Even if you work for a large corporation that is rife with bureaucracy you know the reaction that you would receive if you presented your boss with a two thousand page proposal accompanied by a flow chart that looks like the Pelosi "flow chart". The problem is that Congress cannot avoid creating bureaucracies like the one they just created in HR-3962.
The Fairness Doctrine was first instituted in the late 40's to insure that the radio airwaves broad-casted different viewpoints, rather than just one side of a issue. It was designed to insure free speech for all parties. However, the end result was that it inhibited speech as the rules were restrictive and prohibitive. The FCC dropped the Doctrine in the 1980's. But, there has been talk in Congress and the Senate to revive this Doctrine.
The current House version of the "Health Care Reform Bill" (H.R. 3962) is projected to cost about $900 billion and be "revenue neutral" which translated means it will not directly add to the budget (but it will also not reduce healthcare costs.) If you believe this bill will only cost $900 billion and that it will be revenue neutral, you also have to believe in fairy tales. Read the full article and find out the three major reasons this bill cannot live up to its promises.
When it comes to the US elections, it seems very surprising that American people throughout their history have mostly preferred to elect a president of one party and a congress of the opposite party. The reason for such behavior is "split ticketing". Split ticketing is a vote in which the voter has voted for some candidates of one party and some candidates of the other party.
Self-sustainability has become much more feasible, thanks entirely to a failed policy which should have scrapped decades ago. Please be sure to call your representatives in Congress and the Senate, let them know that their ineptitude has actually paid off!