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Health Care Reform? Health Insurance Reform? "Public Option?" "Single-payer? Medicare for all? Just what is the truth about H.R. 3200?

House Minority Leader, John Boehner (R-Ohio) boils it all done for us. Here are some excerpts from Rep. Boehner's research:

DETAILED ANALYSIS: HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ BILL RAISES TAXES ON FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
SECTION-BY-SECTION REVIEW REVEALS MIDDLE CLASS TAX HIKES IN DEMOCRATS’ GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER
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August 18, 2009 | House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) | Permalink (Read the bill and download here)

The American people have spoken, loudly and clearly: they are increasingly opposed to the Democrats’ government takeover of health care, as a new NBC News poll shows today. One more reason? The House Democrats’ bill would raise taxes on middle class families and small businesses in the middle of a recession, breaking one of President Obama’s biggest campaign promises. That’s exactly the wrong choice for our economy, and for struggling families. In response, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) made the following comment:

Despite President Obama’s promise not to raise taxes on Americans making less than $250,000 a year, the health care legislation that passed three committees in the House last month includes tax hikes on middle class families making far less, as well as job-killing tax hikes on small businesses:

Pages 143-167, Section 311; Pages 179-188, Section 411-412; and Pages 197-204, Section 441 – Massive new taxes included in the bill would devastate the economy, put millions of Americans out of work, and make it hard for others to find work. Using the same methodology developed by Dr. Christina Romer, Chair of the Council on Economic Advisors, and Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden, these sorts of a tax increases would result in as many as 5.5 million Americans losing their job.
Pages 149 and 183; Sections 313 and 412 – The bill imposes a new eight percent payroll tax on: employers who can’t afford to offer health insurance to their employees; employers who do the right thing and offer health coverage to their employees but it’s deemed “insufficient” by the government; employers who offer “sufficient” coverage but the employee enrolls in coverage elsewhere (e.g. coverage through a spouse’s employer); and employers who aren’t paying at least 72.5 percent of an employee’s premium (65 percent for family coverage).
Pages 823-835; Section 1802 – The bill would establish a new tax on every health insurance policy to fund a government board that would be tasked with deciding which treatments are more cost-effective. The research findings would be used by the government to ration care. This new tax will increase the cost of health insurance for every American not on Medicare or Medicaid, regardless of income.
Pages 167-169; Section 401 – The House Democrats’ bill would impose a new tax on individuals of almost 2.5 percent of their income if they don’t purchase health insurance the government deems acceptable. Then-Senator Obama stated during the presidential campaign that “Middle class families will see their taxes cut – and no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase.” Yet, section 401 (individual mandate) violates the President’s pledge by taxing families making less than $250,000 per year.

What will it take for out-of-touch Washington Democrats to get the message? Will they finally begin to work on the real, bipartisan reform to lower health care costs for the American people?

   On Page 992, there is a section titled "School-Based Health Clinics" - given that the democrats are determined to force parents to allow their daughters to undergo abortions without parental consent or knowledge, 'school-based clinics' is a particularly chilling idea.
   Another disturbing idea is found in the subtitle of the bill: " To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes."
   Since illegal aliens are not 'Americans', and since illegal aliens will not be required to pay for this insurance, although they will receive it (campaign promise?), is there a rider somewhere in this bill that grants American citizenship to all illegals who sign up for this health care? That's one way to get rid of the amnesty fight.
   And one last final, obscure yet dangerous tidbit:
    "If the Commissioner receives new information from an individual regarding the family income of the individual, the Commissioner shall provide for a redetermination of the individual’s eligibility to be an affordable credit eligible individual."

    Does this mean we have to report our income to a 'commissioner'?
Americans, this is not what America is about. If this plan passes into law, we must have a Plan B...
   What do you suggest we do to protest this loss of American freedom?

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            Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI 8th District) gives the chilling facts in the 'health care    bill' - after seeing this video, ask yourself this question: "Why would any government
   force this on its people? Usually governments want to take care of their people. With    this bill, certain Americans are doomed to death from their health catastrophe. Why    would a government want to do this to its people?"