The House is about to socialize your medicine, and your life.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Riot

Remember that now the Senate has to stuff all that Insurance industry lobbying money received in Joe Liebermann's mouth to get their version passed, then it goes to Committee, and maybe we'll see some good healthcare reform in 2013 or so. The bills are available on the US government website if you are really brave. The following is helpful as to some details:

http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/20...e-health-bill/

Igor Volsky's article lists 10 things the GOP asked for, and got, in the House Healthcare bill.

LOL, without a day off for the next three weeks, I was hoping to save myself the time of reading all 1,900 pages Thanks for the link though -- trying to take in as much as I can to figure out how I feel about it. I'm knee-jerk in favor of national healthcare, but would rather get a good idea of what's actually happening in the reality-based middle between my first instinct to support it and those on the other side screaming about mandatory abortions, sex changes, and grandparent killings.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

LOL, without a day off for the next three weeks, I was hoping to save myself the time of reading all 1,900 pages Thanks for the link though -- trying to take in as much as I can to figure out how I feel about it. I'm knee-jerk in favor of national healthcare, but would rather get a good idea of what's actually happening in the reality-based middle between my first instinct to support it and those on the other side screaming about mandatory abortions, sex changes, and grandparent killings.

Brian: it's the same as it's always been...the people in Congress mortgageing
the futures of the generations to come! This time it's a paradigm shift,though.