Listening to the health care debate, all I can say is that it is like watching Fantasy Island.
On the left side of the aisle, you have the lefty's say that government is the best form of health insurance and government is the most effecient form of health care. They actually believe there will be virtual no cost to taxpayers. Further, they lie and say that illegal immigrants won't be covered. They also lie that all pre-existing conditions will be covered by health insurance(try telling that to a 102 year old person who wants a heart transplant). They also lie when they say that people will not forced onto the public option. Finally, the left lies when they say there won't rationing.
On the right, they say that there will be death commissions who kill grandma and the disabled. I really don't believe that. The right also says that system proposed will be like Canada or Great Britian. I really don't think at this time, it will get that bad. They also think Obama is the anti-christ. I just think Harry Reid is.
I come in the middle. Yes, there are some problem, I don't dispute that, but most of the problems are individual. Name one industry or government agency that doesn't screw up once in awhile. It happens. Maybe there are 47 million people without insurance. However, many of these people fall into 2 catagories. Illegal immigrants and people who don't want health insurance. For the illegals, if they don't have insurance and they go to a hospital and request treatment, the following should happen: Treat the emergency. If they are admitted, or need additional treatment, contact their home country and demand payment. If the country refuses, you airlift them back to their home country for treatment. If the country refuses to take them, then the U.S. imposes tariffs against the country to recoup the costs of treatment.
For the people who don't want insurance, leave them alone.
For those who need medical insurance, open up Medicare and treat it like the school lunch program. If they qualify finacially for free health insurance, then they get free government insurance. If they make a certain amount of money, then they pay a portion of their income towards health care. If they are over the threshold, then they pay for health insurance.
Also health insurance should be open to anyone despite where they live. There is no reason why Blue Cross-Wisconsin cannot sell their insurance in Nevada. And there is no reason why a Nevada insurance company cannot sell their insurance in New York.
Tort reform must happen.
I realize none of this will happen. Both sides are stuck on stupid and in the meantime, there will be people who will fall through the cracks.
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