Congress Passes Historic Health Care Legislation

[silkaem]

24 people don't like healthcare and should die now to save us all the trouble.

[Hydra773]

That room is a three ring circus of stupidity. All of them are clowns.

[MasterAdam100]

I'd rather have "hope and change" than "abandon all hope that anything will ever change".

[Invirtuo]

such fags chanting "yes we can" haha

[xxHeavyMeTaLo9xx]

I really wish I could go in there and ask these people what the fuck are they thinking. Not only about this bill, but about other issues as well. I would love to go into an argument with a representative about this bill and other issues, i guarantee i would fucking "school" them in an argument.

[cdog4100]

@xxHeavyMeTaLo9xx Really? Why? What in particular about this bill upsets you?

[awall1231]

Dont be angry about healthcare. Liberals need healthcare to be paid for them. they dont know how to do anything themselves. its up to us to make sur they have everything in life that we work for. so if this meaans getting a second job to support the democrat that wont look for one, and believes that we owe them a free ride so be it. Democrats need our sympathy more than ever. ITS NOT THERE FAULT. they were raised to be lazy.

[cdog4100]

@awall1231 Is that true of Old people? What about people who had been paying for health care insurance but get booted once the get sick, or have there premiums raised for no reason? You're out of steam, and republican's are poised to lose even more if they keep up the BS instead of focusing on the solutions. Remember Death Panel? Oh ya, they aren't in the bill.

[signalcorp4]

Its too late to wake up the liberals and the self-destructive progresives. They live within the realm of american idol,  O prah, etc.

The conservatives, (not the middle of the road) fiscal cons., will rally now to run off all these morons hiding on capitol hill.

Bribes, hiding handshakes, backroom deals, you bet, thats thier methods. One way or another the sellouts are leaving washington in 2012.

See ya in the fall 2012.

[cdog4100]

@signalcorp4 Ya right. This bill will be popular because it has entitlements for the old people and middle class. And the republicans look like morons for trying to stop this to get a political victory instead of trying to be an effective minority party. Birthers, tea bagers, bible thumpers, red neck hill billies are the Right-wing nut job base, and no one is listening any more.

[TheGoldenStudios]

i'm sorry but everyone who's against this bill, is a fucking retard!! i mean this is the best for the usa there are millions of people who get denied by the insurances and most eventually die !die!die! think a bit you fucking republicans and hicks, you guys are the dumbest people on the fucking world,retards!!

[Juankar1os]

the middle class is the real 'donut hole'. As part of the middle class, i'm hopeful that this bill will deliver on most of its promises. As a fiscal conservative, I'm a little skeptic.

[GhostofAmityville]

Rumors of bribes in the HCR bill are exaggerated. Some of the alledged cases are examples of good policy proposals that were included on their merits, but by coincidence were promoted by lawmakers whose support was thought to be necessary for passage of HCR.

[GhostofAmityville]

FYI to everyone here: the United States already is a semi-socialist country and has been for much of its history. We do have a mixed economy with both private and public sectors.

Socialism isn't some scary thing. Rather, it's a part of American tradition.

[GhostofAmityville]

A great day in U.S. history.

So many Presidents and Congresses have tried and failed to pass this.

[SteelAVic18]

CONGRESS was CHANTING "YES WE CAN" Love OBAMA!! AWESOME!!

[chanceie12]

Well done america from britain .

you have joined most nations by having health care , its everyone's right to have free health care ..

[quirose]

Is it true we won't be taxed on this until 3 years from now in 2013? When is reelection? 2012?

[TrickyGap]

No one understands what this means. Increasing debt to the point where even servicing the interest rate requires the entire GDP of the nation is unfathomable. Obamas budget proposal would create bigger deficits every year of the next decade, with the gaps totaling $1.2 trillion more than his administration projects, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this month. Publicly held debt will zoom to $20.3 trillion, or 90 percent of gross domestic product, by 2020.

[DerekTheComic]

The United States officially enters the 21st century. This is one of the greatest moments in our country's history, and one of the greatest successes of any President in generations. Obama will be re-elected, no question, and the Democrats will maintain control of Congress for years to come.

[sbkid925]

wtf re-elected? that's like saying the world is going to end in 2012. it just isn't going to happen.

[CruelxInsomnia]

This is the worse thing that has befelled our great nation. This bill violates everything we fought the American Revolution for and the laws on which we stand that is the Constitution. Pretty soon we will all become full-bodied Communists, whether we like it or not; I just hope that the Republicans will have enough sense to take this to the Supreme Court.

[sbkid925]

and i love how people deny that.

[machine134]

It's so sad that not one, NOT ONE, Republican voted for this bill. Really shows that it was never about the bill, but about politics and getting re-elected. Same thing with the stimulus bill.

When people in their districts start getting health care they will be the first to stand by them and congratulate them and hope that the people forget how they voted, just like the stimulus bill. So sad, the Republicans are.

[Par5Birdie]

WHAT'S HORRIBLE IS THAT People are calling healthcare, socialism... How in the world is expanding health care, socialism? It's about time our government did something besides pass bills to take the lives of our soldiers and use our taxes to build roads and houses in Iraq, we even provide them with healthcare.

[weedhopperps51]

Just one more example of politicians serving their own self interests instead of listening to what the people really want. I'll be the first to admit an overhaul was needed but this was done in a sneaky, hasty manner. I hope I'm wrong but I feel this will be a disaster in the long run. People will now have to trust a government that could'nt even ensure an adequate supply of the H1N1 vaccine to decide what's best for them. Many of these politcians will pay for this in a big way come November.

[Johnjayhawk83]

Think about this.. The government WANTS Americans to all be in the middle class. That is where all the votes are. They want the Middle class to become dependent on government benefits so they keep voting for them. Soon freedoms will be gone.. The the lower class becomes the middle class.. some of the upper class becomes the middle class because the Economy is going to suck.. It's Marxism and its the reason why Floridians don't escape to Cuba...

[sovietkazakh]

Do any of you think their may be a revolt in riots and protests within the next few years?

[bm4nu]

in 1776 America was the land of opportunity. 2010 the land of handouts.

America used to be a place where if you worked hard you were rewarded. Now you have to work just to survive.

Heres a thought if you feel sorry for the low life outta work, homeless p.o.s's get them your flippen money not mine. they can get a job just as easy as I can.

[politicman1]

Sunday was a sad day in America, however that is if you're a true American that is!!! We lost our liberty. If you think the unemployment is high now, wait until you see how high it's going to get on this passing of health care reform. The companies will shut down, becaue they can't afford to stay in buisness with the new tax burden there be hit with. It's the worst corrupt piece of legislation on health care to pass in the history of congress. Obama is destructive and dangerous!!

[NukeDCFromOrbit]

"It's a baby killer!"

Yep, that was US in the House AND we don't apologize!

[JOS3EMMANUEL]

WOW YESS!! SOCIALISM RULES!!!

[illmagnified]

Good Bye America,im only 24 and my future has had so many obstacles placed in its way. Not only do employers have to pay more for coverage, but your hourly wage will be cut DRAMATICALLY to pay for this, the IRS is granted well over 16,000 new employees to enforce Obama Care as well as given grave new authority for example: dipping into your pay check every week and even taking your returns. Yes people, its that serious. Republicans did a shit job on exposing this bill for what is truly in it.

[sharinganclan213]

i never understand why peopel believe more government and more bureaucracy is good for the people.

[MediaJunkie92]

It is a sad day for America... The only way we can stop this is by protest and riots...

[NukeDCFromOrbit]

@kdixon7783c

LOL Well, there goes most of the Democrats!

[8161964mc]

yes we can be marxist

[8161964mc]

obama is a fucking marxist pig

[grendelee]

yeah, down with the Fire Department, Post Office, Police Department, medicare, and Social Security! Get the Marxist stuff out of here! Because when a corporation tells you to die for a cause, thats NOT marxist at all! Its the opposite, in some weird way i cant explain....

[BlackJacx1]

I hope people realize that this precedent will be a dangerous one to continue, much like Pandoras box... They have made themselves completely moot. So much for checks and balances of powers.

[ktchong]

Tomorrow will be an interesting day on Fox News. lol.

[NukeDCFromOrbit]

@ktchong

That's right! Who want BORING and DULL Obama propaganda from all the other progressive communist Liberal media? LOL

[treid100182]

FINALLY...

...a good start.

[LIBERTYDOGG77]

I cant believe they are chanting thank you satan?

[WakeMeUp4Me]

THANK YOU FOR THE HELP!!!!

[kirk92270]

all i know is when you see them rich assholes screaming pissed something went right for the poor for once

[indysurfer9]

"...for once"? I don't understand. We have a tax system based on making more equals paying more. We have Medicare. We have Medicaid. We have the Social Secutiry Administration. We have the Housing and Urban Development. We have Fannie Mae. We have Freddie Mac. We have government sponsored grants, sholarships, and loans. I am not criticizing these programs or opposed to the new health care bill either. I just wonder who is going to pay for it and what will it cost?

[pigballs911]

FAKDSFASDMFASMFSADFASDFASDF

[danbrett1]

What a cultist mass of communist bastards.

[TriggerFinger338]

All hail.. The Muslim king! And to the new USSA!

[illmagnified]

Holy Shit America....this is the beginning of a Socialized Nation as we know it.... America is no longer free...Thank You.... (I like it how they say "Without Objection"- %95 PERCENT OF AMERICANS FUCKING OBJECTED AND YOU DID IT ANYWAYS!)

[xs1ner]

LOL! 95% did not object to it. What poll did you get that from? Fox News?

[BeantownJim]

Simple Solution! Stop paying taxes!

[muuraa1]

All lazy, unemployed people rejoice.

[SaberTanker22]

Now my company will most likely take more hourly pay form me to pay for health care insurance T_T crys in corner.

[gli96187]

We are screwed.

[swordofisis]

e pluribus unum novus ordo seclorum!

[republicunderground]

exactly welcome to the NWO

[dreampilot2]

33 said no, wonder which ones.

[OperationM6]

YES!!! FINALLY THE GOVERNMENT GETS SOMETHING DONE!!!! ya know whats funny? Is all these neo-cons said the our country would collapse because of this, and now that its passed ya'll can see that that WONT happen we are going to be just fine. America is the greatest country in the world.

oh and FREE MAX B

[xkoopa007x]

I'm really surprised 0 Republicans said Yes. Oh well.....the cons of the health bill are indeed shocking...but it passed. So all we can do is look at the pros of it and try to make the best of what occurred...

[DaisyCU]

@TrickyGap

Incredible how self-centered this post is. Even if that all were the case: 30 million people get health care now!

Suck it up!

[xs1ner]

hows the faux news kool aid? what flavor is it right now

[samhamels]

@TrickyGap Yeah, just like every single country in Europe died after introducing UNIVERSAL health care reform.

Stop getting 'educated' by Fox and read some descent history books, idiot.

[torak101]

Just about everything you listed is an assuption based on your opinion of a series of events.

[baronderothchild]

you know for a "secondary science teacher" you are a fucking moron...of course it's mildly retarded people like you that have destroyed our education system from within...with ignorant bullshit like your message above....sad thing is i read your bio and it seems like you can read..are fairly intelligent...what happened? hit your head? wife leave you and you started drinking? shell shock from all that combat in the balkans? or too much gay music? (rush..ftl) go back to school! l2p.

[TrickyGap]

@TrickyGap For the people that replied to my post:

1) Please understand how the bond markets work

2) Please understand how free markets work

3) I was not commenting on the health care portion, I was pointing out what this will do to our federal deficit. If taxes do not go up (or spending goes down) then our federal budget will go almost in its full amount to service the interest on the debt by 2024.

4) Some of you have so much hate that I wonder how you can live at all

[Cnidarium]

@TrickyGap And on the seventh day will appear the first rider of the apocalypse on a pale horse. His name is Death

[DerekTheComic]

You're a fucking idiot. Stop voting and please don't have any children. Our country would do well to deport fools like you.

[coffeescup]

YES WE CAN!

[dbzlotrfan]

YES WE DID!!!

[FutureTimes]

In Private Health Care you are a business opportunity and always welcomed for treatment. You are the customer. In Obama Care you are evaluated for treatment based on investment value (Your Condition) Similar to stocks. If your chances are 20%, the Obama Care Team concludes that you are a high risk investment, rather than lose money they cease treatment. Fact the Government refused the same health care plan for themselves. They refuse to drink the same water they want you to drink DUMB ASS!

[indysurfer9]

I think you have misstated some things. Health care providers will always have to treat the sick according to our current laws of practicing medicine. The amount of health care provided is proportionate to the amount you pay, directly or indirectly (insurance). The new bill is not a single payer option in which there are health care limits. The fight shouldn't be against the bill. I'd love for everybody to have the best health care, but the argument is who pays for it and what does it cost?

[FutureTimes]

You are such a trusting fellow.

I understand the limitations with insurance.

The slope is slippery on both sides but

when the failing Obama system

dries up there will be no other choice.

It will happen in due time my friend or we

will be taxed into the greatest depression

in history. Pick your poison! Changed for

the Worst! Pray for Hope!

[torak101]

Oh noz!

American (the wealthiest nation on the planet) tries to help it's sick and uninsured people who lost their jobs in this economic collapse!

What a travesty!

What about the poor insurance companies and their record profits in 2009? What about all that Insurance lobby money spent on butchering this bill into useless paper?

This bill does nothing to reform healthcare.

[republicunderground]

time to buy a gun

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

@republicunderground

and shoot ytourself

[xkoopa007x]

@MrFreedomdemocracy hahaha....

[republicunderground]

@MrFreedomdemocracy more like your English teacher, learn to spell tard

[Cyanidesin]

Please, you know you already have one.

[BabybooR33]

'they' may have won this battle BUT we will win the war!!!

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

@BabybooR33

Yes kid ... go back in the kindergarten for the moment

[BabybooR33]

@MrFreedomdemocracy

get a grip!

[mastersniperjinx]

I love all of these ignorant schmucks on here babbling about how great this is. I can guarantee that 99.9% of them have no idea as to what this will do to America. Even Obama himself has stated that he's not worried about America within 30-40 years down the road. I'm sorry but our future should always be first. Great job ignorant schmucks.

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

@mastersniperjinx

I lived in UK, France, Italy and in the US and worked in 50 country. In Europe you pay taxes proportional to income and you have 1 job, 5 week holidays and all the services. In the US you pay taxes + premiums (138% up) + loans ($50k for college ... I paid $250) _ credit card debt (#1 business in the US. 85% of your salary is gone, you have to work 2-3 jobs for zero holidays and services unless you co-pay on top or the premiums for 5 min with the doctors you cannot choose

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

The major difference betwwen Europe and the US in Health Care and education is that in Europe you pay through taxes but the price you pay is honest for what you get and nobody try to get advantages especially for medicines, cures and education. In the US you habve the illusion you have the freedom you can choose but they know that now or later you will need both education and health care and once you sign you are trapped because you cannot control their premiums and you cannot even get out

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

@mastersniperjinx

Furthermore With Universal education the offerof doctors, teachers and nurses is much higher than the demand and some of them find a job abroad (like the US?). In the US is the opposite. The cost of education and health care is so high that the demand is much higher than the offer and most the doctors in teh US are ... Indians. In Texas, 1/2 of the districts have no nurses, doctors and teachers.

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

@mastersniperjinx

Americans are already in line will tons of illegal immigrants and people without health care in the emergency rooms all ov er the nation. Even in case of emergency you have to wait to be served and the cost of the hospital goes on top of the premiums that all the insured have to pay.

Americans really live in a total fucked up health care system. People like you eat shit and call it chocolate ... but your breath stinks.

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

@mastersniperjinx Clinton: 1998 surplus +$80B, 1999 surplus +$120B, 2000 surplus +$ 218B Bush: 2001 surplus drops +$110B, 2002 deficit -$150B, 2003 deficit -$380B, 2004 deficit -$410B, 2005 deficit -$420B CBO Health Care Reform ---- Deficit reduction of $138B in the first 10 years CBO: Bush medicare class D: -$394B Bush tax cut 2003: -$349B Bush tax cut 2001: -$1.3T Total deficit of -$2T Where were Coburn and the GOP during all that deficit? Playing golf with Bush?

[alebrijevideo]

You got it right!!!

[tinyNorman]

@MrFreedomdemocracy

Please stop confusing us conservatives with all these numbers. We prefer our FOX, er facts, to be televized.

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

@mastersniperjinx

This is the reason why when you talk about spending you need to differentiate between investing money (Obama ROI) and wasting money (the GOP no ROI)

[UVStudio]

It's a great day in American history!

[adseipsum]

lol

[thekiller678]

fuck off

[thekiller678]

About damn Time

[notscooter952]

living in a country with universal health care, and always saying "well, at least I'm not an american" when I need to wait an hour to get an X-ray.... doesn't work for me anymore. Dang itttttttttttt.

[MrFreedomdemocracy]

@notscooter952

have you ever been in hospital care in Paris with UHC? I did. Excellent, efficient, clean, private room and I paid only $15 dollars for an operation all included, How much you pay in the US? $3000 only for the ambulance?

[notscooter952]

@MrFreedomdemocracy I'm a Canadian.

[TeslaDRay]

and this WILL include illegals regardless of what obama says, due the the equal persons protections act. so they can resat up and continue to have their 9 kids and have us pay for them. i like some of the reforms though, but the bill as a whole sucks.

[ForceOfWizardry]

The path from independence and freedom, to absolute tyranny!

[dwried]

another right given up for a privledge

[Leonnidik]

Calm down, it may turn out to be a good thing for everybody. A Tylenol in a hospital costs $35 to a patient. Bitch about THAT!

[lynchmobb2000]

@elKavernikola

Idiot, it's just a bill to extend medical care to more Americans. That's all. Trying to help people get medical care.

[jasonsadventure]

awesome!

all the republican lies, distortions, bigotry and trickery from socialized medicine to death panels to government takeover of health care, all those lies and trickery fails

america wins, millions will get health coverage, the deficit will be reduced, thousand will get life saving treatments

the liars loose and america wins...

great job democrats!

[lordvalgarX]

@jasonsadventure you might think you are getting a great deal... just wait. I feel bad for you guys. This is a horrible day for all you Americans, you just don't realize it yet.

[jasonsadventure]

@lordvalgarX

uhm... so lord valgar x, what do ur great delusional powers realize that us mere rational mortals cannot?

[lordvalgarX]

@jasonsadventure whats delusional about it? We "LIVE" it up here already. If you don't want to heed warnings, well I guess thats your own fault.

Enjoy your "Health care" then.

If a person warned you that you were about to consume a poisonous item, would you eat it anyways? I guess YOU would wouldn't you.

[jasonsadventure]

@lordvalgarX

you live "it" up there? what is "it?" tell me with specificity the "it" to which you refer and horror that "it" will release.

if the person was running naked, down the street at 3am, shouting at streets signs while i was eating my quarter pounder, yes, i would eat it anyway and have cause the person warning me has less than zero credibility and cannot be trusted.

kind of like you who make broad, vague, terrible pronouncements without fact, insight or even reasoning.

[lordvalgarX]

@jasonsadventure

You think you wait in line for the emergency now? expect to wait much longer.

My mother in law is a cancer patent, her case goes up against a board which determines if she gets care or not.

Yes, expect "hidden" taxes to pay for Heath Care.

Expect pill-pushing pharma to make choices for you.

Expect to put your life at risk to go to the hospital, I nearly was killed 2 times.

And this is in Canadian Government run heath care... your US bill is a hell of a lot more worse than ours

[lordvalgarX]

So, go ahead... say I have NO insight or reasoning, I'm speaking matter of fact, living under Government run healthcare.

BTW, most "poor" people here are on Mood altering medications. Expect the same.

[jasonsadventure]

@lordvalgarX

again, delusion. why are you even talking about something you obviously know nothing about? it always amazes me how the most ignorant are most convinced they're right.

not only is there nothing that will make you wait longer, the exact opposite is true. more people covered will mean better and shorter emergency room care

hidden taxes, board that determines care, pill-pushing pharma, are all lies and delusions spoke by someone who knows nothing, but likes to post on youtube

[lordvalgarX]

@jasonsadventure

If "delusion" claim is your only defense then its obvious that your foresight on how wonderful this bill is with your "mastermind" is an unshakable belief.

This is the problems with America, the once great country of freedoms, the inability to comprehend an "outside" view of what your country is becoming.

Despite I'm living under Government healthcare system already and experiencing atrocities of this system, thick-hotheadedness winds out with the smallest minds.

[jasonsadventure]

@lordvalgarX

"delusion is my only claim!?" no, it's not. here is my claim ...

1. longer waits - a baseless lie

2. pill pusher - a baseless lie

3. life at risk - a baseless lie

4. hidden taxes - a baseless lie

5. it's a gov't healthcare system - a baseless lie

to be clear, my claim is that people who tell lie after lie after lie is either a liar or delusional.

see, my claims are simple. so even the smallest of minds can understand it.

[lordvalgarX]

@jasonsadventure

Very well, I'll bookmark this so we will see this after the second year of your health-care system...  you can eat crow then. ;)

[jasonsadventure]

@lordvalgarX

very well then. however, do you really think a year from now we'll check this post?

i don't

[lordvalgarX]

@jasonsadventure

possible... however I think we will all have other problems to attend with, being the way the world is heading.

[IRONMANAustralia]

@jasonsadventure Translation: "Yay! We killed the golden goose! Now we can all eat goose meat sandwiches forever!"

Dream on genius.

[jasonsadventure]

@IRONMANAustralia

golden goose!? goose meat sandwiches!? wow. really? since you're the genius and all, can't u even get ur allusions right? it's the eggs that r golden, not the goose. and ah, what goose got killed?

i mean is there like one, smart, honest, well informed person on the right? i mean how can you all be so completely ignorant AND psychotic?

it's like movies of the civil rights in the 60s. all the crazy racists say civil rights will destroy freedom and democracy!?

[lynchmobb2000]

@cecilly91

Moron, the VA is government healthcare. Is that socialist? Should that be abolished?

[cecilly91]

@lynchmobb2000 I'm the moron? The VA is not imposed on people is it? Because the last time I checked you could chose whether to use it or not.

[jadebrew]

@cecilly91

Give me a break... Put a sock in it.. This country isn't socialist and never will be... Maybe "YOU" are the socalist?

[cecilly91]

@jadebrew There are other people on here saying the same thing, we all have a right to voice our opinions and you chose mine to say something about? That really says something about you. Why don't you take that sock of yours and shove it up your stupid ass.

[lynchmobb2000]

@cecilly91

"The VA is not imposed on people is it? Because the last time I checked you could chose whether to use it or not. "

So now according to you, govt healthcare is okay, as long as it's not imposed.

I have great news! Nothing in this bill is imposed. If you have insurance, nothing changes for you! We're just trying to help some poor people get some medicine. That's it.

This bill ensures you can't get thrown off for pre-existing conditions or go bankrupt cuz you got sick.

[lynchmobb2000]

@maryandadam

What if I don't want your god's salvation?

[thekiller678]

lol @ "religion"

[warcraft1920]

Do you know how many bills have been repealed? Not many. Obama would bust out his veto pin even if conservs tried. LMAO

[nobleheight]

@elKavernikola You mean the 2nd Civil War don't you. There is no England this time. It's all about the American Federal Government.

[bigmike00831]

finally

[Paniolodave]

Finally! Yippe

[Gandhiablo]

Up yours Pelosi you demented old hag

[jadebrew]

@Gandhiablo

Grow up.

[Asiablue]

YAY!