Healthcare

The latest debate going on is about healthcare. What is sad is the fact that we don’t already have Healthcare for everyone. Part of the problem is that we are still a very young country. I know that is not a good excuse but that is the best I could come up with.

O’bama said when he was campaigning for President that he wanted to change the Healthcare System in the United States. The people voted him in so I think he should keep his word. The Republican Party is going to oppose whatever he tries to do. The party leader Rush Limbaugh has gone on record to say that he wants O’bama to fail. Rush is a prime example of party before country politics. O’bama and the Democratic Party should put together the best bill they can come up with and sign it into law. They should not wait for the Republicans to stand with them because it is never going to happen. The job of the Republican Party has become to stop the President. Like they said, they want Healthcare to be his Waterloo.

I have Healthcare because I am retired from the military. When I was active duty I work for 20 years in the medical field. It pains me to hear people tell their story about having to file for bankruptcy because they became ill or they were injured. Medicine should be in the same category as the Police and the Fire Departments. The Police and Fire Departments don’t charge a fee when they come to people’s aid because we have a right to be safe and to have a fire put out. Why do we not have the right to be healthy? It is sad to know that millions of people are one doctor’s visit away from being homeless. For most people if they lose their job they also lose their health insurance. Many people take or keep jobs they hate only because they need the insurance. For this to be a country that likes to brag about being number one in so many areas, why can’t Healthcare be one of them?

Chapter 2

Watching the people on television talk about this subject is very sad. Seeing people at Town Hall meetings argue when they have been given bad information is painful to watch. In general I believe these are people that voted for McCain and they are still upset about not winning. I feel sorry for O’bama because these people are going to complain about everything he tries to do and there is nothing he can do to win them over. These are the people of the Republican Party. There is nothing O’bama or the Democratic Party can do that would make them happy except commit suicide.

I guess you could break this down to two types of people on this issue. Either you care about other people or you don’t. Another way to say it is, am I or am I not my brother’s keeper? I am the type that cares about other people. I am my brother’s keeper. If you are the type that doesn’t care about others, I don’t think you are wrong (really I do) in your way of thinking. You are who you are. I just don’t agree with your way of thinking and that does not make me right (yes it does).

The Democrats are saying right now that the public option is off the table and that is upsetting. The Insurance Companies are saying they can’t compete with the Government. The people at Town Hall meetings are screaming on their behalf. That is such a lie. The people that believe what the Insurance Companies are saying are not thinking. There is nothing that the Government provides that you can’t also find in the private sector. The government provides the Fire Department and you can still buy smoke detectors and sprinkler systems. The Government provides the Police Department but you can still hire private detectives and body guards. My point is the Government does not destroy the free market it only provides a safety net and gives people options.

Chapter 3

Here is my biggest problem. The Pharmaceutical and Medical Industries have nothing to keep them honest. The Drug Companies have figured out that there is more money in treatment than in cures. Because of that I don’t think anyone will ever see another cure for anything. This works out good for Doctors and hospitals because it keeps people coming back for more drugs. Their condition gets better but they will never be completely cured or healed. That is where the Insurance Companies come in. Because we have to go to the doctor or hospital multiple times and the costs for these visits have gone so high most people can’t afford it. Insurance companies get the doctors and hospitals to charge them less and the regular Joe more. Charging the regular Joe more money forces him to go to the Insurance Companies. If the Medical Industry would treat the regular Joe the same as they treat the Insurance Companies fewer people would be in bankruptcy. That can’t happen because lawyers would lobby against it.

In a nut shell I believe that if something is a MUST HAVE then the government should provide it for its citizens. Healthcare is not an option for people it is a MUST HAVE. Just as taxes are a must, so should Healthcare for all.