“Healthcare Nationalized” for less costs—NOT a chance!
I was a member of a school board in Arizona for four years. How much a school board could spend was determined by a formula provided by the State of Arizona. By law, a school board could not spend above that amount for the fiscal year. If it did, the next fiscal year the school district had to include the debt as part of the next year’s budget—paying it off in one year—and had to include a similar amount in the budget to be paid to the State as a penalty for going over the budget the previous year.
For example, if the district was $200,000 over budget, the next year $400,000 was budgeted to pay off the debt and pay the penalty. Obviously, school districts tried very hard NOT to go over the budget!
When I first became a board member, one of the first items I was told, in relation to our financial situation, was that our cafeteria program, which was operated by the district, cost $200,000 more to operate than income received through the program. The school board decided to put the operation of the cafeteria program in the hands of a private company. We did so and, as a result, we had an extra $200,000 that was available for educational purposes.
Of course, our cafeteria employees were not happy with that decision. However, it was better for the school district’s purpose—to educate the children of the community. Government bodies do NOT exist to provide employment for the community.
I mention this because of information contained in tonight’s post. This post like the previous one has information obtained through a link provided by http://www.championnews.net/. Tonight’s post:
“‘Healthcare Reform’: Of course, what is about to be considered in the House is NOT reform. It is a proposal for the federal government to TAKE CONTROL of healthcare in this nation—either immediately or ultimately.”
“Progressives Want You to Believe Government Can Do Health Care For Less
By Bill Zettler
Posted: August 6, 2009
Pelosi, Reid: Twenty-two Cents a Day Profit By Insurance Companies a Rip-off.
On July 30th, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called health insurance companies ‘villains’ and ‘immoral’ and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stated ‘There is no business in America that makes more money than the insurance industry.’ (Strange! In the last two years, the same Democrats were saying the same thing about the oil companies and Senator Durbin of Illinois was talking about a “windfall” profits tax as Democrats were holding committee meetings to prove that such a tax was necessary. IT DID NOT HAPPEN! What will be the next industry that makes more money than any other industry?—my addition) One day later the largest health insurer in the country, Wellpoint, reported financial results for the second quarter 2009 which showed their profit was 22 cents per day per insured person.
[Nancy Pelosi [D] (California—8th District) [Speaker of the House]
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.pelosi.house.gov/ (Website)
Harry Reid [D] Nevada [Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chair]
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
http://www.reid.senate.gov/ (Website)
Richard J. Durbin [D] Illinois (Majority Whip)
309 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
http://www.durbin.senate.gov/ (Website)—my addition]
Of course the major media outlets ignored these complete falsehoods uttered by the two Democratic leaders. It seems whatever is said by progressives is taken at face value by their fellow travelers in the media.
If Pelosi and Reid want to improve health care maybe they should consider giving health insurers TARP money to do so. After all Citigroup which received $45 billion in TARP funding had a profit six times Wellpoint’s profit and Goldman Sachs which received $10 billion had a profit five times Wellpoint’s.
Obviously, Mr. Reid is not very good at math.
Senate Can’t Run A Lunch Counter But Think They Can Run Health Care for 300 Million People.
In June 2008, the Senate finally turned over the Senate lunchroom to the private sector. This was after the various Senate dining establishments had lost $18 million since 1993. Senate aides and even Senators themselves flocked to the privately run House dining areas where selection and prices are far better than the Senate’s. Plus the House facilities have paid more than $2 million in profits back to the government since 2003.
Senator Diane Feinstein blamed ‘noticeably sub par’ food and service for the losses. In the last 10 years fewer than 20 new items had been introduced in the Senate restaurants.
[Dianne Feinstein [D] California
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/ (Website)—my addition]
In addition all the Senate’s restaurant employees were federal employees meaning higher pay and benefits and no chance of being laid off. When the changeover to a private vendor was announced, Senate Democrats insisted no one would be fired and current workers would keep their salary and federal pension unless they chose to leave in which case they would receive a $25,000 severance payment.
Now imagine a federal health insurance bureaucracy and its 100’s of thousands of employees compared to the 100 or so in the Senate lunchroom. Better pay, better benefits and better pensions than the people they replace in the private health insurance industry. And virtually zero chance of being laid off regardless of costs or inefficiencies.
So how are Pelosi and Reed going to increase employee salaries, benefits, pensions and job security by federalizing the health insurance industry and at the same time lower the cost of health care for all Americans? (Deficit spending, increased taxes, and/or rationing!—my addition)
And like the Senate lunch counter under federal control won’t the health care service we receive under federal control be ‘noticeably sub par?’ (Oh, yes!—my addition)
This plan makes as much sense as having the Post Office take over Fed Ex and UPS.
Bill Zettler is the owner of a computer-consulting firm in Illinois and a contributor to ChampionNews.net. Click here to read more by Mr. Zettler.”
Just how trustworthy is the Barack Hussein Obama Administration and the Democrats in Congress? Do you trust them with your healthcare decisions? Do you trust them with your life? “Trust me! I know what’s best for you!” says the man who supports the MURDER of unborn babies. RIGHT!?!
I was a member of a school board in Arizona for four years. How much a school board could spend was determined by a formula provided by the State of Arizona. By law, a school board could not spend above that amount for the fiscal year. If it did, the next fiscal year the school district had to include the debt as part of the next year’s budget—paying it off in one year—and had to include a similar amount in the budget to be paid to the State as a penalty for going over the budget the previous year.
For example, if the district was $200,000 over budget, the next year $400,000 was budgeted to pay off the debt and pay the penalty. Obviously, school districts tried very hard NOT to go over the budget!
When I first became a board member, one of the first items I was told, in relation to our financial situation, was that our cafeteria program, which was operated by the district, cost $200,000 more to operate than income received through the program. The school board decided to put the operation of the cafeteria program in the hands of a private company. We did so and, as a result, we had an extra $200,000 that was available for educational purposes.
Of course, our cafeteria employees were not happy with that decision. However, it was better for the school district’s purpose—to educate the children of the community. Government bodies do NOT exist to provide employment for the community.
I mention this because of information contained in tonight’s post. This post like the previous one has information obtained through a link provided by http://www.championnews.net/. Tonight’s post:
“‘Healthcare Reform’: Of course, what is about to be considered in the House is NOT reform. It is a proposal for the federal government to TAKE CONTROL of healthcare in this nation—either immediately or ultimately.”
“Progressives Want You to Believe Government Can Do Health Care For Less
By Bill Zettler
Posted: August 6, 2009
Pelosi, Reid: Twenty-two Cents a Day Profit By Insurance Companies a Rip-off.
On July 30th, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called health insurance companies ‘villains’ and ‘immoral’ and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stated ‘There is no business in America that makes more money than the insurance industry.’ (Strange! In the last two years, the same Democrats were saying the same thing about the oil companies and Senator Durbin of Illinois was talking about a “windfall” profits tax as Democrats were holding committee meetings to prove that such a tax was necessary. IT DID NOT HAPPEN! What will be the next industry that makes more money than any other industry?—my addition) One day later the largest health insurer in the country, Wellpoint, reported financial results for the second quarter 2009 which showed their profit was 22 cents per day per insured person.
[Nancy Pelosi [D] (California—8th District) [Speaker of the House]
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.pelosi.house.gov/ (Website)
Harry Reid [D] Nevada [Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chair]
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
http://www.reid.senate.gov/ (Website)
Richard J. Durbin [D] Illinois (Majority Whip)
309 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
http://www.durbin.senate.gov/ (Website)—my addition]
Of course the major media outlets ignored these complete falsehoods uttered by the two Democratic leaders. It seems whatever is said by progressives is taken at face value by their fellow travelers in the media.
If Pelosi and Reid want to improve health care maybe they should consider giving health insurers TARP money to do so. After all Citigroup which received $45 billion in TARP funding had a profit six times Wellpoint’s profit and Goldman Sachs which received $10 billion had a profit five times Wellpoint’s.
Obviously, Mr. Reid is not very good at math.
Senate Can’t Run A Lunch Counter But Think They Can Run Health Care for 300 Million People.
In June 2008, the Senate finally turned over the Senate lunchroom to the private sector. This was after the various Senate dining establishments had lost $18 million since 1993. Senate aides and even Senators themselves flocked to the privately run House dining areas where selection and prices are far better than the Senate’s. Plus the House facilities have paid more than $2 million in profits back to the government since 2003.
Senator Diane Feinstein blamed ‘noticeably sub par’ food and service for the losses. In the last 10 years fewer than 20 new items had been introduced in the Senate restaurants.
[Dianne Feinstein [D] California
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/ (Website)—my addition]
In addition all the Senate’s restaurant employees were federal employees meaning higher pay and benefits and no chance of being laid off. When the changeover to a private vendor was announced, Senate Democrats insisted no one would be fired and current workers would keep their salary and federal pension unless they chose to leave in which case they would receive a $25,000 severance payment.
Now imagine a federal health insurance bureaucracy and its 100’s of thousands of employees compared to the 100 or so in the Senate lunchroom. Better pay, better benefits and better pensions than the people they replace in the private health insurance industry. And virtually zero chance of being laid off regardless of costs or inefficiencies.
So how are Pelosi and Reed going to increase employee salaries, benefits, pensions and job security by federalizing the health insurance industry and at the same time lower the cost of health care for all Americans? (Deficit spending, increased taxes, and/or rationing!—my addition)
And like the Senate lunch counter under federal control won’t the health care service we receive under federal control be ‘noticeably sub par?’ (Oh, yes!—my addition)
This plan makes as much sense as having the Post Office take over Fed Ex and UPS.
Bill Zettler is the owner of a computer-consulting firm in Illinois and a contributor to ChampionNews.net. Click here to read more by Mr. Zettler.”
Just how trustworthy is the Barack Hussein Obama Administration and the Democrats in Congress? Do you trust them with your healthcare decisions? Do you trust them with your life? “Trust me! I know what’s best for you!” says the man who supports the MURDER of unborn babies. RIGHT!?!
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