The following is an email received this morning from Louisiana Congressman John Fleming:
Update on H.Res 615: Call on Members of Congress to Enroll in the Public Option
“Because you have previously contacted my office by email in support of H. Res. 615, my resolution calling on Members of Congress to enroll in the public option, I wanted to give you an update.
Like many of you, I am deeply concerned that Congress will press forward to enact an intrusive government administered health care plan, despite the higher costs and lowered level of care other countries with similar systems have experienced.
You will be pleased to know that more than 100 Members of Congress joined in support of H. Res. 615, my common sense measure calling on Members who vote for an intrusive government-administered health care plan to enroll in that system. Since launching this effort, nearly 3 million Americans like you have contacted my office in support of H. Res. 615. In response I offered an amendment to the Democratic Leadership health care bill to automatically enroll all Members of Congress and all Senators in the public option. Predictably, my amendment was rejected out of hand by the Majority (Democrats) and was not given a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives.
If a Member is willing to vote for such an option, why shouldn’t they enroll in it?”
If it’s not good enough for them, why should it be good enough for us?
Wikipedia: “A public health insurance option (public insurance option or public option for short) is a proposed health insurance plan that would be offered by the U.S. federal government.”
And given free to the poor, and paid for with increased taxes on us. The government would decide if you get an expensive test or procedure, or not. The government would be in charge of your health care and we’d end up with exactly the same horrible “no care” system that England has. No wonder those trying to force it on us want to be exempt from it themselves.