[Proculation]

I understand more now why the insurance companies changed their mind and now approve the bill. That's like subsidies for them if I understand it well: everyone will need to buy an insurance and the government will even pay them to insure the less fortunate. That's jackpot.

Can we say corporatism ?

[Psudo]

SparcVark wrote:

I think the bill is just an over-rushed mess. I think its ultimate effect will be to cartelize insurance like student loans were cartelized in the US, en route to the entire insurance industry being replaced by federal entitlement spending. Which means if I keep up with my exercise regimen and eat right, I may live to see a US national bankruptcy.

I agree with every part of that except "rushed". It took over a year and is still an ugly mess. It's not the speed of the legislation that is the problem, but the low quality of the reasoning behind it.

[Psudo]

Yahoo News wrote:

56% Support Repeal of Health Care Law

Support for repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan is proving to be just as consistent as opposition to the plan before it was passed.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% of likely voters nationwide favor repeal, while 41% are opposed. Those figures include 48% who Strongly Favor repeal and 29% who Strongly Oppose it.

Over the past four weeks, support for repeal has remained in a very narrow range from a low of 54% to a high of 58%.

Are there any doubts that 56% of the population can alter the outcomes of the November elections? Are there any doubts that such a monumental, controversial change will be a major issue in November? Republicans have good reason to be optimistic for the future, if only because the present is pretty bad.

[BartSimpson]

Psudo wrote:

Are there any doubts that 56% of the population can alter the outcomes of the November elections? Are there any doubts that such a monumental, controversial change will be a major issue in November? Republicans have good reason to be optimistic for the future, if only because the present is pretty bad.

Essentially, we're seeing a repeat of 1994. The Democrats and Clinton came into power in 1992 thinking they had a mandate to reshape America and they got turned out in 1994. The same thing happened this year except that the Democrats knew they were going to sacrifice their careers in order to get this healthcare monstrosity passed.

The result is that longtime, entrenched liberals in safe seats, like Senator Barbara Boxer (D. CA) are looking at poll numbers that show them being trounced by relatively unknown Republicans, independents, and one Whig Party member who is running for Congress in Florida.

The GOP will have a majority in both houses of Congress come December and Obama's next two years will be, at best, entertaining.