From Mary Bendorf
South Wayne
Through any analytical lens, the legislation will not address the central problem of skyrocketing health care costs. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that families' premiums could rise 10 to 13 percent; private-sector actuarial estimates top these already high numbers. The higher costs are driven by federalizing the regulation of insurance, narrowing consumers' options and reducing competition among providers. The health-care market would be dominated by government programs and the largest insurance companies, operating as de facto government utilities. Already, Washington has no idea how to pay for the unfunded promises in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security - and creating this new entitlement would accelerate our path to fiscal ruin. When you strip away the double-counting, expose the hidden costs that must be funded and look at the price tag when the legislation is fully implemented, the claims of deficit reduction are as hollow as claims of cost containment. Speaker Pelosi thinks Congress must pass the bill so that the American people can then "find out what's in it." We know what's in it and we don't want it! Government health care will not reduce the cost of medical care: It will simply refuse to pay it. And who will get left behind when they have to ration care to save money? This is not about healthcare anymore but power and control by the government into your personal life. What if you choose to use your money for alternative natural health care? We will now have no choice! My freedom to choose will be taken away by mandates. This bill is in violation of our constitution. If health care is in such a crisis in America, why do we pay now and not receive the care for four years? Answer that simple question?
South Wayne
Through any analytical lens, the legislation will not address the central problem of skyrocketing health care costs. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that families' premiums could rise 10 to 13 percent; private-sector actuarial estimates top these already high numbers. The higher costs are driven by federalizing the regulation of insurance, narrowing consumers' options and reducing competition among providers. The health-care market would be dominated by government programs and the largest insurance companies, operating as de facto government utilities. Already, Washington has no idea how to pay for the unfunded promises in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security - and creating this new entitlement would accelerate our path to fiscal ruin. When you strip away the double-counting, expose the hidden costs that must be funded and look at the price tag when the legislation is fully implemented, the claims of deficit reduction are as hollow as claims of cost containment. Speaker Pelosi thinks Congress must pass the bill so that the American people can then "find out what's in it." We know what's in it and we don't want it! Government health care will not reduce the cost of medical care: It will simply refuse to pay it. And who will get left behind when they have to ration care to save money? This is not about healthcare anymore but power and control by the government into your personal life. What if you choose to use your money for alternative natural health care? We will now have no choice! My freedom to choose will be taken away by mandates. This bill is in violation of our constitution. If health care is in such a crisis in America, why do we pay now and not receive the care for four years? Answer that simple question?
