Posted by
Brian Peters on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:33:41 PM
Taken from: http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=88729
ARGO, Md. (WUSA) -- Maryland Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat who
favors health care reform, faced an audience here of about 300 Monday
evening for what he called a town hall meeting on the topic that is the
number one item on President Obama's domestic agenda.
With so many versions of the legislation in so many committees on Capitol Hill, the bill's final form is far from known.
"We're at the first stages of the discussion of health care reform," Cardin said.
Audience
members could offer questions on cards that were passed out as they
entered the Prince George's County Community College Student Center, or
they could line up at microphones to offer them in person.
Perhaps
the most controversial, came from Robert Broadus of Clinton, Maryland,
an audience member who had lost his job and replaced it with one that
paid him far less money.
"I decided not to get the health
insurance. That's working out for me because I'm able to save that
extra money and give it to my family members and use it on myself.
Senator Cardin, I want to know are you going to tell me an
individual...that I have to buy health care or else you're going to
fine me $2,500 every year I don't get it? Our founding fathers assured
us we have a Bill of Rights and I want to see you uphold that," Broadus
said in an increasingly emotional voice and to scattered applause.
Cardin
responded by asking Broadus what would happen if he became sick, broke
a bone, had a car accident and ended up in an emergency room.
"You
don't pay. You are part of the population that shifts its costs over to
a person who does pay, and they're paying for you," Cardin said.
Explaining
how hospitals have often to absorb those costs, Cardin said many
hospitals would chose simply to leave the community.
What B.E.V. wants to ask Sen. Cardin and the DNC Congress - will you start 'fining' the 12 to 20 illegals that are living in the United States for not buying healthcare!!??
Oh, that's right...the DNC Politicians only want to put tax paying, hard working, birth certificate proven, legally emigrated and documented Americans into prison. If you don't work, live on a generational welfare system, and are illegal....you are safe and can continue to suck the life blood out of America as long as you vote for Democrats.