BoatBanter.com - Healthcare Bill

On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:27:28 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Dec 21, 11:02*am, Jack wrote:
On Dec 21, 11:41*am, Loogypicker wrote:

On Dec 21, 10:40*am, Jack wrote:

On Dec 21, 10:24*am, Loogypicker wrote:

On Dec 21, 10:00*am, Jack wrote:

On Dec 21, 9:04*am, Loogypicker wrote:

Well, it looks like a few Republicans were able to stack enough pork
into the healthcare bill that it will now pass.

Like this?

"For example, Georgia and most states will face billions of dollars in
massive unfunded mandates to cover the cost of the proposed expansion
of Medicaid contained in the bill. However, in order to win the vote
of Senator Ben Nelson, D-Neb., Reid inserted a provision in the bill
that says the federal government would cover the cost of all new
Medicaid beneficiaries in Nebraska, saving that state tens of millions
of dollars."

Jack, are you saying that the republicans didn't put pork into the
bill at the last minute??

Loogy, are you saying that the Dems didn't pass out tons of pork
bribes to other Dems in back room deals to secure the needed votes?

From Newsmax:

Healthcare Pork: Senate Bill Laden with Favors, Pet Projects for
Democrats

WASHINGTON – The little town of Libby, Mont., isn't mentioned by name
in the Senate's mammoth health care bill, but its 2,900 citizens are
big winners in the legislation, thanks to the influence of Finance
Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.

After pushing for years for help for residents, many of whom suffer
from asbestos-related illnesses from a now-closed mineral mining
operation, Baucus inserted language in a package of last-minute
amendments that grants them access to Medicare benefits.

He didn't advertise the change, and it takes a close read of the bill
to find it. It's just one example of how the sweeping legislation
designed to remake the U.S. health care system and extend coverage to
30 million uninsured Americans also helps and hurts more narrow
interests, often thanks to one lawmaker with influence or bargaining
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Just didn't want to answer my question, huh?

OK, this one? *"Jack, are you saying that the republicans didn't put
pork into the
bill at the last minute??"

Nope, what I'm saying is that the Dems loaded the bill up on pork for
themselves during the whole process, and especially at the last minute
to buy the Dem votes needed last night. *That the bill now has 373 new
pages of last minute Dem pork. *That no Republicans were bought off
with pork, and that none of them voted yes on this Dem pork. *Yep,
that's what I'm saying.

Besides, if you actually had any proof of this supposed last-minute
pork added by Republicans, you'd be posting quotes and links to it,
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I don't know how much pork is in the package, but it seems to me that
there's a whole lot of porkin' going on. And from past history, it
seems that when the govt. gets in the porking business, somebody is
going to get porked really good. and I'd say that the US taxpayer is
the one who will eventually get porked.... in the end.

Tim, there have been several posts to give you an idea of the amount
of pork in the package. The Democrats bought off a lot of Democrats.
Probably any newspaper will give an accounting, but the posts already
made should go a long way to answering the question.
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Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

John H