Posted by
Quentin Sachse on Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:42:51 PM
Let me begin this blog post by stating how I really feel about this topic. “What health care debate?!?”
This so called health care debate is simply laughable. There is absolutely NO debate going on. What is happening is a balancing act between railroading larger government down our throats without the politicians sacrificing their precious re-election! Speaking of that, quick sidebar, I have to say that I really wish Olympia Snowe would just change party affiliations. She is nearly as leftist as Barney Phife, oops, my bad, I mean Barney Frank. OK, back on topic. This railroading of the American people is simply embarrassing. That we, the American people will simply sit by and allow this to happen without raising a holy stink about it is a sad state of affairs. Let’s dig into this proposed legislation a little and evaluate some of the causes and effects.
CAUSES:
I don’t know about other states, but, in Colorado, hospitals cannot refuse health care to ANYONE. So, what then is the crisis here. Oh yeah, I remember what the crisis is. This so called crisis, for those that haven’t been able to put two and two together, was largely created by the government themselves. By forcing Medicaid and Medicare down the throats of the doctors and hospitals, and determining on their own what they were going to pay them, the same doctors and hospitals had to raise their rates to OUR insurance companies to compensate for the losses. Neat trick to raise the rates, and artificially inflate health care costs so they can claim their crisis and execute this enormous land grab for larger government. Have you all noticed that they are VERY careful not to mention what a mess they have made of the Medicaid and Medicare systems? God forbid that we should remember what a mess they make out of anything they control before they can ram it down our throats. Make no mistake, they could care less if you remember that after the fact, as you watch you quality of care go downhill. They could care less, because they have already gotten the power they were after. Additional causes for this so called crisis are all related to the legislation I referred to above that makes doctors and hospitals treat everyone, whether they have coverage or not. This additional factor, is that, as badly as Medicaid and Medicare have inflated costs, the cost of treating Illegal immigrants, that cannot be refused care, is even worse. These people have no intention of EVER paying that doctor or hospital for their care. So, who pays for it then. Oh yeah, us. The tax payers are already footing the bill for free care. In addition to all of this. I want everyone to think back, even just a year ago. Do you realize that nobody even knew this was a problem until we were told that it was a crisis? Now, the American people are SO inundated with talk about this crisis, that the sheep are falling into line, and admitting to themselves that there MUST be a crisis since everyone is talking about it. People, there is NO CRISIS. Look at facts, not the media hype! Do your research! Think for yourself! All people in the U.S., whether they are citizens, or illegal, can go to a hospital right now and get treated for what ails them. If they tell the doctor at said hospital that they can’t afford whatever prescription the doctor gives them, the hospital will give them the medication for free. So, why exactly does it matter if they have a government run health insurance card or not. Oh yeah, that’s right, because the true crisis is that the libs need an excuse to tax the hell out of you some more. Speaking of taxes, let’s get on to the effects shall we?
EFFECTS:
From an average guy’s perspective, working for a good corporation:
I work for a large D.O.D. contractor on an Air Force base. I make a decent (although probably enough for a left wing nut to want me to provide for 2 illegal families) living, and I have a good health care plan. Now, according to this new legislation, shame on me for being able to have a good health care plan, and not wanting the government to ration my health care. So, since I’m such a horrible person, and don’t need their subsidized health care, I will now be taxed on my health insurance, so I can provide health care for 5 other individuals, that probably don’t even deserve it. How on earth does anyone in their right mind rationalize this into being something that should happen in the land of the free and the home of the brave. So much for freedom, I get to be taxed for being responsible and paying for my own health insurance. Like I need to pay any more taxes.
From a small business owner’s perspective:
As a small business owner, with only part time employees, I will now be required, not to offer, but, to PAY FOR, health care for all of my employees. As I said before, the business is a bar, and I have five part time bartenders. Now, what that means for me and my employees, is that there is absolutely NO WAY, I can afford to pay for health care for five part time bartenders. Thanks to the taxes I already have to pay, I still have to have a full time job to support myself and the bar, as does my partner. So, the end result is that I will have to sit down with my employees, and let them know that from this day on, I can only afford to have 2 full time employees, and will most likely do much of the weekend bartending on my own. End result: my small bar has just had to cut three employees, just so I can afford to be compliant with the new health care law.
Effects summed up:
The business owners are going to have to cut jobs to provide the health care required by us to provide. That is going to lead to even HIGHER unemployment. The responsible people that have jobs, and pay for their health insurance like they are supposed to, will then be taxed for taking care of themselves, so that the government can pay for the health care needs of the employees I had to let go because I couldn’t afford to keep them employed. NEAT SYSTEM HUH?!? Boy, isn’t the government efficient! Of course, don’t forget, you can always avoid those nasty taxes, if you just bend over and take the government run health plan where the sun don’t shine so THEY can get your money instead of the health insurance firms. Man, it’s a good thing their leaving our power of choice in tact huh?
Well, that will about complete my rant on this topic. I bid you all well. I’m going to spend my evening looking for a part time job so I can afford the taxes on my health insurance plan.
It is my hope that this will be passed on to all of the health crisis lemmings, so that maybe some of them will think for themselves.
Good night, and God bless,
Quentin