Health Reform

 

The White House website has a link to some pretty good detail.

 

I'll add links to this post as I find them:

 

 

Starting this year, children can remain on their parents insurance policy until age 26. Insurance premiums will have to rise to pay for this.

 

This country seems to think that the wealthy are evil somehow and they obtained their wealth on the backs of others.  While this may be the case in a very few exceptions, the reality is that it's simply not true.

 

Without the wealthy, there are no jobs.  Without jobs, there are no paychecks.  If you tax the wealthy out of existence. the result is a total collapse of the American economy.   Margaret Thatcher put it this way; "The problem with Socialism is that eventually, you run out of the other guy's money".

 

Although I'm not an expert on the Constitution, I personally have a problem with the "Individual Mandate".  This is the part where the Government dictates that you WILL purchase a good or service from a private company or face fines.  If you don't pay the fines, you can go to jail.  Never in the history of this country has the Federal Government forced the citizens to participate in Commerce.  Nowhere in the Consitituion is this authority given to the Federal Government.  It is, however, a power reserved for the states.  For example, you state may force the purchase of auto insurance, but then again, driving is a choice.  Simply being alive is not.

 

I have a problem with the part of the law that give the IRS "real time access" to my bank accounts and financial records.  This section also authorizes the IRS to share my persnal tax and financial data with the Department of Health.  What happens when I am old and dying?  If I am in long term care, is there a trigger that allows the Government to sieze all of my assets to pay for the long term care similar to what happens in Canada?  Or is this an amendment ot the law that will come in the future?

 

Finally, what about the bald faced lie about the cost?  They took out the $230,000,000,000 "Doctor Fix" so the Bill would come in under 1,000,000,000,000 (that's trillion!).  The Dems are now working to pass the Doctor Fix as a separate matter.  What a sickening and disgusting joke.

 

I could rant about this for hours, but then I would be painted as an evil conservative who hates the poor, has no Christian values and doesn't ewant to see the "little people" get insurance.  All for having a different opinion regarding how this should have been handled.

 

Another small piece of America died this week-

As a % of our out put we spend a reasonable amount on Defence.

 

Our economy is massive and we need to protect our interests. The one job that the federal government is designed to do constitutionally is national defense.

 

 

(especially on their air force and Navy lately which are designed to PROJECT power not defend the borders)

 

The Chinese government has no problem rolling out their tanks over their own people, nor do they have a problem arming Sudan (who exports 80% of their energy output to china) to commit genocide in Darfur, or crushing protest in Tibet.

 

Our Defense budget is money well spent. Unfortunately, the reality is Obama is spending money like a drunken sailor, doubling down on a broken health care system. We will have NO CHOICE but to cut defense spending!

 

Guess what china will do? cut? I dont think so!

 

Guess Who owns most of our national debt? CHINA

 

Guess who we have to borrow money from to pay for Obama Care? CHINA

 

When the piper comes calling, and we have to pay our massive debt, we will cut our defense spending to pay our debts to a well armed China!

 

Congradulations!

 

 

Originally posted by Aquaknot Here's what bugs me...   This country seems to think that the wealthy are evil somehow and they obtained their wealth on the backs of others.  While this may be the case in a very few exceptions, the reality is that it's simply not true.   Without the wealthy, there are no jobs.  Without jobs, there are no paychecks.  If you tax the wealthy out of existence. the result is a total collapse of the American economy.   Margaret Thatcher put it this way; "The problem with Socialism is that eventually, you run out of the other guy's money".   Although I'm not an expert on the Constitution, I personally have a problem with the "Individual Mandate".  This is the part where the Government dictates that you WILL purchase a good or service from a private company or face fines.  If you don't pay the fines, you can go to jail.  Never in the history of this country has the Federal Government forced the citizens to participate in Commerce.  Nowhere in the Consitituion is this authority given to the Federal Government.  It is, however, a power reserved for the states.  For example, you state may force the purchase of auto insurance, but then again, driving is a choice.  Simply being alive is not.   I have a problem with the part of the law that give the IRS "real time access" to my bank accounts and financial records.  This section also authorizes the IRS to share my persnal tax and financial data with the Department of Health.  What happens when I am old and dying?  If I am in long term care, is there a trigger that allows the Government to sieze all of my assets to pay for the long term care similar to what happens in Canada?  Or is this an amendment ot the law that will come in the future?   Finally, what about the bald faced lie about the cost?  They took out the $230,000,000,000 "Doctor Fix" so the Bill would come in under 1,000,000,000,000 (that's trillion!).  The Dems are now working to pass the Doctor Fix as a separate matter.  What a sickening and disgusting joke.   I could rant about this for hours, but then I would be painted as an evil conservative who hates the poor, has no Christian values and doesn't ewant to see the "little people" get insurance.  All for having a different opinion regarding how this should have been handled.   Another small piece of America died this week-

 

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Originally posted by Fluffy Fluffington Absolute dollars need to be put into context. As a % of our out put we spend a reasonable amount on Defence.   Our economy is massive and we need to protect our interests. The one job that the federal government is designed to do constitutionally is national defense.   Furthermore, our defense spending as a % of GDP and as a % of our budget has been in LONG TERM DOWNTREND sine WWII.   China, on the other hand, is growing their defense budget at a 20% clip !! (especially on their air force and Navy lately which are designed to PROJECT power not defend the borders)   The Chinese government has no problem rolling out their tanks over their own people, nor do they have a problem arming Sudan (who exports 80% of their energy output to china) to commit genocide in Darfur, or crushing protest in Tibet.   Our Defense budget is money well spent. Unfortunately, the reality is Obama is spending money like a drunken sailor, doubling down on a broken health care system. We will have NO CHOICE but to cut defense spending!   Guess what china will do? cut? I dont think so!   Guess Who owns most of our national debt? CHINA   Guess who we have to borrow money from to pay for Obama Care? CHINA   When the piper comes calling, and we have to pay our massive debt, we will cut our defense spending to pay our debts to a well armed China!   Congradulations!