The Baucus boondoggle is really just a protection racket. If you don't pay,

[grahamhgreen]

They will punish you.

A sophisticated thousand page, legalized protection racket.

[jtrockville]

1. I couldn't agree more.

I'd like an alternative to the SCAM known as "health insurance", but we seem to be moving in the opposite direction.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Why is this happening to us? We went along with these wars, tax cuts

for rich people, out of control "defense" spending, shitty rundown stinking schools, inadequate transportation & this is the reward for being a docile taxpayer.

[grahamhgreen]

3. Not I !

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. What do you mean not I? You live someplace else?

If you are a citizen you sure as shit went along with all of it.

[grahamhgreen]

7. No, I fought it every step of the way - be careful not to blame the victims of organized money.

[SIMPLYB1980]

5. OH NOES!!!

Did they pass a bill while I wasn't looking? Still a lot of work to do before it comes to a real vote.

[grahamhgreen]

8. Here is the bill - PAY OR GET PUNISHED. Yes, the final bill.

And no, it will not pass!

Single payer will, however. But it may take the rest of the presidency.

[OneBlueSky]

6. it's a giant ATM for insurance companies that will guarantee that their profits . . .

continue to grow indefinitely at the expense of everyone else . . . now that's how you reform healthcare! . . . build on a broken system to ensure that the real problems will never be addressed, and ensure that the corporations in charge can continue to skim a third or more of our healthcare dollar right off the top for things that have absulutely nothing to do with providing effective and efficient healthcare for all . . .

Max Baucus is in the pockets of the insurance companies, as are any number of other Senators and House Members . . . that fact pretty much assures that no real healthcare reform will ever pass . . .