It's Like Exlax

Okay, I admit that is a dumb blog title but someone once told me that a certain decision was like Exlax. Wait until morning to see if you still need it. I am afraid that President Obama and the liberals in Congress are about to force feed us a good dose of Exlax before we have read the directions and before we know whether or not we need it.

Before anyone clicks delete let me state that I agree the health care system in the United States could use some reform. Maggie and I are both 62 and our health insurance premiums are not cheap. So, reform yes but government control NO. All a person has to do is look at the Canadian health care program to know that is not something we want in this country. This is not a Democrat or Republican issue. But tell me what kind of luck you think the Congress has had fixing anything. Fifteen states now have unemployment above 10% which is far higher than anyone in the Obama administration had predicted. We heard for months that anyone making less than $250,000 per year would see their taxes go down. Uh, excuse me. I haven't noticed my taxes being reduced and I can assure you that I make far less than a quarter of a million. We now have about three dozen czars in the administration. We have a car czar, and by the way the first one just got fired and the new one is a union man who knows little about cars other than the view from the backseat of a limo. We have a homeland security czar. Why isn't having a Homeland Security Secretary enough? Well, because a czar does not require confirmation in Congress and is not answerable to anyone except the President who can hire and fire at will. We have a stimulus czar, a banking czar and probably a czar over the czars. There were a lot of campaign promises made, obviously by both sides, but the man who won has not kept those promises. We were promised lower taxes, smaller government and strong bipartisanship. None of this has come about. On the contrary taxes are increasing, we are well on our road to the largest deficit in history and the greatest expansion of government in history. Now tell me again how government can "fix" the health care of America?

Yes, the President says that if you like your current insurance you can keep it. But if it happens to be employer paid, kiss it good-bye. Most employers will opt to pay a health care tax rather than provide you with insurance. The tax will cost less. If you keep your insurance you also are likely to be taxed to help pay for government coverage of those who are uninsured. Friends, this is classic "wealth redistribution." This was the foundation of the President's campaign. Take from the rich and give to the poor. Sounds okay on the surface, but who hires you? Who hires most Americans. If you work for a medium size to large company president Robin Hood will be taking from the employer who then will not be able to afford as many employees and you get to stand in an unemployment line. Sound good? I don't think so.

How about being 70 years old and getting cancer. Some government "czar" is going to determine whether or not you get treatment and the answer will likely be no. After all you are nearly the end of your life expectancy so treatment goes to a younger person. Or how about being told that the new hip or knee you need is really optional. In Canada many people wait months to years for needed surgery. It's a lottery, a crap shoot. Why do you think so many Canadians are coming to the U.S. for treatment? They can get the needed treatment here in a few days. If socialized health care was such a great thing they would stay in Canada. Oh, I forgot....the poor do. And that would happen here.

Our health care system is in need of repair, but not with government run and controlled health care. If this goes through it will never, I repeat NEVER be turned around. It will be FOREVER because the agents will be out of business as will many of the insurance companies. If this is so great, why is it that President Obama and the Congressional liberals want it done before the August break? It's because they don't want the Senator's and Representatives to come home and hear what the people have to say.

This, if passed as the President wants it, will be the largest mistake in recent history and perhaps in the history of our nation. The government owns 60% of General Motors and the unions own another 17%. They are proposing the same thing with education and now with your health insurance. Look at that! What problem have you seen in this country that the government couldn't make worse? DO NOT let this happen people. Contact your Senators and Representatives now and remind them for whom they work. You hired them and you can fire them. In Nebraska we are more fortunate because our Representatives are conservative as is Senator Johanns. But they need your encouragement. They need to hear from you so they can fight the good fight. Call or email them now and tell them NO on President Obama's health care reform bill.

God Bless You and God Bless America!

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