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Town Hall QuestionsLast Updated on 07/31/2009Page 1 of 14
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Town Hall QuestionsLast Updated on 07/31/2009Page 2 of 14
Questions for Town-HallMeetings and Forums
Make Him Reveal His Position
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John Conyers is on film [
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] stating that it is ridiculous to expect aCongress Person to read and understand the bill without two lawyersto interpret it. Yet you and your other legislators may approvesomething that changes the lives of all Americans. Have you read theentire HR3200 bill yourself, with or without the help of lawyers, andnot just being “briefed” by your staff, and if you have not read it, willyou pledge here and now to vote no on it until you do completereading it?2.
 
How have you learned about all of the provisions in this bill?3.
 
What provisions in that bill do you oppose?4.
 
What provisions in that bill do you agree with?5.
 
What changes in that bill have caused the Blue Dogs to now supportit?6.
 
Do you agree with all of those changes? If not, which do you not agreewith?
Spending and Costs
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Claims are being made that an acceptable plan must be “revenueneutral” or “deficit neutral”, meaning costs are balanced by revenues.If the plan is supposed to “Save Money” or “Reduce Costs”, then whydo you not claim that the plan or plans will be “revenue positive” or “show a surplus”?
 
Town Hall QuestionsLast Updated on 07/31/2009Page 3 of 14
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The Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that the Health CareProposals would have no impact on 96% of small business owners(Center for Budget and Policy Priorities). Given that the committeenever provides the basis for their estimates, and given that a majorityof Democrats make up the Committee, is it not true that this assertionis a politically derived one, and not one based on facts?9.
 
The Joint Committee on Taxation proclaims that the proposedsurcharge is “reasonable and well-targeted”. Given that the wealthiest1% of the population earn 19% of income but pay 37% of the incometax, and thus show us that the Committees statements are biased,why should we believe that placing a surtax of the magnitudesproposed, is fair? And further, why should we believe that the smallbusiness owners on whom this surtax will fall, will not cut backemployment, thus causing job losses at a time when our economyneeds job creation not job losses?10.
 
The costs of this plan over the next 10 years have been estimated atover $1 trillion by the Congressional Budget Office and from $1.2 to $6trillion by independent healthcare research organizations (LewinGroup, Health Systems Innovation, Brookings Tax Policy Center). Thisis supposed to be paid for by a combination of higher income taxes,new taxes on small business, and cuts in funding for Medicare. In spiteof all that funding, the actual costs are still expected to add over $200billion to the national debt. How can our weakened financial systemsurvive yet another new source of burgeoning national debt?11.
 
Billions of dollars could be saved by tort reform that caps the awardsfor malpractice suits. Wouldn’t that money be better spent on payingto cover the uninsured, than lining the pockets of wealthy lawyers?Will you demand that tort reform be a part of any bill that you wouldvote for?12.
 
It is clear that the complex rules and many offices and commissions toadminister the Health Care Plan will produce a huge increase in thesize, cost, and bureaucracy of the Federal government. Won’t this justadd to the unproductive real costs of healthcare? When has anygovernment bureaucracy gotten smaller and more efficient over time?
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