I have great concerns for what may result from the introduction of the National Health Insurance Plan which is now pending congressional approval.

First, I think we shall see, the end of many of the Health Insurance companies, if not all of them, who will be forced to compete with a plan that will be hard to beat, if it's anything like Medicare. The benefit design and premiums for Medicare are very good, at present, and will be hard to beat on the private level. I have yet to see anything on the gov't plan, nor the premium structure, so a little information on these would be helpful in forming an opinion.

However, if it goes, as I suspect, and we lose many of our private insurers, the repercussions may be far reaching. I am sorry to say, I have heard nothing on the subject of how thr government plan is going to affect our economic bottom line, besides our health insurance coverage issues.

I'm speaking of the loss of tax revenues, both to the states and the federal government. Just think of the many hundreds of thousands of Health insurance company Home Office employees, along with hundreds of thousands of Health Insurance agents, like me, who will be forced out of work, with no income to pay taxes on. Consider the regulatory departments both on both the state and federal levels, who employ people to oversee the operations of thousands of insurance companies and their agents.

I think that the introduction of the National Health Insurance Plan could throw us into another recession that could be worse than this one is. Why hasn't someone mentioned this?

And In 1938 the Democrats were more conservative than any Republican can claim today.

To say, though, that people who hold conservative beliefs are just parroting the right-wing media is a bit outlandish. That is my main point.

If one repeats talking points from Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, he or she should be criticized. Niether has any credibility in true "conservatism".

Actually Mr Allison, the people who most violently opposed the New Deal were primarily Democrats, at least until 1938. The key members of the "Conservative Coalition" were Carter Glass and Harry Byrd from VA, Milard Tydings from MD, and Senator Gore (not Al) from Oklahoma. The Republicans came to the party late, and a number of Western Republicans supported key aspects of the New Deal. James Q, if you are going to make an argument like that, where you equate Nancy Pelosi to Hitler, a) don't, and b) spell Nazi properly. People won't take you seriously to begin with, but especially if you can't spell such a simple word. Mr. Adams, why is it that those of us who hold conservative views are just repeating talking points from Fox News and Rush Limbaugh, but those who hold liberal beliefs are obviously enlightened and see the true way? I have never understood that.

Last sentence should say someone else. Opps

Thank you Rep Roe for standing up with the elite rich people in Washington who caused this mess and even now refuse to admit that they had anything to do with it. I only hope that the Democrats can fix the mess that the self centered selfish don’t make me pay for anything Republicans created. You forget that bush pushed thought a trillion dollar package when he took office but that’s ok because it’s was a republican that did it. It’s ok that for 6 years your precious Republicans lock out almost all the Democrats in the house from the bill process and only gave them hours to read the bills that they shoved down theirs throat. It amazes me that Roe talks about what he doesn’t like in this bill but never talks about what’s is good in the bill. But that’s ok because I want you folks in this area to continue to live in this fantasy world that the rich Republican Elite created for you. There is one thing that you will understand more than any talking point that the right wings nut jobs brain wash you with and that is you will understand who is really on your side when you are sick and broke from a system that has enslaved you economically and than discard you and destroys you and your family once you become ill and sick. We all have a responsibility to God’s society and that doesn’t mean that you turn your back on people just because they are poor and sick. But that’s ok just keep blaming someone and don’t take responsibly for the way you vote.

Welcome to the internet Mr. q.

This is the change THEY voted for! SOCIALISM! You can’t blame me I voted for Palin! These Socialist Dems have been in charge for 2.25 years now and look what we have! They caused every bit of this financial mess and it started with Roosevelt’s new deal! Then we had peanut man Carter with the RIA (Reinvestment act for those of you who don't what to know your history) and then B.J. Clinton ran with it making the government ran Fannie and Freddy to give at least 50% more bad loans witch Our Government is not aloud to be doing under The Constitution! Now we have Barney Franks and the whole Polite Bureau with Natzi Pelosi leading the charge with all of her other comrades! It’s Called The Right Because It’s Right! I’m right! Your Wrong! End of the story! Perfectly Executed Political analyses.

The stimulus package is a done deal and the Republicans by opposing it are gambling that it will fail so that in a few years they will be able to point the finger and say it's all the Democrat's fault. The same thing happened back during the Great Depression when the Republicans opposed the New Deal to a man. History shows that the Democrats were so successful then that the Republicans were a minority party for most of the next fifty years. Only time will tell if the Republicans made the right choice or not...

Great Points Richard. At least your post doesn't sound like the "usual talking points" that come out of the mouths of liberal politicians.

And Thank You Mr. Roe for standing on your beliefs. The change we so badly need is a conservative congress. The liberals have been in charge for way to long, and the direction that our country has gone over the past few years is a direct reflection on that.

So the change you voted for included transparency in government and the legislative process. Is that why Pelosi and Reid pushed their conference report out at 11pm on Thursday and opened debate at 9am on Friday, before many members of Congress had a chance to read it? You voted for a platform that said all conference reports in Congress would be open to the public and all legislation would be posted on the White House website for five days before a vote, yet for the stimulus is didn't happen....is that the change you voted for? You voted for a change that included bipartisanship, is that why President Obama objected to more tax cuts in the bill because "he won?" You voted for change that included middle class tax cuts for all Americans, yet that tax cut translates to about $400 for a single filer, much lower than the tax cuts that Bush made that everybody bemoaned for being "for the rich." It seems like we got change, but it wasn't the kind of change we were sold in the campaign.

Get over it Phil Roe. The people in the country are tired of the old worn out ways of Washington that have not worked. The people voted for change and that is what we want. Have you a short memory of the election where we sent a message that we want change to clean up the mess people like you have made. You have enough money to live so you are not concerned about the ones who do not. Get over your old ways and start thinking of the middle class for a change. We are the ones that drive the economy.