Obama-Care

Why is it that I can see the end result as clear as day, but those on the other side of the aisle can't seem to comprehend what is going to happen to our country?

Now that the healthcare bill is halfway through congress, I am getting a bit scared. Do people seriously need the government to take care of their every need? Are there truly 47 million people in this country that cannot get healthcare? The answer to the first question is, "Unfortunately." However, not all of us are reliant on the government to tell us what to do and how to live. The sad part is that the people that want government healthcare are totally unaware of the ramifications of giving up their freedom. I used to live in a country where we had a choice. The choice to rise above others and make yourself rich. Or the choice to make a comfortable living. We had the choice to save for retirement, or waste our years. We had the choice of working 40 hours per week to provide for our families or to work 80 or more hours a week and get ahead. With this new administration making sure that the economy cannot grow and ensuring that we 'need' them to help us, is it any wonder that more and more people want the easy route?

The answer to the second question is a resounding NO. The numbers of un-insured are skewed in the favor of those that want to pass a ridiculously expensive healthcare plan. The number of uninsured in our country include those that choose not to buy insurance, those that are between jobs (most of which are uninsured for less than 6 months) and illegal immigrants. The number of poor in the country that need the government to help them get insurance is closer to 15 million. Still a lot of people, but a far cry from the numbers touted by congress. Still 15 million: roughly 5% of the population of the country. Why? Why are we ruining the best healthcare system in the world that 95% of the people enjoy so that a few people can be covered? A better question might be, "Why don't we just insure those that truly need help?" We are about to transfer 15% of the GDP of the United States to the control of the government. The same government that has ruined every program it has tried to run: Amtrak, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security to name a few.

It's all about power. I believe that our president is a socialist. I believe it is his grand scheme to make our country a socialist power. He is well on his way. The more he gets his fingers around the throat of our economy, the tighter grip he will have on his dream: a social utopia. He is out to ruin this great nation, and we are letting him do it. I can't help feeling that we're doomed as a nation. Thanks, Uncle Barry!!