I could not resist using this as my first Blog on Townhall.Com. I wrote this in March of 2007.

NEWS FOR YOU IN WASHINGTON DC IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE AND THE WHITE HOUSE…..

1. I do not want to hear you whining anymore...
2. I do not want to hear about universal health care, I have been there and it sucks…
3. I do not want you to tell me how I should live my life, nor do I expect you to do anything when I am stupid.
4. I do not want to hear that you are raising my taxes, you get enough as it is
5. I do not want to hear that you gave yourselves a raise; frankly I do not think you deserve any money in the first place...
6. I do not want to hear how you care about everything. Actions are the only way to prove it, words are meaningless. (you prove that everyday)
7. I do not want to hear how you are going to take more of my hard earned money, and give it to people that can work and choose to live off of me. (if you keep giving someone a fish everyday why would they need to learn how to fish)
8. I do not want to hear about your pet pork project in your own state that is getting attached to some bill, if the state can not afforded it then it will just have to save up like the rest of us...
9. I do want to hear how you are going to keep the USA safe from terrorist. Its better that we kill them somewhere else than here
10. I do want to hear how you are going to STOP the flow of illegal aliens; they can come in the right way or not at all.
11. I do want to hear how you are going to DEPORT all the illegal's that are currently here illegally, (which just in case you forgot, IS AGAINST THE LAW!!!!!)
12. I do want to hear how you are going to increase the wages of our military and improve their families' way of life, WE OWN THEM EVERYTHING...
13. I do want to hear how you are going to decrease the size of Government... (You can start by getting rid of a lot of red tape, which was only created to make sure some idiot had a job in the first place.)
14. I do want you to pass a bill that reforms the courts that if you bring a lawsuit against someone or something and you lose you have to pay all the attorney fees and court cost. This would stop 99% of all frivolous lawsuits from the get go.
15. I suggest you start running our Country like it is a business; you would be surprised how efficient it would get when people are rewarded for a good job (not just for showing up).

I think if you started here your JOBS might be around a little longer...

 

I started watching the President's address last night with an open mind. Anyone who knows me will tell you I am an eternal optimist. Hope springs eternal is one of my favorite sayings. But, when all was said and done last night I was left feeling like the American people were still being let down. It was still just more of the same.


This is my analysis of the health care part of the speech.

I liked the part about:
making it illegal to exclude preexisting conditions
you can not be canceled if you get sick
limiting out of pocket expenses
paying for wellness care

I just have a few follow up questions.
First, are insurance companies going to be reimbursed the difference in how much more they will be paying out vs how much they take in or will the Government get into the reinsurance business?
Second, If an insured stops paying their premium can the insurance company cancel them at that time?
Last, are the insurance companies going to be able to set their own rates?

The Insurance exchange -- Why can't we just allow individuals to band together in groups (schools, Church's, organizations) and collectively purchase their own coverage, like employers do now. We Do Not need a public/government plan that would kill private plans.

Tax Credits -- YES YES YES...

I understand why we are required by "State law" to have Auto Liability Insurance. It is there to protect the other person if you cause injury and/or property damage to them or their property. You are Not required to carry coverage on your damage to your vehicle. That is what health coverage is like. It should never be illegal for me to not have health coverage as stupid as it seems.

Now for these so called lies and misinformation. Here is what is in the House Bill HR3200.

Death panels, of course they don't call them that.
Page 425, mandates that senior have end of life discussions at least every 5 years.
Page 427, program that mandates end of life treatments.
Page 430, Advanced Care Planing can include end of life order from the Government (i.e. they will not pay for life sustaining treatments)
Isn't that considered rationing, sounds like the potential to turn into a "death panels" as well.
Pages 525 to 620, basic government take over of all nursing homes and care facilities.

The illegal issue, its in there too
Page 50 "all non-us citizens" will be able to get free health care.
Page 170 all "non-resident aliens" are exempt from paying taxes.
How is this going to keep the health care cost down? Sounds like more of an invitation to me. Come to America, no taxes and free health care, keep your allegiance to your motherland.

They just don't come out and say that they are paying for abortions but
Page 770, Section 1714 government mandates eligibility for "State Family Planning Services" does Plan Parenthood ring a bell.. What do you think they are going to pay for.

Page 16, Sec 102 protecting the choice to keep current coverage
keep your current coverage if you like it, you will be grandfathered in. If there are any changes in your policy (whether you or the company change it) you will lose your plan and have to go to the Exchange.

Why can we not do the following to start with before we jump to the Socialistic band wagon.
First, TORT REFORM: if you file a law suite and lose because it was frivolous you and your lawyer have to pay the defendants attorney fees and court costs. This would get rid of all the bogus suites. You might be hard pressed to find an attorney to agree with this one.
Second, State can change their insurance law to allow individuals to buy coverage across state lines. Imagine being able to choose from hundreds of insurance companies instead of just a few. This would force competition and improved plans just to keep insureds and would still be in the free market.
Last, America is the wealthiest and most generous country in the world. Why don't we increase the tax deductions for charitable contributions to health related charities? It would be a win - win situation. Just think of how much it would help charity hospitals like St. Jude and LeBonoure. Instead of charging insurance companies fees that would only end up being charged to policy holders as a back door tax.

My Biggest question to President Obama: If this health reform is not going to take effect till 2013, why do we need to rush it through without getting it right.

REMEMBER THIS: You Can Sue an Insurance Company, YOU CAN NOT SUE THE GOVERNMENT.