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Landmark Health Insurance Bill Passes House

Posted by timothy on from the put-off-that-angioplasty-for-a-while dept.

theodp writes "A hastily-crafted amendment imposing tough new restrictions on abortion coverage in insurance policies helped pave the way for the House to approve the Democrats' bill to overhaul the nation's health insurance system. 'It provides coverage for 96 percent of Americans,' said Rep. John Dingell. Rep. Candice Miller disagreed, calling the legislation 'a jobs-killing, tax-hiking, deficit-exploding' bill. The 1,990-page, $1.2 trillion legislation passed by a vote of 220-215 and moves on for Senate debate, which is expected to begin in several days." Update — 11/08 at 13:45 GMT by SS: Changed vote totals above to reflect the actual bill vote. The 240-194 number was for the abortion restrictions amendment.

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  1. Re:Bill Itself: 220-215 by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 1, Troll

    Who produces more for society: a factory worker who puts cars together, or an investor who makes money by short selling and dealing in derivatives? Now, who is more likely to afford a heart transplant?

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  2. Re:What's in it? by Bluesman · · Score: 1, Troll

    It doesn't affect premiums or anything

    This continued blind faith in the existence of a free lunch is nothing short of astounding.

    You're paying for it, somewhere.

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  3. Re:What's in it? by jcr · · Score: 1, Troll

    I was hoping up until this point that we could restore the republic without having to go through a collapse like the Soviets did. That hope is considerably smaller today.

    -jcr

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  4. Re:Strikers Vow by sycodon · · Score: 1, Troll

    Still hungover from last night's party eh?

    It's not about doctors, it is about forcing one group to pay for another group. Same old Bullshit from the Left. "Spreading the wealth around".

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  5. Re:*Sigh* by jcr · · Score: 1, Troll

    The only thing that's killing jobs in Michigan are the representatives who aren't doing anything about trying to create them.

    If you believe that governments create jobs, you're part of the problem.

    -jcr

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  6. Re:Strikers Vow by putnondritz · · Score: 1, Troll

    You are under corporatism, not capitalism. Need a reading primer? I can supply.