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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 12:45 PM
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Would You Be Willing To Spend $53,500,000/Yr Taxpayer Money To Get Biparitsan Support For HCR?......
Edited on Wed Feb-24-10 12:49 PM by global1
Here's the idea. Buy off Congress. Yes buy off both the Congressmen/women and the Senators.

Attach a $100,000/year pay raise to their current salaries to the HCR bill with a strong public option, or Medicare for everyone - then dare them to vote it down.

100 Senators X $100,000 = $10,000,000
435 Congresspersons X $100,000 = $43,500,000
For a total of $53,500,000

I'm betting that we get overwhelming support for HCR if this is attached to the bill.

As for me - doing this is worth it - if we can assure that all American's get the healthcare that we deserve - I'd be willing to buy off Congress for this.
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OllieLotte Donating Member (495 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 12:52 PM
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1. Says a lot when you think a plan that that would work. n/t
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 03:06 PM
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10. I Betting They Don't Care Who Buys Them Off......
as long as they get money.
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TCJ70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 12:53 PM
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2. That's ridiculous. n/t
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 03:07 PM
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12. It's More Ridiculousn That They Won't Vote For What The People That......
put them in office want.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 12:54 PM
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3. Since they won't tell us how much they get from the industry, this may be the way to go.
LOL

:)
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Yurovsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 12:55 PM
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4. Many of them are already uber-rich..
what's a $100k to a multi-millionaire? And I'm sure the special interests (insurers, Big Pharma, etc) can more than match that number in campaign "gifts" and "consulting fees" down the road.
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 03:04 PM
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7. They All Still Vote When The Subject Of Their Pay Raises Come Up....nt
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ctaylors6 Donating Member (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 12:57 PM
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5. How'd you come up with $100,000? Landrieu cost $100 million, didn't she? nt
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cherokeeprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 03:06 PM
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9. 300 million, if I recall. And Nelson's vote cost hundreds of millions as well. n/t
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WHEN CRABS ROAR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 12:59 PM
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6. Here's another tactic. Please phone your rep. and sen. right now! Ask them to support public option.
Do it right now!
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 03:05 PM
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8. Burris Signed The Letter Already And I've Been Calling Durbin's Office On .....
a daily basis. I call the White House everyday as well.

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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 03:07 PM
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11. Please call that in to as many talk radio shows as you can!
Edited on Wed Feb-24-10 03:07 PM by KamaAina
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

edit: also send it around the blogosphere and hope it goes viral!
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-24-10 03:08 PM
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13. $53 mil for mandatory private insurance? Nope. nt
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