Health care (dollar) bills

Submitted by markjohnson on August 14, 2009 - 5:41am.
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Drug makers, insurance companies and health providers have chosen carefully in deciding where to put their campaign dollars in North Carolina.

North Carolina's lawmakers in Washington have received millions of dollars from health-related companies in the past three campaigns, according to a new analysis by Democracy North Carolina, a government watchdog group, Barb Barrett reports.

Top among them: Sen. Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican and a member of the Senate health committee who has submitted his own legislation for health reform.

Burr received nearly $1.7 million from health and insurance interests from 2003 through 2008, according to the organization. It conducted its analysis using data compiled from the Center for Responsible Lending and the Federal Elections Commission. (N&O)

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Re: Health care (dollar) bills

Submitted by midMANdle on August 19, 2009 - 8:00am.

Gosh, can you not read, TruthSquad already spelled this concept out to you...

Why not report the FULL story?

There are NO corporate contributions allowed in federal elections - only individuals and Political Action Committees (which are made up of individuals).

Define health care. Who is actually included in compiling that number?

How much total money did each of these candidates raise in the same period?

What percentage of the total raised can be attributed to individuals who work in the health care field?

How many people in North Carolina work in the health care profession? And what percentage of the workforce is attributed to healt care?

How about a little enterprise reporting guys??!!

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Re: Burr reforms fundraising instead of healthcare

Submitted by midMANdle on August 19, 2009 - 7:58am.

Because he hates taking money from regular people.

The money comes from individuals associated with the industry. The Federal Election Commission does not allow for corporations to make political contributions to candidates. That is considered "soft money" and has been outlawed for some time.

Employees that work for insurance companies are the ones that donated money to the campaign - yes - employees from the secretaries to the junior level employee on up - you know - the regular people.

Stop pandering and spewing misinformation...

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A gift that keeps on giving.

Submitted by domewatcher on August 19, 2009 - 6:36am.

I believe that the insurance companies gave money to Burr in an effort to help him get out from under that "Thing" car he drives. Their contributions were probably a prototype program for the 'cash for clunkers' program that has been so popular with new car dealers.

On the other hand.....insurance companies contributed to Obama because they believe in good government.

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Re: Health care (dollar) bills

Submitted by midMANdle on August 18, 2009 - 11:51pm.

Truthsquad is a very smart and logical individual...

President Obama accepted over $2.2 million from the insurance companies in 2008 alone!

Where is the liberal left's outrage over the acceptance of that money?

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Re: Burr reforms fundraising instead of healthcare

Submitted by GiggleBox on August 18, 2009 - 8:52pm.

Burr received nearly $1.7 million from health and insurance interests from 2003 through 2008

Because he hates taking money from regular people.

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Shumaker on Burr: “That is a fallacious argument."

Submitted by GiggleBox on August 18, 2009 - 8:51pm.

Asked why Senator Burr netted over one-third of special interest money against reforming health care in North Carolina, occasional pollster and born Burr spokesman Paul Shumaker said “That is a fallacious argument."

Burr's remaining base immediately went to look up the word fallacious, convinced Jesse Helms had banned that kind of stuff years earlier.

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Re: Health care (dollar) bills

Submitted by TruthSquad on August 15, 2009 - 10:27am.

Why not report the FULL story?

There are NO corporate contributions allowed in federal elections - only individuals and Political Action Committees (which are made up of individuals).

Define health care. Who is actually included in compiling that number?

How much total money did each of these candidates raise in the same period?

What percentage of the total raised can be attributed to individuals who work in the health care field?

How many people in North Carolina work in the health care profession? And what percentage of the workforce is attributed to healt care?

How about a little enterprise reporting guys??!!

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