All Forum Posts by: Karen Parker

"I know that there are millions of Americans who are content with their healthcare coverage—they like their plan and they value their relationship with their doctor," Obama told the American Medical Association. "That means no matter how we reform healthcare, we will keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your healthcare plan, you will be able to keep your healthcare plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what. My view is that healthcare reform should be guided by a simple principle: Fix what's broken and build on what works," the president promised.

Well, it doesn't look like he's going to keep that promise. Fix what's broken?!? I haven't seen any evidence of that. All they're putting into this bill is more gov't control over my life and more pork. I will NOT participate in gov't run health care. I will DIE first. I am ANGRY about this one. We're getting so much socialist CR@P slammed down our throats and now this? I am so angry about this I am ready to storm the White House. This CANNOT pass!

My belief on this is that state governments are not only smaller but are voted in by the people in that local region. Therefore they are more in touch with what the people really want. It is also easier to get them out at the state level if they are not performing. It seems when we elect our so called representative and send them off to Washington, they are representing the lobbyist instead of all of the people at the state level.

It's not a tax revolt we need, but a complete revolution! We need to take our country back. That will only happen when things get so bad that MILLIONS of people are ready to march on Washington and protest in the streets for a sustained period of time.

Mike

Originally posted by Sorin T:

Originally posted by Karen Parker:

the fact that China has loaned money hand over fist to the US that they will most likely never see again

Tim has a special term for situations like this. Starts with a "dead", ends in a "beat"...
Me, on the other hand, being the hopeless idealist, I think that US will pay back its loans to the Chinese, and others. When? Soon after the inflation will reach 2-3-400%....

It's actually quite simple to pay back a loan when you can print the money and I think we're thinking the same thing. Wait till it's devalued to the point where paying back the loan is effectively a short sale.

I'm sure we'll survive the current insanity. Other than that, like I said, I'll believe it (and worry about it) when I see it in reality

Originally posted by Karen Parker:

$250K isn't that much by the time you pay for everyone's health care.

That reminds me of (non)Joe the (non)Plumber, he was sooo concerned about the taxes that might increase on the money that he could make if he could buy a business (no money down) provided of course he could get a license first.... in the meantime he was a... ahem... what was Tim's favorite word? Oh yeah, he's a Faux reporter now... big surprise there.

OTOH, I'll believe that when I see it, i.e. when I see my health coverage cost me ZIP that means some rich dude(tte) is paying it for me but until then I get hefty bills, let's talk something else more tangible. Any asteroids near Earth this week-end?

So you won't be free to buy what you want. Is anyone really surprised?

Originally posted by Karen Parker:

the fact that China has loaned money hand over fist to the US that they will most likely never see again

Tim has a special term for situations like this. Starts with a "dead", ends in a "beat"...
Me, on the other hand, being the hopeless idealist, I think that US will pay back its loans to the Chinese, and others. When? Soon after the inflation will reach 2-3-400%....