Ella, I’m a conservative and against Obama’s health care. What is your reaction when you hear the following:
- Bribes to get the health care vote e.g. $100 million for a Conn. hospital, millions to LA., Corn Huskers pact, Florida Deal.
I’m from Connecticut and I’m pissed off about the hospital money. We don’t need a bigger hospital University hospital in Farmington. Since the current one is losing money, we should probably use the money for its operating budget if anything.
- Passing a bill without reading it.
Nonsense. Its been debated thoroughly.
- Going into a trillion dollar debt which will have to be paid by our grandchildren and their children and keeping in mind we are already in trillion dollar debt and possibly losing our rating.
But we’d also be passing on to them the security and protection of access to healthcare. Throughout the modern western world, only in the United States can you go bankrupt over medical bills. This is a good argument against war, because war only leave pain and suffering, but the mere cost shouldn’t derail a program that could end suffering.
- Have you asked your physician his opinion on how this will effect medicine in this country?
Yes, I asked a friend in the nursing field, and she is afraid it will over work doctors and nurses and cause them to retire early. Such is there prerogative in free society. She’s afraid it will hurt care for everyone and do little to improve the situation for those who are currently uninsured. Keyword is afraid.
There may be growing pains, but it is unacceptable to do nothing improve access for 30-50 million of the most voiceless and defenseless of the nation. A friend of mine ended up on streets once and almost died of a simple leg infection. She was living in the richest city in the world at the time.
- Knowing that state health care has failed in Mass. and in Hawaii.
Growing pains. Things don’t change over night. Look how long it took to implement workplace safety standards - at least a century. We need to start now to improve life for future generations.
- Knowing that citizens of other countries with socialized medicine come to the US for care. If it is so good, why come here?
And seniors who can’t afford prescriptions here go to Canada for lower prices. It works both ways. If anything, we should be limiting care to foreigners to improve access and availability to Americans.
- Knowing that the bill also includes taxes on such things as tanning palors, and allows the feds to take over student loans. I understand there is also a push for college kids to have access to the food stamp program. Do you wonder what else is included in this bill?
Tanning booths possibly contribute to skin cancer, raising health care by absorbing capacity away from treatable diseases. If anything, we should also tax tobacco to high heavens to help pay insurance.
- Being forced to buy a product by the government.
Your point. Government supposed to protect its citizens. Health insurance offers protection from physical and financial ruin if you get sick or injured. I cracked a vertebrae in my neck by fainting - the first time I ever fainted. Fortunately it is healing properly, but even the most careful can get injured through no fault of their own.
- Why did it not include tort reform?
It is a myth that lawsuits are the primary reason for high health care costs. The American medical ***. admitted that malpractice insurance is less then 1% of all business expenses born by doctors. If I doctor ruins your life by making a mistake, why shouldn’t you be compensated?
- Why are we prohibited from buying insurance from any agency? Why not remove the barriers prohibiting sale of insurance across state lines?
This is certainly something to consider in the future. I don’t think that it should derail current efforts though
