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passiveporcupine

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3. the toon is not quite accurate

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 05:31 PM

Jun 2014

Members of Congress have good health insurance by any standard, but it’s not free and not reserved only for them – and it’s not government insurance. House and Senate members are allowed to purchase private health insurance offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, which covers more than 8 million other federal employees, retirees and their families.

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/health-care-for-members-of-congress/

Don't know about the rest of the claims, but I knew the free healthcare was not correct.

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Which one is the real entitlement - toon [View all] L0oniX Jun 2014 OP

If Congress were only useful TNNurse Jun 2014 #1

This is obvious nonsense. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2014 #2

the toon is not quite accurate passiveporcupine Jun 2014 #3

Don't forget the insider trading advantage Congress has. nt valerief Jun 2014 #4

They're also among that group sulphurdunn Jun 2014 #6

And that Congresscritter didn't do a damned thing for it Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #5

I expected the guy in the suit would be a rich heir living off dividends from the company tclambert Jun 2014 #7

That's it - blame the whole Congress, including the Democrats (and the Fed Govt, just incidentally). baldguy Jun 2014 #8

Neither of them. quakerboy Jun 2014 #9

Throw in all the big businesses that lobby the congress (the nice way to say 'bribe') gtar100 Jun 2014 #10

If congress did their job smallcat88 Jun 2014 #11