Comments on: House Health Plan Is Not Deficit-Neutral

By: echealth

echealth — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:34:00 +0000

I still think we needed to do something to save the health care business but sadly this wasn’t it.

By: Paul, Washington

Paul, Washington — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:27:37 +0000

As if the health care bill is somehow solely responsible for rising Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security costs….

Or as if it is even possible to dramatically curtail or eliminate those rising costs in a single bill. With or without Republican obstruction of everything from the White House.

Jeez.

By: Grizzly Adams

Grizzly Adams — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:25:22 +0000

Budgets? How about the nice new $600 Billion that the Fed is trying to do once again?. What we need to do is stop spending. short term health insurance

By: Total cost for Obamacare: $6 trillion? « Sister Toldjah

Total cost for Obamacare: $6 trillion? « Sister Toldjah — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:58:25 +0000

[...] here I thought this bill was supposed to be “deficit-neutral“? In: Healthcare, President Obama, Social Issues | Email This Post | Print [...]

By: The House Health Bill: The House Ways and Means Amendments | Conservative Principles Now

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:09:27 +0000

[...] that it would not exceed revenue. The Committee defeated Rep. Tiberi’s amendment. Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Elmendorf has expressed concerns about the projected cost of the House health care [...]

By: The House Health Bill: The House Ways and Means Amendments | Fix Health Care Policy

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:45:38 +0000

By: Fix Health Care Policy | Obama Speech Fact Check

Fix Health Care Policy | Obama Speech Fact Check — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:51:01 +0000

[...] THE FACTS: According to the Congressional Budget Office, not only does H.R. 3200 increase the deficit by $239 billion in just the first ten years, but CBO director Doug Elmendorf told Congress that the bills crafted [...]

By: Health Reform Scam » Amendments Expose Truth About ObamaCare

Health Reform Scam » Amendments Expose Truth About ObamaCare — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:39:02 +0000

[...] ObamaCare will increase the deficit: According to the CBO’s and JCT’s assessment enacting H.R. 3200 would result in a net increase in the federal budget deficit of $239 billion over the 2010-2019 period. What’s wrong with high deficits? The CBO director explains: “Large budget deficits would reduce national saving, leading to more borrowing from abroad and less domestic investment, which in turn would depress economic growth in the United States. Over time, accumulating debt would cause substantial harm to the economy.” [...]

By: Close to 80%of Americans Support a Public Option - Page 2 - MotownSports.com Message Board

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:06:09 +0000

[...] The Foundry is calling my claim that House?s Tri Committee health care bill is deficit neutral ?flat out untrue,? quoting directly from the the CBO?s analysis of the bill. ?Here is the CBO letter (pdf) that [...]

By: Harry, Illinois

Harry, Illinois — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:03:49 +0000

Liars figure. Figures don't lie.

And boy, we have a bunch of liars and cheats in our government.