The Senate version of the health care bill is out. And it’s big. And expensive. And puts J. K. Rowling to shame.
Let me explain.
The bill is 2,074 pages long.
CNN reports the cost of the bill, over 10 years, is calculated at $849,000,000,000
That’s $409,353,905.50 per page.
J. K. Rowling’s seven-book Harry Potter series sold 325-million copies in the first 10 years. At 4,195 pages, at the hardcover price of $24.95, that works out to $8,108,750,000 in sales (and the amount is less, if any of those sales were cheaper paperback versions).
Amount per page sold in a Harry Potter book? $1,932,955.90
That means a single page of the Senate bill is worth 211.7 times more than a page from a Harry Potter book.
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) says he will read the entire bill aloud on the Senate floor before allowing a vote.
I hope he does. And I hope he then reads the entire Harry Potter series aloud. Then, Harry Reid can see if his bill is really worth more than a Harry Potter book.
One final thought: both Rowling and Reid are masters of fiction. The difference is that I have the choice of not buying Rowling’s writings. Reid demands I pay for his.
Let’s see… 2,074 pages is just over four reams of paper. At $5/ream, that’s about $20.00.
If I had that bill stack, I’d burn it in my airtight. Throw some coal in for good measure.
Hey Democrats! I ain’t signin’ up for nothin’. Do you hear me? Come for my ass and meet my extended family. I’ll put in a plug for ya.
Wow. I think that is as profound a statement as I can make right now. It boggles the mind to think that other peoples mind can wrap themselves around something that is so bloated and complicated and then with a straight face determine that it makes sense and that everyone should be a part of it.
I mean, just because I see a dead, bloated deer at the side of the road doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to take it home and feed it to the family. The same is even more true of a thousand dead, bloated barchiosauri. Maybe one day, but not hopefully, my mind will be warped beyond recognition to think this type of bill is a good idea.
Harry Reid wrote a book??? I hope the pages are made from 2-ply super absorbant paper.
Dang its hard to imagine that a person as stupid as harry reid knows how to write, much less know enough to put sentences together adding up to 2074 pages.
Questions: How many illegals do those pages cover? how much is murthsa getting in kickbacks?
I will guarantee that bill, written by morons will not address
teenage pregnancy, juvenile illness, or democrat behavior. There is no provision for the treatment of liberalism, homosexualism, reidism, pelousyism, or husseinisms. There will be plenty of money for abortions, assisted suicides for those over 50, and money for weed. There will be no money for drugs that help, cancer treatmnents, or actual disease, however union bosses will be given preference for doctors and hospitals.
Time to cull the herd in congress, recall all democrats, legalize democrat hunting.
A democrat is like a wart, a good for nothing virus that just won’t go away.
2,074 pages, and not a one intended to improve health care.
What the Democratic party has done for California they are now giving to the country. Aren’t we blessed!
Prediction:
Within a year, a Central American or Carribian nation (probably Costa Rica) will start selling themselves to surgeons. Come here and we will let you practice without restrictions and we’ll protect you from stupid lawsuits. They may even start enticing start-up pharma and medical device companies to relocate.
So get used to the idea of leaving the country to get most major procedures. It’ll be more expensive, but at least you’ll get treatment (and a few days of vacation).
Who would have thought that a nit-wit like Reid could actually make Red Nanny’s bill worse? It took me two days to read the abbreviated 1500 pager last summer, and another 4 days to translate it into English. I’ll read the 4000 page monstrosity (house and senate versions) when I get to GITMO.
Anyone else considering sending Senator Coburn throat lozenges and energy drinks? Is there any way to send stuff to the Senate clerk(s) who will have to read this thing?
Over 2000 pages of fiction and I already know who’s going to lose even before I read it. At least J.K. Rowling has a few plot twists.
Can we kill them yet? Can we kill them yet? Can we kill them yet?
I’ve decided to adopt my sons approach while in a car…. Are we there yet? I will just repeat like a mantra until I get the afirmative answer.
Can we kill them yet? … NOW? ….. Ok…. how bout now? Can we kill them yet? Can we? Can we? Can we? Huh? Hey….. can we kill them yet.
“master of fiction”? Surely you jest. Democrats aren’t “masters” of anything. They can’t even tie their own shoe laces. The media only tells you they’re smart, and tells you that everyone believes they’re smart. The emperor has no clothes.