Tag: healthcare reform

In the quest for actual answers, I just sent the following off to Senator Patty Murray’s office: I am reading through the healthcare bill, but am not sure that I’m clear about the section: EXEMPTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. It seems to indicate the categories of potential exemptions, but does not seem clear as to…

My wife and I are what the President would call the uninsured. We’ve done this partly out of necessity (as my business builds) and partly out of economic common sense. Let me explain that last part: going without insurance is a risk, but we are relatively healthy and young. Relatively. But consider this recent–and quite…

With the healthcare debate going on and votes on the compromise bill coming soon, I’ve been wondering where is the Church? Are we so concerned about possible abortion funding that we are missing the (much) bigger picture? I’m not saying that shouldn’t be a concern–it should–but consider this: what if congregations–even denominations–joined together to purchase…

One of the arguments that has come up in the healthcare debate is this: “well, it’s better than nothing”. For the life of me, I cannot understand the logic in this AT ALL. Let’s say you run out of gas and are on the side of the freeway. I stop to help, you tell me…

I was going to wait until tomorrow, but I determined I was far too dangerous to wait that long… So I turned myself into the White House. If you are not sure what I’m talking about, check it out here. The Administration of Barak Obama is asking to great citizens to snitch each other out,…