> > Insurance is a gamble - health insurance companies
> > are betting that nothing bad will happen to you.
> > You're betting that when it does, the insurance
> > companies will take care of you.
> >
Robert:
> It's simple, just give everyone health insurance,
> and pay for it with taxes...
>
1. CBO says no pending bill would be deficit-neutral
in the short run.
2. CBO says all pending bills would increase the
long-run budget deficit.
3. CBO says about three million Americans would lose
the employer-sponsored health insurance they have now
under the House bill.
4. CBO says about eight million uninsured Americans
would remain uninsured and pay higher taxes under
the House bill, violating the President's pledge not
to raise taxes on anyone making <$250K per year.
5. An independent study says health care reform done
wrong (as it is in these bills) would result in lower
future wages for most American workers.
Read more:
'A checklist for the President's health care speech'
Posted by Keith Hennessey
September 9th, 2009
http://tinyurl.com/lpfy2n
