The President concluded his remarks by emphasizing that reform will get done this year, because we cannot afford to wait:
Now, I realize that the last few miles of any race are the hardest to run, but I have to say now is not the time to slow down, and now is certainly not the time to lose heart. Make no mistake, if we step back from this challenge at this moment, we are consigning our children to a future of skyrocketing premiums and crushing deficits. There%26#039;s no argument about that. If we don%26#039;t achieve health care reform, we cannot control the costs of Medicare and Medicaid and we cannot control our long-term debt and our long-term deficits. That%26#039;s not in dispute. So we%26#039;re going to have to get this done. If we don%26#039;t get health care reform done now, then no one%26#039;s health insurance is going to be secure because you%26#039;re going to continue to see premiums going out-of-pocket costs going up at astronomical rates, and people who lose their jobs are having a pre-existing medical condition or changing their jobs finding themselves in a situation where they cannot get health care. And that鈥檚 not a future I accept for the United States of America. And that鈥檚 why those who are betting against this happening this year are badly mistaken. We are going to get this done. We will reform health care. It will happen this year.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/The-President-on-Health-Care-We-are-Going-to-Get-this-Done/
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However, when you look closely at the bill being proposed by the LIBERAL Conyers, it does not go into effect until the year 2012... three years from now. Wow, that is fast legislation. They just pulled another %26quot;fast one%26quot; on the US taxpayers.ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz.
Here%26#039;s the text from the bill ...
http://www.johnconyers.com/hr676text
TITLE V鈥擡ffective Date
SEC. 501. Effective date.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first year that begins more than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to items and services furnished on or after such date.
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Passes in 2010 - can%26#039;t be put in place until at least more than one year passes, so that%26#039;s 2010 plus 2 years BEFORE it goes into place in 2012. Probably won%26#039;t get passed this year anyway. That%26#039;s what you call leg-is-%26quot;slay%26quot;-shon.
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Single Payer Action is the only hope. Everybody in. Noboby out.
Private option is simply Medicare available for everybody who wants it. You still have to buy it, so if Private Companies can deal with that, lets go for it. Public or private available option for all. Except we know that private cos won%26#039;t cover the sick ones very long, so they will be forced to public option, but right now they simply cannot get any health care insurance. Sick people need some help. Will you help? http://www.singlepayeraction.org/blog/?p=1177|||It will begin this year, however it will be a slow process that will take a long time to implement.|||At the rate it is going yes. Yes because there are so many noisy Americans that are lazy and feel they are entitled to everything. Gone are the days where EARN is the 4 letter word of choice. Pride of work and not pride of being coloured. YES to more waste and more money in the pocket of POTUS and his friends. All democrats wants to make a fast buck. YES we Democrats will take care of you clueless class. YES YES YES.
