Whew! Healthcare reform finally passed. If you’ve taken the time out to read the bill, you’re in the minority. Even those who voted for the bill didn’t read the bill entirely. As we all found out throughout the debate and media coverage of this Congressional disaster of a process, law making it’s ugly.
And it’s not over. The bill that’s passed will get poured over and debated again and of course there’s the more than a dozen states who (with mostly Republican Attorney Generals) who plan on fighting this reform bill up to the Surpreme Court.
So likely, the debate will continue with rhetoric from both sides.
Over the past few months we all heard the common battle cry from both sides of the debate: “My constituents are against it”. Over and over again, I heard Senators and Representatives scream it like a four letter word, using to attack the other side and promote their points.
All I was hearing was: “I’ll vote for it/against it, if it guarantees I still have a job come next election”.
It’s refreshing to know that people in Congress understand just how darn hard it is to find a job these days. Even they don’t want to be unemployed.
To me, it’s largely made up of people in Congress who have lost touch with their constituents or only represent the few who are willing to pay to have an audience with our representatives. Congress’ men and women rarely read the bills they vote for. They argue, their workload is so severe that they need staffers to review the bill and bullet the important highlights to them so they can take it to the floor.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I’m against healthcare reform, nor am I saying I’m for it. I’m just laying out the simple point, that whichever side you vote for, neither really represents what is in your best interests.
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Passed A Bill, But Fight Goes On
Whew! Healthcare reform finally passed. If you’ve taken the time out to read the bill, you’re in the minority. Even those who voted for the bill didn’t read the bill entirely. As we all found out throughout the debate and media coverage of this Congressional disaster of a process, law making it’s ugly.
And it’s not over. The bill that’s passed will get poured over and debated again and of course there’s the more than a dozen states who (with mostly Republican Attorney Generals) who plan on fighting this reform bill up to the Surpreme Court.
So likely, the debate will continue with rhetoric from both sides.
Over the past few months we all heard the common battle cry from both sides of the debate: “My constituents are against it”. Over and over again, I heard Senators and Representatives scream it like a four letter word, using to attack the other side and promote their points.
All I was hearing was: “I’ll vote for it/against it, if it guarantees I still have a job come next election”.
It’s refreshing to know that people in Congress understand just how darn hard it is to find a job these days. Even they don’t want to be unemployed.
To me, it’s largely made up of people in Congress who have lost touch with their constituents or only represent the few who are willing to pay to have an audience with our representatives. Congress’ men and women rarely read the bills they vote for. They argue, their workload is so severe that they need staffers to review the bill and bullet the important highlights to them so they can take it to the floor.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I’m against healthcare reform, nor am I saying I’m for it. I’m just laying out the simple point, that whichever side you vote for, neither really represents what is in your best interests.
Keep that in mind when election day rolls around.