Posted by
CyberMom on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:11:29 PM
Guess what? If you've been reading this little series on the current news media and reports from Washington on Health Care, you "might," be hanging onto your head.. or at least your seat right now, trying to understand what just happened to you.
Congress 'READ,' the Bill! They put their hard time and effort into it just for you! They did it so that they could either increase their ability to 'sell,' you on it, or raise concerns to Legislature that will really, really hit home and make sure this is the right bill for us.
Yeah... and I'm actually a good writer. HAHAHAHAHA.
Let's be real:
In May of 2009, Senator Baucus, the now self-proclaimed spokesperson for this bill and the leader of the sub-reform reform bill intended to sway the rest of Congress, said: We need businesses to bear this burden! We need an insurance health exchange! We need a government-run health care option!
Today, Senator Baucus - the same one - who is supposedly "reforming," the health care bill, is saying: we shouldn't burden businesses. What health exchange? Let's do a co-op! And, don't be silly, a government run health care option would be pointless. Don't worry, I'll make sure that 95% of the people without insurance get it!
Thank goodness. Thank goodness that a man who has consistency, integrity, honesty and high-moral values is in charge of our reform. Thank goodness Obama's going to a state to speak to people suffering without health insurance to pass his bill. And, thank goodness everyone in Congress took the time to read that 4,000 page bill, because they were told to vote before their "1-month, vacation," which has now been postponed until September - in which they'll do NOTHING during August.
Yechth! Sorry - have to wash out my mouth for spitting out all that garbage! Folks, I've made brief references to the health care bill, explaining the current system needs reformed and the logistics behind that. However, the Democrats (and again, I hate taking "sides," but this IS what THEY are doing under President Obama), are now saying: Look - see how much more expensive this is getting by waiting? And, they're now going to wait another month. Why? So they can JACK UP that $900 billion price tag. They're saying that if we don't act "fast," and vote ASAP - that $2.4 trillion current expense will skyrocket! And, guess what - if the reform bill's NOT passed by Congress - Obama, in his special, "private," meetings with AARP, will make sure it HAPPENS! The pressure's on. It's Obama's signature move. It's what he does. He goes to the people so YOU feel empowered, getting you to pressure Congress - to institute a bill which will devastate us - proving that we were NEVER empowered in the first place!
Squeezing medicare costs? Capping medicare payouts? Sure - that'll work. That'll put a hefty burden on medicare patients. And, what about this $335 - $445 billion dollar cut in medicare that's supposed to "lessen," the $2.4 trillion to $900 billion? Oops.. sorry - I'm mixing the same apples and oranges Congress did. Don't want to play that: MISLEAD YOU AND LIE TO YOU game they're playing. Instead, let's address the fact that: they are now talking about preserving your health care rights. So - your $2.4 trillion that is increasing - will continue to increase! Your insurance premiums WILL rise. Why? Well - we're 'capping,' the insurance companies, aren't we? We're controlling 'gender,' biases (which is unlawful in the first place), aren't we? Sure we are - now the gender that insurance thinks is at higher risk can be insured - but it will cost you more. The 26 year old kid's going to cost you more. The lack of co-pays is going to cost you more. The addition of pre-existing/high risk patients will cost you more. The lack of lifetime caps will cost you more. It's impossible NOT to! These are the SAME, EMPTY promises Obama made during his campaign!
I'm going to give you more, give you this, give you that, cut spending in half, and everything's going to be peachy-keen! Are we THAT stupid? *sigh - don't answer... - we know the answer* You can't CAP insurance companies, lessen their rates, and expect them to provide MORE? In truth - what we should be REALLY inflamed about, is that Congress has now claimed to read this bill, and yet, they haven't provided us with answers to explain a drop from $2.4 trillion to $900 billion (yes, apples and oranges - but since they've said it - explain how this 'drop,' in the deficit will occur?). And, uninsured people who get sick or need medicine NOW - CAN'T wait until 2013 when THEY'RE going to be covered.
Hold on - when "they're," going to be covered? I thought Senator Baucus said: No, to government run health care and that private insurance will remain as is with you getting to pay your own bills as it is now? What's this $900 billion for, then? It's not ALL for the 2013 - 2018, 5-year period of covering the uninsured. Is he, lying? Perhaps even, misleading us? Are we getting 6 pages out of the 4,000? YES! The answer to ALL those questions is: YES.
What to do now? "Now's the time for all good men (and women), to come to the aide of their country!" (Charles E. Weller).
Yes - head to the typewriter, the pen and paper - the computer if you must - but get going! Don't just tell Congress - "No - or I'll vote you out of office," tell them: "NO - AND IF YOU DON'T STOP LYING I'M GOING TO VOTE YOU OUT OF OFFICE AND CONTACT THE SUPREME COURT AND ASK WHAT I NEED TO DO TO IMPEACH YOU FOR LYING TO ME."
Okay - a little, "brash," perhaps, but I'll let you refine it however you feel is necessary. Now is the time for action. Now is the time for all of us to stand. You cannot implement government mandated health care controls and restrictions without also making it a 'government,' run, health care system. You cannot determine (in advance), the appropriate and only acceptable treatments for medical problems that doctors may implement or choose from, without making it a government-run medical program. However they're trying to 're-label,' what they're doing, Senator Baucus, in his hopefulness that we're all too stupid to think for ourselves, has done us a favor. You see, he raised the issues in 100% support of Obama, waited for the public outcry and what seemed to be our dilemma, then strategically helped partake in a very well organized plan to 'rework,' the reform to appear as something different while still supporting Obama 100%. He played the propaganda game to the hilt - and if alone - I'd liken him to the skills of Winston Churchill. However, if you don't see it yet, I'll just lightly present this to you: if he's not alone and only a patsy in the bigger scheme of what's going on: the entire Democratic party has run one of history's greatest campaigns since World War II. But, I'll let you decipher that for yourselves. Thanks - and God Bless you all!