Risch Floor Speech in Opposition to Reid Health Care Bill - 12/22/09

U.S. Senator Jim Risch speaks on the Senate floor in opposition to the health care bill being offered by Senator Harry Reid.

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[Drumboy5165]

You know something, you're correct. It reduces what I say to childishness, my apologies. One thing, I will not be called a racist, hate/war monger or facist because I believe in a Republic and not a socialist euthopia where liberals think rich people need to foot the bill because the majority of them don't have the motivation to excel and prosper.

I watch people who are now in the minority work themselves to the bone to provide a better life and the rest want to take it away from them. Peace

[jmitterii2]

He does not speak for me who voted for him.

Just for some fun, those who want it post you want it, those who don't post you don't. Also, remark if you are an idahoan citizen in Risch's district too would be helpful. :)

I want the health care bill to pass. Am in Risch's district.

[jmitterii2]

Drumboy5165, stop call us democrats dumbocrats. It's very childish and all it does is tempt myself and others who disagree to call you names which is useless. Thank you in advance.

[jmitterii2]

Idahoan Citizen here. Reporting to you Risch, that my voice is for the healthcare plan presented. I like the house bill over the senates' because I'd like the public option included. I voted for you butt. Don't say "we" don't support it. Did you take a vote within your district because we idahoan's missed that.

[megarational]

Obama's not a "Marxist". That's just GOP propaganda. It only worked on the weak-minded.

[megarational]

The unregulated "free market" had children working long hours in unsafe conditions in factories.

[megarational]

if you say that insurance is not the same as health care then why did you not object when the GOP kept labeling the public option INSURANCE plan "government HEALTH CARE"?

[megarational]

As for elimination of most of the loopholes, I couldn't agree more.

[megarational]

Look at it another way, A more "fair" principle would be that everyone has the same percentage of disposable income. That still gives the higher income individual more disposable income, but the only way of achieving the same % disposable income is via a progressive tax. Counter intuitive, but just arithmetic.

[megarational]

The flat tax, god's gift to the rich.

It's not income, but disposable income, that allows a person to build wealth.

A flat tax results in those at higher incomes having proportionately higher disposable income in both real terms and as a % of total income. Don't understand that? Take an example: a $100K income, a $500K income, and a basic cost of living of about $30K, and a flat tax of, say, 10%.

Work it out, the higher income person will have a much higher % disposable income. .