This will only hurt a little Pt. 1
I have a feeling this is going to have many many parts so we'll just start here.
So Obama's now out campaigning about Health Care. Hooray!
Oh wait.
Just like the cap and trade bill, we aren't actually going to fix the real problem, i.e. the need for energy independence, the need to get clean efficient energy to Americans at affordable costs because we are in a recession (people have lost jobs, people aren't buying, people can't afford it) and do it in a common sense way that does help the environment. We're just going to do lots of things that don't really matter in great grand scheme of things because there's money to be made, i.e. not drill in our own back yard but import even more oil from countries that do not have our best interest at heart, impose astronomical energy standards of living on an already burdened economic base that stands ready to break and impose environmental standards that have no basis on actual science just because it makes us feel all warm and squishy inside.
See, the real problem with health care isn't that people can't get health care. If your arm is severed or you have the sniffles, you can see a doctor. They aren't going to turn you away. That's against the law. The problem with health care is it's cost. Going to the doctor is expensive. Going to the hospital is even more expensive.
Why is it expensive? I will not bore you with the multitude of reasons, some good, some bad but I think you could easily name five.
1. MRI machines are big and mechanical. Those probably cost a lot
2. There A LOT of people coming into the doctor's office for little things that a trip to the pharmacy could probably cover.
3. There's a lot of fraud in certain sectors
4. There's a lot of waste in certain sectors.
5. There's a hell of a lot of paperwork and a hell of a lot of manpower that runs it. That all takes money.
See, the human body is much like your car. It has lots of parts and those parts are sort of hard to fix if they become broken in any way. Now, in a perfect world, we'd all be $19.99 Jiffy Lube tune ups and $7.00 car waxes. Sadly, just like your car, if something major happens, you have to pay. Even with insurance, you still have to pay a lot. Some of us have $500 deductibles, some have $1000. Some have less. Some have more. Some can't get car insurance. Some of us get benefits for being safe drivers and having a house.
So, why should health care be any different? I'm not against giving benefits to people who take care of themselves but in the end, the human body isn't a car. Even the most fit person can still have high cholesterol. It's not a guarantee that being skinny and living a vegan lifestyle equals a long healthy life. In that instance, human health care can't be like car insurance. There has to be some push and pull, and that's where the open market comes in.
But, if your still interested in socialized care, Steven Crowder has made an excellent video showing just what it's like to go through the Canadian Health Care system.
So Obama's now out campaigning about Health Care. Hooray!
Oh wait.
Just like the cap and trade bill, we aren't actually going to fix the real problem, i.e. the need for energy independence, the need to get clean efficient energy to Americans at affordable costs because we are in a recession (people have lost jobs, people aren't buying, people can't afford it) and do it in a common sense way that does help the environment. We're just going to do lots of things that don't really matter in great grand scheme of things because there's money to be made, i.e. not drill in our own back yard but import even more oil from countries that do not have our best interest at heart, impose astronomical energy standards of living on an already burdened economic base that stands ready to break and impose environmental standards that have no basis on actual science just because it makes us feel all warm and squishy inside.
See, the real problem with health care isn't that people can't get health care. If your arm is severed or you have the sniffles, you can see a doctor. They aren't going to turn you away. That's against the law. The problem with health care is it's cost. Going to the doctor is expensive. Going to the hospital is even more expensive.
Why is it expensive? I will not bore you with the multitude of reasons, some good, some bad but I think you could easily name five.
1. MRI machines are big and mechanical. Those probably cost a lot
2. There A LOT of people coming into the doctor's office for little things that a trip to the pharmacy could probably cover.
3. There's a lot of fraud in certain sectors
4. There's a lot of waste in certain sectors.
5. There's a hell of a lot of paperwork and a hell of a lot of manpower that runs it. That all takes money.
See, the human body is much like your car. It has lots of parts and those parts are sort of hard to fix if they become broken in any way. Now, in a perfect world, we'd all be $19.99 Jiffy Lube tune ups and $7.00 car waxes. Sadly, just like your car, if something major happens, you have to pay. Even with insurance, you still have to pay a lot. Some of us have $500 deductibles, some have $1000. Some have less. Some have more. Some can't get car insurance. Some of us get benefits for being safe drivers and having a house.
So, why should health care be any different? I'm not against giving benefits to people who take care of themselves but in the end, the human body isn't a car. Even the most fit person can still have high cholesterol. It's not a guarantee that being skinny and living a vegan lifestyle equals a long healthy life. In that instance, human health care can't be like car insurance. There has to be some push and pull, and that's where the open market comes in.
But, if your still interested in socialized care, Steven Crowder has made an excellent video showing just what it's like to go through the Canadian Health Care system.
posted by The Vixen at
7/15/2009 12:30:00 PM
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