It is hard for an individual to make changes. It is even harder for a nation of individuals to make changes. In our history there have been many attempts to change our system of health care. Only a few of those attempts have resulted in any change. I think that is a good thing! Health care is complicated and important. It is good that we, as a nation, only adopt changes that have been thoroughly debated. I believe the past changes have been good for the citizens of our country. Our current system is a balanced program of private enterprise and government plans. It does a reasonably good job of taking care of everyone. Private insurance takes care of the vast majority. Medicare takes care of the elderly and Medicaid takes care of the poor. Those people, who are not taken care of by private insurance or a government program, are able to go to the hospital and are not refused service even if they cannot pay the bill. Not perfect, but a pretty damn good system. It does not need radical, sweeping changes. It does need some changes to help hold down the increasing cost. It appears that the House and the Senate are finally getting serious about compromising and reaching agreement on a proposed change. I am hopeful it will be a good one.
Now, we need to attack the problem of high Veterinarian’s bills for my cat that has diabetes. Anyone have any ideas?
That's an outstanding summary of the situation, Mr. Thinker. One then must consider why then do we have Congress working so hard on thousand page bills. The only answer I can come up with is that they are but one more attempt to vacuum more power onto Capitol Hill and create an Executive Branch with powers not unlike that of the Russian tsars. What we have is a power grab of immense proportions, which must fought off by every good American. -Tsar Patrovich (the only true tsar)
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you! High praise from the all knowing Tsar.
ReplyDeleteAs a good American, I will fight off those power hungry bastards with all my formidable might! Let's hear it for the Benevolent Tsar Patrovich!!!!
Hi Harry:
ReplyDeleteThis video is just so right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgOl3cETb4