I think this means "Health care will be free"
Posted on 08/06/2009 4:53:12 AM PDT by Kaslin
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote an op-ed column for The Washington Post on Tuesday in defense of the Obama administration's efforts to "reform" health care. She wrote: "President Obama and I are working closely with Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate and health care experts to make sure we get the details of health reform right. But we can't let the details distract us from the huge benefits that reform will bring."
So, the objective is all that matters, not the process by which we get there? The most important words on a contract may be in the small print. Secretary Sebelius tells us not to worry about such things, but trust your government leaders and anonymous "experts" and leave the rest to us. A growing number of Americans are saying "no thanks."
The details matter because they are about government deciding who gets treatment when they are sick and who does not, who lives and who dies. Are there any details more important than that? Why would anyone trust government with their health and life when there are so many things government already does poorly and inefficiently?
Sebelius and members of Congress are fanning out across the country, trying to defend a health care reform plan that is only partially written, unexplainable and still unread by many representatives and senators. In a joint appearance with Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, Sebelius responded to shouts and catcalls from a skeptical audience at the Constitution Center in heavily Democratic Philadelphia. She said Specter shouldn't be criticized because the Senate's version of the bill has not yet been written. This takes hubris to a new level. It is one thing for a member of Congress to vote on legislation he hasn't read; it is quite another for government officials to ask for support of a bill that has not been written, at least in the Senate.
The attitude of the administration and supporters of its health care plan seems to be: "Take your medicine, and if you don't like it, or question its effectiveness, you will be sent to your room as punishment because we know better than you, even though 86 percent of you are perfectly happy with the health care you have now. Who are you to question us and our 'experts'?"
The more the public learns what is in the House bill, the less they like it. That's why the administration wants to rush this through Congress. The public mostly understands the need to reform the increasingly expensive current system. It just doesn't like the administration's plan.
There are other proposals that would achieve the end of reform while preserving the high-quality treatment that is the envy of the world and simultaneously affirming deeply held American values. It is no mystery what needs to be done to reduce costs and improve health delivery services.
As Rick Scott, chairman of Conservatives for Patients' Rights, has noted, "Americans want lower health care costs, not a government-run system. And there are several reforms we can do immediately to lower costs that won't cost a dime, (such as) allowing insurers to compete across state lines, requiring doctors and hospitals to post their rates and results to allow consumers to shop around, and creating one standardized reimbursement form for all insurers." Allowing employees to choose among several insurance policies (a choice available to federal workers, including Congress) would let individuals tailor policies to their needs, instead of forcing them to accept a one-size-fits-all policy. That, too, would reduce costs.
A grassroots uprising defeated the Bush administration's ill-conceived attempts at "comprehensive immigration reform." The groundswell against nationalized health care may have a similar end. If the liberal Democratic congressional leadership forces a bill through anyway, Republicans may have the issue they have been looking for to help them take back at least the House of Representatives in the 2010 election and to stop this "risky scheme" and other "out of the mainstream" programs.
Translation:
You are not smart enough to make decisions for this country - go back to sleep we’ll handle it for you.
Like the Fair Tax, MSAs give power to the people which libtards can't allow. Curious that a movement that really began with the phrase "power to the people" can't tolerate even the thought of actually allowing such a thing. Lying hypocrites is what libtards actually are and it would appear a sizable segment of "moderate America" is awakening to the fact.
This woman is my boss, and I trust her like I trust Madonna will enter a convent.
"Healthcare" consists of three major legs: Private insurers, Providers, and medical welfare.
The only reform government needs to concern it's little head with is medical welfare (the "American system")
They need to tighten the eligibility requirements for Medicaid, making sure that the truly needy get coverage, and to totally ban the practice of "cost shifting" by providers.
Regarding private coverage, Congress could also facilitate helping small business and individuals by allowing the purchase of health insurance across state lines, and allowing the formation of national association health plans.
Is not this the same woman who is a heretic and a baby killer? How can anything she says have credibility? To me, her heretical, deranged, demented and twisted logic to justify murder of the unborn (abortion) says it all.
All this effort to cover 8million people?
“Republicans take note: We are fed up and tired of politicians, period. We will be sweeping the floor and doing as much housecleaning as we can manage”
Indeed. If an empty seat could win, I would vote for it. NO ONE in charge would be far better than these cretins.
Most Republicans are opposing this. Those that don't should be taken out in a primary.
Yet another reason to insist on TERM LIMITS!
So... the end justifies the means? Is that what I'm hearing?
So... the end justifies the means? Is that what I'm hearing?
That is exactly what they want you to hear
“Most of the liberals don’t even know the constitution”
Most liberals think “Constitution” is what happens when you can’t go #2.
What’s worse than that, is that the libtards don’t realize that assistance with “Constitution” won’t be covered under Deathcare either.
Exactly.
I can imagine Sebelius somewhere in Poland 1945....
“Welcome to our Concentrat....er...uuhh....SPA! Pay no attention to the gates, barbwire, and machine gun towers. They are needed for your protection. Now let us start your stay with us with a nice shower!”
Not only did the witch (I refuse to use the word “bitch” because I will not insult female dogs when I refer to this feminoid thing) glory in the most gruesome form of abortion, but she also prevented construction of a 1,100 megawatt clean coal plant, thereby killing hundreds of immediate jobs and thousands more in the future.
I think this means "Health care will be free"
How many years does Kathleen have until she’s sent to her own Soylent Green factory for “processing?”
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