It just amazes me sometimes how completely unable to learn from the past our leaders can be. The direction we're taking on healthcare is but another example. England has been there, done that, and they are desperately trying to unwind the damage that has already been done. This article from the NYT explains how England is trying to untangle the bureaucratic monster they've created...why?..BECAUSE IT COSTS TOO MUCH AND DOESN'T WORK!!
http://tiny.cc/4shs7
What is so hard about recognizing the fact that centralized medicine is an obvious disaster road? Any normal person with half a brain can see this. Is this simply an attempt by our government to extend some healthcare to those who can't afford it at everyone's else's expense? If that's the goal and that's what everyone in the country is willing to do, (knowing full well that not only will our healthcare costs increase but our quality of care will be going down) then fine. I'm all for majority rules. But that's not what's going on here. We're being told that this is not going to cost us more and will not affect our current quality of care. And the majority of Americans oppose it because they know when they're being sold a bill of goods.
And that's what is most insulting, when our leaders think we're too stupid to understand what's happening here. Just give it to us straight. You don't need to be afraid to ask the American people for handouts. We're pretty darned generous when you ask us nicely. It's when you give us the bait and switch that we get ticked off.
And to follow the argument to its conclusion, if you ask us nicely, and we still say no, and you still think you know what's best for us that you rewrap the gift and sell it to us as something else, that's just wrong.
The argument that we ought to find a way to help those people who don't have healthcare becaue they can't afford it is a legitimate one. But the political machinations that erupt in the process are simply grotesque. Both sides are to blame, but I give extra deductions to the left for not incorporating a single Republican idea in the final bill. If they had simply been willing to give the right tort reform, they could have pushed it through by a landslide. But they just couldn't go against their largest campaign contributors, the trial attorneys, and so they shoved the pill down our throats and called it candy.
I honestly don't know how some of these people look at themselves in the mirror at night. But trust me people, if this new healthcare monster doesn't get unwound soon, we'll see the exact same article about the US in about 20 years. Mark my words.
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