Not surprised you would say that benson. But all you conservatives focused on t he wrong thing- again expected.
By the way, the Manzi article is of course an opinion piece. Conservatives “downplay” but liberals promote antediluvian policies and are mistaken. A little tin foilism there too, no?
But his comment on the ever-increasing differences between the upper and lower income groups is spot on.Unfortunately he still thinks trickle down economics is the answer, not the cause of the problem. they didn’t call it voodoo economics for nothing.
So here’s a question- all you people wailing over Obama and what the government is doing these days. YOu all seem to think we should just go back to the way it was? Keep in place the same policies that got us into this position? I’d love just one of you to explain to me why we landed in such bad financial shape , despite all the conservative policies in place, and taxes getting cut in the Bush administration. Supposedly the Republicans know best- so explain to me again, what happened. Cause if you guys know so much, how come you screwed up so badly?
“Another government run operation that can’t make a profit.”
Are there any that do???
God, you conservatives are so predictable…and conveniently ignore facts. The postal service has mandated service to places no private business would even consider delivering anything for 44c or less. Medicare and Medicaid by definition support a population that needs more, and more expensive medical care. And so on. And even with my limited exposure to private business, there’s just as much waste, fraud and ignorance there as in any government bureaucracy.
If it wasn’t for government largess you whiners wouldn’t be around to denigrate it.
donatella, I totally agree on all counts, especially the dynamic between Mika and Joe. With my new work schedule, I actually watch Way Too Early with Willie Geist starting at 5:30am! It’s the only MSNBC show I watch these days; great guests and generally a good balance between Democratic and Republican viewpoints.
the bill sets up the Internal Revenue Service as the enforcer for the healthcare mandates.
Some good points about the bill and some counterpoints
-it immediately expands the Medicaid eligibility pool to 133% of the fed poverty guidelines.
however, states are already in the red and don’t have the money to set up the bureacuracy to handle the new enrolees.
-it bans exclusion from a plan for pre-existing conditions.
all good, as far as I can tell.
-it bans expulsion from a plan for reaching limits on
benefits.
all good, as far as I can tell.
-it sets up state administered insurance pools for uninsured people to shop from.
don’t know if this will be funded by the fed or the states themselves, if there is funding at all for a risk pool for low cost insurance. There is technically no single payer system so I assume this is simply a clearing house for people looking to buy insurance.
-it sets up a panel to evaluate how much an insurance company can benefit from premiums charged… presumably placing a cap on private insurace profitablity. This is good for limiting costs but without mandating other cost saving measures on the other end like tort reform, it is perhaps a prescription for bankrupting insurance companies running on a small margin of profit.
-it closes the “donut” hole in Medicare part D, the prescription drug coverage plan for seniors.
good in that seniors will not go bankrupt on med prices, however there are existing free market solutions to this problem including free pharmaceutical company plans, walMart/target 4 dollar prescription plan to name a couple.
If it wasn’t for government largess you whiners wouldn’t be around to denigrate it.
Posted by: cmu at March 29, 2010 11:58 AM
Yes and of course I’m also happy to pay for it.
Not surprised you would say that benson. But all you conservatives focused on t he wrong thing- again expected.
By the way, the Manzi article is of course an opinion piece. Conservatives “downplay” but liberals promote antediluvian policies and are mistaken. A little tin foilism there too, no?
But his comment on the ever-increasing differences between the upper and lower income groups is spot on.Unfortunately he still thinks trickle down economics is the answer, not the cause of the problem. they didn’t call it voodoo economics for nothing.
So here’s a question- all you people wailing over Obama and what the government is doing these days. YOu all seem to think we should just go back to the way it was? Keep in place the same policies that got us into this position? I’d love just one of you to explain to me why we landed in such bad financial shape , despite all the conservative policies in place, and taxes getting cut in the Bush administration. Supposedly the Republicans know best- so explain to me again, what happened. Cause if you guys know so much, how come you screwed up so badly?
“Another government run operation that can’t make a profit.”
Are there any that do???
God, you conservatives are so predictable…and conveniently ignore facts. The postal service has mandated service to places no private business would even consider delivering anything for 44c or less. Medicare and Medicaid by definition support a population that needs more, and more expensive medical care. And so on. And even with my limited exposure to private business, there’s just as much waste, fraud and ignorance there as in any government bureaucracy.
If it wasn’t for government largess you whiners wouldn’t be around to denigrate it.
bxgrl,
sorry, Social Security is set to be insolvent,
it is a mathematical certainty at the current rate of depletion and gain.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124212734686110365.html
bxgrl, nice that we agree on SOMETHING! (But be sure to shave the pits, too, dear! We’re not in France after all.)
donatella, I totally agree on all counts, especially the dynamic between Mika and Joe. With my new work schedule, I actually watch Way Too Early with Willie Geist starting at 5:30am! It’s the only MSNBC show I watch these days; great guests and generally a good balance between Democratic and Republican viewpoints.
Yes, etson. Wall Street couldn’t care less about SS. There’s no pool of money there to manage for a fee. it just doesn’t exist.
And right now Wall Street is doing quite well. You’ll see this when March earnings numbers start coming out in a week or so.
Wall St does not need any bail out money. C is hiring at a very fast pace, around the world.
Legion at 11:22.
What happened??
He wrote that post
in paragraph form
denton and donatella,
the bill sets up the Internal Revenue Service as the enforcer for the healthcare mandates.
Some good points about the bill and some counterpoints
-it immediately expands the Medicaid eligibility pool to 133% of the fed poverty guidelines.
however, states are already in the red and don’t have the money to set up the bureacuracy to handle the new enrolees.
-it bans exclusion from a plan for pre-existing conditions.
all good, as far as I can tell.
-it bans expulsion from a plan for reaching limits on
benefits.
all good, as far as I can tell.
-it sets up state administered insurance pools for uninsured people to shop from.
don’t know if this will be funded by the fed or the states themselves, if there is funding at all for a risk pool for low cost insurance. There is technically no single payer system so I assume this is simply a clearing house for people looking to buy insurance.
-it sets up a panel to evaluate how much an insurance company can benefit from premiums charged… presumably placing a cap on private insurace profitablity. This is good for limiting costs but without mandating other cost saving measures on the other end like tort reform, it is perhaps a prescription for bankrupting insurance companies running on a small margin of profit.
-it closes the “donut” hole in Medicare part D, the prescription drug coverage plan for seniors.
good in that seniors will not go bankrupt on med prices, however there are existing free market solutions to this problem including free pharmaceutical company plans, walMart/target 4 dollar prescription plan to name a couple.