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Originally Posted by PIMking
if this healthcare is so good I wonder how many politicians will use it?
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They don't need to. Their medical insurance and retirement pensions are better than anything any non-politician American has access to. They aren't giving up a shot at social security because they're charitable, its because they know they have something way more profitable that they're entitled to simply for being elected to office.
I do not support this bill. To say this is any sort of insurance reform just isn't true, in my opinion. The biggest issues weren't addressed and my medical insurance costs will only go up, not down. Rather than tackle the biggest issues with medical coverage in this country, our politicians have decided to bully through legislation that is not going to improve care of the average American. Insurance reform is needed, getting kickbacks from drug companies for prescribing their drug should be illegal. There are doctors who postpone surgery for their patients because the kickbacks for prescription pain medicine are so lucrative. These politicians voted to increase taxes and create a larger deficit, all the while focused on not completely alienating the medical insurance lobbyists. If they really wanted to make a difference, they would've taken their time, compromised on the bill and done it right and not looked back if they offended special interest groups representing insurance companies that have financially abused Americans and neglected patients in need for so long. The fact that NOTHING in the legislation affects anyone who had a part in creating and those who are affected had their voices ignored flat out stinks.