With the recent passage by Congress of a sweeping health care reform package, the blogosphere (is that still a word?) has exploded with people voicing their opinions. The “left” is overjoyed and is assuring everyone that this will solve all the problems in America’s health care system. The “right” is declaring that there will be anarchy in the streets and the Barak Obama is clearly the anti-christ. My politics on this subject, like many other political topics, is very “middle of the road”, with probably a slight “right” lean.
So what’s my opinion?
If I didn’t support some form of health care reform, and universal health coverage for all people, then this entire
blog would be a sham, and everything I stand for would be exposed as some sort of fraud. I can’t ask people to follow Matthew 25:40 and yet sit here and say that health care reform is bad.
Clearly, health care reform is needed. My premiums continue to increase every year, and yet the quality and timeliness of care I receive continues to decline in some instances. I also feel that everyone should have some sort of health care treatment, especially preventative care in order to keep themselves healthy.
My concern truly is with the federal government. Sometimes, obviously, the federal government’s business management ability is lacking. Take a look at the post office, medicare, the Veteran’s Administration, etc. Yes, they do work, but they could work a lot better. So one of my concerns is if the federal government is managing this system, how well will they do?
Another concern that I have has to deal with how we’re going to pay for this. I know that taxes will most likely go up at some point, regardless of what the pundits say. It just doesn’t seem like the proposed savings, and where they’re getting it from, will really work out.
The final area of the plan that is puzzling to me is the punishment for not buying health care. I don’t understand why people would be punished for choosing not to buy something. There may be a very valid reason why this part of the legislation is there, but I don’t know what that reason is and how it can be helpful.
So, to summarize it up, I think health care reform is critical to our country, and something we absolutely need. The federal government’s business management skills sometimes aren’t good, and I truly don’t understand how we’re going to pay for this. I also don’t understand the reason why we’re punishing people for not getting coverage. But then again, I don’t have anything better, so maybe this bill can be a starting point for the health care reform that truly needs to be accomplished here in the States.
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