Senate Finance Committee rejects two proposals for health-care public option
Posted on | October 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
I guess it was bound to happen. The Senate Finance Committee rejected two proposals for including the public option plan (one by Rockefeller IV of W. Virginia and one by Schumer of NY), which clearly is a huge setback for Obama. More importantly, it’s a step back for all Americans, especially for us not so well-off ones.
Being a college student, I get health care from our university, which is probably better than not having one because every time I have been there they have diagnosed me wrongly. Because of them, I have a huge scar on my head. Also thanks to them, somebody from our lab a while ago had to have his leg amputated, etc etc. I could go on.
I obviously can’t afford private insurance because I’m a broke a** grad student and I barely make rent myself. With the economy gone to ruts, there is a whole lot of people who can’t make rent and by extension have no health insurance. What happens to them, when they get sick or worse their children get sick? Shouldn’t the Congress be worrying about the 9.7% of the population that’s currently unemployed (U.S. BLS) and the other 15% people below the poverty line (U.S. Census of Bureau), rather than worrying about the interests of the insurance companies.
Having a public option will also keep private companies in check and keep their prices low. Anyway, you can blame your Democratic representative for flaking out on you, AGAIN! You know why Democrats can’t get anything done? Because they are a bunch of bickering bit**es. They all jumped on the Obama bandwagon to get their seats in the House or the Senate but when it came time to follow through on their word, they abandoned it. Example: closing down Guantanamo Bay. Want another one: Health care reform. In both cases, there was huge support before the election and a blank stare afterwards.
You are all scientists, so I’m sure you like numbers. Here are some more: Rockefeller’s proposal was voted down 15 to 8 and Schumer’s by 13 to 10. 5 democrats voted no in the former, and 3 in the latter. If somebody in your family gets sick and you have to watch them die, go thank your representative or just go to Cuba, which has a better health-care plan. No wait, you can’t. I guess you are screwed.
There is hope though. Apparently recently, Sen. Carper of Delaware proposed another plan with another public option alternative. Here is the proposal, which is very surprising short, to the point, and comprehensible even for the laymen. Keep your fingers crossed!
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October 6th, 2009 @ 09:59
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