Reply #31: The whole idea of "Reform" and "Regulation" to [View All]

me is so bogus. The Health Care Giveaways in the recent "Reform" package for the Health Insurance Industry clearly indicate to me what "Reform" is all about. (And the huge surge in stock market prices after the bill was voted in clearly say volumes about what the HC"R" was all about.)

There is a pattern here. As an anti- pesticide activist, from about 1991, I watched as someone in Congress would bring forth a bill that stipulated for harsh regulations on pesticide/herbicide manufacturers. Then the lobbyists show up at the Capital building and the lunch discussion begin, and the legislation would be watered down.

So to me, "Reform" equals legislators getting their need for campaign contributions met. While insuring that industry has the "Reform" structured to their liking.