Many of us have long argued that elected officials should not receive the heavily taxpayer-subsidized health benefits which they seek to deny the American people. Please note: I'm only referring to elected officals not government employees.
Opening up the FEHBP to the American people is at the heart of Senator Obama's health plan. Giving the American people the same health benefits as John McSame is a central goal of Barack Obama's health reform .
Holy Jesus, Obama wants to give us what they have!
So, as the campaign moves into high gear, and if the media does its job, which I supposed one could argue is highly unlikely, we should start to hear some interesting details about the healthcare of our elected officials.
Things like what elected folks pay for their FEHBP benefits, and how much the taxpayers shell out for them. This is information they don't want us to have.
The costs to provide all Americans with guaranteed and affordable healthcare is a huge issue, especially since Mister Bush has bankrupted the country. So it's time the media started nosing around and asking questions about what elected officials pay for their health benefits.
The media should rip this wide open because it's a scandal.
Freeloaders Elected officials pay next to nothing to enroll in the FEHBP. Are the American people going to pay the same rates for our FEHBP benefits?
McSame has put the media on notice--this subject is radioactive. He's already called questions about his government healthcare, "a cheap shot".
The American people will want to know how much McSame pays and how much of the bill is footed by the taxpayers. The American people will want to know what we'll be paying once we are permitted to access the FEHBP and the Cadillac benefits McSame and his family have long enjoyed.
Recently when John McSame was asked about his life long government healthcare he spit back at the questioner, who happened to be George Stephanopoulos, that the inquiry was "a cheap shot".
If you missed it, take a look.
This rancid piece of shit (McSame) actually says in this clip, "I know what's it like in America not to have healthcare."
This is a lie. It is a lie as big as the endless lies of Scott McClellan and George Bush.
Let's return for a moment to Barack Obama's health plan.
Barack Obama has made as a centerpiece of healthcare reform that you and I will receive the same benefits that he and his family get through the FEHBP.
Barack Obama's Plan
Comprehensive benefits. The benefit package will be similar to that offered through Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), the plan members of Congress have. The plan will cover all essential medical services, including preventive, maternity and mental health care.
http://www.barackobama.com/...
This is great. I hope I live to see this glorious day.
I have one question, will the American people pay the same heavily taxpayer subsidized rates as Obama?
Here's the 2008 rate chart. Just go to your state and you'll see what your United States Senator or your Member of Congress pays for Cadillac healthcare.
We deserve exactly what they have. More important, we deserve to pay exactly what they pay.
I'll leave you with this. If you're really disgusted and fed up with all this crap--join us.
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