Subject:
Disgusted with Insurance Reform
To:
President Barack Obama
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Barbara Boxer
Rep. Jackie Speier
September 15, 2009
I categorically reject H.R. 3200. This debacle and albatross were steamrolled by the Speaker and her minions, without any principles, discussion, or alternatives. That's not how one hopes our only democratic body operates.
But Health Care need not become worse than the failures to date. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Bob Bennett (R-UT) and fourteen bipartisan sponsors favor the so-called Healthy Americans Act. Having read it, I concur it is the BEST course for the entire country. It's imperfect, but nowhere as flawed as its competitors.
The Speaker puts her "constituents" and "special interests" ahead of the American people in their entirety. Such egregious special interest legislation is inherently unjust, unfair, and inegalitarian, and violates every cardinal liberal virtue. It may make Fabians happy, but no one else.
The Healthy Americans Act received a CBO review, concluding it is "revenue neutral." Numerous non-partisan independent analysts claim 99% of Americans would be covered. Medicaid and Federal Employees would also be incorporated into the Act, providing consistency, coherency, concision, and comprehension. Given the labyrinthine alternatives -- Nancy's H.R. 3200, or the Healthy Americans Act -- it's a no brainer choice for the latter. It's simple. It's bipartisan. It's well-constructed. It's universal. It is fair, just, and equally applicable. It succeeds in ways that none of the others begin to approach. It covers 99% of the nation. It eliminates redundancies and overlaps. It simplifies -- minimizes bureaucracies, even reducing them. It fosters competition and cooperatives. Its "revenue neutral." A "public option" would make it even better.
The Speaker must yield to national sentiments. The Senate must debate the pros and cons, not feather each Senator's special interest. And this year, only one bill makes any sense: The Healthy Americans Act. Reintroduce in Congress; sponsor it in the Senate; let the President sign it. The consequences for failure are much greater than Americans who are tired of special interest legislation, improper funding schemes, and irrational "concealments.
So, why is no one talking about the bipartisan Healthy Americans Act? Is the Act being embargoed by a cartel of special interests?
Given the alternatives -- Nancy's H.R. 3200, the Robbery for Insurance Companies, or the Healthy Americans Act -- it's a no brainer choice for the latter. It's simple. It's bipartisan. It's well-constructed. It succeeds. It covers 99% of the nation. It eliminates redundancies and overlaps. It simplifies. It minimizes bureaucracies, even reducing them. It allows competition and cooperatives. Its "revenue neutral." What's not to like?
San Francisco , CA
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