Response to Senator McCaskill’s Health Care Stance
Senator McCaskill from Missouri has tweeted her support for government health care reform including a public option.
Senator McCaskill’s recent tweets are in bold italic print and are in date order. My response follows each tweet.
Clairecmc = I said we must pay for it. Current multimillion $ (even a billion for the biggst) health ins execs say all private not working. Saturday July 18, 20:09
Let’s see… you voted Yes for the 700 Billion TARP and I am pleased to report you were able to save Goldman Sachs and they have a whopping $3.4 billion quarterly profits, and average bonuses on track to hit a record $700,000. Plus you were not able to save two of their biggest competitors!! TARP really worked for them.
You also voted Yes for $787 Billion Stimulus that has stimulated only friends of Congress. You said approximately 90 days ago, things were better. Obama said unemployment would never exceed 8% if we passed the stimulus in nanoseconds. Oops!!
Now you want to spend 1-3 Trillion on Health Care.
Plus, who are these people; “health ins execs say all private not working” I find that hard to believe and would like to see some proof of that. We know that MAYO DOES NOT agree with the plan.
Clairecmc = No one benefits from delay in health care reform. We need to get it done, and get it done right. Sunday, July 19 8:01
Yes anything that we slam dunk has much better results. Just like TARP and Stimulus. Of course, you thought those should be done asap too.
Clairecmc = Big mistake, tweetng when dead tired,one more time spelled right….I support public option,as long as private can compete. Now sleep. Monday, July 20, 23:11
“As long as private can compete.” Economics 101, private industry CANNOT compete with Government. But to make it easier for you to understand lets walk through a little analogy. Follow along now.
1. Sen. McCaskill’s husband makes millions in the Nursing home business.
2. Assume, he charges an average of $4,000 per month per person.
3. Charging $4,000 gives Sen McCaskill and her husband a tidy profit.
4. NOW Government is opening Nursing homes and government will charge an average of $2,500 per month per person. (Remember, Government is not concerned with profit, only with fairness. If they run low on funds they will print money and raise taxes.)
5. People now have a choice between the public nursing home costing $2,500 per month and your husbands private nursing home costing $4,000 per month.
5. Government has also made a rule that once you leave your private nursing home, for any reason, you may not go back to a private home, you must go to a government home.
6. So over time there won’t be anyone in the private nursing home. But that will not happen immediately.
7. So now there are options. How will you and your husband compete with government? Can private compete?
Clairecmc = Public OPTION.Think about what option means,that folks have choice btwn a public plan and option of privte plan.Lower costs, choices good. Tuesday, July 21 11:19
NOT AN OPTION. Sen McCaskill making statements like the above shows that you have not read the bill; don’t understand the bill; or are you intentionally deceiving the public.
IBD has studied and confirmed with the US House Ways and Means Committee: “On Page 16, the language indicated to us that once the bill became law, insurers would no longer be permitted to sell new private individual coverage”.
Please review this link:
http://ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=333066661999894
Clairecmc = I’m gonna faint. Commerce Com mark up, Ds and Rs working together. FAA reauthorization.Wish we could do this on everything.What does public. Tuesday, July 21, 14:02
Sending these condescending tweets is very unprofessional. Sen McCaskill, you are a bought and paid for Democrat. Stop with the snarky comments regarding Republicans.
Going back through your votes will show you vote ‘against’ the Democrats only when you are covered. The American people saw your recent No vote on a bill that would have passed with or without your vote. Then we had to watch you on TV breaking your arm congratulating yourself.
Big question that no one will answer: Why is Congress excluded from this bill? Good for us but not for you?
Please point me to the section of the United States Constitution that makes health care a right and a responsibility of Congress.
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