The U.S. Senate is currently holding a debate about allowing the new healthcare overhaul bill to go forward in the Senate. The Senate is supposed to vote on whether or not to allow the "debate" to go forward on "reforming" our nation's healthcare system. As of right now, the Senate has enough Senators that have committed themselves to vote "yea" on the bill tonight. The Senate only needs 60 votes to ensure the bill will go through it's first procedural hurdle tonight. There are 60 Democrats in the Senate. There were three Democrats that were undecided this week but all three have decided they will vote "yes" to allow the bill to move forward in the Senate. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) decided earlier this week he'll vote for the bill. Two other undecided Senators were Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA). The healthcare overhaul proposal is very unpopular in the states they represent. Both have committed to voting "yes" on the healthcare overhaul.
The House passed it's healthcare overhaul bill on Saturday evening, November 7. Now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is working with the House and Senate to help ensure passage of the bill. Reid's been in closed-door negotiations on this bill for weeks. The Senate bill which is up for a vote would require all Americans to purchase health insurance and set up exchanges where they could choose among various options. The bill would offer subsidies for low-income workers. Also, there would be a public-option component in this bill as well. The public-option would allow for a government-backed insurance plan which would compete with private insurers. The healthcare bill is 2074 pages long. If the Senate moves forward on the bill after tonight's vote, debate on the bill is expected to begin November 30 and last at least three weeks.
If this bill passes the Senate vote, it will mostly receive Democrat votes. There are enough Democrats to pass this bill alone in the Senate. The vast majority of Republicans are opposed to his bill. One of the arguments against this bill is that the healthcare overhaul proposal will be vastly expensive as well the new taxes on the bill would be too costly. Also there would be a tax on high-cost "Cadillac" insurance plans.
This bill needs to go down to defeat. It's a joke. First of all, there's no excuse to vote on a bill that exceeds 2000 pages. There's a lot of unhidden spending in that bill. Also, the Senators that are voting for that bill don't know what the bill contains. They don't care. They're just interested in controlling one-sixth of the nation's economy. That's what will happen if this version or another version similar to this bill is eventually passed and signed by President Obama. It has nothing to do with what's best for the American people. It's all about fulfilling a global socialist agenda. It's about the government reaching its tentacles into every fiber of the American economy. This bill would bankrupt the country. It's too costly! There's no way this healthcare bill can be funded.
When taking a look at the government's past track record when providing services for the American people such as Medicare and Social Security for example, the government has operated those systems very poorly. There's so much bureacracy and red tape that the costs far outweigh the benefits. We already have a bloated government bureaucracy as it is. We don't need to provide universal coverage for all Americans. With the government doing a pathetic job when it comes to running Medicare, why turn over one-sixth of the nation's economy to the government? It can't be done. How are we going to be able to fund this bill? Many Americans are out of work. There isn't enough of a tax base to fund this monstrosity. The Chinese leaders were concerned about the U.S. government passing a healthcare bill and being able to afford it. They told Obama that on his latest Asian trip this past week. China purchases America's debt.
America is in for dramatic changes if the healthcare bill is eventually passed by the Senate and signed by President Obama. The quality of healthcare treatment we receive will be scaled back. Medical advancements that have been made the last few decades are costly. This government healthcare bill won't be able to fund all the lastest medical advances. Health services will have to be scaled back considerably. American taxpayers don't make enough money on their weekly checks to be able to fund this type of healthcare. There also aren't enough taxpayers to contribute to this system. Many workers have been laid off the past year. The government-run option might sound appealing to some Americans, but once the government removes their competition through lower costs, then the government will raise the fees once their competition is eliminated. I know there are problems with private insurers, but when the government eliminates the private insurers, there won't be a public option because the federal government will be your only option. The government will compete with the private insurers for the purpose of eliminating them so the American people will have no other form of health insurance but a government-run health insurance. It's a terrible plan. Since this plan would be costly, you will have the government making decisions on what type of people should be allowed to survive and what type of treatment they should receive. Government would be responsible in determining who lives or dies. I believe it will eventually come down to that.
Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) said that this healthcare bill that's up for voting tonight isn't about debate. He said when most of these bills clear their first major hurdle, then the bill will eventually pass. Those in charge desire for a national health coverage because they want to control every apsect of American lives. Americans will not enjoy the freedoms that we currently enjoy if this bill is passed. Americans eventually won't have the option to choose what kind of healthcare coverage they desire. The government will compete against private health insurers in order for them to eventually be eliminated. They want the American people to be dependent on them. That's the whole sum of things. IT'S ABOUT CONTROL--NOTHING ELSE!
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