The Dangers of the Supermajority


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/health/policy/19repubs.html

So according to this August 18th article in the New York Times it looks as though there are some in the democratic party that are considering taking advantage of the Supermajority in the Senate and passing a Democratic only health care reform bill. This being because of the strong opposition from some in the Republican party who seem to want to have any form of health care or insurance reform fail. This is very dangerous. Taking the considerations of a large segment of the population out is very dangerous, not just for their votes, but for the precedent this could create. What about environmental reform, are we not going to take big business into consideration and just pass what we think is right. That could cost a lot of jobs. Having the democrats go at this alone is crazy and irresponsible. I whole heartily believe there needs to be some form of health care reform in this country, that focuses on preventative care. This bill should be funded by the federal government, which yes would create a tax hike in one place, but would lower taxes in others because we would be paying for the poor to see a doctor for a physical and not for the poor to spend the week in the hospital because they went to the ER for pneumonia. The government requires that car insurance companies insure drivers, because that is important for everyone to have car insurance, but the government doesn’t require health insurance companies to ensure everyone. Could this lower the cost of health insurance, making health insurance affordable for the general public, and yet keeping the companies privately owned and controlled just like the auto insurance industry. Just a thought

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