?
By cutting subsidies to banks and setting that money aside for Pell grants, Pekala said, “The savings will help many of the most needy students in the country.’’
As for student loans, the changes will take effect July 1, pending a vote by the Senate. To most students, the shift will be barely noticeable. They will only apply for government funds to cover their tuition, rather than to a list of banks....
From which the government will borrow the money at interest and that which you will have to pay back later in debt service as a taxpayer, kiddo.
The student loan world was rocked two years ago when the secondary market for the loans shut down amid the credit crisis. That meant lenders could no longer sell off their loans to raise money for new ones....
There simply MUST be a BETTER WAY!
C'mon, kids, get on the stick and learn something useful at school for once!
Isn't that how the housing market problems started?
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Oh, that's easy, just do not apply for a Boston Globe Money Makeover.
After all, they are trumpeting that chump change, aren't they?
Why not just give that directly to banks, parents?
Going to end up there anyway.
What else is there to look at in waiting room?
Massachusetts Mags:
About this time the head starts nodding if the pain isn't keeping you awake.
"Health law adds coverage red tape; Abortion issue means subsidized would pay 2 checks" by Kay Lazar, Globe Staff | March 24, 2010
Hey, red tape is good for you, and the plan is going to wrap us all in a lot of it.
The health care bill President Obama signed yesterday will probably force thousands of Massachusetts residents who receive subsidized health insurance through the state’s insurance exchange to eventually write two checks each month to pay for their coverage, to comply with strict new rules for abortion coverage.
That will help balance the old checkbook, 'eh?
And wait a minute! Pro-abortion Democrats said it meant nothing!
Abortion must be covered by health plans sold through the Massachusetts Connector, and the state says it already goes through elaborate accounting maneuvers to ensure no federal money is used to pay for abortions, as required by a longtime federal law. But a provision in the health bill mandates additional steps, starting in 2014.
The new system will not only be inconvenient for consumers, abortion-rights advocates say, but could hinder access to abortions by causing insurers to pull out of the Connector or choose not to participate in exchanges being set up in other states.
But don't worry; DemocraPs tell me you are going to LOVE IT!
Insurers that cover abortions would have to comply with complex new audits to make sure they are following the rules.
To be DONE by the IRS, all you ladies who are for the forces of fascism down there!
Yeah, they have a GYNECOLOGY DEGREE NOW thanks to Obama's health plan!
Now get up in those stirrups and spread 'em!
“It’s a chilling effect,’’ said Andrea Miller, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts. “Any time you add additional steps that people have to take in order to obtain health services, you have a drop-off, and you have a burden, even for something like picking up a prescription,’’ Miller said....
Well, she IS RIGHT about THAT!!
Hey, enjoy it, Bay-Staters; it is better for you.
And you know what cuts through red tape, right, readers?
CASH!!
"Overhaul to provide Mass. with $7.7b in aid, credits, House panel says" by Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | March 24, 2010
WASHINGTON — Massachusetts will receive an estimated $7.7 billion in federal aid and tax credits over the next decade under the new health care overhaul President Obama signed yesterday, according to an analysis prepared by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
That is over $2 billion more than was reported.
Related: The Massachusetts Model: Medicaid Mess
Obama Bribes Massachusetts With Medicaid Money
Yes, he LITERALLY BOUGHT their VOTES!
The assessment, provided to the Globe by Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Malden, includes extra Medicaid money the state is expected to receive as well as tax credits and prescription drug benefits for individual residents....
Oh, right, the "sweetner."
The sum includes $2.3 billion in extra federal Medicaid money — more than the $2 billion over 10 years previously projected. The new law includes an expansion of Medicaid, a program jointly funded by states and the federal government.
As they cut funds from it?
Because Massachusetts already has expanded Medicaid to a broader base of low-income people, it would have been short-changed under the new law, according to members of Congress and health policy specialists.
Yeah, instead it will be taxpayers from the rest of the nation that get shortchanged so this deal could be cut.
Yeah, thanks. If I could send it back I would, readers.
Congress tweaked the Medicaid formula so that “do-gooder states’’ like Massachusetts would be compensated.
Oh, I wonder which states in America are NOT "DO-GOODERS" according to lying looters of the U.S. Congress.
Taxpayers would share about $2.4 billion in federal tax credits to pay for health insurance premiums. The new law requires most Americans, starting in 2014, to have health insurance, and the tax credits will help some low- and middle-income families buy the coverage.
Won't be enough, but that is your problem, not theirs.
Further, senior citizens in Massachusetts would save $1.6 billion in medication costs as the “doughnut hole’’ in Medicare prescription drug coverage is closed. Currently, seniors must pay out of pocket for drug costs that are more than $2,830 and less than $6,440 a year.
Yeah, that $3,500 hole was left from the LAST TIME THEY tried to HELP YOU, America!!
So HOW MANY HOLES are in this PoS, huh?
F***ing DOA!
The typical beneficiary will get a $250 rebate this year for the coverage gap and would save $700 in 2011 and $3,000 a year by 2020, according to Markey.
And it STILL WON'T COVER the COST TEN YEARS LATER!
But you are GOING TO LOVE IT, America!!
Republicans, meanwhile, warn that those same Massachusetts residents will face higher taxes and Medicare cuts as the law takes effect.
“Did they tell you how much Medicare will be cut for taxpayers? How many taxpayers will get hit with new taxes? How many will see their premiums go up? No? Weird,’’ said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate Republican leader....
You are going to love that, too, from what I heard.
And what is this?
Local Flyer:
I'm honored, but I've never heard of him.
"Mass. resident arrested for heckling; Doesn’t regret causing scene in House chamber" by Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | March 27, 2010
WASHINGTON — William Gunn is angry about big government, the bailouts, and especially the big health care package that President Obama signed this week — so much so that the Western Massachusetts resident came all the way to Washington, D.C., and got himself arrested Sunday night after heckling lawmakers in the House gallery.
This was the guy the Repugs were encouraging?
Related: Health Bill Makes MSM Monitor Sick
From here?
Gunn, by the way, works for the town of Palmer and administers federal grants for a living....
Oh, look, a provocative Massachusetts hypocrite.
Gunn said in an interview that he writes occasional opinion pieces for local newspapers.
No one reads those anymore.
Gunn, who lives in Ware, was arrested after yelling “Kill the bill!’’ from the visitors gallery into the House chamber Sunday evening, when the House was enmeshed in a bitter debate over the health care package.
Related: Whose Streets? (Our Streets between 1pm and 4pm With a Permit)
The measure was approved just before midnight that night.
Gunn was charged with obstruction of Congress.
Gunn administers Community Development Block Grants, or CDBGs, as part of a federal program meant to spur local economic development.
“Absolutely, it is’’ a “big government’’ program, Gunn acknowledged. But “if I lost my job because they didn’t have it any longer, I’d be fine with that,’’ he said.
Gunn said he hadn’t been involved in politics until George W. Bush initiated the bank bailout in 2008. President Obama’s election, the ensuing auto industry bailout, and the health care package aggravated Gunn’s anti-government ire.
Why would anyone be pro- a lying, looting, self-serving government?
“I was just lazy, dumb, and happy, sitting at home and letting things take care of themselves,’’ Gunn said....
Oh, like most AmeriKans.
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Gees, how long do I have to wai.... oh, I'm next. See you later, readers.
After discharge:
WASHINGTON — Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House adviser, said health care legislation approved by lawmakers is a “huge accomplishment’’ and that Americans will support the measure.
That's what the lying and rigged MSM polls are going to tell us.
Read it here first.
The legislation creates the most sweeping change in the health care system in four decades.
“We are confident that the American people will support this,’’ Jarrett said on ABC’s “This Week.’’ “It’s good for them.’’
Oh, like ALL the GOVERNMENT LIES, Val?
Yeah, just LISTEN UP to WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT TELLS YOU, America!
Yeah, this was SO GOOD FOR US it had to be done behind closed doors and rammed down our throats -- like a spoonful of castor oil.
Senior White House adviser David Axelrod suggested that some of the hostile rhetoric used by lawmakers during the debate on the legislation may have contributed to vandalism of lawmakers’ offices.
“If you use incendiary terms and then people respond with acts, you have to look at the cause and effect,’’ he said, adding, “We should tone it down.’’
Unless you are a WAR-MONGERING MSM BLARING LIES in your headlines, right?
Also see: Obama's Political Axel
I'm soooooo sick of POLITICS!
Axelrod defended efforts by Democrats to raise money by citing vandalism of lawmakers’ offices. “They were within the parameters of acceptable fund-raising,’’ Axelrod said.
Oh, THE$E EVENT$ having a BENEFIT for the $INKING DemocraPic $HIP, are they?
Related: Buying a Change of Congress
Yeah, VERY STRANGE TIMING INDEED!
With congressional elections in November, Obama and Democrats are working to promote the benefits of the health care law to a public that remains skeptical, according to polls.
Again, WHY WOULD YOU HAVE to WORK SO HARD to PROMOTE IT if it was SO GOOD FOR US!!?
Obama will visit the Portland, Maine, area Thursday for an event focused on health care. He has made five other speeches on the topic outside Washington within the past four weeks.
The president also will refocus on the economy with a trip Friday to Charlotte, N.C.
Yeah, NO PROBLEM with the CARBON FOOTPRINT and GLOBAL WARMING when he is PIMPING his HEALTH PLAN on YOUR BUCK, 'eh, America?
The economy and the health care law will probably be dominant issues in the November vote to determine control of Congress....
Probably?
So WHAT AGENDA are you PLANNING to PUSH, MSM? The GAY thing?
Or is there a FALSE FLAG in the works that will CHANGE EVERYTHING like 9/11, huh?
Governor Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, said the health care measure will become more popular as provisions take effect.
Actually, it is going to be the opposite as pointed out above.
How disingenuous of Democrats!
That DIRTY EDDIE?
"Governor Ed Rendell said in ordering a hiring freeze last September, “In the current uncertain economic climate, we must be especially prudent stewards of Pennsylvania’s resources.’’ Since then, Pennsylvania has brought in more than 1,000 new employees, including a fiscal director making $128,000, a press secretary earning $84,000, and seven clerk typists at salaries from $24,000 to $28,000.... --more--"
Doesn't have the nickname "Dirty Eddie" fer nuthin'!“This bill is going to be like Social Security and Medicare that were demonized — demonized — when they were passed but later went on to be a godsend to American seniors,’’ Rendell said on the ABC program....
Yeah, and they are both bankrupting the country with endless borrowing along with the wars and bank boostings.
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to CRITICIZE the NEW GOD of GOVERNMENT!
After all, they have done SO MANY GOOD THINGS FOR YOU like bringing you WARS and TYRANNY based on LIES as they picked your pocket!!!!
Related:
"Defeat in Victory: the Democrats' Health Care Bill
What looks like a big victory for Obama and the Democrats may be their greatest undoing. It’s true that the passage of Obama’s health care bill represents a significant political victory for the Democrats. But sometimes a battle won could equal a lost war.
More significantly, those millions of people who are soon to be mandated to buy shoddy, corporate insurance will vent their rage solely at the Democrats. A significant portion of the currently uninsured will remain without insurance, and be penalized at tax time for not buying into the corporate healthcare scam. These millions will be never vote Democrat again.
Hey, what do you know? I was about three years in front of the crowd!
Yup, NEVER AGAIN!!!
