Pelosi to US: "I do what I waaant"
whah-evah, beyotches
The House of Representatives passed a sweeping
health care billpiece of crap creaking under the weight of hidden taxes, intrusion into the private lives of citizens and “unintended consequences"Saturday nightin a midnight debacle while decent people slept with atighttraitorous vote of 220-215, making it the biggest expansion ofhealth care coveragegovernment powers since Medicare was created more than 40 years ago....barely squeaked by in the Democrat-controlled House, with just one Republican voting for it—first-time lawmaker Joseph Cao who holds a seat in predominantly Democratic New Orleans.
...$1.2 trillion legislation
... The bill claims to offer choice—basic, enhanced and premium levels— but the benefits are the same. Only the co-pays and deductibles differ.
... An individual earning $44,000 before taxes who purchases his own insurance will have to pay a $5,300 premium and an estimated $2,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, for a total of $7,300 a year, which is 17% of his pre-tax income. ...
...initiates programs to reduce payments for patient care to what it costs in the lowest cost regions of the country. This will reduce payments for care (and by implication the standard of care) for hospital patients in higher cost areas ...
