b) Raise taxes
c) Increase insurance premiums
Boy, brilliant plan! And they are hell-bent on passing it. And since the
plan will render the opposite of the stated goal, ask yourselves what they
are REALLY up to, MORONS.
Harry Reid fucked-up and revealed it today. He said that republicans who
oppose the plan are like people that supported slavery.
That's it! Every time democrats claim that a republican is guilty of
something, that's what the democrat is guilty of. Never fails. So, the goal
of healthcare reform is to increase dependence on government.
Oh, and never mind that the republican party was born out of opposition to
slavery, and blue dogs are the one's holding up passage, but Reid knows his
moron constituents and don't know that.
-Eddie Haskell
Hussein is dead, Felcher.
----Well, sheeeit, this is the goal of every Repub and loonytarian since
the '60's....
Damn! Really!
Ding Dong Hussein is dead. The wicked Hussein is dead..
-Eddie Haskell
No that's the lie that democrats tell every election cycle.
But congrats on one STUPID retort.
But but but republicans.
-Eddie Haskell
Poor Iddy Felcher -- always wrong.
http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/200912010001
Republican Senators Have Voted To Cut $1.31 Trillion From Medicare
December 01, 2009 11:52 am ET
During Senate debate this morning, several Republican Senators took to
the floor to encourage passage of the McCain amendment and to discuss
their wrong interpretation of Medicare funding in the Democrats' health
care reform legislation. What is most interesting about this morning's
debate is that these senators who falsely accused Democrats of cutting
Medicare have themselves cut Medicare by $1.31 trillion during their
collective tenure in Congress.
Senate Floor Statements At Odds With Years Of Voting In Favor Of
Medicare Cuts
Republican Senators Alexander, Coburn, Crapo, Enzi, and McConnell spoke
on the Senate floor in favor of the McCain amendment and against the
Democratic health care reform legislation.
Voted To Cut Medicare By $6.4 Billion. Senators Alexander, Coburn,
Crapo, Enzi, McCain, and McConnell all voted in favor of the budget
reconciliation bill that cut funding for Medicare by $6.4 billion by
requiring that beneficiaries purchase medical equipment and cutting
payments to home health care providers. The motion passed 50-50, with
Vice President Cheney casting the deciding vote. [S. 1932, Vote #363,
12/21/05]
Cut $5.78 Billion From Medicare. Senators Alexander, Coburn, Crapo,
Enzi, McCain, and McConnell all voted in favor of passage of a Fiscal
Year 2006 Budget Resolution that would cut $5.78 billion from Medicare.
The legislation passed 52-47. [S. 1932, Vote #303, 11/3/05]
Tabled An Amendment That Would Have Given The Sickest Seniors $12
Billion In Medicare Funding. Senators Alexander, Crapo, Enzi, McCain,
and McConnell all voted to table an amendment that would have allocated
$12 billion for additional treatment for Medicare beneficiaries with
cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and disabilities. The motion
to table passed 57-41. [S. 1, Vote #253, 6/26/03]
Voted To Put Needs Of Wealthy Americans Over The Needs Of American
Seniors. Senators Alexander, Crapo, Enzi, McCain, and McConnell all
voted against an amendment that would reduce the enormous tax cut given
to the wealthiest American tax payers in order to give a fair
reimbursement to rural health care providers under Medicare. The
amendment failed. [SCR 23, Vote #89, 3/25/03]
Voted Against Increasing Medicare And Medicaid Funding By $4.1 Billion.
Senators Alexander, Crapo, Enzi, McCain, and McConnell all voted against
a measure which would have increased funding for health care programs
under Medicare and Medicaid by $4.1 billion. The motion was rejected
41-56. [HJR 2, Vote #21, 1/23/03]
Voted In Favor Of Cutting Medicare Nearly $160 Billion Over Six Years.
Senators McCain and McConnell voted to cut Medicare by $158.1 billion
over six years. First - the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 1997
Budget Resolution that contained the cut and, Second - the same cut in
the conference report. Both passed 53-46. [H.C.R. 178, Vote #156,
5/23/1996; H.C.R. 178, Vote #159, 6/13/96]
a.. Budget Cuts Included Reductions In Medicare, Medicare, Welfare,
And Discretionary Spending. Senators McCain and McConnell voted in
favor of adopting of the conference report on the concurrent resolution
to establish a six-year plan to balance the federal budget by 2002.
Projected spending cuts over six years include $158.1 billion in
Medicare, $72 billion from Medicaid, $53 billion from welfare and $297.9
billion from discretionary spending. The conference report passed 53-46.
[HCR 178, Vote #159, 6/13/96]
Cut $270 Billion From Medicare. Senators McCain and McConnell voted in
favor of a budget that would cut Medicare by $270 billion. The budget
passed. [H.R. 2491, Vote #584, 11/17/1995; H.R. 2491, Vote #556,
10/27/1995; H.C.R. 67, Vote #296, 6/29/95]
Voted Against Reducing Medicare Cuts By $181 Billion In Favor Of Tax
Cuts For The Wealthy. Senators McCain and McConnell voted against a
motion reducing cuts to Medicare by $181 billion by reducing tax cuts
for upper income taxpayers. The motion was rejected 46-53. [S. 1357,
Vote #499, 10/26/95]
Voted To Maintain Tax Cuts Instead Of Reducing Medicare Cuts By $100
Billion. Senators McCain and McConnell voted against an amendment to
reduce by $100 billion the cuts to Medicare and Medicaid by reducing tax
cuts. The amendment failed 46-52. [S.C.R. 13, Vote #173, 5/22/95]
Voted To Preserve Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Instead Of Reducing Medicare
Cuts By $181 Billion. Senators McCain and McConnell voted against a
motion reducing cuts to Medicare by $181 billion by reducing tax cuts
for upper income taxpayers. The motion was rejected 46-53. [S 1357, Vote
#499, 10/26/95]
Voted Against Increasing Medicare Payments To Hospitals By $4.5 Billion.
Senators McCain and McConnell voted against an amendment restoring $4.5
billion in payments under Medicare to hospitals that treat a
disproportionate share of poor patients. The amendment failed 47-52. [S
1357, Vote #524, 10/27/95]
Voted In Favor Of Cutting $270 Billion From Medicare. Senators McCain
and McConnell voted to adopt the conference report on the fiscal 1996
budget resolution to put in place a seven-year plan to balance the
budget by 2002 by cutting projected spending by $894 billion, including
cuts of $270 billion from Medicare, $182 billion from Medicaid, $190
billion in non-defense spending, and $175 billion from various
entitlement programs such as welfare. The conference report was agreed
to 54-46. [HCR 67, Vote #296, 6/29/95]
Voted To Cut Medicare By $256 Billion. Senators McCain and McConnell
voted to adopt the resolution to adopt a seven-year budget plan that
would balance the budget by 2002 by cutting projected spending by $961
billion of which $256 billion would come from Medicare, $175 billion
from Medicaid, $190 billion from non-defense discretionary spending, and
$209 billion from various entitlement programs. The concurrent
resolution was agreed to 57-42. [SCR 13, Vote #232, 5/25/95]
Voted To Maintain Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Instead Of Reducing Medicare
Cuts By $100 Billion. Senators McCain and McConnell voted against an
amendment to reduce by $100 billion the proposed cuts of $256 billion to
Medicare and Medicaid by reducing tax cuts. The amendment failed 46-52.
[SCR 13, Vote #173, 5/22/95]
Medicare has never been cut, Crankston, you moron. What democrats call a
republican cut is when they propose less of an increase than democrats say
they want. It's more of the fuckin' irresponsible behavior and lies from the
left. What would happen to the country if both republicans and democrats
played that game, Crankston. What the fuck would happen?
-Eddie Haskell
----It's a fact...read a book sometime....unless you'd like to post a
count of the multitude of conservatives that supported it at it's
implementation...
>
> But congrats on one STUPID retort.
>
> But but but republicans.
-----Repubs *and* loonytarians....enemies of the people....
---Repubs would *love* to eliminate Medicare, they're just too gutless
to admit it publicly...big govt you know....
What democrats call a
> republican cut is when they propose less of an increase than democrats say
> they want. It's more of the fuckin' irresponsible behavior and lies from the
> left. What would happen to the country if both republicans and democrats
> played that game, Crankston. What the fuck would happen?
----What would happen if Repubs/Loonytarians claimed that Medicare is a
socialist program and must be eliminated, as they all believe?
I like the guys from Canada like Crap Detector and Eric Gisin.
They live here, high on the hog. Single payer system and all.
Yet pipe in and say "Obamacare is Communist".
Fine. But what are they doing in Canada?
Canadians are over all, pleased with what we have. There is room for
improvement, but nobody said that it's perfect.
And Obama isn't doing it Canadian style anyway.
Over all, Canadians support the idea of healh care reform in the US.
We just get a little twitchy when some ass like Glenn Beck says
"Canada is Hell". The Brits like their system too, but Canada doesn't want
theirs. However, guys like Glenn Beck say "UK Health Care is Hell"
And Obama doesn't want UK health care either.
It's just offensive when Americans shit on what we have, when it has fuck-all
to do with what they are getting!
Brits, Canadians? We like Americans. We just don't like the bull shit
about us. It makes us defensive, and that's inappropriate. Because what we
have has nothing at all to do with the USA anyway.
I think that if you want to learn about health care, talk to a Canuck, a Brit
or a Norwegian. Don't listen to the partisans who think that health care is
a political issue and a vision of "freedom"
That's nonsense.
I hope you guys figure it out. But don't start a civil war over it.
Civil wars are unproductive.
>---Repubs would *love* to eliminate Medicare, they're just too gutless
>to admit it publicly...big govt you know....
Nonsense! Republicans loooooove Medicare! All those physicians,
labs, hospitals, insurance companies, mortgage lenders, auto dealers
and lunch shops getting money from the government to supply barely
adequate health care to folks over 65 who the private insurers won't
touch.
> What democrats call a republican cut is when they propose
>> less of an increase than democrats say they want.
Used to be. Not lately.
> It's more of the fuckin' irresponsible behavior and lies from the
>> left. What would happen to the country if both republicans and democrats
>> played that game, Crankston. What the fuck would happen?
>
>----What would happen if Repubs/Loonytarians claimed that Medicare is a
>socialist program and must be eliminated, as they all believe?
The seniors would turn every single one of them out of office at the
next election. The Dems would OWN Washington and by greater margins
than today.
Have no fear, the GOP isn't about to turn off that particular tap.
Swill
--
In the exam room . . .
Doctor: "Public Opt . . ."
Elephant: "SOCIALISM!"
Doctor: "Reflexes good."
Cite?
-Eddie Haskell
Still can't help but flinch at the fact that the public option is a
government run, single payer ruse, huh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-bY92mcOdk
-Eddie Haskell
Get ready lose you ass because democrats are proposing to cut the program by
half a trillion, moron.
Hahahahahaha!
-Eddie Haskell
Oh, and btw, democrats are the ones proposing to cut the program, drooling
imbecile.
-Eddie haskell
I did, and it said that democrats are proposing to cut Medicare.
-Eddie Haskell
----Too bad AARP endorses the plan.....BWAHAHAHAHA!
----The voting history of the Repub party.....
----The whole program, dope?
BTW, AARP endorses the Dem health care plan....seniors will vote for
Dems in lockstep, once AARP hits the airwaves, mags, ect....
-----<yawn> Yet another lying Repub....