Senate Saddled With Killing House Health Care Bill

Update.  Reader Mockazine correct in suggesting killing the bill is the best solution, as correcting it would be grossly inadequate.  Stigma attached is an understatement. 

The Lords of Entitlement.  WSJ.

Best summary.

The bill is instead a breathtaking display of illiberal ambition, intended to make the middle class more dependent on government through the umbilical cord of “universal health care.” It creates a vast new entitlement, financed by European levels of taxation on business and individuals. The 20% corner of Medicare open to private competition is slashed, while fiscally strapped states are saddled with new Medicaid burdens. The insurance industry will have to vet every policy with Washington, which will regulate who it must cover, what it can offer, and how much it can charge.

The reality.

• Insurers will thus have to cover more sick people with fewer dollars, as healthy folk opt out of coverage until they are sick.
• …their customers, most of whom will pay more for insurance as the new mandates raise costs.
• …as subsidized costs soar, government will have no choice but to ration medical care, starting with the aged and grievously ill. Is pre-natal life more valuable than the elderly?
• Every decision of what to insure or not… will become subject to political intervention over moral disputes or budget constraints. Heretofore, these decisions have largely been made between a doctor and patient.

The House, in its momentous occasion of passing ANYTHING as health care reform, appeared oblivious.  Although House Passes Health Care, Most Voters Still Oppose the Legislation.  Rasmussen. 

Obamacare – A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words
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See:

• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704402404574523613159447566.html
• http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2009/health_care_reform