Comments on: How do you feel about the proposal to tax health care benefits?

By: JS

JS — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:13:10 +0000

Well, this has been very interesting reading. But, I hate to tell you people that I don’t want the government to pay my health insurance for me. Recently, I had several bad falls but I didn’t bother with the hospital or doctor since I have no insurance. Instead, I just went right on working and paying my bills. Everybody wanted me to go see about this but I was not about to spend my money. I can’t afford to pay hospital or doctor bills. Tonight, I read that this new proposal will make us get insurance wether we can afford it or not just like car insurance. Guess what, that means that I will be living in my car if this happens since I can’t afford to pay rent, bills or food if this happens. The price of this insurance is more that I make a month at my job. Duh!! I bet I will not be the only one living on the street when this proposal goes through. Personally, I would rather be 6 feet under ground than let this country become a one world place like other countries are doing. This is where we are heading with who we keep electing in this country. Where the people have no say about who they have leading them or what religion they can practice. Stop and think about all of the parasites we now having living off our government who don’t want to work not to mention the illegals who are here getting freebies from them, too. Oh, wait a minute I won’t be living in my car because I won’t be able to afford the gas anymore. What happend to the way our fore fathers lived by living off the land, families pulling together, does anybody remember the 1930’s when depression was bad in this land. People pulled together and helped each other out even then. This country has become very arrogant over the years and now we are paying for it big time. We let others talk us out of having prayers, the Ten Commandments and the Bible from our schools and now the new generation is paying for it. So, our government has messed up our lives for years now and it looks like curtains for our freedoms now. Happy Fourth Of July Everyone!!!!

By: Mark Applegarth

Mark Applegarth — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:13:12 +0000

Dear Lil Gladding;
I agree with you that health care for seniors will decline if we adopt this national health care program, regardless of the costs in extra taxes. This concerns me greatly because it is our duty to provide the best health care possible to our seniors, since they have worked and sacraficed their entire lives and paid their dues. I have a friend in Australia, his father was a farmer. At the age of 72, he contracted cancer. This man applied with the national health board to approve an opperation…it was denied as him being too old. Nine months later he died. Is this the way in which we are going to treat our seniors in the future if this national health care system passes Congress? Probably. However, we won’t blink an eye about voting to raise our property taxes once more in order to build another 5 million dollar jail or unjustified new school building. Just remember, someday, you too will need medicial care. If you don’t receive it, don’t complain if you agree with the national health care proprosal today.

By: Lil Gladding

Lil Gladding — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:49:09 +0000

I totally agree with Debra. If Obama gets his way with health care and Cap and Trade, everyone will have to pay more taxes, not only the people making over $250,000.
Those of you that want universal health care, just wait. It’ll be just like Canada and England. Older people will be pushed aside and not be able to have the surgery they need, and die. I know it happens. I have someone in the family from Canada.
I don’t believe a word Obama says. If you people would stop watching the liberal media, you’d learn something. FOX news IS the only fair and balanced network where you learn the truth about what’s going on in this country.
I get so frustrated sometimes because I feel like I’m the only one calling and emailing my senators and congressman. They need to hear from people that don’t agree with what they’re doing. Please contact them.

By: CB

CB — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:02:56 +0000

As a person with a job and health insurance I’d be happy to pay a little extra so that people less fortunate could have the health insurance they need. Maybe if everyone paid a little extra everyone would be covered and we wouldn’t have such tragic stories of people needing care and going without or getting care and paying for it the rest of their lives.

By: Mark Applegarth

Mark Applegarth — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:31:27 +0000

Most of the responses on this issue are correct, for many different reasons. For instance, people should’nt be held responsible for carrying health insurance for those people who by choice choose not to work. On the other hand, alot of people have put the blame for the decline of our economic sititutation where it properly belongs; in the corrupt and greedy hands of our elected representatives. They love it when we point our fingers at each other instead of at them. We don’t need a revolution in this country, just responsible voting. Revolutions are for people who have no remedy of law, such as elections and courts that we have access to in this country. Lady of Luck however, with her statement about spelling errors instead of the issue at hand is a typical example of how frivioulous people can be. I’m sure she doesn’t have a clue or even really care about serious issues that this country is facing. As long as she has her cell phone, cable T.V., 26 pairs of shoes for any possible occassion that might occure, and a cushy job sitting down, she won’t care about anyone else.

By: Skip

Skip — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:46:54 +0000

Paige, you sound like a very intelligent person. I too have been very successful and you are right that you do it through hard work and education. The only problem I see with your thinking is that it is a lefty/righty issue. That is exactly how our gov. has everyone divided and are thereby able to control elections. Don’t think Iran is the only country illegally controlling the outcome of elections. I am neither right or left and I bet you and I would agree on 95% of all issues but as long as we allow our congress to sit in a position where they set their salaries, benefits, travel and many other perks the theft and corruption will only continue to grow. There has always been those who choose to be corrupt but by not having term limits we have allowed that to become the norm instead of the exception. The cost of this corruption is now what we are paying for and we will not be able to continue much longer. Stop the right and left and let us pull together as one people united. God Bless America

By: j d

j d — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:52:50 +0000

for get the spelling,read your history,boston tea party , any body remember what that was all about ?

By: Sick of the BS

Sick of the BS — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:06:07 +0000

Taxing healthcare? Only if 100% of the proceeds are earmarked for a national health care plan that includes dental and vision.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:02:35 +0000

I agree with you Skip……

By: Lady of Luck

Lady of Luck — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:52:38 +0000

I couldnt really respond to this issue..but some of you people really need to check into spell check!!!!!!! Or how about a book called a dictionary?