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I think this would solve a lot of problems instantly
Posted: Sep 9, 2012
I've thought about this before, and it occurred to me again while reading exerpts from Woodward's newest book...along with "rebuttals" from Obama, Pelosi, Boehner, Reid, etc. Most of these amount to "that never happened".
Also, I've thought about this in conjunction with things like the secret negotiations with pharmaceutical companies to gain their support for Obamacare. I don't say this just happens on one side - it happens on both sides.
I've often wondered what goes on "behind closed doors" - but more importantly, I've thought about how much evil - not the least of which involves lying to the public later - comes from private meetings, phone calls, and all of the "stuff" that goes on BEHIND OUR BACKS, AND EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC SCRUTINY.
And I haven't mentioned email, Skype, and other "channels" that facilitate these shenanigans.
What if we passed a law that ANY AND ALL meetings, phone calls, emails, or other forms of communication MUST be recorded, and these recordings would be available - subject to the Freedom of Information Act? There could still be provisions for matters of national security. If it were my law, it would be a felony to conduct any negotiations, etc. that were not recorded.
Now - first, I know there would be some logistical issues. We can't concern ourselves with those here because they can be solved. I also know that politicians would say that they "must be able to conduct business secretly", and there ARE times when that is perfectly true. Provisions would have to be made for such negotiations and I think there are several ways that could be accomplished perfectly well.
It's just that I think there has become a culture in Washington in which business that is NOT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST is being conducted BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE SEEN.
Let the light shine on what Congress, the President and the executive agencies are doing. Evil thrives in the darkness, and I'm sick of never being able to be sure of how business is being conducted in Washington because people are making all of these side deals and then they flat out lie about them.
If everyone in Congress and the executive branch KNEW that their actions could be revealed to the public - I think a lot of things would change.
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Good idea. Kind of like Obama promised (sm) - LM
[ In Reply To ..]to have negotations for passage of healthcare.
There were negotiations and compromise when...sm - VTMT
[ In Reply To ..]when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was crafted. Why do you think there is no public option?
Funny - I seem to remember it as kickbacks and bribes. - Funny how that works. (sm)
[ In Reply To ..]I also remember behind closed doors. I also remember you have to pass it before you know what's in it. Unfortunately, we are still finding out the havoc it is wreaking.
My pre-existing condition is thankful for the changes - Also Thankful For Medicare/SS
[ In Reply To ..]So far, so good for me with the healthcare changes. I was priced out of the private market for health insurance because of a pre-existing condition. I have had high blood pressure (well controlled), but that made it impossible for me to get insurance before. Now that has changed for the better. All I wanted was to protect myself from catastrophic illness, but the insurance companies didn't want me. The changes, so far, are for the good, for me.
They are for me too, actually. My work insurance (sm) - In the same boat as you.
[ In Reply To ..]DOUBLED for my husband and me. I know the director pretty well at our company, actually I've known her for years and years, and she told me they don't expect it to go down either, according to insurance companies. Therefore, I decided to work part time and get on Medicare and collect SS a year early. Had no pre-existing except HBP also but DH has had cancer. We got the best AARP supplement they had, and it has worked well for us. I still hate the idea of the government having control of our healthcare, however, and that will not change. I think they care not about our health, per se, but about control. (If the healthcare was so great, why are congress getting to keep their cadillac plans and so many of Obama's union thugs get waivers). I think about my adult children, however, and know they will need Medicare someday and it will not be there unless Romney and Ryan can fix it, and I do think they can. (Obama has no desire to fix it - he wants everybody on govt HC). R&R do want to keep the clause about pre-existing conditions, which is a good thing, not sure about the over 26 on parents'. I still don't think I like that much. If they could find decent jobs that offered HC, they could probably get their own, but I'm not sure about details on that, only that with Obama in power for another 4 years, jobs will not come back. He doesn't want them to. Now, I'm starting to ramble. Good luck to both of us.
The voucher systems gives the power back to those insurance companies that denied me coverage - That will cause people to go without
[ In Reply To ..]As soon as a voucher system goes into effect, the private insurance companies will price those of us with preexisting conditions or of a certain age or ethnicity right out of the market. I'll be back where I was before Obamacare. I'll be without insurance coverage.
You don't know that. You don't know how it will be - implemented.
[ In Reply To ..]nm
Not knowing how it will be implemented is a perfectly good reason - to vote it down
[ In Reply To ..]from the get-go. The OP is also perfectly justified in speculating and assuming nothing will change under an unregulated private insurance subsidy program.
I guess you haven't noticed that Obamacare changes (sm) - Texan
[ In Reply To ..]everyday. Stupid Nancy Pelosi said you have to pass it before you can know what's in it, and you actually fell for that crap? Hypocrisy at its finest. Ignorance abounds. You've been screwed. Unfortunately, so have the rest of us.
Don't be ridiculous. It's been signed into law and - upheld by SCOTUS.
[ In Reply To ..]I do agree with one thing you said. Ignorance does abound. Take for example the post to which I am replying.
Sounds like name calling to me. You have no idea (sm) - Poster you were rude to
[ In Reply To ..]what the little ins and outs will be. Neither do most of the American people. They can pretty much do whatever they want now thanks to SCOTUS. Have all waivers already been given out? Or can you still get one?
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