Why pay more or accept less for something you already have, when you can continue to get it and save by others having nothing?

Is local 1199 also working to kill health care reform as well, as it did in 1992, or are they like the insurance companies pretending to go along this time?

Including the back-door unlimited subsidy of the taxation of employer-funded health insurance (which also benefits the rich you are talking about), and private health insurance purchased on behalf of public employees, along with Medicare, Medicaid, etc, the federal, state and local governments are already paying more than 75% of third party health care expenditures right now.

Others who are forced to pay for this get nothing, particularly those in younger generations. Lots of interests that are part of the Democratic coalition, and the WFP coalition, (as well as the Republicans) get a great benefit out of this unjust deal. None are willing to give it up.

You endorsed McMahon over single payer supporter Steve Harrison in the 13CD Democratic primary last year, so you reap what you sow. 

What do expect when you threw your support, money and prestige behind someone the Conservative Party considered endorsing?  McMahon creamed Harrison, but the out come may have been different, certainly Harrison, who did better on 130 k against Fossella than any of Vino's other opponents, would have made the primary against McMahon a lot closer if you supplied money, bodies and some union endorsements. 

And please don't give me that crap about the so called Staten Island Working Families contingent wanting McMahon.  The Staten Island Working Families party is controlled by three McMahon stooges who before McMahon, never lifted a finger for candidate not named Clinton .  Three people do not represent a movement.

You endorsed McMahon over single payer supporter Steve Harrison in the 13CD Democratic primary last year, so you reap what you sow. 

What did expect when you threw your support, money and prestige behind someone the Conservative Party considered endorsing?  McMahon creamed Harrison, but the out come may have been different, certainly Harrison, who did better on 130 k against Fossella than any of Vino's other opponents, would have made the primary against McMahon a lot closer if you supplied money, bodies and some union endorsements. 

And please don't give me that crap about the so called Staten Island Working Families contingent wanting McMahon.  The Staten Island Working Families party is controlled by three McMahon stooges who before McMahon, never lifted a finger for any candidate not named Clinton .  Three people do not represent a movement.

The stance on the taxation of employer funded health insurance shows that Democrats aren't really committed to a progressive tax system. They want exemptions and deals for those not in their coalition, higher taxes for those outside.

And younger generations. Why is there a specific dollar mandate for young people to be forced to pay for insurance, rather than a tax with a refundable credit (as I suggested here)? Because young people have lower incomes, and would pay less than Generation Greed under vitually any tax.

Behind not supporting this bill is how it will effect those making more than 1 million dollars.  Look at McMahon's district which comprises all of SI and part of Brooklyn and I think you'll find that the percentage of those living there making over a million a year is less than 10%.  This same reasoning was used by McMahon when he voted AGAINST having those AIG executives who reaped the huge bonuses this past winter taxed 90%. 

McMahon didn't deserve the nomination and had the Republican Party put up a viable candidate McMahon would have been toast. Remember McMahon was afraid of running against Fossella in 2006 and was getting his friend Dominic Recchia - who didn't even live in the district - to run against Harrison in the primary (the only reason for Recchia was going to be in the race was to get his name known because he wanted to run for BP in Brooklyn and was - and still is - a total unknown.  That was before Bloomberg and the City Council threw away our 2 votes on term limits).

Unbelievable, you have a candidate who will work for the people (Steve Harrison) and WFP supported a candidate (McMahon) who 1/2 hour after going before Brooklyn Democrats For Change for endorsement met with the Brooklyn Conservative Party to get their endorsement.  Harrison was (and still is) for single payer but WFP supported a candidate with deep pockets and overlooked someone who is a fighter for the very people who WFP looks to for support.  I do have to say I was surprised when WFP endorsed Thompson over Bloomberg and his $50,000 contribution.  I lost all respect for WFP in 2008 and I never had nor will I ever respect McMahon a Blue Dog DINO.