Take away the free, taxpayer provided health care given to Sens and Reps and see

panader0

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Thu Jul-16-09 01:23 AM
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Take away the free, taxpayer provided health care given to Sens and Reps and see

how fast something will get done. What happened to that "Cheney Care" group? Haven't heard from them in a while.

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lindisfarne

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Thu Jul-16-09 01:24 AM
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1. This has been included in the Senate HELP bill.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6078336

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WillYourVoteBCounted

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Thu Jul-16-09 01:30 AM
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2. those asshats would just give themselves huge raises to pay for

private ins. But I still like the symbolism of your idea>

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elleng

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Thu Jul-16-09 01:56 AM
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3. GIVE THIS UP, please, and stick to facts.

Senators and Representatives DO NOT HAVE FREE HEALTH CARE.

They have the same options as other Federal employees. They pay premiums, and the government pays a portion of the premium.

http://www.opm.gov/INSURE/HEALTH/

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panader0

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Thu Jul-16-09 02:22 AM
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4. Maybe I'm wrong but

Edited on Thu Jul-16-09 02:23 AM by panader0

http://www.ueunion.org/ueactionupdates.html?news=361
"compliments of the taxpayers"

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elocs

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Thu Jul-16-09 06:19 AM
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6. There you go, spoiling a thread with the facts. (I've read that too.) n/t

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WolverineDG

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Thu Jul-16-09 07:04 AM
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9. And where does the government get its money

(in theory at least)?
:think:

Yup, they've got free health care provided by the tax payers, not just the insurance, but the health clinic in the Capital Building that is run by the Navy (?)

dg

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mp9200

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Thu Jul-16-09 04:47 AM
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5. I would love that

Give those pieces of shit a little taste of their own medicine.

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zbdent

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Thu Jul-16-09 06:38 AM
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7. you'll probably get a veto from the guy whose only time he didn't use socialized health care

was between when he crashed his jet and when he denounced the United States (under what Bush does not define as "torture" because his organs didn't fail) ... John McCain ...

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Vinca

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Thu Jul-16-09 06:46 AM
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8. A whole lot of Sens and Reps would fall into the category

of those who are not offered insurance at any price because of age and/or pre-existing conditions. Let them sell a few of their houses for chemo and see how it feels.

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