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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Health Care DebateI'm amazed at how easily folks can be misled if someone throws enough money into misinformation campaigns to
stop health care reform. We need reform now more than ever to reign in the insurance companies and to cut down the cost of
prescription drugs.
Anyone who's fooled by this "socialist rhetoric" is completely naive to the challenges
we face in the US health care system. Bringing down the cost of health care by initiating common sense reforms help us
all, and the only ones who don't like this legislation are the health insurance fat cats who've made record profits over
the last decade at your expense.
This problem is much like the big oil issues we've been facing. Wall Street demands
profits from these companies and doesn't care who gets hurt to bring in high shareholder revenues. We need to keep the
private health care industry honest by applying pressure through federal reforms that aim to keep private industry in business,
but at the same time protect citizens from what has become a monopoly run out of control.
I don't want a 100% government-run
health care system, because I do believe in capitalism and the right to make a profit from your hard work. I think just by
offering a government-initiated alternative to provide at least minimum health care to the uninsured can introduce some competition
and control skyrocketing health costs.
Reforms to protect the rights of both the insured and those unable to get
coverage because of preexisting conditions are long overdue. The practice of dropping sick people that have been paying insurance
premiums for years should be illegal.
There's much more to address about this crucial issue, and I hope
that people don't fall for the same old political games that have hurt the majority of working Americans in recent years.
Think about your families and their well being before you blindly follow the rhetoric of those who couldn't care less about
you or your ability to get good health care.
We can pass great legislation in a bi-partisan bill that can not only
help reform health care, but can also contribute to a faster economic recovery. Be smart and get informed about the health
care issue from all sides, not just from the insurance lobbyist's talking heads who want to keep things
just the way they are. Non-action isn't in your best interest.
5:54 pm edt
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