Lots of talk lately about Obama’s plans for our Healthcare system.  I've noticed a few issues with his math, semantics and plan.

 

First, Obama claims that 48 Million people are without Healthcare.  Whoa... wait.  Be careful here... healthcare does not equal health insurance.  People not having healthcare hits you in the heart, but that's not the issue.  Anybody can get healthcare in an emergency.  If it's not an emergency, well, then you're just like everybody else in America... you get it when you can.

 

Be careful with the war of words... what Obama is claiming to push (now) is Health insurance.  This is only his start-- ultimately the Obama government wants to control healthcare by making private insurance too expensive for employers or yourself to purchase.  You think it's expensive now?  You can control what you want to be covered for.  With government run healthcare, you're going to be required to get the full coverage... how spendy is that?  Imagine this... you own a car.  Your insurance company requires you to get coverage for a car, motorcycle, boat, RV, etc... it will be too expensive for our tax dollars (which shouldn't be paying for this anyway.)

 

Second, be careful with the numbers that are floating around.  I'm hearing 48 Million as the main one.  Please keep in mind that this amount is broken down as:

12 million = illegal aliens.  Do we really need to give them free non-emergency healthcare?

12 million = young, well-paid folks who choose not to pay for any insurance.  Not the best choice, but statistically they don't rely on healthcare like other groups.

12 million = the poor, who are already entitled to government programs (e.g. Medicaid) that have not yet signed up for benefits.  This rolling group typically signs up when problems pop up, or when they need it.

12 million = the real problem-- those who cannot afford it, who are the working poor.  This is the group we must concentrate on - the other groups have no need to be addressed.

 

Now, we've identified 12 million people who need help.  Do the math... 12 million out of 330 million in the US... that's 4%!!!  Do we really need to overhaul the current system, give control to the government, tax private hospitals and doctors and private insurance to fix a 4% issue?  NO!  What I suggest is to target fixes on the working poor who cannot afford it.  Don't kill the 96% of Americans who have the best healthcare in the world.

 

How do we fix this 12 million/4% problem?  Let businesses run free from government interference...  let them pay less taxes, so they can hire more, and afford provide healthcare to their employees.  Make it easier to allow the "rich" small business owners to do their job and employ people.  Let capitalism and competition drive efficiency with new technology.  We don't need government to do this-- we need the consumers to demand it by free choice of the best healthcare providers they find.

 

So, be careful what you hear during June 24th's "Obama infomercial" on ABC... ABC is giving total control to the White House, which to me, is unethical and is becoming of state-run media like we see in Iran, North Korea and China.  Be careful where we let our "leaders" take this country.  I fear the "change" you voted for, is not understood by those who voted Obama and the Democrats into power.

It's been a while since I've last posted... so many distractions from all the issues going on, but I see them clearly.  We keep going in the wrong direction-- yes, change is happening, but I fear the wrong change.  Change can be good, can be bad-- it can be the right change, it can be the wrong change.  People wanted change, yes... but is this the change we need?  The change we want?  Not me.

 

Today is a D-Day anniversary.  It reminds me of a quote by President Obama: "... we are no longer a Christian nation..."  What do you think?

 

I hope this makes you think.