Where's the Fire?

Where’s the fire? Why should we destroy the greatest health care system in the world to make sure that 45 million uninsured people or 13% of the population has insurance? Why should we destroy the insurance coverage of the other 87% of the population when half of those uninsured are uninsured because they choose to be and almost a quarter of them are illegal aliens?

I’m not saying that some sort of reform isn’t needed. I would be extremely naïve if I believed that. What I am saying is that they do not need to destroy our health care system. What I am saying is that they do not need to devise a health care system patterned after the failed socialized programs of Canada and Europe.

What they should do is change the laws so that small businesses, the largest employment sector in America, can pool their resources together to provide affordable health care for their employees. But at the same time, as put forth by The Heritage Foundation, combine these new pooling arrangements with, “other insurance market reforms designed to transition from an employer-owned and seller-driven market to a consumer-owned and buyer-driven market.” According to The Heritage Foundation, “the result would be to inject fresh incentives for both controlling costs and increasing quality into the broader health system. Insurers and providers would be forced to find ways to meet consumer demands for better results at better prices.”

What they should do is fix the Medicare, Medicaid and social security under funded issues before they add another entitlement program. Can America really afford another entitlement program that will ultimately be forced onto states already going bankrupt from mismanagement and too many federally mandated programs?

What they should do is change the civil justice system to reduce tort litigation and damages which have contributed to the rising cost of our medical care. The high costs of medical malpractice litigation and compensation payouts have significantly raised the cost of medical malpractice insurance for our medical care givers. Let’s make the plaintiff in lawsuits pay the court costs of the defendant, up to but not greater than their own court costs, if they lose.

What they should do is give every tax payer a tax credit equal to 100% of their out-of-pocket costs for health insurance. Not $2,500 for individuals or $5,000 for couples as the Republican plan calls for, but 100%. If the tax payer pays for the entire plan, he/she claims the entire cost. If the tax payer pays for a portion of their employer provided health insurance, the tax payer should be allowed to claim the portion he/she pays for that coverage. If the employer pays 100% of the health insurance, the tax payer receives no tax credit. The individual tax payers should have the same tax credit rights that employers who provide health insurance for their employees have.

What they should do is secure our borders. They should send the illegal aliens home and force them to come to this country legally before they receive any benefits, including health insurance.

What they should do is listen to the American people. They ignored us when we said “NO” to TARP I. They ignored us when we said “NO” to the bailout of the auto industry. They ignored us when we said “NO” to the Omnibus bill. They ignored us when said "NO" to the stimulus (porkulus) package. And, they ignored us when we said “NO” to the Cap and (Tax) Trade bill.

Today Obama was lamenting that there were some in DC who were set on blocking his health care reform. He was obviously talking about the Blue Dog Democrats (since Republicans couldn’t block his reform no matter how hard they tried) who got an earful from their constituents during the 4^th of July holiday and are now backing away from support of his reform. Maybe finally, FINALLY, someone is listening!

What they should do is SLOW DOWN! They should stop acting like this country is on fire and everything is an emergency.