Comments on: Who's your daddy? Congress is, when it comes to health care. http://sparkyfirepants.com/sparkyfirepants/whos-your-daddy-congress-is-when-it-comes-to-health-care/ Visual design for your genius content Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:58:28 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sparky Firepants http://sparkyfirepants.com/sparkyfirepants/whos-your-daddy-congress-is-when-it-comes-to-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Sparky Firepants Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:34:15 +0000 http://sparkyfirepants.com/?p=872#comment-223 Thanks for chiming in, Judy. This is one of those hot-button controversial political issues that business people sometimes shy away from because we don't want to offend potential clients.<br><br>Hmmm. Maybe that was just me?<br><br>I decided that I need to start talking about this openly. This issue affects small business owners, freelancers (not sure if there's a distinction between the two), and creative people as individuals.<br><br>This is huge. It needs to be discussed so the government can't say that nobody spoke up so they just did what they thought we wanted.<br><br>We need to say what we want. Out loud.<br><br>So I'm glad you commented. Thank you for saying what you want. Thanks for chiming in, Judy. This is one of those hot-button controversial political issues that business people sometimes shy away from because we don't want to offend potential clients.

Hmmm. Maybe that was just me?

I decided that I need to start talking about this openly. This issue affects small business owners, freelancers (not sure if there's a distinction between the two), and creative people as individuals.

This is huge. It needs to be discussed so the government can't say that nobody spoke up so they just did what they thought we wanted.

We need to say what we want. Out loud.

So I'm glad you commented. Thank you for saying what you want.

]]> By: Sparky Firepants http://sparkyfirepants.com/sparkyfirepants/whos-your-daddy-congress-is-when-it-comes-to-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Sparky Firepants Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:34:15 +0000 http://sparkyfirepants.com/?p=872#comment-1224 Thanks for chiming in, Judy. This is one of those hot-button controversial political issues that business people sometimes shy away from because we don't want to offend potential clients.<br><br>Hmmm. Maybe that was just me?<br><br>I decided that I need to start talking about this openly. This issue affects small business owners, freelancers (not sure if there's a distinction between the two), and creative people as individuals.<br><br>This is huge. It needs to be discussed so the government can't say that nobody spoke up so they just did what they thought we wanted.<br><br>We need to say what we want. Out loud.<br><br>So I'm glad you commented. Thank you for saying what you want. Thanks for chiming in, Judy. This is one of those hot-button controversial political issues that business people sometimes shy away from because we don't want to offend potential clients.

Hmmm. Maybe that was just me?

I decided that I need to start talking about this openly. This issue affects small business owners, freelancers (not sure if there's a distinction between the two), and creative people as individuals.

This is huge. It needs to be discussed so the government can't say that nobody spoke up so they just did what they thought we wanted.

We need to say what we want. Out loud.

So I'm glad you commented. Thank you for saying what you want.

]]> By: Judy Dunn http://sparkyfirepants.com/sparkyfirepants/whos-your-daddy-congress-is-when-it-comes-to-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Judy Dunn Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:29 +0000 http://sparkyfirepants.com/?p=872#comment-222 Regardless of a person's political persuasion, what you say here makes sense. It IS all about insurance. As someone who is also uninsured (can't afford the Blue Cross private policy premiums anymore, plus the deductibles were killing us when we did have it), the only difference I see with this new bill is that now we will be forced to buy insurance or pay a horrendous fine (equivalent to the cost of the insurance) to Uncle Sam every year. Excuse me, HOW does that help me again?<br><br>I think the legislators are in the pockets of the insurance lobbyists and I don't think I see that changing any time soon.<br><br>Bob and I have actually considered moving our business to somewhere like Ecuador to afford healthcare and be able to have a decent life. <br><br>How's that for the American dream? <br><br>Whew. Maybe you just caught me on a bad day. Not sure. Thanks for starting this discussion, David. Regardless of a person's political persuasion, what you say here makes sense. It IS all about insurance. As someone who is also uninsured (can't afford the Blue Cross private policy premiums anymore, plus the deductibles were killing us when we did have it), the only difference I see with this new bill is that now we will be forced to buy insurance or pay a horrendous fine (equivalent to the cost of the insurance) to Uncle Sam every year. Excuse me, HOW does that help me again?

I think the legislators are in the pockets of the insurance lobbyists and I don't think I see that changing any time soon.

Bob and I have actually considered moving our business to somewhere like Ecuador to afford healthcare and be able to have a decent life.

How's that for the American dream?

Whew. Maybe you just caught me on a bad day. Not sure. Thanks for starting this discussion, David.

]]> By: Judy Dunn http://sparkyfirepants.com/sparkyfirepants/whos-your-daddy-congress-is-when-it-comes-to-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 Judy Dunn Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:29 +0000 http://sparkyfirepants.com/?p=872#comment-1225 Regardless of a person's political persuasion, what you say here makes sense. It IS all about insurance. As someone who is also uninsured (can't afford the Blue Cross private policy premiums anymore, plus the deductibles were killing us when we did have it), the only difference I see with this new bill is that now we will be forced to buy insurance or pay a horrendous fine (equivalent to the cost of the insurance) to Uncle Sam every year. Excuse me, HOW does that help me again?<br><br>I think the legislators are in the pockets of the insurance lobbyists and I don't think I see that changing any time soon.<br><br>Bob and I have actually considered moving our business to somewhere like Ecuador to afford healthcare and be able to have a decent life. <br><br>How's that for the American dream? <br><br>Whew. Maybe you just caught me on a bad day. Not sure. Thanks for starting this discussion, David. Regardless of a person's political persuasion, what you say here makes sense. It IS all about insurance. As someone who is also uninsured (can't afford the Blue Cross private policy premiums anymore, plus the deductibles were killing us when we did have it), the only difference I see with this new bill is that now we will be forced to buy insurance or pay a horrendous fine (equivalent to the cost of the insurance) to Uncle Sam every year. Excuse me, HOW does that help me again?

I think the legislators are in the pockets of the insurance lobbyists and I don't think I see that changing any time soon.

Bob and I have actually considered moving our business to somewhere like Ecuador to afford healthcare and be able to have a decent life.

How's that for the American dream?

Whew. Maybe you just caught me on a bad day. Not sure. Thanks for starting this discussion, David.

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