The Bill That Has Been Signed

    Kip: Painful news is here. President Obama has signed his new healthcare bill. This is not surprising, but most definately grievous news. The new bill is only to spoon feed pathetic people living on welfare, and illegal immigrants. While doing that, it is heaping loads of taxes onto the hard-working people of America. So many of our rights were just stripped away from us! This new bill is giving incredible amouts of power to the federal government, by taking it away from the people!! And yet... people want to celebrate?

    "Republicans warned, this health care bill would harm the U.S. economy because it requires huge funds. This bill also would create new taxes for the rich peoples and health care providers. In addition, this bill also will lead to government intervention in private health care sector." --newsgone.com

         Is this really what you want??
Let's talk about what his bill is doing and what is wrong with it.

   First, the bill is going to impose rich, standard packages of benefits, with low deductibles, for all Americans. Those policies, typically containing everything from in-vitro fertilization to mental health benefits, which are usually far more expensive than anything most people would pay for with their own money.
   Second, the plans are going to use a "community rating", in which all customers have to be offered the same rates, regardless of their health risks. Community rating forces young people to pay far more than their actual cost, a main reason for today's 46 million uninsured, while it subsidizes older patients and people who choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle.
   Third, Obama is making it impossible to buy insurance from other states. By doing this, people have less options and can't get as low prices. This will raise prices, making it easier for the government to raise prices or be less expensive than some companies. Thus eliminating much of the needed competition.
   Fourth, both plans propose what's known as a "public option," that would compete with the private offerings. The previous three proposals are making it so expensive. With the same subsidies, the Medicare-style plan could put them out of business. Since when was it okay for the government to compete with private businesses??



Also, something to know is that Obama's health-care plan is not included in his 2010 budget. The administration pledges that his health-care plan won't expand the deficit because it will be entirely paid for by tax increases. But even if the deficit stays the same, spending and taxes will be far from the same. The bill is taking money from the hardworking people by raising taxes and putting it into a system where people can benifit without putting their part into it. Some more bad news is that by most estimates, Obama's plan will cost more than $200 billion a year by 2019.