Obama and Common Good

Ok, Sister Maureen, let's put "abortion, costs, and mythical 'government takeovers'" aside, do you think creating a generation of deadbeats by allowing children to remain on their parents' insurance plans until they are 26 years old a "vision of the common good, something integral to the Catholic tradition, and many other faith traditions as well"?

As a sister, you have never had to worry about such "worldly" things such as having to find a job, a place to live, and buying clothes (although I'm sure you get a clothing allowance nowadays). You have also never had to worry about health insurance either. All of these things are provided you, just as long as you profess your "vow" of "poverty." So, what gives you the right (or the competence) to dictate to people with real jobs with insurance what is best for them? You may be a sister, but you speak with zero moral authority.

Our Friday Rosary this evening of Lent will be that we all receive access to true and comprehensive Health Care.

Care.
Caring.
Compassion.
What happened to all that stuff?

Thank you very much Sister Feidler for sharing your deep wisdom and for keeping us so well informed.

You are blind if you believe that Obama and the other democrats are not profiting on this. I do not believe in their "altruistic" motives. Don't fool yourself that people are not making money on this and making money for their friends. This is Washington politics. If you think this is about health care, it is not. Just ask doctors and nurses, the ones who deliver health care. The Common Good sounds like a socialist agenda item to me.

This is WELL SAID!!!!

This Bill is better than nothing.......and one "next step" is
for building high personal, ethical, moral, spiritual IDEALS
AND ACTION WHEREVER WE ARE.

Then why not compose a bill primarily for those who don't have health care? And not take away from those who are ok with the health care they have? Because it is about delegating heath care, greed, and a power grab. Same as always..just buy the votes of the congress and ignore the American voters.

It will be reversed by a new congress this time next year, in my opinion. Not only will the bill not help current poor people, it will send many of the middle class into the poor house. And after it is reversed next year, any congressman or woman who gave their vote for a special deal should then be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. People who are losing their jobs by the thousands every day and those close to it have had enough of these politicans, their corruption, and their lies. And if the voters are not certain if their current senator or representative voted for the bill (because they will likely try to hide that as well), simply vote for their opponent. You have to have accountability for the system to work. Right now, we don't have that from our so called leaders.

Kill Obamacare, it is an "Obamination". This is the most corrupt regime that this country has ever had. The use of illegal Chicago style politics to avoid a proper vote on the bill is truly the most despicable.
The majority of people adamantly oppose this bill and only 37% support it.

Vote out everyone who votes for this and impeach those not up for election this year!!!!

COMMON GOOD?
Take a look at THESE numbers and be afraid, Maureen, be very afraid:
http://www.endgame.org/primer-wealth.html

I am appalled by some of the comments I've read, which seem to be based upon highly emotional, deeply honest, errors of fact. There's been a great deal of propagandizing around this issue, various interested parties having apparently decided that it's perfectly proper to lie through their teeth if it gets them what they want. Indeed, Josef Goebbels would be very pleased by the tactics some major public voices have used.

There is no proposed federal take-over of health care. No one is proposing that hospitals should belong to the government. No one is proposing that doctors become government employees. No one is proposing that drug manufacturing be a federally owned process.

There is a proposal that health insurers not be able to deliberately insure only those who won't get sick. There is a proposal that nearly everyone will have health insurance, which means you and I will no longer be subsidizing care of the uninsured through real estate taxes and higher medical bills.

There is a proposal that private medical insurance companies will no longer be able to sell Medicare at a profit.

Yes, there's a proposal that families will be able to provide insurance for their children through the end of college education.

10 billion dollars allocated for the hiring of 16,000 plus IRS agents to enforce it. Is that also for the "common good"?

This long term goal of this bill is about less people taxing the system, and the system taxing the people into poverty. Kill more of the unborn and less people are born. Deny the elderly what that need and let their sickness overtake them, right when the baby boom generation begins to retire in 2011. And ensure those in the middle behave according to the rules and we might be allowed to live. We all should be appalled, right into the voting booth this November.

how is more abortion for the common good sister? and why is abrtion in health care? isnt it your only job to serve and defend Jesus and all his poor people, mother and child both, and not abandon the children? even the worst of us sinners sees that it is wrong. why cant you? youre supposed to be a be a follower of Jesus but you set a bad example for people.

Ill vote for a congressman or senator who calls for prosecuting other congressmans or senators who sold their heath care vote. Throw the dishonest rascals in jail.

The unborn aren't going to find much "common good" in Obamacare's institutionalization of abortion -- whether the Great Messiah in the White House or Sr. Fiedler think otherwise.

We cannot afford this bill! If it goes into effect, our economy will tank and we will have a worst depression then the Great Depression. The suffering and death are about to increase substantially. St. Joseph, we pray for your protection.

I wish the nay sayers would think about how Jesus acted when he traveled on earth. He showed compassion for all who came within his range. True He got angry with the money changers in the Temple, but they were taking advantage of poor Jews who wanted to worship God. Some of the narrow, conservative' christian republicans are like the money changers. They have little regard for those who are poor or in need of health care. I have been around a long time and ever since I can remember the republicans have been against social policies that will help people; social security, medicare, medicaid and many other programs which would benefit those in need. Hopefully the Bishop's will support their own social policies, especially since abortion is not supported in this bill.

Well written Sister and it seem that many of the critics of your comments are showing their lack of compassion for those in need. Too bad Jesus is not back on earth to show ust the "Way."