Because I'm diabetic and could never get an insurance company to accept me at any price, I really studied the insurance industry and what each party would do about it. Most people think they will have their company insurance forever. What they don't know is that Republicans plan to take away the tax incentive for your employer to cover you. Once they do that every company in America will soon have to drop employee coverage--it will be so expensive that no one will be able to afford it.
Democrats want to stop them from doing that. That is why the President fought so hard for a safety net--any kind of safety net he can get. If we get a Republican President in 2012 they will kill reform and kill it good, forever, no more chances. The President can't SAY that. He would have to prove a future event, but if you've read what they plan you know. And believe me, you will be grateful for any safety net.
If Scott Brown is elected insurance reform is dead. And believe me, Scott Brown is a Republican. Sarah Palin endorsed him and he got money from that group. They only give to people who sign on to do exactly as they say. This is what I learned about how safe our insurance is...
The reason I studied what each party planned for insurance is not only that I'm diabetic. Like most people in this country, I thought that my job would always give me insurance or, if not, I'd find a new job. Then I heard about this... There was a company with 2000+ people. A 28 year old man in the company had a heart attack. Then 2 years later another man got cancer. They had coverage from one of the top three insurers. One day they all had to go to a meeting and were told that their insurance company had dropped the entire company but they were allowed to stay on Cobra for (for 18 months I think) until the company found insurance. So, just because two people got sick they dropped the whole company after all those premiums all those years? WTF? This made me wonder about my insurance so I started to study.
When no republicans--none-- supported the President's healthcare plan I knew exactly why. I felt bad that the President had to try so hard when he had no chance with them. When McCain first outlined his insurance plan he said that he would turn it over to the insurance companies as they knew best how to fix the problems. (Later he amended that a little because he was getting so much bad publicity about it.)
Wealthy Republicans have taken so much money from the insurance industry that they will never let insurance reform pass. Plus the insurance industry is now demanding that they be allowed to decide who they cover. So these wealthy Senators are going to work to take away the tax incentive for your company to cover you. Once that is gone, no company will be able to afford insurance. You will be like me, you will have to go try to qualify on your own.
So where did all the original Republicans go... they became Independents. If you look at Scott Brown's record he has voted with the wealthy Republicans over 90% of the time. These are the truly rich and they have no intention of doing anything for anyone but themselves.
One reason people don't especially support the President's health reform is that they don't know about the plan to take away the tax incentive for your employer to cover you. We're writing about bonuses and stuff, and we had a right to be mad (although wait to you hear some good news about that at the end) we should have been educating the NATION as to why healthcare reform mattered so much. We're writing about a public option--how about no option, no way ever. It will be up to your state if they provide clinics or something like insurance. Plus it gets worse...
This is a look at what Republicans have planned for Medicare:
From TPM
Republicans: Let's Privatize Medicare!
By Brian Beutler - April 1, 2009, 1:27PM
This is an idea that's been kicking around in conservative circles for some time, and it's an expensive one. Well, it's expensive unless you're an insurance company, in which case it's extremely lucrative. The goal is to phase out Medicare over time by providing new seniors with the health insurance options available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. The FEHBP provides relatively high quality care, and most working-aged people would probably prefer its options over the ones provided by their employers. But Medicare provides similar quality of care while containing the costs of administration, and those costs are much higher at private insurance companies.
Democrats want to stop them from doing that. That is why the President fought so hard for a safety net. If Scott Brown is elected insurance reform is dead. And believe me, Scott Brown is a Republican. Sarah Palin endorsed him and he got money from that group. They only give to people who sign on to do exactly as they say.
President Obama has done more for the average American than any President since FDR.
If we go back to the Bush policies after one short year we are throwing America away as we know it. The economy will collapse again in very short order and no one will rescue it this time. We will have a two class society--the very rich and the very poor.
Please choose for America. Choose Martha Coakley. We must have more people who care about all Americans, not just the wealthy. So where ever you live, you can call to help. All you have to do is go to the OFA website or BarackObama.com.
Thanks Kos people who want freedom to live. I love you!