Daily Rant – January 4, 2010
January 4, 2010
Marin Independent Journal
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
I have been hearing about provisions of the health care legislation which is now in conference between the house and senate. I am amazed at what I am hearing. There are so many special exemptions and distinctions, it seems as if people are doing their best to avoid having to participate. Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska got a huge pork barrel payoff from Harry Reid to vote yes, AND his state will be exempt from the program. Logical people would ask if this is such a good program for the country, why are states voting for it only if they can opt out of it? This seems the bill is only historic in how bad it is!
People of California should be very afraid of our representatives who voted for this twisted mess. Both Senators Boxer and Feinstein supported the senate version. Granted, we will not be sent to jail for not buying health insurance and only fined, unlike the version for which Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey voted. But if Nebraska can opt out, why can’t California and the other 48 states? And if they do, then who gets covered? Even supporters of single payer should be outraged at this attempt to “get anything passed” and demand they go back to the drawing board and start over.
FedUpEditor
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