Health Care Bill Passes 219-210Follow

Why is that when the majority of people are against something libs are for (which is almost always) why is it always because "They just don't know" or "Because they're stupid" to know the "truth"

Because the same polls you rely on to say people don't want it also show that people don't know what's in it? And polls asking about individual components of the bill show a wide disparity between people's support of the components versus their support of the bill?

The reason I ask is because Obamacare that just passed as a whole the majority of the American people don't want and none of the Dems that voted for it will publicly admit it but they know they are gonna take a beating in the Nov 10 elections but yet they still voted for it.

When we start seeing the real cost of this in terms of money...It's a trillion dollar tax increase that will bankrupt this country

'm glad it finally got passed as it's a step in the right direction. It doesn't do nearly enough in my opinion though. I was really hoping for the public option to be included, but maybe at some point in the near future we'll get there.

Yeah, nobody believes that the dirty terrorist fornicator is going to do anything different, except maybe himself (or whoever voted for suffocation).

So, now that it passed, how soon will we be able to actually put this reform to some use? Or well...how soon should I make some popcorn and watch the news?

Here are ten benefits which come online within six months of the President's signature on the health care bill:

1. Adult children may remain as dependents on their parents’ policy until their 27th birthday
2. Children under age 19 may not be excluded for pre-existing conditions
3. No more lifetime or annual caps on coverage
4. Free preventative care for all
5. Adults with pre-existing conditions may buy into a national high-risk pool until the exchanges come online. While these will not be cheap, they’re still better than total exclusion and get some benefit from a wider pool of insureds.
6. Small businesses will be entitled to a tax credit for 2009 and 2010, which could be as much as 50% of what they pay for employees’ health insurance.
7. The “donut hole” closes for Medicare patients, making prescription medications more affordable for seniors.
8. Requirement that all insurers must post their balance sheets on the Internet and fully disclose administrative costs, executive compensation packages, and benefit payments.
9. Authorizes early funding of community health centers in all 50 states (Bernie Sanders’ amendment). Community health centers provide primary, dental and vision services to people in the community, based on a sliding scale for payment according to ability to pay.
10. AND no more rescissions. Effective immediately, you can't lose your insurance because you get sick.