Urgent?
The president says he has "a sense of urgency..." about moving forward on health care reform.
CommieTommie Harkin agrees and in his usual brilliance said, "I'd rather get something done, even if it's imperfect."
Government run?
It would be imperfection, you can count on that and the scientific community is united in that fact!
The Congressional Budget Office continues to provide a voice of sanity(?) in the process.
Here's the time line and the lowlights of the House Dummycrat plan.
Keep in mind these are the same people that helped bring you the economic stimulus that had to be rushed through and has achieved such success.
2010--The government sets up a Health Benefits Advisory Committee led by the surgeon general to recommend a basic benefits package.
2011--The benefits committee unveils a recommended package for adoption by the Health and Human Services Department.
Tax hikes on upper-income earners take effect.
2013--The government opens the health insurance exchange — a new purchasing pool — to individuals and businesses with fewer than 10 workers. A government-sponsored plan is among the options available through the exchange, with premiums estimated 10 percent lower than private coverage. Individuals and families making up to four times the federal poverty level get subsidies to help pay for insurance. Individuals are required to get coverage — and employers to offer it — or face financial penalties.
2014--The health insurance exchange is expanded to include companies with up to 20 employees and people who can't afford premiums under their employer's plan.
2015--The government decides whether to open the health insurance exchange — and the government-sponsored plan — to all employers.
2018--Employers who continue to provide coverage outside the exchange must offer at least the same basic benefits available through the government-regulated purchasing pool.
That agenda doesn't bode well for jobs in the Hartford of the West.
Also, you may notice they skipped over 2012.
That's a Presidential election year...THROW THESE BUMS OUT!
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