So the health care bill passed. I am more than a little disappointed. I am actually awe-struck that our country has allowed this to happen. Are we just stupid?!?

One analyst said that this was a victory for those who wanted to expand government. I completely agree! I mean, the government basically “bought” a large portion of the private sector with all the bail-outs, and now they are simply “taking” the health care industry.

I, and many others, see this as a big step toward social health care and socialism. That said, has anyone looked at Canada? Yes, all Canadians get health care, but at what cost? They are paying a much higher percentage in income taxes than we are now. You may argue that ours won’t go up much, but are you taking into account the government mandate that we will have to pay in addition to taxes? Furthermore, take a look at the quality and availability of care in Canada. (I don’t mean to pick on Canada, it’s a beautiful country with a lot to offer) Notice the waiting list to see your doctor, and the leechers that won’t get a job because they don’t have to. We already have that here. How much worse are we willing to let it get?

Has anyone considered what effect this will have on health care workers? We should!

Now, the bigger picture. Government health care undercuts the rates of the private sector, the private sector has to sell out to the government, then the government has total control over health care. They can decide what doctors we can or can’t see. What treatments we can or can’t receive. They decide who can and can’t receive treatment. So, ultimately, they decide who lives and who dies.

Yes. We will all have affordable health care, but at what cost!

Just My Thoughts…

In the opening address, he seems quite impressed with himself. He makes note of all the new jobs he created, and points out how the economy has moved out of recession. If that is true, why are people still not spending money? Why are people still unable to home loans? As for the auto industry, did they stop to think that maybe people are not buying American cars because the foreign cars last longer, have less emissions, and use less gas and oil? Could it also be that people are not buying cars because the banks won’t approve the loans? I don’t know. Just my thoughts…

There are a host of other issues that I could rant about for days, but I think you get the point.

In case you missed it, here is the opening speech:

There were, of course questions to be answered after the speech. It seemed to me that he dodged a lot of the questions, offering some eloquent rabbit trails and basically saying “We’ve done a good job…”. I was particularly struck by answer to the question about abortion. He was asked if he hoped that congress would quickly send him the freedom of choice act so that he could sign it. You will notice that he didn’t directly answer the question. He only noted that abortion is a moral and ethical issue and eventually stated that he was pro choice. He eventually answered the question by saying that the freedom of choice act was not his highest legislative priority. I am inclined to think that he should seek the council of the Highest Authority, that being God, and rethink his position on abortion.
Here is the entire press conference. The video seems to lag, but the audio is fine.

Finally, here is an excerpt from an interview with Rick Warren that I found interesting.

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