Town Hall Confrontation Re: Health Care ( or lack of it )

this plan scares me because there are so many unanswered questions. Also, I oppose paying for non-americans to be covered. When I go out of the country I take money and insurance with me as I do not expect handouts. Another thing, are you aware that Congress and the President are not going to be covered by this plan? If it is so great, why not? They get VIP coverage.

"Also, I oppose paying for non-americans to be covered".

If you've ever worked in an ER, you would know that every human being in this country get's treatment once they get through the door, at that point, no body ask the patient if they're Americans or not, and who do you think pays for their coverage?

The link doesn't even work and I don't know how this is nursing news.

All I know is that there are a few extremist ReThuglicans that are being extremely rude. Their goal isn't proper calm dialog, but they aim to solely disrupt the townhall meetings. They're like little kids on a temper tantrum trying to out shout other people.

Rather childish really. Here are some other interesting vids of townhall meetings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Xvb...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fveFC...eature=channel

And heres some idiot who actually brought a gun to a townhall rally. Seriously?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YenmmIDmRo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0k8nSD9uaQ

I'm so tired of paying exorbitant health care insurance premiums and co-pays -if I could pay half of what I already pay (as in other developed countries) my family would be a lot better off -especially in these tough economic times (DH is a contractor and work is scarce). Why do I have to pay for someone else's Medicare/Medicaid/indigent care as well as paying through the nose for my family's healthcare, with the threat of rescission, denial of coverage, medical bankruptcy and insurance costs doubling in the next 10 years hanging over our heads.

http://www.kff.org/insurance/upload/7692_02.pdf

Our health care system is one of the most expensive in the world and one of the least effective. Look at the facts, we are around 37th in life expectancy and 50th in inefficiency. Health care should not be for profit. I am dating myself here, but I never remember pharmacuetical ads on TV. The pharma co's and HMO's are making a fortune. Most of the people screaming at these so called town hall meetings are very well organized. There are a ton of websites out there who coach them on what to say and how to disrupt what should be a serious thoughtful discussion on what this country has been facing for a long time. Remember the voter's rights act and medicare also faced alot of opposition from a controlled group of activists. Fortunately, some in congress and the senate grew a set and did the right thing. Will that happen again? I can only hope.

1. Yelling at the Representative was extremely rude and IMO made him seem like a crackpot. He could have had an excellent point and important things to discuss, but it was all lost the moment he started shouting and acting threatening. I understand many Conservatives feel disenfranchised with the current administration and legislation, but the Town Hall meetings are set up for them to be able to voice their opinion, not shove it down people's throats. When they do things like this, and the crazy Birthers, they aren't making progress, they're making things worse because it's just pushing the divide further between political parties.

2. Our tax rate is one of the lowest, especially considering a large portion of the population receive a large chunk of their federal taxes back in tax returns. But we pay through the nose for healthcare that isn't making us healthier.

Clearly, these are extreme right wing-nut conservatives. These are the individuals that would never have supported Obama or any other Democrat regardless of the merits of their ideas. All they've wanted is failure for partisan gain. One thing's for sure - they're showing the country how crazy and out of touch they are. They're just continuing to push away moderates, who are the ones that make the difference in elections. Fine by me.

No complaints about Medicare? One of the most poorly run government programs and no complaints? It's going bankrupt and no complaints?

A lot of these concerned citizens are seniors that are very worried about their Medicare being taken away.

Quite honestly I work on a Medicare unit and don't hear many complaints about Medicare at all, even from the You-Didn't-bend-my-straw types.