President Obama to Delay Release of Mid-Session Budget Review

Also, I thought the idea was to REFORM healthcare, not just make it available, it is already "available", its just like most things in life, you have to pick and choose what things are more important. Posted by: Mike_C | Jul 20, 2009 4:43:07 PM
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Yes. Families make poor financial decisions every day. They buy things they don't need and spend too much money at the local mini-mart because they don't take the time to plan more than a day at a time. So I agree, paying for HC is a matter of what you are spending your money on.

That said, I imagine premiums can be quite high for families. I'm fortunate to have reasonable premiums. I do choose, however, to use my savings to pay for LTC since I do not care to end my life in a State run nursing home. Again: choices.

Getting premiums under control requires several things to happen, including reduction in practicing "defensive diagnosis" and tort reform. It's too bad Republicans didn't seize the opportunity to spend Bush's first 4 years working on solutions. They would probably still be in power had they done that instead of spending like drunken sailors for 6 years.

I still think a public plan is not the answer and I don't trust liberals to stop there.

Can I ask a question? Would Conservatives prefer the healthcare system we have with no changes what-so-ever? Is that what you people want? If things continue on their current pace, in the not too distant future healthcare will be so costly that it'll be a whole lot more than those 46 million who won't be able to afford insurance and then what? I'm sure then a lot of you will start whining how unjust the system is once it finally impacts you and your family.....

sounds to me like he learned from the best "liar in thief" of all time ..........Reagan!!!

The government never has to turn a profit just take our money to make up for losses and try to seize more power using tatics such as "rules for radicals" while they write laws in a back room and try to slam them through without letting everyone read them also using the media to stoke hatred of individuals and races getting the public to emotionally dwell on irrelevant subjects that are not really true while pretending to be vangards of that they want to destroy. You can see it by the replies here. And some want them to take over health care like they did the housing market, social security, and medicare?

Follow the money..who got twice the going rate for ham...who got the ham contract??

He gonna delay it huh? Nah... Not Mr. Transparency! No way! What an Obama Nation!

Meanwhile, O'Blabla's Treasury has ANOTHER big-bucks stonewall going on.

"In prepared testimony for a Tuesday hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky said the Treasury has rejected several recommendations for more transparency, including requiring all bailout recipients to explain what they are doing with their government funds."

Can we look for Mr. Barofsky soon to meet the same fate as Mr. Walpin?

"Now, for some reason it was ok to oppose bush on the war, but its not ok to oppose Obama on this foolish heathcare plan that is in congress!"

I'll bite.

Why was it ok to kill Iraqis who were no threat to us yet its horrific to pursue healthcare for all?

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LOL,,,....so Ryan, its only ok in your opinion to voice your right to oppose something when it agrees with your views!

As I said, nice to know where you stand!

Also, I thought the idea was to REFORM healthcare, not just make it available, it is already "available", its just like most things in life, you have to pick and choose what things are more important.

Let us assume you get your way.

What is a fair price for those 46 million to pay? $50/month? $100/Month? Also where is this beast of a bill does it address specific changes that will definitely control costs?

After that, what’s next...are we all going to be asked to suck it up again so everyone in America can have water food & shelter at a "fair & equitable" price? These are all certainly more important to the "general welfare" of the people than healthcare is.

By the way, Congress has not created anything ... just 1000+ BS pages of an overblown guideline!

You do realize that in the bill from the house, all the really big decisions are left to the Sec. of Health & Human Services, don’t you?

simple example...

"(1) INITIAL STANDARDS- Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, through the rulemaking process consistent with subsection (a), adopt an initial set of benefit standards.
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Let's see, this reference to the Secretary shows just how "FAST" we need healthcare....LOL! A ”guarantee” that by 18 months out from Obama putting pen to to paper on this, we will have *** an initial set of benefit standards *** !!!!!! Hurray for us! Oh, by the way, In sure all those people that are waitng for this thing will be happy to know its pr

Hurry Up & Wait!

If Bush or any Republican had proposed this all we would be hearing from you people is how this is just like Katrina! Slow & No Action! So where are those criticisms now from the left? (I mean I keep hearing how we have been "looking" at this problem for years upon years, yet we STILL do not have a plan of action on HOW to do this.)

Even some Dems are now leaning away from this plan.

Pres Reagan: habitally late releasing reports

Pres Clinton: late releasing report

Pres Bush: late releasing report

Pres 0bama: [promised CHANGE and TRANSPARENCY, promised to NOT abide by the STATUS QUO] is going to be late releasing the report. EXCUSE: Pres Bush was late too.

Seriously, are those of you who voted for this marijuana-damaged-brain-doofus satisfied with all the CHANGES so far? I mean SERIOUSLY?

In just the past few days the Obama administration has done: 1) Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke asks Americans to pay for Chinese C02 emsissions; 2) included 15 millions illegal alines into government controlled health care; 3) allowed the voter registration of non-us citizens; 4) avoided the Birth Certificate issue by voiding Major Cook's deployment orders; 5) had the waste and fraud in the Agriculture Department exposed in connection with the failed stimulus package; 6) sided with leftwing vote-steal Amaya in his bid to become a dictator for life in Honduras; 7) remained silent while Iranian thugs continue to rape, kill and oppress opponents of that filthy regime.

"Mabe those of us that oppose this foolishnees impostering as a healthcare plan would prefer to change the futrue now."

Single payer?

"Now, for some reason it was ok to oppose bush on the war, but its not ok to oppose Obama on this foolish heathcare plan that is in congress!"

I'll bite.

Why was it ok to kill Iraqis who were no threat to us yet its horrific to pursue healthcare for all?

"One is forbidden to mention anything in the past even if we still pay for those actions today."

Nice quote....

Now, for some reason it was ok to oppose bush on the war, but its not ok to oppose Obama on this foolish heathcare plan that is in congress!

Very nice to know where you stand!

Mabe those of us that oppose this foolishnees impostering as a healthcare plan would prefer to change the futrue now., rather than waiting for yet another immense expenditure to go bust!

I hope I'm wrong but i think this guy Obama's going to put the USA down the drain in more ways that one. First, the bailout. He'll bury us in debt. he trid to revive the real estate industry by basically giving homes to the first time home buyers. When these people lose their jobs they'll be forclosed on just like the middle class was foclosed on. What makes him think the lower income folks can survive this recession more than the middle income. Secondly, he's letting the muslim radicals freely recruit in this nation just as they did yesterday in Chicago.

===Posted by: Ryan C | Jul 20, 2009 3:36:30 PM===

Your actual argument was:

"You supported the Iraq War with little clue as to the cost other than knowing it would be alot. "

To which I replied, you know you lost...

"Or they also forbidden since you never use them?"

You said:

"You know you have lost the argument when all you can say is George Bush and Iraq War"

My actual argument: "Nope just the impact of NCLB and his tax cuts."

===Or they also forbidden since you never use them?

Posted by: Axey | Jul 20, 2009 3:32:43 PM===

Grrrrr..."Are" not "or"...

===Oh I have plenty of other arguments.===

Or they also forbidden since you never use them?

===Posted by: jhw539 | Jul 20, 2009 3:27:46 PM===

What bank account was that $8 trillion surplus in? Or was it more like a projection if nothing changed? Like a dot com bubble bursting or 9/11?

===One is forbidden to mention anything in the past even if we still pay for those actions today.===

Forbidden? Melodramatic much?

===Why not call for a book burning of all history books while you're at it. ===

Why not admit you have no other argument but Bush and Iraq?