Health Care Reform
When the American people were first polled and asked if they were in favor of health care reform, the majority of Americans answered yes. We answered yes, not because we are totally dissatisfied with the care we already receive… On the contrary most people in the United State agree that our health care system is perhaps the best system in the world, especially when it comes to quality of care. We answered yes, not because we were looking for a complete overhaul of our medical system but were expecting that something might be done to improve the existing system.
When polls asked if we were in favor of insuring the uninsured many people might have answered yes but for a variety of reasons. No doubt those who were currently uninsured answered in the affirmative, even if they were not U.S. citizens. And although non citizens may vote in a poll they may not become part of the electorate. They can neither vote you in or out—yet we can. I therefore implore you to listen to our voices and not theirs. I can assure you that if Section 152 of HR 3200 is enacted in whatever bill, we will vote you out (see page 50). We will vote you out because our Constitution is meant to protect American citizens and not illegal aliens. We will vote you out because our tax dollars are not intended to help those who are not U.S. citizens. And since it is our tax dollars you will be using we ask for just representation as our Constitution demands of you!
Now, who are the other uninsured and how many do they actually number? I have heard figures ranging from 40-60 million but that figure seems to include non-citizens. If the estimates are correct the illegals living in this country are about 15-20 million, perhaps more. There are perhaps just as many who are young, feel invincible and do not want health care let only a government mandated system which would take away their right to choose. Then we have the people who for religious reasons would never subscribe to any health or medical care plan. What we are left with are hard working tax payers who for no fault of their own are either unemployed and without healthcare or working for a small company whose employer does not or cannot give them adequate coverage. Lastly, we have seniors who are no longer working and are therefore qualified to get Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
So when it comes to health care reform what we are talking about is providing better quality, affordable healthcare for the last two groups mentioned above. We are talking about making improvements to Medicare/Medicaid. We are also talking about giving aid and assistance to those wishing to take advantage of Cobra plans or private medical plans like Cynergy Health Care, Assurant Health, or Meta Care etc; and perhaps to create some sort of cooperate group for people to join if they find themselves without healthcare. We are talking about working with the systems and programs already available and making improvements to them. But what we are not talking about is throwing the baby out with the bath water. Healthcare is not like getting a replacement dog when the old one dies; nor is it like cash for clunkers, where one destroys a perfectly usable car for the sake of selling another. We are not talking about demolishing a building with a perfectly good foundation just to erect a more modern look. We are not talking about things or possession but of people and their lives. And in many cases we are not just talking about quality of life but life itself.
