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Will the health care reform bill do more harm than good?

Kelly Kickinassis in Reno December 26, 2009 20:49:31
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“Government should practice the same principle as doctors,” President Obama said. “First, do no harm.” Opponents to the Senate's health care bill say it fails to satisfy Obama's Hippocratic oath, and it still doesn't fix what's wrong with America's health care. Read the article below first, and then come back to cast your vote!

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  • Angel December 27, 2009 02:56:15
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    Angel
    +9
    I think it is more Insurance reform , than it is health care reform... I think it will do more harm than good

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  • craig March 24, 2010 01:35:51
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    craig
    +2
    will make it worse for everyone more taxes more taxes will all be poor and have nothing its because of the higher ups which are all abunch of morons what ever happened to we the people we have all let our govermet get out of control whatever they try to do it wont work they have no common sence and do everthing assbackard just think about it
  • Kay5626 January 13, 2010 00:20:57
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    Kay5626
    +1
    I think that raising the premium for older citizens is absurd AND it is hugely inappropriate to call the mentally challenged 'Retarded".
  • ESTER January 06, 2010 10:12:01
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    ESTER
    THE BILL MAKES WORSE FOR EVERYONE!
  • DanaR December 28, 2009 23:20:43
  • Anthony December 28, 2009 22:54:24
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    Anthony
    I don't understand what the big rush was all about if it's not going to go into effect untilll four years down the road.?Scrap the bill and start over.My fellow Americans,our health care is at stake here.Our children's future is at stake,and should not be taken lightly....
  • kevracer December 28, 2009 22:35:28
    The bill will make it better for some, worse for others, but it's worth it.
    kevracer
    good first step
  • sobersouljah December 28, 2009 17:10:49
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    sobersouljah
    A sick tree does not produce good fruit
  • hummingbird December 28, 2009 16:15:28
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    hummingbird
    Never seen such a thick headed Congress!! They will not listen to reason, or the American people. This really isn't about health care, as I see it. If they really cared, they would have not dismissed some excellent ideas like competition between state lines and tort reform.
  • Anthony humming... December 28, 2009 23:16:42
    Anthony
    Keep in mind,thick headed Congress is not the correct term.Some of these morons are in the pockets of insurance special interest groups.Moderate democrats for one,Joe Libermann is another one......These people are republicans,democrats,and independents.They're aware of what is at stake here but they've chosen to support the special interest groups.........
  • Sunny December 28, 2009 07:37:24
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    Sunny
    +1
    Excellent article as usual, Kelly. Anything that will break the back of the American economy needs to be tossed out and done right.
  • johnnyg December 28, 2009 07:23:05
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    johnnyg
    +2
    whatever the govt. touches gets FUBAR'ed.And the govt. has no business in how my dr. treats me.
  • Hazel December 28, 2009 06:01:06
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    Hazel
    +1
    This bill is going to kill us seniors. But maybe that's the idea if your not productive I don't think your worth much in the eyes of this government. They'll kill two birds at once for every senior gone that's less social security and medicare the government has to pay. eyes government kill birds senior social security medicare government pay
  • Sunny Hazel December 28, 2009 07:38:44
    Sunny
    +1
    I wondered what they meant by "Medicare cuts". Kidding, Luv. LOL
  • Techie Rookie December 28, 2009 03:59:25
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    Techie Rookie
    +2
    Higher taxes will not help anyone here and while some insurance provisions could use some serious scrutiny, moving to a government run system will be problematic. Insurance companies will have no incentive to change their ways and to many others take the hits.

    No, this bill is not a solution to anything except the government taking control of everything. making people dependent on DC and the White House, like it is the throne of America. NO THANKS !!
  • nightlight December 27, 2009 22:22:28
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    nightlight
    +2
    Besides making our health care system, which is the best in the world, irreparably much worse, this bill will go a long way to giving the government control over our lives - which is what it was always about anyway.
  • super1samuel December 27, 2009 21:08:48
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    super1samuel
    +2
    First..off the current article...you look amazing Kelly! I have read some of your blogs and you seem quite smart...yet at the same time quite cute. This 2000 page is filled with more Pork then a pig is at butchering time. There were deals made to get this bill through. I cannot apologize enough for the duffey politicians we have.
    The Democrats and liberals were in to much of a hurry to make sure they got a health care bill past. Speaking like the republican i am..i sure hope the consertatives and the Republicans get things straight..of course, with the way Obama has kept his promises to the American people..frankly if We The American People haven't learned enough about Obama not knowing how to be President..this nation is in ruins..and the rights we have in this country will slowly disappear and we will more bills like these past.
    I think this policy Obama put his mark on is a life changing policy..but it will not do anything Obama wants to happen. The liberals have been using him ever since he first got elected. The American people didn't want this bill in the first place.
    Of course,the long standing belief is that when you have debts you pay them off. Each American President has made a promise to pay this off and haven't kept with it.....
    First..off the current article...you look amazing Kelly! I have read some of your blogs and you seem quite smart...yet at the same time quite cute. This 2000 page is filled with more Pork then a pig is at butchering time. There were deals made to get this bill through. I cannot apologize enough for the duffey politicians we have.
    The Democrats and liberals were in to much of a hurry to make sure they got a health care bill past. Speaking like the republican i am..i sure hope the consertatives and the Republicans get things straight..of course, with the way Obama has kept his promises to the American people..frankly if We The American People haven't learned enough about Obama not knowing how to be President..this nation is in ruins..and the rights we have in this country will slowly disappear and we will more bills like these past.
    I think this policy Obama put his mark on is a life changing policy..but it will not do anything Obama wants to happen. The liberals have been using him ever since he first got elected. The American people didn't want this bill in the first place.
    Of course,the long standing belief is that when you have debts you pay them off. Each American President has made a promise to pay this off and haven't kept with it..sad but true. Its hilarious even 8 yr old kids know this. Yet the more we can print new money..the more in debt we become as a nation.
    I got to say something though President Obama has not used taxpayer money to make more nuclear arms.Nuclear Arms have been a subject we have to Iran and have told them not to make any more. The American Presidents in the past have chosen to stockpile weapons we do not actually intend on using. We lecture Iran on stockpiling these same weapons however the money we have waisted in making could have went to pay off the National Debt.
    Of course, to note: If each American President took responsibility for their part of the national debt paid it off then we would have a very small minute debt. You see i am a person who borrows money...but at least i pay it off. The American Presidents eregardless of which party has left our generation with the responsibility of paying it of..of course, in about 2-10 yrs. 2.5 Billion dollars will be added to it and then Obama will have done his part to add to it.
    Each President has left asking why should i pay my part off? After all we can print more money...can't we? Well if everyone who borrowed money took this stance..every family would be poor and unable to pay their bills. I am sorry but this has to end...if we all spent money we did not have..noone could be able to live and survive and take care of their family.
    The politicians will tell you to save your money...your parents will tell you to save your money..however what usually happens is this...your Dad..will go out and buy his 6th car the next day. The politicians will began to fund an uneeded committee with thousands of dollars of which hasn't come in yet..that the treasury will support through getting a loan from China or Japan. So in other words kids - the same people that tell you to save money well...do the same thing with their money as their parents did or their politicians did. Isn't it Ironic kids that these authority figures are just hyprocrits lead by hyprocrits?
    The hilarious thing though is this..even politiciains and parents need good romodels to look up to. So follow their advice and never forget it. We need people who know what they doing in finances in this country. The treasury or the President cannot do it....however that doesn't mean you can't learn to save AND REMEMBER IN ORDER TO PAY RENT OR BILLS YOU NEED MONEY!
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  • Kim December 27, 2009 20:57:53
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    Kim
    +2
    Rationing, higher cost, fewer Doctors, hospitals closing...yeah, I guess the government would think that was all good
  • MARTY December 27, 2009 20:28:05
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    MARTY
    +2
    Many countries have tried this form of health-care and it has failed! Yet the dems think they can make it work here. Obama said the Americans were arrogant! He should look within, along with the rest of his party. This will help them decrease the sur-plus population!!!
  • debadow December 27, 2009 19:20:14
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    debadow
    +3
    They pushed it through too quickly, They need to come up with a plan that makes sense.
  • goatman112003 December 27, 2009 18:15:36
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    goatman112003
    +1
    Does it cover everyone, no. Does it lower costs, no. Does it raise taxes, yes especially on the states which a number will go bankrupt. Does it impose illegal penalties, yes. Did it make things better, no. Did it make things worse, yes.
  • JP December 27, 2009 17:32:28
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    JP
    +2
    The focus is on the wrong area, and the back door deals have exposed this for what it is. Another bloated unionized government campaign funding machine.
  • DavE December 27, 2009 16:36:13
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    DavE
    +2
    "You get what you pay for" has been replaced by "You get what the government can force other people to pay for you" in Obamunist America. Government control is the worst thing.
    scrap pay replaced government force people pay obamunist america government
  • Mike December 27, 2009 14:22:29 (edited)
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    Mike
    +3
    This thing is a complete train wreck. It has not one damn thing to do with Health Care, but rather is a way for the Left to facilitate the government taking over more and more of our lives and moving us more completely to a Communist State as Obama wants.
  • JD December 27, 2009 14:10:11
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    JD
    +2
    They left out many important items that would bring the costs of healthcare down !!
    But they rammed through a version that still doesn't cover everyone !! The President ran on implementing a bill that would be the same as he and his wife have. Well it's not even close as so many other of his campaign promises !!
  • Mike JD December 27, 2009 14:24:09
    Mike
    +5
    Obama is a Liar, Pure and Simple. We need to throw him out on his Ass and start over...............
  • soberso... Mike December 28, 2009 17:22:35
    sobersouljah
    +1
    and don't forget the forget
  • Randy December 27, 2009 09:41:37
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    Randy
    +4
    The bill is not designed to fix the problems with health insurance, it's designed for the federal government to take over yet another segment of the private sector economy. It's socialism pure and simple putting more power and control in the hands of federal bureaucrats. Spending money never fixes anything it just drives us deeper in debt.

    The problem with healthcare is not the practice of medicine it is government's meddling in the system. They said it outright when Obama said, “We are finally making healthcare a right.” What Obama fails to grasp is rights come from God not government. Life, liberty and self determination are rights everyone is born with. Healthcare is a service one human delivers to another human. How can we dictate that doctors give away their expertise because some irresponsible people can’t afford to pay? That is theft or slavery requiring one person to give their labor to another without compensation.

    Healthcare cost began rising after the federal government got involved making rules that interfere with competition. Medicare is where it started and if we really want to roll back the high cost of care we need to start by repealing the laws that established Medicare and Medicaid. Conscripted giving is not charity it’s coercion. The only role government should play in healthcare is to limit tort awards and regulate drugs. Beyond that any government involvement simply drives up cost.
  • Gun665 December 27, 2009 07:37:41
  • Irember911 December 27, 2009 07:16:16
    Undecided
    Irember911
    +4
    I am really not undecided, the government needs to get our of our business, this bill is a piece of garbage. It will cost us billions of dollars and will not cover all Americans, it will just open the doors for the government to stick their nose in our personal business. They are going to tax us now, and we get nothing for4 years thats like making a car payment but you don't get the car. this is the most assinine bunch of idiots I have ever seen in WDC. They are drunk on power. we have to take the power back.
  • rwayne72160 December 27, 2009 07:02:16
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    rwayne72160
    +2
    It's just another way for the federal crooks to steal more money from the ordinary American.
  • wtw December 27, 2009 06:49:14
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    wtw
    +2
    The real issue is that it was done in secret and no one has had a chance to read it yet!
  • Shasta December 27, 2009 05:45:20
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    Shasta
    +4
    it was written by Idiots, passed by Idiots and NOBODY WANTS IT,,,,MAJORITY anyway..... harm scrap written idiots passed idiots itmajority
  • Diverbelo December 27, 2009 05:12:55
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    Diverbelo
    +2
    by guaranteeing coverage, why would you need to buy insurance unitl you need it. Just pay the small fine. This bill will remove all of the "healthy" young from pool, make premiums rise on those who really need insurance. So smoke, drink and live the most unhealthy lifestyle you wish, then when you are diagnosed with a major illness, only then get insurance. See where this is going.... It could collapse the insurance companies and then we will all be in the same long line.
  • Suffere... Diverbelo December 27, 2009 19:55:57
  • BifDaddy December 27, 2009 05:05:50
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    BifDaddy
    +1
    Without a doubt it will do more harm to Americans.

    That’s why the majority of America opposed their Legislators passing this lunacy.
  • judy ann December 27, 2009 04:46:16
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    judy ann
    +3
    tax -tax- tax -and on top of that you will pay a huge fine if you do not have it, like with car insurance.

    HOWEVER, THIS IS FREEDOM
  • DADDYFATS61 December 27, 2009 04:15:38
    None of the above
    DADDYFATS61
    +2
    Ask yourself this question,than think about the people that put the health care bill together,"IS CHARLES MANSON JUST MISUNDERSTOOD,AND MEANT NO ONE HARM"???? questionthan people health care togetheris charles manson misunderstoodand meant harm
  • Fannie December 27, 2009 04:01:03
    The bill does more harm than good. They should scrap the bill and start over.
    Fannie
    +1
    For sure!
  • Conservatoons December 27, 2009 03:32:28
    The bill won't fix America's health care system, it will make it worse for ev...
    Conservatoons
    +5
    Add 40 million people and be cheaper? Is there anybody buying that who is not drunk on Kool-aid? The metrosexual is a liar. health care add 40 people cheaper drunk kool-aid metrosexual liar
  • Shasta Conserv... December 27, 2009 05:47:42
    Shasta
    +1
    never never.........FOX NEWS GOT YER NUMBER BUDDY!! lol

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