raunchydog wrote: > There is no financial incentive for them to reform > our nations health care system..." > >From what I've read, the health care 'reform' is just an attempt by the federal government to take our our lives and impose another financial mandate on the states. It's a tax hike on payroll.
According to the article below, Nebraska's share of the costs was going to be over $45 million. So, I'd say that Governor Ben Nelson had quite of an economic incentive to vote in favor of the bill. Apparently there are other states whose budget is going to be busted too: Texas and Louisiana and California and several other states. OMAHA - It was the concern of Nebraska's Republican governor over expanded Medicaid costs in the proposed Senate health care overhaul bill that led to a compromise to cover his state's estimated $45 million share over a decade, U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson said Sunday... 'Neb.'s Nelson sees backlash on health reform plan' By Margery A. Beck Associated Press, December 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/yhqseyr