| I have not spent a bunch of time rallying either for or | | | | system in the process. Take things slow - test a |
| against the healthcare debate, mostly because what | | | | couple of ideas and fine tune the balance to get the |
| I say or think will not make one iota of difference | | | | BEST answer rather than any old answer. My happy |
| anyway. So why get a full head of steam built up | | | | band-aid fix for healthcare is to simply split it up into |
| when there is no train on the track? Since steam | | | | small parts and let the light of day expose the |
| trains don't routinely run the tracks any longer, this | | | | TRUTH on whatever it is that is being pushed upon |
| analogy just does not make any sense? Well that is | | | | us. |
| EXACTLY how I feel about this healthcare bill as it is | | | | If Congress is sincere and they truly can come |
| currently written. | | | | together on sensible provisions for health plan |
| At 2800 pages long, THIS health bill it is just too | | | | portability or the elimination of preexisting condition |
| much for anyone to get their proverbial arms around, | | | | cut-offs; then VOTE on those pieces now. Put off |
| much less actually digest. It confounds me as to | | | | the provisions that cause the Unions to go nuts, the |
| what the big attraction is in this bill that makes grown | | | | insurance companies to fight, and the rest of us not |
| politicians throw caution to the wind along with their | | | | to trust anybody that sets foot in Washington. |
| potentially long political careers just to cram all of this | | | | In the end the REAL problem with healthcare access |
| through RIGHT NOW? Doesn't that make anyone | | | | is ALL cost driven - not features! If you get rid of |
| else just a little bit curious and NERVOUS? Just what | | | | the obscene LIABILITY exposure for doctors, |
| flavor of Kool-Aid are these folks drinking? | | | | hospitals, medical equipment and drug manufacturers, |
| Now I completely understand the President's | | | | then you will be a step closer to a workable solution. |
| reluctance in throwing the WHOLE bill out and starting | | | | The government could set strictly DEFINED limited |
| over. Even if I were naive enough to believe that | | | | liability schedules and enforce them. No more |
| Congress really will put the interests of the people | | | | multi-million dollar judgments for a severed toe or |
| FIRST (THIS TIME) over their individual party | | | | similar misfortune. People would still be protected |
| agendas, I personally don't think another year of | | | | adequately from abuse or malpractice, but no more |
| debate will change much? It's clear that both sides | | | | re-distribution of wealth in the hundreds of millions to |
| are more interested in gaining a political advantage | | | | a few lawyers at the expense of the many. |
| over each other than solving the basic issues and | | | | Congress need not concentrate on EXTENDING |
| that drives the public crazy. We know these people | | | | access if it focuses on driving down COSTS including |
| are wasting our time, money and worse yet they | | | | legal liabilities. As costs lower, and real market-driven |
| SUPPOSEDLY work for us? The reality though is that | | | | solutions take hold, the ideal of increased access and |
| this is AMERICA, not Europe and MOST Americans | | | | universal coverage will soon become closer to a |
| are not interested in giving up their world-class | | | | reality. Will Rogers said "People's minds are changed |
| healthcare availability to emulate inadequate socialized | | | | through observation and not through argument" so |
| medicine models despite the President's good | | | | quit bickering over thousands of pages of 'gotchas' |
| intentions. | | | | and legal 'twists' for special interest groups. Divide the |
| In general I'll admit it! I am stupid and impatient when | | | | legislation up into easy-to-understand and small |
| it comes to reams of legal descriptions, covenants, | | | | digestible chunks and give them an Up or Down vote. |
| and provisions on just about ANYTHING. So why not | | | | Remember It's the U.S. taxpayer who is footing the |
| make it easy on me and anyone like me when these | | | | bill, so please try using a band-aid FIRST to fix |
| guys go to write a 'GOOD' healthcare bill? Quit trying | | | | healthcare BEFORE subjecting all Americans to a |
| to be all things to all people and bankrupting the | | | | Socialist European 'BODY CAST'! |