I'll probably get some comments on this.
The Senate Finance Committee is getting ready to vote on its version of the health care overhaul today. Of all of the various versions of a health bill, it's probably the only one that really has a shot and it still includes items that are troublesome.
The biggest problem I have is a government mandate that everyone get insurance coverage. I'm not crazy enough to drop my coverage and go without it, but the government should not be telling people that they have to buy coverage. It's too oppressive, too socialistic and not what the federal government was designed to do. And I'm sorry but it's nothing like being told that you have to have car insurance. With car insurance, you're only made to carry liability coverage so that if you hit someone else and either damage them or their car, they don't have to pay for it themselves. There's no form of health insurance that you can buy that covers someone you do harm to. And no there shouldn't but such a thing either. If somebody tries to break into a house and they get shot then the person who's house is being broken into is the victim and they should not have to pay for the robber for the robber to be taken care of.
If anyone actually wants to reform heath care then they need to start with tort reform and limit excessive malpractice awards. Then they need to open up competition across state lines. It's been studied and time and again these two things have been mentioned as items that will do more to bring down heath care costs than anything anyone in Congress is talking about passing. The best part, neither of these two suggestions costs the taxpayers a cent.
OK, end rant.
Have a good Tuesday.
--Paul
1 comment:
that was a good rant. you should run for office. i'd vote for you.
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