Comments on: Who Benefits from the Current Health Care System? Not Mike Ross’ People

By: Gitcheegumee

Gitcheegumee — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:52:02 +0000

Umm, you’re preachin’ to the choir.

I’m FROM “down South”.

WAY down South.

By: Twain

Twain — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:47:27 +0000

One of the problems with the south is that you can call yourself a Democrat or a Republican and it makes no difference to the voters. The politicians down there say whatever they think everyone wants to hear, people have no idea what the 2 parties stand for and just vote for the guy they “like” – the one who’s most ‘folksy”.

By: Gitcheegumee

Gitcheegumee — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:42:20 +0000

It has always seemed ironic that two or three of the most illustrious families,synonymous with untold wealth, have longstanding ties to Arkansas-one of the poorest and least educated states in the nation.

Namely ,I am referring to the Rockefellers and the Waltons,of Wal-Mart infamy.Winthrop Rockefeller and his son were both governors there.
Of course, there is the Jackson Stephens family,too,not to mention Tyson.

The Rockefeller family also has a distinct presence in West Virginia-once again, grindingly poor and hopelessly uneducated-for generations.

ALL of the Reps and Senators from Arkansas,whether Dem or Repube have NO interest in doing a job FOR anyone but the corporate interests of Arkansas,in particular,and corporatocracy ,in general.

WHERE’S the trickle down?

Oh,I forget,that’s when you pee on your constituents’ legs,and tell them it’s raining….

By: Twain

Twain — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:27:24 +0000

He has won by huge margins in the past so I can’t think of anyone who would step into that meat grinder. If we ran ads against him and campaigned really hard we might start to chip away at him. He has an A+ rating from the NRA. Says he is a moderate (making raspberry sound) and is pro-life.

By: TarheelDem

TarheelDem — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:21:55 +0000

The key problem is finding a candidate to run against him. Know anyone in his district that could primary him successfully and hold on to the seat for Democrats. (That is, besides Bill Clinton)

By: Twain

Twain — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:17:49 +0000

Could we please take the pledge right now to go after Ross in 2010. It might help the people in Arkansas. And there are some really poor people there. He is my ‘WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD” !

By: TomThumb

TomThumb — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:06:49 +0000

91% of the small businesses are unable to afford health insurance for their employees.
but they would be willing to chip in about half if the government chipped in the other half. And that’s pretty much the plan in HR3200. They get a tax credit of 50% against the costs of the policies.

Asked at what level they would be willing to contribute toward health coverage, participants
who specified a level responded as follows: 48 percent said they were willing to contribute four
to seven percent of payroll or more, 43 percent said they were willing to contribute one to three
percent of payroll, and nine percent said they were not willing to contribute at all.

By: TomThumb

TomThumb — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:06:21 +0000

By: tbsa

tbsa — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:54:14 +0000

If that’s what the Republicans call winning the health care debate, they are even more screwed than has been reported.

From your keyboard…. Although I wouldn’t say the republics are screwed, I would say they are f***ed.

By: Phoenix Woman

Phoenix Woman — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:43:52 +0000

Thanks, cbl2!