Comments on: Pensacola Judge: Health Care Lawsuit Can Continue

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:43:42 +0000

REGARDING:
“It seems the wealthy Judge is comfortable looking down his nose and snearing at the poor and uninsured even though taxpayers subsidize his Cadillac health care plan. ”

Notice how you assume he is looking down his nose at the poor because he has been asked to judge the Constitutionality of a law–to do his JOB. And why do you assume he is looking down his nose at them? Because you assume he is guilty of class hatred or contempt. Usually those who despise in others what they have not yet shown are those who have it in themselves, or so it seems to me.

And why does he have a good paying job? Most likely because he worked hard and has the mind to perform the job. He probably didn’t win it in the Lottery. But some despise hard workers and smart people.

And assuming part of his pay is good health care, that is part of the pay–a reason to aspire to certain jobs. if all jobs paid equally, how many would take the harder ones?

It was impressive that the President opposed very good health care insurance (as did John McCain); he wanted people to have some insurance, but not too much, not too good.

David for pointing out jealousy

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:33:08 +0000

REGARDING:
“The corporations might have a bit of a challenge trying to outsource or offshore nursing jobs, dental hygienist jobs, and physicians jobs, won’t they??”

It might actually make them more tempted to do just that. Consider even if they had to provide health care insurance for all their workers anywhere, it might be cheaper to use health care in other countries and to hire workers in those countries.

It would be interesting if an attempt to help Americans shifted their jobs elsewhere.

David considering possibilities

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:18:36 +0000

REGARDING:
“or getting a free policy based on your ability so that taxpayers don’t have to keep footing the bill when folks have to go to the ER ”

A policy which costs nothing to the insured or the taxpayer?

Assuming doctors, nurses, hospitals are paid for their services, where does the money come from??

David the fascinated

By: huh

huh — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:52:22 +0000

Wish the states could make a public option , and leave the private options as is. Seems simple enough

By: Just Laughing

Just Laughing — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:56:47 +0000

Got a cute email today that said —–

“BAIL’EM OUT!!! ???? Heck, back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it.. They failed and it closed.. Now, we are trusting the economy of our country, our banking system, our auto industry and possibly our health plans to the same nit-wits who couldn’t make money running a whore house and selling whiskey?!”

“What the Heck are we thinking”

By: anydaynow

anydaynow — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:41:44 +0000

Something that JimW and the Judge seem to be unaware of is that people who like accurate information and are interested in the benefits of the health care bill for themselves and their family members have sought out that accurate information. Any small business owner certainly is interested in the new benefits they will receive for providing health benefits for their employees, which includes themselves, especially that 35-50% REFUND and the fact that insurance companies will now have to COMPETE for customers. I know people who are THRILLED that insurers can now no longer deny them coverage because they have pre-existing conditions, and that your policy will now no longer have a lifetime limit payout. It really stinks when 52 year old people are going through short-term chemotherapy and their insurance RUNS OUT, or you need to have your thyroid gland removed and there’s not enough “balance” left on your policy to pay for the simple surgery. I like the idea that people will be expected to obtain insurance by buying a policy, getting a subsidized policy or getting a free policy based on your ability so that taxpayers don’t have to keep footing the bill when folks have to go to the ER when they have the flu because they don’t have insurance or money to pay out of pocket. I like that people, everyone, will be able to GO TO THE DOCTOR WHEN THEY ARE SICK, instead of having to go to school or to work sick AND without medicine. I like that because everyone will have access to health care that the demand for health care workers will increase rather quickly because there surely are a lot of people who need job training and jobs. The corporations might have a bit of a challenge trying to outsource or offshore nursing jobs, dental hygienist jobs, and physicians jobs, won’t they??
It seems the wealthy Judge is comfortable looking down his nose and snearing at the poor and uninsured even though taxpayers subsidize his Cadillac health care plan. And surely he knows that the majority of Medicaid recipients in Fraudia actually are working folks and that Medicaid is primarily a corporate subsidy.
Of course folks who have financial investments in corporations like the idea of those corporations keeping their overhead low by hiring people part time and not offering them any benefits.

Stop and think, Peeps. Care about your fellow Americans.

By: Jim W

Jim W — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:07:34 +0000

Sounds like this Judge might actually have some common sense. I have been in the insurance business longer than I care to remember and I can say. What the Feds are trying to do is a control issue more than a need issue. 85% of the nation has health insurance in one form or another. Those forms are indiviual, employer group, Medicare, Medicaid and so on. The balance that need the help are COBRA where they have been terminated from employment, people who just refuse to get it regardless, and Illegal’s . I agree there are some who need the help but there is a system already in place for them and that is called Medicaid or Medicare. All they would have to do is change the criteria and thresholds and they would be there. But instead they want to put our children and their children in debt way into the future. As a side note I did identify the two programs in place now and I think we all know the associated problems those two plans have and the Government thinks it can run this new health care program. I think not when the Government says it is here to give you something you better be grabbing your wallet and holding on to it for dear life because they will take it away if you don’t.
Jim W

By: Becca

Becca — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:05:29 +0000

WHAT A TOTAL SHAM. McCollum was ignorant enough to higher Rent-a-boy George Rekers as an “expert witness” as to why gays in floriduh should be prohibited to adopt. Yes, AG Mccollum wasted over $100,000 to pay his faux christian friend. Rekers paid a male prostitute to travel w/him abroad last summer, and the he found him on a highly exclusive, very private site that is gay/pornographic. I sick and tired of these cretins. Every WAL MART EMPLOYEE, and the rest of the BIGGEST COMPANIES in floriduh keep employees at 38 hrours a week, rendering them ineligible for company insurance. GUESS WHAT……….THEY ARE ALL ON MEDICARE BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN -POVERTY. McCollum and his ilk are shills for the insurance companies, and the FOR PROFIT HEALTHCARE OUTFITS…………for example, HCA………..YOU KNOW, THE ONE RICK SCOTT used to steal from us taxpayers. He must have stolen a bundle to be able to afford a fine that was 2.3 BILLION. Also, there is no such thing as a CONSERVATIVE. Why do they keep calling themselves that???

By: The Doer

The Doer — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:12:58 +0000

People better get their heads out of the sand and stand up for what’s right. Thank you, Judge Vinson!

By: Out for Justice

Out for Justice — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:01:33 +0000

Whoo-Hoo!!!!