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Tools to help understand the proposed health care reform bills

Posted: Feb 24, 2010

From the Kaiser Family Foundation web site:

Side-by-side comparisons of senate/house/president's proposals

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That site even lists the GOP plan for comparison....the plan you guys say doesn't exist! - Anon

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Go into advanced settings and compare all the different ones. The GOP plan is stunning in its simplicity, and the House and Senate plans are full of rules, regulations, and TAXES/FINES!

Let's just Face it. People on this board want - Backwards Typist

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whatever the O/Pelosi/Reid plan has to offer. There is no compromise on their side, as with the Obama care plan that was posted in my newspaper last night. No changes with the senate plan that was suggested.

The idea of the so-called meeting tomorrow is a waste of time, as is being on this board. Liberals and dems on this board do not want to hear anything other than the the dems plan lan and fully support it. It doesn't matter that the plan will cost generation to come in excesive taxes and forcible health care.

I purposely did not come to this board for a week or so to see if anything changed regarding POLITICAL DISCUSSION. It did not. It trashes anyone's opinion unless it is not for the dems and definetely trashes any pub. It definitely shows that this board is a liberal board. You cannot have a discussion that is one-sided, so until a sensible discussion is held, and not my-way-or-the-highway discussion is held, I'm gone.....and I don't think anyone would miss me anyway.

Oh, gosh, please ignore the spelling errors. It's been a long day. - Backwards Typist

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BTW, someone stated in a post that you cannot get good info from the 'net or TV. If not, then where? Definitely not from the government site! It's been lie after lie. The government is good at that and I'm ot just talking about this administration...I'm talking about ALL of them for the past 20 or so years.

If your government lies to you, where is the faith in what you believe in? Research and picking apart each article before you jump to conclusions. That's what you have to do. You have to use your brain.

Done venting.

I am right there with you BT - you really got that one right - just me/hmmm

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I have come here too and posted a couple things anonymously as I knew if I put my usual moniker I would be trashed. So since there are many anon's that post it's the safest way to post. I visit every once in awhile but not as frequently as I used to, and you are correct, nothing has changed, except the bashing is worse than ever. Gone are the days of people having a decent conversation here or getting any kind of information. The board is most definitely a liberal board and the few poor republicans/conservatives/independents that do post are ganged up on. There is no compromise, and each time I come here there is always a new nasty about a republican.

I too am tired of the my-way-or-the-highway mentality here, and Lord help those who have a difference of opinion.

P.S. - We will miss you here if you don't come back, but I'm with you - - just me/hmmm - see message

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I'm out of here unless thing change. Either a separate conservative and democrat board so that people can have conversations without getting bashed because they have a difference of opinion, or if people become civilized. Otherwise, I just don't need the bashing anymore.

If you can't take the heat... - NJ

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No comments on the packages presented, just slams about people arguing on a politics board?

Bye bye, BT. Stay well.

NJ

I knew you'd be one of the first to reply - just me/hmmm - nm

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nm

We can agree on that point - anun

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The meeting is a waste of time. Mr. Boner proclaims his desire to "crash" the meeting (in spite of being invited) to prevent Obama from having a success. Repubs even demanding control of seating plans. The repubs have no spirit of working for people, just grandstanding to please the fringe.

I'd laugh but this is so sad - anon

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That anyone would actually believe this horse hockey. It still amazes me that people can thing this way "prevent Obama from having a success". Oh please...

The democrats have not been working with the republicans in the congress. They are power hungry it's my way or the highway attitude. The democrats have not listened to anything the republicans have to offer even when they have some good ideas on issues. The democrats just want to (and have been) running free with the checkbook, not inviting the republicans to decision making meeting that they should be.

The democrats need to learn that there are republicans in congress who are representing their constituents trying to work for the people they represent. Instead the democrats don't want to hear it and don't care what the people of America want. They "think" they have power and can do whatever they want.

Then when Senator "Boehner" listens to the people of the country and tries to do the right thing and work with them for the better of the country, the democrats turn around and whine.

The republicans have been working for the people. Or have you been asleep at the wheel. The republicans are the ones listening to the people and trying to vote on what will benefit the people. The democrats in congress are the ones not hearing anything of it with their closed door meetings and backroom money deals.

There is nothing in your post I agree with because it's a lame attempt at deflecting what is going on in Washington.

I suggest - trimp

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you come down offa that high horse. You are a major player in the insult fest on the board. There is a lot of rancor, but you can claim no innocence. Come on now.

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