Health Care Reform aka America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (AAHC) is the name of the bill that has the potential to radically change the landscape of the American health system. With over 1,000 pages in size, a bill of this magnitude is too difficult for any one person to read through, in fact at this point it is likely than no one individual member of congress has read it. Of course this would not be the first time, considering the stimulus bill was passed and nobody read that either.

I will track the bill on the page and you can follow the link to explore more about it.

As of now, opencongress.org is showing another overwhelming tilt in public opinion with:
56 Ayes and 422 Nays, although not nearly as bad the Cap and Trade Bill with 174 Ayes and 1497 Nays. I imagine that as people learn more about the potential dangers of “health reform” the division should become more profound. You should begin to wonder at this point, why is Washington so completely out of touch with average Americans, Americans that seem to quite simply reject the notion that government should be intervening in aspects of private business and personal health. To say that our government is overstepping it’s intended purpose would be a gross understatement and would be funny if it were not so damn sad. See, I made myself cry just now…how embarassing.

In the meantime, if you enjoy long walks on the beach, watching paint dry or scratching out your eyeballs – you can read the bill right here. Read the Health Care Reform Bill.

Update: Looks like the bill ran into some problem, according to this story from Fox – House Energy and Commerce Committee could not reach a compromise among the more fiscally “conservative” Democrats. This is a positive development and hopefully will spell doom for this piece of so-called legislation.

Nothing is more aggravating then lawmakers attempting to understand the bill better and the president simply shoving it down their throat. He has not read the bill himself and does not care what it entails, he simply wants to sign off on sweeping changes that loosely fit his vision of the world. This includes punishing polluting companies while cranking up the cost for middle-class America’s electricity use and increasing taxes to implement a system that will ultimately wipe out private health insurers. Why so few people find this scary and alarming is truly beyond me.

“I want this done now. If there are no deadlines, nothing gets done in this town,” Obama said in an interview with PBS. But he suggested that he’d be willing to put off his deadline slightly for the sake of passing a bill. “

What is the damn rush Obama?

John Boehner exposes Cap and Trade bill.

An absolute must watch from minority leader John Boehner as he discusses some of the particularly disturbing details of the latest climate bill. Boehner has been rather spotty in terms of sticking up for the little guy, but when he comes through – he does so with a BANG!

His speech delves into the bill’s shocking reach of government control. We are going to be mandated and told where to install electrical outlets, how big they should be and which appliances they should accommodate. We will be forced to prove to a government official every time we make a house upgrade that our upgrades increase energy efficiency! In case that is not bad enough, Fannie and Freddie will be awarded with extra moneys such that they can issue mortgages dependent on energy efficiency. The bill also introduces new federal mandates based on “green” efficiencies and by using Freddie/Fannie will enforce such mandates.

Further restrictions are being imposed on building material as those deemed worthy by our government officials.

Unfortunately it does not stop there, as Boehner points out that specific provisions and special funds are being allocated to upgrading and building low income housing as it pertains to energy efficiency and this is being done with money that we do not have. Thankfully he makes a snide, but timely remark wondering if ACORN is eligible for the aforementioned work. Most likely John, most likely.

Please watch.

Bill alert: American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 a.k.a Cap and Trade

Henry Waxman of California has pushed this bill through and a vote is expected to take place shortly. According to opencongress.org the bill has massive opposition among the public or the educated voters. With 770 Nays and 103 Ayes putting the bill in the same bucket of dislike as the Stimulus package.

The bill sounds good on paper as it strives to move America from the dependency on oil, but in reality this is nothing more than a Global Warming rescue package. A package that is being put forth on the Americans in time of significant strife and threatens to implicitly raise taxes on every single family. According to Heritage.org if the bill passes, the end result will be “… will lower temperatures by only hundredths of a degree in 2050 and no more than two-tenths of a degree at the end of the century.”

Obviously the Green Fascists will have you believe otherwise and using the term “crisis” or “emergency” will invariably attempt to push this legislation through. Unfortunately for the rest of us, Global Warming is still an issue that most scientists cannot agree on. Yes, warming is happening, but how much of the warming is caused by humans and if we change our behavior in America what will be the net result? As of now, it seems like the fascists are more concerned with feel-good policies than actually considering what the potential costs may be.

Please follow the Heritage.org link for a detailed analysis of how many thousands of dollars this will cost you and me. Ultimately this bill must be squashed in Congress or America could face a very crippling economic hardship.

Update: The bill unfortunately passed the house by a hair, 8 Republicans voted along with the Democrats and it made all the difference. Next step is the Senate and hopefully those opposing massive government takeover of private enterprise will fare better this time.

219-212, should have been 211-220 … sad day indeed.