Comments on: GOP sees ‘win-win’ as Stupak splits Dems http://michiganmessenger.com/30079/gop-sees-win-win-as-stupak-splits-dems The Michigan Messenger is a local news site covering politics and policy throughout Michigan. Its team delivers original reporting daily. The Michigan Messenger is published by the nonpartisan and nonprofit group American Independent News Network. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: dene http://michiganmessenger.com/30079/gop-sees-win-win-as-stupak-splits-dems/comment-page-1#comment-17842 dene Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:53:20 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=30079#comment-17842 The health care reform package passed by the House of Representatives is a bad law that will not significantly increase real health care to America. High deductibles and spotty coverage will leave the goal of universal coverage just as far after implementation of the measure as it is today. The only winners are big Pharma and the health insurance industry who are gaining increased protection from generics and a whole lot of in name only customers who are being legally required to become customers. <br><br>Somehow that seems unconstitutional to me. Since when does the federal government have the right to order all individuals to purchase a product from a private enterprise? Surely state governments have required things like car insurance, but that is for the "privilege" to drive. One could theoretically refuse to drive and therefore not be required to purchase car insurance. This health bill does not provide a similar way out. All people are required to purchase the service or they violate federal law. This won't stand up in court. And considering all of the bad aspects of the bill, including these ridiculous abortion provisions, we will be better off if this thing just dies and new effort starting from scratch is mounted. The health care reform package passed by the House of Representatives is a bad law that will not significantly increase real health care to America. High deductibles and spotty coverage will leave the goal of universal coverage just as far after implementation of the measure as it is today. The only winners are big Pharma and the health insurance industry who are gaining increased protection from generics and a whole lot of in name only customers who are being legally required to become customers.

Somehow that seems unconstitutional to me. Since when does the federal government have the right to order all individuals to purchase a product from a private enterprise? Surely state governments have required things like car insurance, but that is for the “privilege” to drive. One could theoretically refuse to drive and therefore not be required to purchase car insurance. This health bill does not provide a similar way out. All people are required to purchase the service or they violate federal law. This won't stand up in court. And considering all of the bad aspects of the bill, including these ridiculous abortion provisions, we will be better off if this thing just dies and new effort starting from scratch is mounted.

]]> By: dene http://michiganmessenger.com/30079/gop-sees-win-win-as-stupak-splits-dems/comment-page-1#comment-12570 dene Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:53:20 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=30079#comment-12570 The health care reform package passed by the House of Representatives is a bad law that will not significantly increase real health care to America. High deductibles and spotty coverage will leave the goal of universal coverage just as far after implementation of the measure as it is today. The only winners are big Pharma and the health insurance industry who are gaining increased protection from generics and a whole lot of in name only customers who are being legally required to become customers. <br><br>Somehow that seems unconstitutional to me. Since when does the federal government have the right to order all individuals to purchase a product from a private enterprise? Surely state governments have required things like car insurance, but that is for the "privilege" to drive. One could theoretically refuse to drive and therefore not be required to purchase car insurance. This health bill does not provide a similar way out. All people are required to purchase the service or they violate federal law. This won't stand up in court. And considering all of the bad aspects of the bill, including these ridiculous abortion provisions, we will be better off if this thing just dies and new effort starting from scratch is mounted. The health care reform package passed by the House of Representatives is a bad law that will not significantly increase real health care to America. High deductibles and spotty coverage will leave the goal of universal coverage just as far after implementation of the measure as it is today. The only winners are big Pharma and the health insurance industry who are gaining increased protection from generics and a whole lot of in name only customers who are being legally required to become customers.

Somehow that seems unconstitutional to me. Since when does the federal government have the right to order all individuals to purchase a product from a private enterprise? Surely state governments have required things like car insurance, but that is for the “privilege” to drive. One could theoretically refuse to drive and therefore not be required to purchase car insurance. This health bill does not provide a similar way out. All people are required to purchase the service or they violate federal law. This won't stand up in court. And considering all of the bad aspects of the bill, including these ridiculous abortion provisions, we will be better off if this thing just dies and new effort starting from scratch is mounted.

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