HERE ARE SOME TALKING POINTS ON HEALTH CARE ........



PRESIDENT OBAMA: “If You Like Your Current Plan, You Will Be Able To Keep It. Let Me Repeat
That: If You Like Your Plan, You'll Be Able To Keep It.” (President
Obama, Remarks At The White House, Washington, D.C., 7/21/09)







* “3M Co. Confirmed It Would Eventually Stop Offering Its Health-Insurance Plan To Retirees”







“3M Co. Confirmed It Would Eventually Stop Offering Its Health-Insurance Plan To Retirees, Citing The Federal Health Overhaul As A Factor.” (“3M To Change Health-Plan Options For Workers,” The
Wall Street Journal, 10/4/10)







· “The St. Paul, Minn., Manufacturing Conglomerate Notified Employees On Friday That
It Would Change Retiree Benefits Both For Those Who Are Too Young To Qualify
For Medicare And For Those Who Qualify For The Medicare Program. Both Groups
Will Get An Unspecified Health Reimbursement Instead Of Having Access To A
Company-Sponsored Health Plan.” (“3M To Change Health-Plan Options For Workers,” The
Wall Street Journal, 10/4/10)







· “The Maker Of Post-It Notes And Scotch Tape Said It Made The Announcement Now To
Give Retirees A Chance To Explore Different Options During This Year's
Benefit-Enrollment Period,
according to a 3M memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. A 3M spokeswoman,
Jacqueline Berry, confirmed the contents of the memo.” (“3M To Change Health-Plan Options For Workers,” The
Wall Street Journal, 10/4/10)









* The 840,000 People Covered By Principal Financial Group Insurance Plans Will Have To Change Coverage







“The Principal Financial Group Announced On Thursday That It Planned To Stop Selling Health Insurance, Another Sign Of Upheaval Emerging Among Insurers As The New
Federal Health Law Starts To Take Effect. The Company, Based In Iowa, Provides
Coverage To About 840,000 People Who Receive Their Insurance Through An
Employer.” (“Insurer
Cuts Health Plans As New Law Takes Hold,” The New York Times, 10/1/10)







“At The Principal Financial Group, The Company’s Decision Reflected Its Assessment Of Its Ability To Compete In The Environment Created By The New Law. ‘Now scale really matters,’
said Daniel J. Houston, a senior executive at Principal, which is headquartered
in Des Moines. ‘We don’t have a significant concentration in any one market.’
Because Principal Financial is primarily in the business of asset management,
it decided not to make the investments needed to remain competitive as a health
insurer, Mr. Houston said. The company, which focused on plans sold to small
businesses for their employees, does not participate in other markets, like
selling policies to individuals or for people enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.” (“Insurer
Cuts Health Plans As New Law Takes Hold,” The New York Times, 10/1/10)







“In The Case Of Principal Financial, UnitedHealth Group’s Insurance Plans Have Agreed To Offer Coverage To Principal’s Customers. … ‘It’s just going to drive
the little guys out,’ said Robert Laszewski, a health policy consultant in
Alexandria, Va. Smaller players like Principal in states like Iowa, Missouri
and elsewhere will not be able to compete because they do not have the
resources and economies of scale of players like UnitedHealth, which is among
the nation’s largest health insurers. Mr. Laszewski is worried that the ensuing
concentration is likely to lead to higher prices because large players will no
longer face the competition from the smaller plans. ‘It’s just the
UnitedHealthcare full employment act,’ he said.” (“Insurer
Cuts Health Plans As New Law Takes Hold,” The New York Times, 10/1/10)

IF YOU ARE TALKING TO FOLKS HERE ARE SOME TALKING POINTS

1. Healthcare

a. 150 New Bureaucracies

b. Large tax increases on middle class and elderly

c. Destruction of the Private Insurance market



2. Cap and Trade

a. Massive middle class tax increase

b. Financial Instrument Creation Scheme

c. It won’t reduce carbon dioxide



3. $800 Billion Stimulus

a. Tax Cuts stimulate better than spending

b. Unemployment has remained higher, not lower

c. Increasing Government employment is a zero sum game that destroys private sector jobs