S-CHIP Veto?

Question

On a veto; can the President send it back to Congress with suggestions for improvements to the policy, that work for people?

In the mean time, are persons covered for illnesses that require treament? If not, can an extension be provided to allow coverage during political debate.

Healthcare is not a political issue or maneuver.

Universal Healthcare Plans; do not withhold treatment in favor of a policy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071018/ap_on_go_co/children_s_health

Answer 1

You know for 1 week of not spending on Illegal Aliens this could be funded.

As to you statements Healthcare right not is a political issure and a lot of maneuvering is being done by a bunch of Liberals.

So you know the bill is to help people getting off welfare and into mainstream America. Somehow the liberals want to morph it into a entitlement.

Answer 2

This actually was a bipartisan bill. It had been worked on since last march. When the money is over, its over, and those children presently on it will no longer have coverage.
Bush choose this time to grandstand on controlling costs as hes taken considerable flak from conservatives of adding so much to the debt. For him it is a political issue, he won on the backs of sick middle income kids. Its nasty. Hes nasty.
I used to just think his policies were wrong and short sighted, but no one with a heart would do what he did and then grandstand about it. I'm getting to the point where I do hate him, and its all about what he does, not what he says.

The higher limit was for people in three states with the highest costs of living. Private insurance costs $12,000 a year for a family of four. That is out of reach for many people in those states. Its not coming out of income taxes, its an increase in cigarette taxes. The reason its needed is that so many WORKING people have lost benefits at work. Leaving many more kids at risk. The bill was first passed in '93 with bipartisan support. Its cost over five years is less that the cost of two and a half months of the war in Iraq.

Answer 3

The President already communicated what parts of it he doesn't like, mainly expanding the program to higher income people. A couple of states would have been able to provide benefits to families of 4 earning $82K per year. Why should a single person making $50K per year be paying of health care for a family making $82K. If the $82K family of 4 has a husband and wife, with their exemptions and married filing jointly status, they are probably paying less in taxes than the $50K single, way less if they have a mortgage, how fair is that?

Answer 4

I read about high income people. Some say $50,000 is high income, others say $80,000 is high income.. Members of congress each earn $165,000 per year. The are provided, free of any co-pay of any kind, health care for them & their families. Are they not high income according to the president's reasoning for vetoing the healthcare bill? Why don't we cry "foul" about the liberal hand out given to the liberals & conservative members of congress? Those in congress love to condemn the liberal side of their members but gladly take any & all they can get for free. Talk about a double standard. Do some research, our representatives take care of themselves pretty dam well. When it comes to their own wellfare they are all VERY, VERY liberal.

Answer 5

FREE EVERYTHING LEGISLATION IS LONG OVERDUE
Free houses
Free food
Free water, sewer, and heat and electricity
All of it free for everyone, today!!!!
And who is going to cover the expenses of my grocery bill while politicians dither about when to cover all of this?
I hope they hurry, cuz I spent all my cash on the cable company, the flat screen TV, and the Luis Vuitton bag.......

Answer 6

Healthcare is only for those who can afford life. The wealthy corporatist republicans don't want to pay to save the lives of young children in the US or any other country. They are prolife until a child is born. The 108 million orphaned children in the world are learning to say to the so-called prolifers, "Are we still of value now that we are born, then please adopt us." At least people who call themselves prochoice will adopt us and want to give us healthcare to save our lives.

Answer 7

Pelosi said it best.... "For the cost of less than 40 days in Iraq, we can provide SCHIP coverage for 10 million children for one year."

Bush has some f'd up priorities....

Answer 8

The scary part is that you really believe that, don't you Mike?