Business Cool Toward McCain’s Health Coverage Plan

[Gunit Hussein Sangh]

American business, typically a reliable Republican cheerleader, is decidedly lukewarm about Senator John McCain’s proposal to overhaul the health care system by revamping the tax treatment of health benefits, officials with leading trade groups say.

The officials, with organizations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable and the National Federation of Independent Business, predicted in recent interviews that the McCain plan, which eliminates the exclusion of health benefits from income taxes, would accelerate the erosion of employer-sponsored health insurance and do little to reduce the number of uninsured from 45 million.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/us/politics/07health.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

heck pretty soon only mcsame, mrs. wink-wink, and pittypat will be the only ones who thinks mcsames health care makes sense.

[ductape_fatwa]

Paul Krugman at the New York Times just wrote an article saying pretty much the same thing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/opinion/06krugman.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[MeatMop]

Paul Krugman at the New York Times just wrote an article saying pretty much the same thing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/opinion/06krugman.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Dude...it's Krugman...what would you expect from a Krugman on an article about a Rupublican's plan? 
...especially during election season...

MeatMop.

[Gunit Hussein Sangh]

that doesn't automatically make him wrong ... except to patriotic, conservative republicans 

[MeatMop]

that doesn't automatically make him wrong ... except to patriotic, conservative republicans 

It doesn't make him wrong, but knowing he has an agenda removes an element of trust from his arguments.

MeatMop.

[pittypat65]

There is no way obama will or can or has any intentions of creating any healthcare plan. Hillary failed and tried, obama will not even try. We will be attacked big time when and if obama is president. We will all suffer. The terrorists can't wait. If You think the economy is a big problem which it is at this time, wait untill your safety and even freedon is in jeprody. The economy will pale in comparison.

[spunkloaf]

There is no way obama will or can or has any intentions of creating any healthcare plan. Hillary failed and tried, obama will not even try. We will be attacked big time when and if obama is president. We will all suffer. The terrorists can't wait. If You think the economy is a big problem which it is at this time, wait untill your safety and even freedon is in jeprody. The economy will pale in comparison.

Yes, the terrorists are sure licking their chops aren't they, Pitty?   

[Gunit Hussein Sangh]

If Obama has a filibuster proof majority in the senate, I believe he will get it passed. Hell, even Harry & Louise is demanding it.

(In case ya'll have forgotten -- Harry & Louise are the folks in the commercials that sunk the Clinton's attempt to get health care passed in the 90's)

[pittypat65]

There is no way obama will or can or has any intentions of creating any healthcare plan. Hillary failed and tried, obama will not even try. We will be attacked big time when and if obama is president. We will all suffer. The terrorists can't wait. If You think the economy is a big problem which it is at this time, wait untill your safety and even freedon is in jeprody. The economy will pale in comparison.

Yes, the terrorists are sure licking their chops aren't they, Pitty?   

You may think its funny now spunk but what if I am right? Will you be laughing then? According to astrology, we will most definatly be attacked in the  near future, thats why I believe obama will be elected. A weak liberal is exactly what the terrorists are waiting for.

[spunkloaf]

There is no way obama will or can or has any intentions of creating any healthcare plan. Hillary failed and tried, obama will not even try. We will be attacked big time when and if obama is president. We will all suffer. The terrorists can't wait. If You think the economy is a big problem which it is at this time, wait untill your safety and even freedon is in jeprody. The economy will pale in comparison.

Yes, the terrorists are sure licking their chops aren't they, Pitty?   

You may think its funny now spunk but what if I am right? Will you be laughing then? According to astrology, we will most definatly be attacked in the  near future, thats why I believe obama will be elected. A weak liberal is exactly what the terrorists are waiting for.

Oh my goodness, please just stop.  Why would we be attacked?

[Gunit Hussein Sangh]

You may think its funny now spunk but what if I am right? Will you be laughing then? According to astrology, we will most definatly be attacked in the  near future, thats why I believe obama will be elected. A weak liberal is exactly what the terrorists are waiting for.

Are you using Nancy Reagan's astrologer

Well, a "strong conservative" didn't stop them from attacking in 2001 did it All it took was a "strong conservative" to sit on his ass and ignore all the warnings the intelligence agencies gave him.

[pittypat65]

There is no way obama will or can or has any intentions of creating any healthcare plan. Hillary failed and tried, obama will not even try. We will be attacked big time when and if obama is president. We will all suffer. The terrorists can't wait. If You think the economy is a big problem which it is at this time, wait untill your safety and even freedon is in jeprody. The economy will pale in comparison.

Yes, the terrorists are sure licking their chops aren't they, Pitty?   

For the same reason we were attacked on 911. 

You may think its funny now spunk but what if I am right? Will you be laughing then? According to astrology, we will most definatly be attacked in the  near future, thats why I believe obama will be elected. A weak liberal is exactly what the terrorists are waiting for.

Oh my goodness, please just stop.  Why would we be attacked?

[pittypat65]

Why were we attacked on 9-11?

[Gunit Hussein Sangh]

cuz papa bush kept american soldiers in Saudia Arabia after the first gulf war and junior ignored all the warnings he was given.

[MeatMop]

cuz papa bush kept american soldiers in Saudia Arabia after the first gulf war and junior ignored all the warnings he was given.

Your partisanship is unbelievable.

MeatMop.