Wow. Don’t underestimate the lengths the democrats will go to in order to control health care in America. This is scary.
From the AP via Washington Examiner:
Democrats on a House committee are seeking detailed financial records from dozens of large insurance companies, officials disclosed Tuesday, part of an investigation into “executive compensation and other business practices” in an industry opposed to President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul health care.
The request included records relating to compensation of highly paid employees, documents relating to companies’ premium income and claims payments, and information on expenses stemming from any event held outside company facilities in the past 2 1/2 years.
The requests were made in letters signed by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who guided a portion of health care legislation through the House Energy and Commerce Committee last month as chairman, and Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who heads the Energy and Commerce investigations and oversight subcommittee.
They wrote that the committee was “examining executive compensation and other business practices in the health insurance industry.” The Associated Press obtained a copy.
The requests were issued at a time when Obama’s health care proposal is under intense attack from Republicans and other critics, including the health insurance industry. Much of the opposition focuses on proposals for the government to sell insurance in competition with private carriers.
Obama and other supporters of a so-called government option argue it would help control costs and keep insurance companies honest by forcing them to grapple with competition.
Opponents say it gradually would undermine the present insurance structure, which is built around private insurers, and lead to a system controlled by the government.
The issue drew intense focus over the weekend, after Obama speculated aloud about the possibility that legislation might omit the government role in selling insurance. …
But here’s the kicker:
Nick Choate, a spokesman for Stupak, said 52 letters were sent late Monday to the nation’s largest health insurers, those with $2 billion or more in annual premiums. He said letters were not sent to other industry groups, some of which have been airing television advertising in support of Obama’s call for legislation.
Just replace “health care” for any other industry. Perhaps the industry that employs you. Now imagine the government deciding your industry should provide some service or commodity for free. Or maybe not “free”, but for a greatly reduced profit. If they can do it on health care, they can do it on anything. This is their watershed moment. This is the moment they find out just how far they can push the American people.
Anyone who thinks totalitarianism can’t happen here isn’t paying attention. If you don’t find this disturbing, well, you’re deeply disturbed.
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I am deeply disturbed
, but that aside: I wish that these company CEO’s would write back to Waxman and tell him to go to hell. If he wants to know this information, he can read the 10Q (quarterly reports) with everyone else.
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It is deeply disturbing!!
Considering how badly the economic condition of medicare and medicaid it is amazing to me that Obama has the support that he does. The government loses 30% to medicare fraud every year…30%!! That represents over $200 BILLION, doctors and hospitals say this is because nobody understands medicare.
This could be the beginning of the end of America’s greatness!!
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I wonder How many of these companies supported Big Ears’ run for office? **And are now saying: “Opps!”**
I read the letter and at this point they are “asking” for the info.
Those who comply deserve whatever grief Big Ears and his Komrads send their way.
DON’T TREAT ON ME!
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All the requested info is availiable through tax returns no? I agree , send a reply go to hell, along with the statement that if you want that info either get a warrant, and or get off your lazy inept butts and do the research yourselves! Anyone notice the timing here? Needs to be sent by nov 4?
Wonder exactly what companies were targeted for this chicagoland thuuggery of a letter?
Maybe we all need to get together and start demanding some info of our own, like criminals visiting the white house list, or where the hell is the stimilus?, or maybe a simple real accounting of how far this moron has really got us into debt so far? And we want it by NOV 4TH!
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