Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill

15Jun/1114

Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill

In which John offers a summary of the health care reform bill that just passed the US senate, discussing the insurance exchange market, pre-existing condition clauses, medicare taxes, and other fine points of the still-under-debate bill. Here's a good explanation of how the insurance exchanges will look like: bit.ly Thanks to Alan Lastufka ( youtube.com ) for the Ben Nelson asshat photo. About abortion: The senate plan works like this: Policies covering abortion would be available in the exchange market (at least in some states), but those plans would have to collect two separate premiums--one covering everything other than abortion, and one for abortion coverage. The subsidy (available to all families making less than about 000 a year depending on number of kids) would only apply to the non-abortion policy. If this seems like a hilariously stupid distinction, that's because it is. Ultimately, it of course doesn't matter which policy the subsidy goes toward. But then again, every federal program "supports" abortion in some way. For instance, without federally funded highways, it would be impossible for most women to get abortions. All government spending indirectly goes to support all activity in America, but it's ridiculous to say that, for instance, food stamps encourage meth use, even though sometimes people trade meth for food they bought with food stamps. It's equally disingenuous to say that this bill will allow federal funding of abortions, unless you're willing ...
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TheLavLav
June 15th, 2011 - 09:28

@Haedaren My dad said that one of the reasons he left the UK was because of the Healthcare System. BUT he’s a conservative… sooo…
PaddyBoy987
June 15th, 2011 - 09:30

@vlogbrothers Thanks for doing this without any bias.
lennic95
June 15th, 2011 - 09:52

@Haedaren Ah! a fellow brit that DOESN’T think our healthcare system is rubbish!! Peace
AdamtheAsh
June 15th, 2011 - 10:17

I couldn’t get over the fact that willy just looks “*Sigh* Bored with silly owner”
Pomiferous
June 15th, 2011 - 11:03

I don’t get any impression of problems being solved here.It does sound like more work for government beaurocrats is the main objective.
MrLoonytoon1024
June 15th, 2011 - 11:03

@Haedaren Buddy, we can turn basic bodily functions into a business.
SHALYN8
June 15th, 2011 - 11:54

The team zombie thing and upside unicorn impressed me more than what he was saying. I still know nothing of US Government health care.
Llawliet246
June 15th, 2011 - 12:04

@lynk25 Yes, non-nerdfighter (assuming you haven’t become one in the last month). It is just you. I apologize.
Llawliet246
June 15th, 2011 - 12:50

@lynk25 No, because the rest of us know. DFTBA <3
proverbialmelody
June 15th, 2011 - 13:01

@lynk25 Stick around awhile. You’ll get it. =D
hollisterseagullJS
June 15th, 2011 - 13:19

Your puff levels are EPIC in this video! Also WILLIES SO ADORABLEEEEEE!!!!!!!
MercuryBoi
June 15th, 2011 - 13:20

The problem is that the subsidies may actually make it *harder* to get abortions, which makes a lot of women angry, but since this health care plan will probably be killed before it can have any affects that’s a bit of a moot point now.
uglyfudge
June 15th, 2011 - 14:19

@leveluprocks I have a theory that John bought it so he could destroy it due to his unicorn hatred.
leveluprocks
June 15th, 2011 - 14:47

Why is there a unicorn pinata in the background?