Former Dem & Doctor Rep. Parker Griffith Gives GOP Weekly Address – Slams Obama's Toxic Health Plan
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, March 6, 2010, 9:12 AM
In the next 10 days democrats plan on ramming Obamacare through Congress…
Rep. Parker Griffith, a former democrat, urged Congress to reject Obama’s toxic health care plan today, “It’s not too late: we can, and we must, stop this government takeover of health care.”
Rep. Griffith, via GOP.gov: “In the next 10 days, Democrats in Washington will try and jam through a massive government takeover of health care. It would raise taxes, slash Medicare benefits and destroy American jobs. It would put federal bureaucrats in charge of medical decisions that should be made by patients and doctors. And it must be stopped.”
The Dem-turned-GOP cited the health care debate as the reason for his switch in political parties.
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 65 Comments
Audacity commented:
Gee, just plain and simple common sense.
Kenny Solomon commented:
Hey DC people – Yeah you – The one’s we elected.
There’s a document floating around that states an American Citizen cannot be required to purchase anything in order to remain a Citizen in good standing, legal or otherwise.
That document is known as The Constitution Of The United States…… The document you are sworn to uphold and defend.
Now cut the bullcrap talking points speeches, TV appearances and interviews.
Do your damn jobs.
Don’t make us do it for you.
Kenny Solomon
DC Works For Us
http://www.dcworksforus.com
Zachriel commented:
This Parker Griffith?
Andreas K. commented:
Common sense is outlawed!
Still, I don’t trust this guy. He sees the protest among the people and changes his colors.
aro5o75 commented:
I love hearing ANYBODY slam Obama, but I don’t trust Griffith
jjones commented:
Make no mistake, This guy is my rep. HE IS NO CONSERVATIVE. He is a polital opportunist and only changed parties to ensure his re-election
Chisum commented:
Speaking of opportunists.
Obama’s Mandate Head Fake
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/03/obamas-mandate-head-fake.html
avery commented:
This will be their first major step to get rid of the very young and the old.With the old it will kill two bird with one bill quite spending money on medicine and get to keep their S.S.check and if they owen a home get it to or a big part of it.
bg commented:
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good for him.. thumbsup
but instead of this drip by drip feed..
why don’t the anti-Obama Care
Dems & Reps hold a “summit”..
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Robert commented:
There are yet more indications that the bill
would be signed as is from the Senate.
The concept of “reconciliation” failing, and
then causing the bill to stall, is not valid.
If StealthCare passes the House this month,
we will be dealing with it the rest of our lives.
bg commented:
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Robert @ 12:48 pm #10
right again..
and don’t mind my rant, but i have the feeling they’re all in on it having full knowledge that we are headed for a NWO & they’re just hangin in there to see what they can get out of it, perhaps that’s why both parties have robbed US blind & could care less whether Obama is ligit or not.. i mean, he cannot be in on this seemingly unstoppable huge government take-over on his own.. i said he was Selected to transform US into the NWO way back when first i ever heard his name.. and i so wish to God
i’ve not only been wrong, but pray i am..
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bg commented:
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minor correction re: bg #11
Selected to transform = transition US
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JMo commented:
Obama clearly understands the concept of “spread the wealth around.” So why does he have such difficulty grasping the insurance industry’s age old axiom of “spread the losses around.”
If there is an insured pool of 1,000,000 people, each paying on average $2,000 per year in premiums, the insurance carrier would take in $2,000,000,000 annually. Per most state’s insurance laws (yes, each and every state has a series of laws that effect what a health insurer selling in that state can/cannot due with rates), health insurers must payout at least 70% of premiums collected in the form of claims paid out ($1,400,000 in this example), or $1,400 in claims per average insured.
What happens (and has happened) when this pool shrinks by 20% of your insured’s (and it will be the healthy ones that leave, due to other pressing financial responsibilities, and it WILL be the ones that have $0 claims, and believe they can afford to take the financial risk)?
The insurance carrier will have to raise their premiums (“spread their losses around”), so that the remaining 800,000 insured’s (80%) are paying enough premiums to cover the $1,400,000 in expected claims expenses. The formula would be $1,400,000 claims expenses, divided by 800,000 remaining insureds, or $1,750 in claims per average insured, or an increase in the average claims amount of 25% (and this assumes that the average remaining pool, which is guaranteed to be older in age–less healthy with higher claims per insured than the previous average–does not increase above the $1,400 per insured average).
Thus, you are now left with 800,000 insured people having to pay enough premiums ($2,500 per insured–or a 25% rate increase) to pay for the same $1,400,000 in claims paid.
Is the concept really that difficult to understand, Mr. President? Surely, if you can grasp “spread the wealth around” understanding “spread the losses around” is not that big of leap?