Gullible Assumptions that Push Single-Payer Health
One of the most gullible assumptions of a Government Solution to Healthcare is it’s FREE! Come on! If you believe that the rest of these will be really hard to swallow.
There is an evil insurance company taking your money. - We don’t assume there is an evil government taking money out of these companies, for no reason whatsoever. Why don’t we fix the problems with the insurance/medical system, opposed to starting one that has never been tried!?
This isn’t government run health care, it’s an option. - An Option run by the government, taking money from every tax-payer!? I don’t see the “option” part of it. This is being sold as an easy reversal if it doesn’t work, like a refund!? No refund!? - Who are you going to sue? Do you think our TARP bills are an easy way out or even a fix?
We can always go back to this system if the option doesn’t work./If Socialized Medicine is so bad, why haven’t other countries gone back to their old ways? - When Government gets control of a program it doesn’t let go!
‘This lady I know is in a bad way…’ - Everyone assumes people are having a hard time paying their medical bills. The truth is most medical expenses can be forgiven if there is a good reason. Most people aren’t aware of the options they already have. BUT, if we know that other similar programs have led patients to seek our current health system, we have to reason the system we have is better than socialized systems.
This program could be the most costly program ever produced by the United States Government. It would cost Trillions to start, it would cost us our freedoms and eventually our lives!
Al Frankin…The Best That We Could Do! - MN
Is Al Frankin’s win going to remind anyone of George W. Bush’s!? Naw, that’s totally different! I guess what I’m saying is no Liberal will be wringing their hands over the similarities between what Frankin was claiming during the 2000 Presidential Election and his own in 2009. But his seat really doesn’t matter, because there was always a RINO willing to help out a good Democrat cause.
However, MN elected a bigot. Yes, I said it , bigot! Al Frankin’s record wasn’t hidden from the voters. He made his money from making fun of people and creating fear in the gullible. He ran on the same platform. And it’s really hard to determine who he’s going to stand up for, except for the bullies around the world. It’s not like Air America was censoring his unbiased reporting. That’s only suitable for conservative and moderate radio programming.
I mustn’t forget he IS a celebrity. And it seems Minnesotans can’t turn down a celebrity. But, does that reflect on the MN Supreme Court too!
Mr. Rounds went to Washington…
It’s about time to get your mind rightabout Father Obama’s Health Plan. And don’t use them words like “rationing”, “managed care” or “evidence-based care.” It’ll get the people worked up!
Can anyone say ‘1984′!? Bring out the rats!
This story in the New York Times, explains a lot about Obama’s negotiating skills. The phrase ‘coached them on the language they should use’ when referring to speaking to Governor Rounds and other state officials, should automatically turn your thinking caps on! Well, it’s time to figure out if you want your mom to get ‘rationed’, ‘managed’ or ‘evidence-based care’, because it will be part of Obama’s Plan. Let’s look into our thinking cap….
Why would you say “don’t use the words ‘rationed’, ‘managed care’ or ‘evidence-based care’?” You could argue that, that is what everyone thinks when they hear Socialized Medicine - Yes, because all socialized plans have had rationing and we are talking about a government managed plan and most have evidence-based care. The second reason could be argued he deliberately wants to hide specific problems in Nationalized Healthcare - as he has hid all the benefits of his TARP bill from us.
These meetings are used to get some support for Obama’s HealthPlan, because not even the politicians in Washington, DC want to anything to do with it. Our Governor got noticed because of his expansion of the “Risk-Pool”, which gives something to those who have nothing. And now Rounds is supposed to pitch Obama’s plan over the July 4th break. We’ll see if Rounds pitches or Obama sends his men out to run over a car load of kids.
There are demonstrations going on this week. And if bloodmobiles, volunteering at “free-clinics” and people who think up terms like “tea-baggers” are our competition, we won’t be fighting a war of thought! But if mom can’t pay her medical bills, it’s hard to show how emotional these Obama followers will be with a mother who is dead, after she is refused care. Some things you just can’t change back.
Thune Gets The Job!
John Thune won the Republican Policy Committee Chairman. Make the best out of the seat!
The Cruel and Thoughtless Conservatives
I read this yesterday and thought this applied to nationalized healthcare. But it probably applies to why conservatives aren’t more helpful.
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it had and it could go no further.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.
Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
People grow better, emotionally and physically, when they are given a chance to fail. That is also one reason why I am Pro-Life. Just because WE see failure in someones future doesn’t mean that failure will crush that person.
False Economy
This came in my e-mail this morning. Kinda makes ya think! -Gid
It is the month of August, a resort town sits next to the shores of a lake. It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town. He enters the only hotel, lays a 100 dollar bill on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one.
The hotel proprietor takes the 100 dollar bill and runs to pay his debt to the butcher.
The Butcher takes the 100 dollar bill and runs to pay his debt to the pig raiser.
The pig raiser takes the 100 dollar bill and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed and fuel.
The supplier of feed and fuel takes the 100 dollar bill and runs to pay his debt to the town’s prostitute that, in these hard times, gave her ’services’ on credit.
The hooker runs to the hotel and pays off her debt with the 100 dollar bill to the hotel proprietor to pay for the rooms that she rented when she brought her clients there.
The hotel proprietor then lays the 100 dollar bill back on the counter so that the rich tourist will not suspect anything.
At that moment, the rich tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms and takes his 100 dollar bill, after saying that he did not like any of the rooms, and leaves town.
No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government is doing business today.
Greg Belfrage - No, your opinion doesn’t matter, either!
Topic: David Letterman’s Apology to Sarah Palin. So, this guy on Greg Belfrage stated that he felt David Letterman made jokes during his apology. Then, Greg turned on the guy and changed the topic into Americans can’t take an apology!?! This type of thinking is our problem as a nation.
David Letterman can duck and run from treating conservatives as having a credible point of view. He made a joke that was actually about Sarah Palin’s daughter, to those who were paying attention. Then he feels heat from above, whether it’s executives, public opinion or his…?wife?…and he says ‘apologize’, then Belfrage rolls over and laps it up. I mean it’s like he wants to live like a dog!?! Don’t take your agressions out on someones point of view. That’s how he saw it - and it’s probably how some of Letterman’s people who saw too!
Greg Belfrage could have acknowledged that this caller ‘felt that way’ and let him go. I guess I understood that Greg didn’t appreciate the Palin joke and hadn’t watched the show for quite a while, OK. Then David Letterman does his apology and his feelings are back to ‘the good old days??’ These waffles in the morning are why I keep turning away from the show.
Yeah, I liked David Letterman too, but he’s not even a consideration anymore. He’s not the same man he was 20 years ago. And on the Belfrage comment ‘I know when he’s sincere and he was sincere in his apology,’ if his jokes can deteriorate…his morals will deteriorate with them.
To put it bluntly - I didn’t accept his Joke…I’m not going to accept his apology. Anyway, I’m watching a little known show called “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien”. And I think Conan is quite close to the late Johnny Carson! (If you wondered what Guy Smylie looks like…find the guy who made the wax statues)
If you’re going to do a show on the premise that the audience’s opinion matters, it would be profitable for you to keep up the illusion. Otherwise change the premise.
Deal Breakers - Nationalized Healthcare
I thought instead of picking apart issues, let’s just talk about the policies. Lend me your ear and eye. In these segments I am going to ask you ‘What aspect of specific issues are DEAL BREAKERS?’
Since Nationalized Healthcare is close to my heart, ‘if a Nationalized Healthcare program was brought to a vote - what possible solutions to the problem would be Deal Breakers?’
My first Deal Breaker would be: Not getting timely and quality health care.
I wouldn’t assume I could afford an alternative to Nationalized Healthcare and Nationalized Healthcare, because I would have to pay for both. One through taxes and one from my personal income. That being said, I know surgeons make priorities on who needs to be seen, based on mortality, current health, the difficulty of the surgery, the surgeons schedule, and other factors. If a government entity has to approve the scheduling it would compromise the speed and therefore the quality of the health care.
If an agreeable solution to this problem would be planned out well in advance, I would be more receptive to the plan. But that solution should probably be tried in the Medicare or the VA plans first before enacting a NEW program that we have no proof works.
Do you have another Deal Breaker on Nationalized Healthcare or a different topic? Please Post.
Woman of the Day: Julia Carolyn McWilliams
To prove my point here is my woman of the day: Julia Carolyn McWilliams.
Reasons: She served our country in WWII in the Office of Strategic Services.
She was a great business woman!
She made people laugh and was a great entertainer.
She was a great writer and teacher.
She brought people together, something politicians or even “Babes” can’t seem to do.
And she was a great chef!
Born as Julia Carolyn McWilliams she is better known as Julia Child. This is someone who can be looked up to and not just looked at. Her beauty can be seen, because you have to watch her to see the love that is in her.
If your daughter would catch you looking at Julia Child and her accomplishments, instead of ‘Babes’, she might actually know you care about what she thinks as much as what she looks like. And when they know, then you’ve influenced your child.
Nationalized Healthcare is Only Political Leverage.
I don’t know who wants nationalized healthcare, but it’s NOT the ones that need it!
I’ve had many medical bills addressed to myself. I never thought for one second that I should be paying less for the services rendered. And I never thought ‘that insurance company didn’t help me.’ People with legitimate health concerns are…ARE being given proper care. Otherwise, doctors wouldn’t leave the United States to volunteer. They’d stay here.
The insurance companies could use an overhaul. They take their premiums and invest them into markets to grow their revenue. They have suggested coverage, and then pulled those benefits. But the insurance company is the problem NOT healthcare.
The hospitals charge extremely high fees and so do the doctors for their services. But when their malpractice insurance eats up a large chunk of their charges it doesn’t leave as much for them as you think. I know doctors who spend more hours in the hospital than most people spend at home during the year. They have state of the art equipment to work with and freedom to make split decisions based on the individual they are treating. And hospitals write off millions of dollars of services every year for needy patients. If you don’t believe me call them and find out for yourself. I personally know this to be true. People who need healthcare CAN find it!
The problem with healthcare can not possibly be fixed by giving it to everyone via the US government. You are taking a specific quantity of time and resources to divide it evenly between everyone. And with open borders and rights being given to suspected terrorists there is no limit to how many Americans there will be. The math doesn’t work. The sick will die and the healthy will try not to get sick. Doctors will not have the time or resources to make advances in medicine. They will have to treat those who are sent to them and they will be sent to them by the government scheduling their appointments.
‘Well you don’t have to participate.’ If this program is sold as being the best, why would anyone want anything else. Or if the majority of the insurance companies can’t make the payments for claims with the multitudes of premiums they receive now how are they going to make it work with less people. There will be no choice!
With Nationalized Healthcare all people see is free. They are then told with tax dollars - it will cost less than the current system. The public is then given some ‘official’ stats on the subject and they are sold that these are the only costs. How cheap! Then they are told ‘if you don’t support the program - you aren’t thinking about the women and children that need it.’ Finally, we are told ‘Can you really put a price on Nationalized Healthcare.’ If you haven’t gotten it yet, the people pushing this thing in Washington don’t CARE how much this costs.
So do you know you will even get the healthcare you need; I mean REALLY know? Can you trust your healthcare to anyone else? Because this plan isn’t FIXING anything, it’s a complete change! Right!?
Wouldn’t it be wise to deal with something we are sure of when it comes to the health of our families!? Let’s fix what we have and move towards something better. Not throw out everything that works along with what doesn’t!
