Sink camp: Health care lawsuit could derail Medicare
by Michael C. Bender | January 20th, 2010From Democrat Alex Sink‘s gubernatorial campaign manager Paul Dunn:
“Every single Floridian should be deeply troubled about Bill McCollum’s effort to have health care declared unconstitutional because, by McCollum’s logic, programs like Medicare and Social Security could also wind up being labeled unconstitutional. And with Bill McCollum’s track record during his 20 years in Congress, where he voted over 20 times to cut or reduce funding of Medicare by billions of dollars, that may well be McCollum’s objective here.”
On Tuesday, McCollum campaign manager Matt Williams labeled his boss “courageous” for threatening to sue the federal government over a proposal to require Americans buy health insurance and criticized Sink forwhat he said was a “continued refusal to weigh in on critical issues like federal health care reform.”
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January 20th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
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January 20th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Sink is correct… If in fact McCollum sues to declare that Govt. mandated participation in the healthcare bill as unconstitutional. Then as would be Social Security and Medicare… since the federal govt. requires you to pay into these programs via federal income taxes. Hence, seniors and near retirees should be very disturbed by this position!!!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Okay, Alexandra Sink.
It’s NOT okay when there are states getting SPECIAL set asides just for their residents, while FL residents do not get any. Alls equal.
The healthcare bill does NOT include TORT REFORM, Alexandra!
The healthcare bill does NOT include PORTABILITY, Alexandra!
The healthcare bill has MASSIVE cuts in Medicare, Alexandra!
The healthcare bill EXEMPTS Congress, Alexandra!
Maybe if you were a better treasurer of Florida pension investments, this state would NOT be in such a financial crisis!
January 20th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Read the Constitution! Find the Articles on Social Security, Medicare, and Universal Health Care. Are they there? By definition, they are not constitutional. If that isn’t important to you as a reader, then move on — go back to your sofa and watch “American Idol” or something. If you think the Constitution is a pretty important thing, get involved!!!
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