Comments on: Mayor Hotline September 12 to 18

By: JIMV

JIMV — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:45:44 +0000

TJ, has that worked anywhere? The increase in covered citizens all over Europe and Canada has not reduced costs but instead reduced the quality of care.

What we invariably get is expensive, uncaring, mediocre care while the very rich become the only folk with good care. No Thank You…

I will be a lot more impressed when the folk demanding such coverage also acknowledge the higher costs and step up to the plate to pay it. Instead they believe the hype, someone else will pay…perhaps the greatest failing of our education system, the idea that there is a free lunch.

By: TJ

TJ — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:13:21 +0000

JIMV – the more people who sign up the cheaper the premium for everyone.

By: Mr. Watcher

Mr. Watcher — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:31:45 +0000

Somehow I doubt you paid as much attention to the impact on your citizens

The statement out of contest above does and is able to stand on its own on many current issues. Clearly this mayor has shown zero interest in how his loony agenda and wild dreams will effect the average family in Boise. He does what he darn well pleases. Look at the mess this mayor as a lawyer made for the folks in McCall. He’s a one man wrecking crew and has a track record to proves it. After the damage he moves on to let the decent hard working citizens to pick up the pieces.
A large reason this mayor gets away with what he has is the local newspaper will not do its job and report facts that citizens need to be informed of. The local newspaper loves big government (democrats) and feels the citizens can be taxes a lot more than they currently are being taxed. There’s no question in my mind that if Dave was a republican the local newspaper would be on a witch hunt in digging everything up on him that they could.
Mayor Dave is bad news with his out of mainstream ideas and we will be left with a huge mess to deal with if he gets his way on a number of issues.

By: aimdee

aimdee — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:18:49 +0000

I am all for the public option but I also feel that local Government is out of control. I think with the democratic president, house and senate on a national scale a local conservative government is appropriate. If Bieter and the city counsel feel they can do what ever they want they will get completely out of control which is obviously starting to happen. I assure you that I voted for Bieter but will not vote for him or MJ again. Rest assured Sisy I am not alone. Rein in your boy’s and girls if you still want a Democratic strong-hold in the City of Boise.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:30:33 +0000

People against health care reform must love the idea of medical bankruptcy as well. Over 70% of personal bankruptcies are due to medical reasons. Over 60% had medical insurance!

Big Health likes the status quo and is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at us “little people” to keep their cash cow from getting any kind of reform.

We have to take a good hard look at what we spend on end of life health care. Hospice care for the terminaly ill v. medical treatment is something people do not want to discuss. Nobody gets out alive and we simply will not acknowledge this fact. Life is a terminal condition sooner or later.

Death panels already exist when a family makes the decision to unplug a loved one from life support. Living wills are another form of a self imposed death panel.

By: JIMV

JIMV — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:54:05 +0000

I do believe Sysyphus notes a reality..speaking to politicians as though they care IS foolish…ask the raving left who threw a nationwide tantrum from January 2001 through January 2009 about civility…Of course, that was different…it was about Bush and the evil republicans and any lie and amount of public tantrum was, of course warranted…

Politicians do what they desire, not what the public wants, which is why removing today’s folk is so very important.

at least to normal folk…the left, well that is another matter.

Oh, and TJ…someone has to pay for that Medicare…if everyone has a similar program, everyone will have to pay a LOT more, including YOU…

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:56:41 +0000

I am on that old socialized medicine called Medicare. Love it. Best insurance I ever had at the most reasonable price.

Of course if your brother-in-law is president/CEO of Blue Cross or Blue Shield I guess you would want him to get bazillions of dollars to reward him for scalping the insured.

By: D Lane

D Lane — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:00:28 +0000

In the Hyde Park area where bicycles are very popular the biggest defensive driving is with Cyclists. I’m clueless in why they believe they are selectively blind with stop signs and right of ways. One of these days one will see the front end of my car simply because they felt they were exempt from rules of the road. Sorry Biker’s I have little empathy for your damage control and don’t want to hear how the vehicle got in your way.
No Response is necessary from the Major or staff. Just stating facts.
D Lane

By: Sisyphus

Sisyphus — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:12:57 +0000

LMAO, like you ever voted for a Democrat Jim. Please pony up the data that says the proposal is unpopular in Boise. And we all know you don’t want to comment Jim, you want to shout like you and the other Glenn Beck zealots did at this rally:

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2009/sep/02/health-care-rally-turns-shout-down/

I’m thinking your reputation preceded you into the Council chamber.

By: JIMV

JIMV — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:01:25 +0000

Well Timm, you also in favor of paying for it? My problem with the scheme is that it damages what god care we have and it will cost vastly more money…The folk screaming the loudest for it are not the folk who will have to pay for it….or so they think.