Health Care

I'm sitting here listening to more reports on Health Care, like there's anything else being talked about, and getting more and more frustrated. The Bills that Congress is proposing just make no sense at all if you even remotely believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We are just looking at one more step in becoming slaves of the Government. Is that how you want to live, I don't!

I don't have the answers to the issue, if I did I'd be in Washington making the big bucks, but I do have some ideas. We do have a problem with people that are out of work or whoever they work for just can't afford a group policy. For those people maybe the Government should step in and provide basic health care. Basic health care could include regular checkups, basic dental, basic optometry and of course basic life saving. I personally have 2 kids that fit in that category. You want more, get a better job or work to improve your situation so you can buy your own insurance. There are plenty of people that chose not to purchase health care, even if it's available through their employer, they would rather spend that money in other ways. To prevent those that don't feel the need to have insurance there should be an maximum income level to qualify for a Government program, remember, keep the Government out of free enterprise, if you are making a good living and don't chose to protect your health then that is your call, not the Governments. For those that have health care insurance there needs to be tort reform and a change to anti-trust laws to allow for more competition between insurance companies. To make it even more helpful change the tax laws to allow 100% write off for necessary health care, not cosmetic surgery and other procedures along those lines, they are a luxury. What ever you do keep the Government away from those that can afford their own health care. Those that are on welfare can do their part also. Anyone on welfare that is below retirement age should have to earn their welfare checks and their Medicaid benefits. There are plenty of parks, roadways, etc that need to be cleaned up. I know some will say that there are those on welfare that just can't work, really? Why? As my Dad keeps pointing out there are people working at WalMart that are confined to wheel chairs and can do little more then smile when you enter the store, they are working and probably damn proud of it too! If you have children you have to take care of, well you can watch other peoples children so they can go to work or clean a park or whatever. Looking for a job and taking drug tests should be a requirement for receiving welfare also, it really makes no sense to provide health care for people that are taking money from the Government and going out and pickling their livers or killing their braincells with drugs. The unemployment laws also need to change to include health care as a part of the unemployment insurance, sure Cobra is fine, but have you ever priced it, it's more expensive and you just lost your job, yea that works.

I'm not in favor of the Government being involved in my life anymore then they already are, in fact I'm in favor of them being involved less then they currently are, but... There are those that could use the help. Any Government program should only be a stop gap measure to help someone get back on their feet. Oh yea, one last thing, no health care other then basic life saving measures for illegals, once they are bandaged and stable they are put on a bus. I'm against illegal immigration but I'm not inhumane.