Healthcare Bill Loaded With Pet Projects and Corrupt Bribes

President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. But since Obama's word means rather little (case in point, Obama said it is time to move on from healthcare and start talking about jobs and yet we're still on healthcare and not jobs) and because Obama is a rather weak President, the safe money is on the healthcare bill being filled with pork as no bill ever in this history our republic has been filled with pork. Look for hundreds of projects 'helping specific states' which were traded for votes on this corrupt and backroom-deal created healthcare bill.

The latest version, if one can keep track of what is what in this awful non-lawful process, includes some of the following projects. Although each of these projects may indeed be worthy, they should be judged in the context of available funds (none- in fact, we're already swimming in debt and deficits) and whether or not they are a necessary priority to be spending our scarce resources on as a nation. Here are some of the projects:

• $600 million will be given over the next decade to Vermont for Medicaid assistance, and another nearly $600 million will be to Massachusetts. The other 48 states will not receive this give-away, for reasons unknown.
• Connecticut would get $100 million to build a hospital. Hospitals in other states would receive no assistance because they lack the political connections to game the corrupt system the Democrats are running.
• 800,000 Florida seniors would be allowed to keep certain Medicare benefits. It is unknown why they were chosen for this gift, but in a tyranny, one does not expect rule of law and fairness to be the norm.
• Asbestos-disease victims in tiny Libby, Montana, and some coal miners with black lung disease or their widows would get help. Everyone else suffering these diseases will pay increased taxes and fees on a wide range of products and services to divert money to these chosen people, likely in exchange for a 'yes' vote on the final bill.
• Cash prizes are awarded for Louisiana, the Dakotas, and other states, because fake reasons couldn't even be invented to give these away, so instead Obama and the Democrats in Congress are just simply bribing people for their votes without even pretending it is for essential goals.
• Supposedly the Cornhuster Kickback is going to be removed- this specific bribe gave $100 million in extra Medicaid money to Nebraska to help win support from that state’s Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson. There will be discussion about removing this one piece (but not about the other 100 bribes), but I bet in the end, it's in the bill.
• Obama and the Democrats are not going to take out the extra $300 million for Louisiana because they really need Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu's vote on this bill, so that bribe will stay in, and the reason given will be 'Hurricane Katrina aid' or something.

This healthcare bill is what is wrong with America. It needs to be defeated. If you have been sitting on the sidelines during this process, shame on you- get off your butt, make some phone calls, send out some letters, and go to some tea parties.