At issue is 6.6 million children who will no longer have any health coverage after Sept 30th if nothing is done... But Bush has promised a veto, saying the measure is too costly, unacceptably raises taxes Democrat's claim the money would come from adding $35 billion over five years to the program, adding 4 million people to the 6.6 million already participating. It would be financed by raising the federal cigarette tax by 61 cents to $1 per pack. and not raising income taxes as bush claims... so what do you think? is adding a higher cigarette to pay for kids health care out of line and deserving of a Veto? or should we be doing anything it takes to get a handle on this countries health care problem? you can read the story in full here http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070922/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush;_ylt=AtcN86BTfsxJOaxT_U0pmzys0NUE
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Idk but i dont like bush so maybe
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Here in California children from low income families receive free medi-cal. If they don't meet the income requirements but are still low income then there is healthy families, and they pay less than $10 a month. Pregnant women can receive free prenatal care too. I am not low income and have to pay privately for my health insurance and my child's. It's expensive but I knew that before I chose to get pregnant, so I would never complain.
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This is the same idiot who is pro life?
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I think that it yet another decision made in error by a president whose legacy is defined by a long series of errors.
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I feel bloody glad that I don't live in America. I think the health care system you have over there is an absolute debacle, and I cannot for the life of me understand why Bush thinks it's fine to throw billions away on a war that they're never going to win, while he lets his own people starve from poverty, and die from lack of access to proper health care. It just astounds me.
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NO COST ANYTHING! especially insurance. If the users (patients) do not pay for it, THE REST OF US (those who work for a living that is) PAY and pay and pay and pay and pay and pay........ It will NOT be financed by a cigarette tax hike, it will come out of YOUR pocket. Higher taxes to pay for 'human services' is only socialism under another name.
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well, I really don't like Bush or his politics...but in this case I don't think renewing the children's' low cost/no cost health care program is really going to solve the big problem. There are SO many uninsured Americans (adults as well as children) I think money, and time could be better spent passing a universal health care program in this country. Insurance premiums are ridiculous and the cost of medical treatment (without insurance) is appalling! My husband makes too much money to qualify for any assistance programs and we are shelling out $600 a month for medical insurance for ourselves and our son, which works out to 27% of my husband's net pay! To top it all off, we still have a 20% coinsurance any time we actually need medical care!! In my opinion, it's time to do away with private insurance all together!! I would much rather each working American contribute (through taxes) to a medical program we ALL benefit from as opposed to our current situation where working Americans contribute to a medical program the unemployed and low income benefit from while those who are paying into the program (through taxes) are STILL having to pay out for their own premiums as well!!
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I think we should raise cig. prices to pay for kids health insurance.
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I think Bush is an idoit and as a country we were foolish to reelect him.Thank god he doesn't have that much longer in office. Its tragic that people but children especially arn't able to go to teh doctor when they are sick b/c they lack insurance. Of course though bush is only looking out for the wealthy and big business company and what bigger businesses is there than tobbaco.
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I think it's time that people get responsible and pay for their own health care. How do you think people that do pay insurance feel that others are getting a free ride. I think they need to leave the cigarette prices where they are. if they think people are going to continue paying ridiculous prices for cigs. then they are mistaken. They will lose out on more money in the long run, and they will regret doing it. Who do you think is paying for the health care for 6.6 million people. Everyone who is already paying for their own.
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