Been silent for awhile now, hope to change that. Stuck in a place that frankly bores me to tears has left me with not too much to say. Last night I watched the "debate" on health care insurance reform and it sparked off a touch of anger. Here is a body that is supposed to represent the will of the People, and took oaths to uphold the Constitution of the United States. Last night's vote threw both those concepts out in the street.
219 representatives, last night, chose to ignore the will of their constituents and serve the hubris of the President and Speaker of the House. The thing about choice is that the voters will have to choose who to vote for. To those who voted for this bill, remember one thing: "November is coming."
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Twice the fun than beating a mime with a bat, with half the guilt of kicking a puppy.
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Without sparking the perpetual Left Vs Right debate I am curious as to what is so bad about governments running health care.
There are some organizations that never really turn a profit Eg. Heath care and Mass Transit, and need support from tax dollars. It only seems fit that the government has some say about where their/our money goes.
(US Non-Bashing statement)
From an outsides view it seems that Health Care in the US hasn't really worked for years. My government is trying to mend our faulty Health Care system too. The UK are having their fair share of troubles from denying health care to those whose conditions are financially inviable. It's a huge challenge for any government.
There is no argument that the system needs reform. The problem is what is in the bill, and how it was passed.
The 2700 page bill (the Constitution by comparison is 6 pages) is so bad it could only be passed by bribery, and arm twisting. The majority of the American people said they did not want it, but their elected representatives passed it, going against the will of their constituents. The bill collects 10 years of taxes for 6 years of benefits, most of the benefits do not kick in for 4 more years. Very little is done in the bill to control costs, in many cases it will raise costs. Many of the costs that the bill creates are un funded and will cost individual states billions of dollars.
There are many things in the bill that have nothing to do with health care, such as making all student loans go through the government.
Most importantly for me, The bill goes against the 10th amendment of the Constitution. "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The federal government forcing people to buy a product (i.e. insurance) is a power they don't have.
There is no argument that health care reform is needed. Time could have been taken to craft a bill that was about health care and not about expanding the powers of the federal government.
Sorry this is abit rushed and short, but gotta get to work.
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