According to RedState (http://www.redstate.com/) AND the CBO, “Big Insurance” (the name LIBERAL Dems use to excoriate their very best friend) is set to receive $436 BILLION in direct tax credits “PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO INSURANCE COMPANIES”!
SEE CBO doc at: http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10868/12-19-Reid_Letter_Managers_Correction_Noted.pdf
And Red State ’s GREAT piece: http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/03/10/i-thought-insurance-companies-were-evil/
With all this guaranteed money to the health insurers and “Big Pharma,” is there any way this Bill won’t be an abject disaster for 90% of the American people?....AND how CAN'T "the fix be in?"
After all, the Health Insurance Companies practically WROTE the Senate Bill. Remember?
-->"The compromise health care reform proposal introduced by Sen. Max Baucus on Monday appears to have been literally written by a former health insurance company vice president...
After all, the Health Insurance Companies practically WROTE the Senate Bill. Remember?
"...The proposal, which does not provide a public option but compels individuals to purchase health insurance, was written by Liz Fowler, a former vice president of WellPoint and currently the senior counsel to Baucus."
Hey! In a sense, the Health Insurers just did what Congress so often does, in voting themselves a largesse! In this case, the Health Insurers just wrote themselves a $436 BILLION check...on all our accounts!
