Healthcare By the Numbers

This is something that bugs the hell out of me and you never hear politicians talk about the true number of uninsured......they love to throw that 50 million number out there every chance they get......this is one issue that everyone needs to call your Congressman about and demand that they stick to the facts.There are many people that have narrowed down the number greatly, but here's an example of the real ballpark figure.

From Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin:

"In 2006, the Census Bureau reported that there were 46.6 million people without health insurance. About 9.5 million were not United States citizens. Another 17 million lived in households with incomes exceeding $50,000 a year and could, presumably, purchase their own health coverage [1]. Eighteen million of the 46.6 million uninsured were between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four, most of whom were in good health and not necessarily in need of health-care coverage or chose not to purchase it [2]. Moreover, only 30 percent of the nonelderly population who became uninsured in a given year remained uninsured for more than twelve months. Almost 50 percent regained their health coverage within four months [3]. The 47 million "uninsured" figure used by [Speaker of the House Nancy] Pelosi and others is widely inaccurate."

Allowing about half of the 18 million (ages 18 to 34) as part of the 17 million (household income > $50K), 9.5 million + 17 million + 9 million = 35.5 million. 46.6 million - 35.5 million = 11.1 million potentially "uninsured."

The real number of "uninsured Americans" is less than 4% of the total U.S. population. As usual, this is a tempest in a teapot designed to give the Statist even more control over your life.

I would wager that the 9.5 million non-citizen number is actually higher. As far as I know, these numbers do not take medicare, medicaid, and VA benefits into consideration. So the real number is likely to be even smaller.

10th Amendment? What 10th Amendment?

Cap and Trade. Sounds so..........simple. Doesn't sound like the death knell of America to me. But then, you never hear the bullet that kills you.

Beyond the taxing of our energy and manufacturing industries out of existence, Congress intends to try and control, well......everything. Sound familiar? Very.....socialist progressive.

Washington Post:

...the bill also contains regulations on everything from light bulb standards to the specs on hot tubs, and it will reshape America's economy in dozens of ways that many don't realize.

Here is just one: The bill would give the federal government power over local building codes. It requires that by 2012 codes must require that new buildings be 30 percent more efficient than they would have been under current regulations. By 2016, that figure rises to 50 percent, with increases scheduled for years after that. With those targets in mind, the bill expects organizations that develop model codes for states and localities to fill in the details, creating a national code. If they don't, the bill commands the Energy Department to draft a national code itself.

States, meanwhile, would have to adopt the national code or one that achieves the same efficiency targets. Those that refuse will see their codes overwritten automatically,...

The statists always want more control. If they get this, what will they want next? First they came for your light bulbs....then your suv.........

h/t Dynamist and Hamilton, Madison, and Jay