I don't (health) care!!

Is anyone else bothered by how fast Obama wants to push through this Health Care Reform? There are only a few weeks left before the August Recess, but Obama expects the Congress to pass comprehensive Health Care before they go on vacation. Just think about that for a second. Obama wants legislation that would affect the rest of our natural lives, decided in a matter of days.

On top of all that, polls have been showing that the American people are not in favor of the Administration's Health Care plan. Obama does not seem to care since he has been saying things such as, "we WILL get this done."(1) He doesn't seem to be listening to those who he is serving, but rather dictating to us.

I do agree that something needs to be done to fix health care cost. But the solution is not to create a large population dependent on a government system. All that does is secure hundreds of thousands of votes in upcoming elections. (Do we as Americans ever feel like we are being duped, swindled, bamboozled, flimflammed, etc....?) We need to stand up to these government thugs and not let them tell us how we feel or what we want. Last time I read the Constitution, it is still supposed to be the other way around. (That's a topic for another blog!) We need to once again become independent for our own welfare. We need to once again start to take personal responsibility of our lives. We need to once again declare our freedom from tyrants!!

I'm not suggesting that we need to start another revolution to overthrown the government, so don't send the FBI or CIA to my house. What we do need to do is throw out those in government who want to strip us of our freedom and dignity. Less government regulation in health care would lower costs. Less abuse by those who are not paying taxes, or who have don't insurance, would lower costs.

Surprisingly, I do agree that all AMERICAN CITIZENS should get emergency care even if they don't have health insurance, but not for free. Perhaps at a discounted cost that can be made in payments little by little through a slight, and I mean slight, increase in their personal taxes each year when they file. On the flip side, I do not believe that anyone who walks into the ER should be seen and the billed passed onto someone else. Those who have colds, sprained ankles, hangnails, or whatever else they can come up with, should be sent packing(2). If your life is in imminent danger, then as a society, I would feel most would agree to help you out in that case.

For the purpose of being transparent, I have very good health care insurance provided through my job. It is not free though. I pay quite a bit for it. About 8% of my gross pay in fact. The government plan is estimated at costing over 1 trillion dollars (i.e. $1,000,000,000,000) in the first 9 years(3). With the $787 billion stimulus bill(4), $410 omnibus bill(5), Obama's $3.6 trillion budget(6), and a second stimulus being mulled over(7), how much longer can this go on? The fact is that the government already RAN OUT OF MONEY APRIL 26TH!! Just over 3 months into the Obama Admin the government went broke. They are eventually going to put you on the monetary hook to fix it.

Stand up and let your voice be heard! We want to spend our own money for a change!

Notes:
1) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/15/obama-accuses-health-care-critics-defending-status-quo/
2) http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-ervisits_02met.ART.Central.Edition1.4a5fd8b.html
3) http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=324
4) http://useconomy.about.com/b/2009/02/15/economic-stimulus-package-passed-by-congress.htm
5) http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/11/senate-passes-omnibus-bill/
6) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123564748462081261.html
7) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=ajQbZ.WrAVwQ
8) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/04/24/happy-debt-day-government-run-cash-sunday-earliest/