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Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« on: February 27, 2009, 07:34:48 AM »
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Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans

(CNSNews.com) – The ranking Republicans on the House and Senate budget committees see President Obama's proposed fiscal 2010 budget as a first step toward health-care rationing in the United States.

The budget includes $634-billion that the administration is calling a “down payment” on a health-care reform plan that Obama wants to enact this year.  Obama wants to set aside the money before announcing how the plan will work.

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But Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, said that the president’s claim to be able to save $700 billion a year by cutting unnecessary medical tests and procedures shows that the administration has already decided to ration health care -- and knows how it plans to do it.

“If you’re going to quantify (savings) with certainty, that means you feel you’re going to ration with certainty,” Ryan said.

Ryan said the question now is how Obama plans to achieve the savings. He said it appears the president would use a centralized, bureaucratic process.

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Re: Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2009, 07:40:18 AM »
That's scary stuff. It will take decades to reverse all of this once we're back in power.
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Re: Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2009, 07:46:04 AM »
Time for Denzel Washington to remake "John Q".
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Re: Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2009, 08:32:20 AM »
Staying healthy is about all we can HOPE for with the coming CHANGE in health care.  :censored: dems
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Re: Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2009, 11:08:34 AM »
I'm wondering if this is going to affect military health care...
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Re: Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2009, 11:29:13 AM »
Quote from: djones520 on February 27, 2009, 11:08:34 AM
I'm wondering if this is going to affect military health care...
Probably #1 on his list of budget cuts.
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Re: Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2009, 11:37:44 AM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on February 27, 2009, 07:40:18 AM
That's scary stuff. It will take decades to reverse all of this once we're back in power.

we aren't very good at "undoing" things, sadly.   once done, many things can't be undone.
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Re: Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2009, 11:40:06 AM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on February 27, 2009, 11:37:44 AM
we aren't very good at "undoing" things, sadly.   once done, many things can't be undone.
How many generations have lived their entire lives on social security?   :fuelfire:
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Re: Obama Paving Way for Health Care Rationing, Say Budget Committee Republicans
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2009, 11:50:39 AM »
Quote from: lug-nut on February 27, 2009, 11:40:06 AM
How many generations have lived their entire lives on social security?   :fuelfire:

Not too many I would think. It hasn't been around that long. However , there is a distinct chance of future generations living on SSI.
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