Health Care Reform is why we need to be careful who we elect, watch them closely, and keep in touch with them. When you're in the voting booth, think FREEDOM, LIBERTY and PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!
We could simply defund this legislation at the federal level. And states could simply ignore the unfunded mandates--it will keep all the regulatory agencies in such a mess tripping over each other that the whole thing will collapse of its own weight and good riddance. Maybe it's time for some civil disobedience. If the entire country disobeys the law, it will just die.
Has it occurred to anyone that insurance IS the problem and getting the government involved has just made it worse? Having health insurance is no guarantee of health. And, just accept it: we die. Tragedy happens. No one gets out alive. There are much worse things than death, like living under a tyrannical government with no liberty and freedom of choice. Like being subjugated and manipulated into serving the government instead of our fellowmen.
Solutions?
1) If we must have insurance, then deregulate it. Let competition in the marketplace regulate it, across state lines and without it having to come through an employer. And make it just catastrophic coverage (for when a person gets cancer or has a serious accident), it shouldn't cover day-to-day expenses and routine visits, unless they are clearly preventative.
1a) Otherwise, reduce and simplify taxes so that people have more money in their pockets to save for health care and retirement. Stop taxing production and tax spending instead. Stop the government from meddling in and manipulating the economy and redistributing wealth. Stop promoting materialism that encourages people to live beyond their means. Phase out welfare, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Make sure people know that it is THEIR responsibility to take care of themselves and their families.
2) Tort reform. Limit frivolous lawsuits, make the loser pay the court and attorney's fees. Limit payouts for malpractice except in cases of severe negligence.
3) Implement electronic medical records and information sharing, repeal HIPAA.
Here are some more good ideas:
http://fixhealthcarepolicy.com/research/even-more-conservative-health-reform-ideas/
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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It's so frustrating because ideas like these are so obvious! Why must the answer always be more government intrusion?
Because we've been complacent and the opposition has been hard at work, and will be for the rest of time.
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