Socialism on the Way

This weekend we came yet again another step closer to a world run by President Obama.  The national health care plan that passed the House is sitting in the Senate now.  What can we expect now?

Luckily there are a few more sensible people in the Senate than the House, but that isn't saying much.  The hot topic that most of the news seems to be focusing on now is the issue of government funded abortions that have been laid out in the bill.  While that may not be something I approve of, it is only a small portion of what is wrong with what is happening.

The bill imposes fines on people that do not buy health insurance.  This is stupid.  If you are healthy and do not believe you need health insurance, why should you be forced to buy it?  The Democrats have tried to make it sound like they are fighting the insurance companies to help consumers, but in that instance it sounds like they are just increasing their customer base with force. 

Health insurance used to be like car insurance or any other kind of insurance, meant to cover catastrophic events.  If your car is leaking oil does GEICO step in and fix it?  What if you rip a seat?  If they were made to cover those type of incidents insurance would be completely unaffordable.  Health insurance should be the same way, and people wouldn't try to take advantage of the system and we would have lower costs.  You shouldn't run to the doctor because you scrape your knee.  It is ridiculous that every taxpayer in America should cover the cost of you going to see about something that needs $.25 of peroxide and a Band-Aid.

The government could have easily tried something else first.  How about making hospitals and medical services advertise prices?  There is little to no competition in the health care market, period.  With competition or at least the knowledge of prices consumers could find cheaper routes. 

Have a great week.