Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., told colleagues Thursday that members of Congress should be required to join any federal public health benefits plan created by Congress.
“I do not believe the federal government should be running health care in our country and levying massive tax increases on America’s small businesses,” said Heller in urging support for an amendment to the proposed plan. “However, if this administration and the majority party are going to force government-run health care on the American people, then members of Congress should be required to enroll in that plan. “If the government-run ‘public plan’ is good enough for millions of our constituents, then it should be good enough for members of Congress,” he said.
He asked the committee reviewing the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act to adopt the amendment requiring Congress to participate in the plan. The amendment, however, was rejected by the committee 21-18.
#37, They are trying to insure those who have no health care. Thus they and many millions of others have continued freedom of choice which is what America is supposed to be about.
So, if someone doesn’t want insurance they don’t have to get it?
What if they have a job and don’t want insurance?
What if they aren’t smart enough to “know” they might need it at some time in the future?
This “only for the uninsured” was tried in Hawaii and it failed miserably. Everybody took their kids off their current insurance and promptly bankrupted the system in less than one year.
The same thing will happen nationwide instead. Companies will start changing employment status to “part time” and “temporary” to get around the law. And employees will not gripe too loudly because, well, they have “free” insurance.
Nothing will change except people’s taxes will increase and we’ll have a program in the same boat as Hawaii’s.
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