[Bell407Pilot]

Elitist Liberal Socialists too good for their own laws.....

[Hoodat]

Gee, if this healthcare bill is such a good thing, why would they deny themselves its benefits?

[AtlasThugged09]

[RckyRaCoCo]

So has anyone actually broke(pun intended)en down this monstrosity to an actual details level? I see the NYSlimes(great source /s)has a little number on the details...one such area of the bill states(as to the penalties)

Starting in 2014, most Americans will be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty.

The penalty will be phased in, starting at $95 or 1 percent of income in 2014, whichever is higher, and rising to $695 or 2.5 percent of income in 2016. But families would not pay more than $2,085.

American Indians don’t have to buy insurance. Those with religious objections or a financial hardship can also avoid the requirement. And if you would pay more than 8 percent of your income for the cheapest available plan, you will not be penalized for failing to buy coverage.

Those who are exempt, or under 30, can buy a policy that only pays for catastrophic medical costs. It must allow for three primary care visits a year as well.<.i>

[Candor7]

I just exempted myself from the health care "law." It was very easy.

I will use the same exemption code as these "senior staffers" who drafted the bill.

[OBXWanderer]

this is going to be fun...BIG TIME

[Faith]

Evil, despicable, elitist. An effete corp of impudent snobs.

[mo]

this is a plain old-fashioned Democratic tax bill, disguised as a “health “ bill, designed to preserve and expand the jobs and benefits of the parasitic class in DC. Nothing more...nothing less. Yours and mine health care needs merely interfere with their career plans.

[Czar]

Mark...

[SunkenCiv]

thanks Bell407Pilot.

[themoralcompass]

Is anybody really surprised by this?

[Shady]

Illegal.

[Doogle]

...didn’t some NY group (the Apollo something or other) write the first bill? I remember Beck talking about it last year

[freebilly]

So much for Equal Protection....

[topfile]

No longer Democrats, now simply...... Leftist!

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

It should be unconstitutional for them to have a different health plan. What, one for the corrupticians and one for the masses? That one needs to be challenged.

[cvq3842]

The Republicans shoud do everything in their power to force a vote on a provision to make all government employees subject to this bill. Keep it in the headlines day after day, and use every procedural trick in the book.

There are a fair number of conservative representatives fighting for us, but I wish I were more convinced that the Republicans had a solid road map to move forward. They did a good job of staying united but there is always room for improvement. They need to stay on the offensive - they have the public on their side!

[alicewonders]

We all need to write letters to the editor of our local papers, the media is not going to point this out - and this is just one of the issues that will enrage ordinary people that read it. There is no justification for anyone to be exempt from this heinous legislation - except that they are TOO GOOD to have to submit to it!

@!#@$^$#@!@#@@!!!!!! (I can’t say what I really think)

[unixfox]

May they all die a painful death.