It cannot have escaped your notice that health care is the current hot topic across the nation. It was one of the key issues that then Senator Barack Obama ran his campaign on. Now, as promised, he has, with the help of other leading Democrats, put forward the plan for socialized health care for the American people. "Fantastic" many will shout; "No thanks" will be the response from others.
So why the opposing views? Free health care for all is a good thing isn't it?
Well first we need to get past this notion that anything in this new legislation is going to be free. Most, if not all the conversations I have had with supporters of nationalized health care have used that term. Each time I hear it I pose the question:
"If it's free for everyone then who is paying for it?"
The answer I normally get actually frightens me more than anything I have seen in ObamaCare. "Oh government is going to pay". Huh? Remember the lady on election night who was all excited because "Obama is going to pay my mortgage and all my bills"? This is similar thinking. There seems to be a mental block in our nation when it comes to government spending. The only money government has is that which it takes from us on the form of taxes (stealth or otherwise).
So if the government gets it's money from your taxes then that must mean that they are spending your money.
The predicted cost is estimated to be in the region of $1.5 Trillion. That's money they don't currently have, so where do you think it is going to come from?
Okay now that we have that little fact sorted out we can move on to the next problem. How many of you reading this do not currently have health insurance because you can't afford it? That has been one of the main concept being brought to the table by the bill supporters. The problem that so many Americans cannot afford health insurance. Now there are many reasons for people to not have their own insurance and I am not going to go into those at this time. If this bill was aimed at helping just those that needed help, when they needed help. Would this not be a better way of doing things?
I say let us, the people, have a choice in what health care we have. Let us choose who our families see without the added (and predictable) government bureaucracy. The only thing the current plans can lead to is health care rationing. Oh you will be offered treatment, just pick a number and wait in line. There you can happily linger in pain until you are eventually seen or until you die. Will we see a change in the quality of healthcare? Yes, but not for the better. I do agree that treatments should be decided by your doctor and not by some insurance guy in a suit. This legislation is not actually going to do anything to change that. Except of course now it will be a government agent in a suit.
What this boils down to is who gets to decide who lives and who dies. There are many things we are not being told. Many details that are not being reported in the media. The bill, which our President is trying to rush through, is over 1000 pages long and written in legalize. How many of your representatives will have had a chance to read through this extremely important piece of legislation properly before a rushed vote? We have seen this tactic before with the bailouts. Don't let that happen again. Write to your congressman, write to your senators and let them know your opinion.
So next time you are at he DMV take a look around. Because that is what life will be like the next time you go to the emergency room under this proposed plan.
4 comments:
Government health care isn't going to be the only health care option available. Obama has said several times over that we'll still have the option of choosing no health insurance or private health insurance.
I see where your coming from with your concerns. For what it's worth the Medicare program here in Canada works really well. Affordable premiums and first class service. Also, pregnancies are free here which is good. I here it can cost thousands in the states if you don't have private.
One thing I don't like about Canadian Medicare is that it is mandatory. Even if I don't pay, I'm covered but the bills will stack up. EVERYONE has to have the coverage. Would be nice to choose, though.
You've hit it on the head there. If there was an opt out in there I wouldn't have a problem. As it is we are all going to be paying for this if we like it or not.
I will be posting the PDF of the bill once I get to the appropriate computer (Too many machines). Reading through that you may find that what Obama says and what is actually going to happen are not the same thing. Remember he is still a politician. Never go just by what they say.
Here is something that might be of interest guys. The New York Times have done a "fact checking" article.
http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/23/new-york-times-fact-checks-obama/
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