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This evening, one of my friends received a call from Rep. John Boehner's office. It was an automated survey about the health care bill. She relayed the questions to me, and it seemed like a set of loaded questions to me. Such as, "Do you expect your taxes to go up should this health care bill pass?"
That caused me to wonder. Would our taxes really go up if this health care bill passes? And if so, by how much? And is this bill being passed the right way, or ramrodded through the system? Horse-trading and deal-making and pressure tactics by Democrats to make sure the bill passes? This sounds like something I'd accuse the Republicans of doing.
I totally agree that our current health care system is broken. What is the right way to fix it? Doing nothing about it is not an option. But neither is playing political hardball.
From what I read about a single-payer system, the more I agree with it. The public option is still somewhat murky to me, though.
To recap my situation, I'm currently unemployed, with no health insurance. My last employer didn't offer health insurance to their employees until they rached 6 months of service. I was laid off after 3 months, so I wasn't eligible for their plan. There should be some type of plan available to me that I can purchase or be provided to me, until I'm able to get employment again.
That caused me to wonder. Would our taxes really go up if this health care bill passes? And if so, by how much? And is this bill being passed the right way, or ramrodded through the system? Horse-trading and deal-making and pressure tactics by Democrats to make sure the bill passes? This sounds like something I'd accuse the Republicans of doing.
I totally agree that our current health care system is broken. What is the right way to fix it? Doing nothing about it is not an option. But neither is playing political hardball.
From what I read about a single-payer system, the more I agree with it. The public option is still somewhat murky to me, though.
To recap my situation, I'm currently unemployed, with no health insurance. My last employer didn't offer health insurance to their employees until they rached 6 months of service. I was laid off after 3 months, so I wasn't eligible for their plan. There should be some type of plan available to me that I can purchase or be provided to me, until I'm able to get employment again.
