Wanting the Impossible on Health Care
If our political leaders in Washington are looking for guidance from voters on how to reform the nation’s health care system, they may find themselves flying blind. People want to lower costs and would like to see everyone covered, but there is no agreement on how to do that. Unfortunately, people may be looking for that nonexistent free lunch.
That’s what I take from the University of Texas/Zogby International interactive poll of 3,862 U.S. adults conducted from June 17-22. The survey was created by Dr. S. Ward Casscells, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs from 2007 to 2009 and now a professor of cardiology at the University of Texas. The survey asked more than 100 questions and dealt with peoples’ views on health care policy, their own attitudes toward their health care providers and their behaviors and habits impacting health.
Read all of John Zogby’s column on health care and pubic attitudes at Forbes.com.
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Hey I don’t care how we pay for it… . When decided you are going to guarantee me money upon my retirement by putting a Social security # on my forehead and giving medicine and health care via Medicaid and medicare. Finish the dam job quit jerking US around finish the SOCIALIST program once and for all.
And don’t tell me we can’t pay for it…because if you cancel one or two super dupper Top secret projects there’ll be moere than enough money to go around. Don’t insult us were not stupid.
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have. The course of history shows us that as a government grows, liberty decreases.” Thomas Jefferson
I just thought that bore repeating, Kevin.
I’m a sucker for all things TJ.
I expressed my opinions about this subject on the topic titled, “Opposing views on President’s Job Performance.” I really don’t have much to add except that whatever we call it, our corrupt government getting involved with health care will create a two tier system.
1)Unsustainable, low quality health care system paid for by the taxpayers, “available” to “everyone.” (All are aware of the $41M the Health Care, Health Insurance, and Pharmaceutical lobbies spent in Q1 2009 to influence Congress? It’s like asking the fox to guard the hen house, since I’m trying to be nice.)
2)And good health care available to the rich who can afford to pay higher taxes as promised by The Administration, plus their own insurance premiums, plus out-of-pocket for their OWN health care. (Many of whom work at the tippety top of the Health Care, Health Insurance, and Pharma related fields, lobbying firms, corporations, etc … funny how that works, huh?)
I have seen nothing to indicate that this gargantuan proposal will help the poor or middle class. Seems the biggest beneficiaries will be … well, Health Care, Health Insurance and Pharma. (ahem!)
Honestly, if I thought there was some Utopian set of circumstances where all the health care problems could be solved by the government administering an already deplorable situation, I’d support it. I want Americans to be healthy and well cared for. But like my dad said, “That’s really great and all, but there’s just one problem. Government doesn’t DO anything very well.”
Whom among us can say “I’m free of to go where I want buy what I want talk to who I want whithout the FEDS knowing EVERYTHING.”
I’m free of to go where I want buy what I want talk to who I want whithout the FEDS knowing EVERYTHING.
Hey Kevin.. Ever hear of “Choice Point.”
I do not support nor do I want the health care plan in its current form. It takes away my freedom, increases my cost and reduces the level of care/service I get for my dollar.
If Roe v Wade was based on privacy and a right to do with ones body what they wish, then this plan is a violation of my Constitutional rights.
Don’t we already have medical care for everyone?
Charity hospitals have always been around. Don’t believe it – buy property and look at your property tax deductions.
Recently I’ve become aware of hospital care not being refused to anyone by two major hospitals.
Follow the money.