Originally Posted by Guest

When Harry Reid blocks items, it is a problem. When Mitch McConnell filibusters just about everything that is perfectly acceptable.

Political organizations for both parties are using the 501(4)c charitable organization laws to get around hiding their contributors, and getting a charitable deduction to boot. The IRS regulation states that these organizations shall preform no political functions at all. The law should be enforced as written.

Saying that no progressive read the Affordable Care act is nonsense. The law was discussed for over a year. What the hell were they talking about the color of the sky? All the main points in the law were well known. Given the fact that lawyers have to take 1 000 words to describe something that can be done in 10, because other lawyers are looking for loopholes in everything, they didn't read the final version word for word, but they knew what was in the law. Hell, something in the wording was missed, and the Supreme Court had to rule on it. Lawyers being lawyers.

People don't have a problem getting insurance. They have a problem be able to afford insurance. Letting insurance companies cross state lines isn't going to help. It may help reduce health insurance for companies. However, individuals, whose companies don't provide health insurance, will be out there on their own, and billed at community rates. Community rates are the highest ones going.

Single payer doesn't have to mean that the government is paying the entire bill for health insurance. You can have a current insurance company manage the plan, and set the rate for individuals and families. However, the insurance company markup will be set by the government. Single payer will never happen.

Dodd/Frank regulations pertained to banks, and mortgage companies. Companies were leaving the US long before Dodd/Frank to avoid paying federal income taxes, and for lower wages overseas. The blame game holds no bounds with Republicans. Republicans and honesty now that is a novel concept. The word most used in the Republicans debates, is liar, liar, liar. They are describing each other. So, at least, they know where the problem lies.

You talked about the Democrats voting for the ACA not knowing what is in it. No problem man! Trump is the odds on favorite to be the Republican nominee for president. How can anyone with a brain in their head know what the hell he will do as president? Has he gone into detail in anything that he will do? The only thing that he excels at is making personal fun of everyone that doesn't agree with him. Of that, he has no equal. Since when, is being a total a$$ the major requirement to be president? I know you are not for him, but too many people are.

"The progressive agenda is wrecking government, educational institutions and religious institutions" Making government work for the average man is wreaking government. I guess government is there for people, who can afford to buy it. Making educational institutions work for everyone is a real problem especially making higher education affordable. Making religious institutions accept people that don't agree with them is a problem. What do we want to parrot Iran? If you don't agree with us, you die.