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Reviewing the White House response to criticism of the health care bill, a series of videos debunking the “myths” propagated by the opposition, I have begun to realize that no one will ever directly answer the questions and concern many citizens have regarding this bill. Do not bother looking for any information about cost and methods of paying for the bill. This rather important question is not addressed. Instead we get more platitudes and promises without substance.
Health Care Myths Debunked
Reform will stop rationing
Until and unless questions regarding cost of the plan are addressed this statement is meaningless. Unless every citizen is allowed to choose what and when procedures are to be performed health care will be rationed. Increasing the number of patients in the system without increasing the number of providers will guarantee rationing. How will the government increase the number of doctors and nurses? Incentives are built into the plan to entice more people to enter the health care field. What if the incentives do not work? More and more doctors are already refusing to accept Medicare and Medicaid due to the complexity of the rules and regulations regarding treatment options and payment. The more complicated a system is, the less likely people will want to work in that system.
You Can Keep Your Own Insurance
The ultimate destruction of the private health care system is dismissed with more promises. The President has stated the government plan will not force anyone to change insurance policies. Trust in the government. The problem is simple. If I make disposable batteries using elements x,y,z and the government bans the use or increases the cost of element z eliminating my profits, has the government banned disposable batteries? No. Has the government made it impossible for me to make disposable batteries? Yes. This is not complicated. The ultimate aim is the elimination of private insurance. The public option is simply a means to an end.
Reform will benefit small business
Small business will not be impacted by the health care legislation because small business will not be forced to provide insurance for employees. Will small business be forced to pay additional taxes to fund the legislation? Then small business will be impacted by the health care legislation.
The Euthanasia distortion
According to the White House euthanasia fears are unfounded. End of life counseling is depicted as the main problem and concern , with soothing words about how complicated government language can be: those reading the bill misunderstand the purpose of the counseling. Questions about coverage plans and procedures are not addressed at all. A committee yet to be appointed will determine treatment options. Is euthanasia a part of the current health care bill? No. Will treatment options be limited by cost, potential survival rates, age, etc? Unknown.
Vet’s Health Care is Safe and Sound
Since when? Health care for Veterans is a disgrace and needs to be addressed. Why is no one talking about the problems with the VA? The lack of available VA centers? The waiting list for care?
Medicare is safe and stronger with reform
Ludicrous. Medicare is bankrupt now. Adding more people to an overburdened system will not make that system safer. Government has proven its inability to control cost. Best examples: Medicare and Medicaid.
Problems do exist with health care in the US. The cost of obtaining insurance if you have a preexisting condition is prohibitive. Insurance companies have misused the right to cancel (rescind) coverage in some, perhaps even many cases. We do not require nationalized health care to correct these problems.
Real questions regarding nationalized health care exist. Real answers do not.
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Yet another example of a government attempting to eliminate the voice of the opposition. The call went out today for concerned citizens to report all those opposed to the current regime. Good citizens are instructed to turn in suspicious web site addresses, report conversations, and send in the names of those opposed to current policies. No word yet on what will be done with the names and information collected. An email address has been provided for those wishing to participate in this Nazi like behavior.
There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.
Linda Douglass, the communications director for the White House’s Health Reform Office
As a good citizen I felt I had no choice but to report the following website for “fishy” behavior. Fishy Website
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Go Texas. Calls to stop this massive data collection campaign have begun.
The White House launched an attack on web bloggers for disseminating false information about the proposed health care plan. Read on and decide for yourself.
As the 800 billion dollar stimulus money works its way down to the state and local levels, claims of successful job creation are made by President Obama and Congress. Have jobs truly been created? What type of jobs? How long do those jobs last?
Anyone else find it amusing that President Obama blames the GOP for stalling health care legislation? Should maybe look to your own party Mr. President, since, last I looked, Democrats were in control of the House and the Senate.
Politics as usual.
As more and more Democratic Representatives withdraw support for massive health care legislation, President Obama rushed to the television cameras to assure the American people that health care reform will go forward. Perhaps the President should attempt to present Congress with a workable and affordable health care plan, instead of ordering some sort of legislation passed by August.
President Obama, having fixed health care and eliminated the threat of global warming climate change, now turns his attention to immigration reform. Wow.
Never mind that the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) claims the Health Care Bill will increase cost, the Cap and Trade Bill will increase unemployment. Can’t wait to see the Immigration Bill.
Stop acting like children running wild in a toy store, slow down and pass meaningful legislation that will help rather than harm, if that’s even possible. Maybe we’ve discovered the real problem.
The health care legislation being pushed by President Obama will affect every single person in the United States. Where are the tough questions? Forget the tough questions. Just one question: how do we pay for Federal Health Care Insurance?
This legislation should not even be considered. The cost of care will increase not decrease. The quality of care will be inferior to what is now available. Patients will depend on the Federal Government to determine what treatment should be provided. The Federal Government.
Examples of our efficient and effective Federal Government:
- Sent stimulus checks to dead people
- Helped cause the housing bubble and subsequent collapse
- US Postal Service – considering limiting delivery days due to cost over runs (private carriers are making money)
- Social Security
- Medicare
- Veterans Administration
- Posted list of “secret” nuclear sites on the internet
- Internal Revenue Service codes and regulations (imagine this complexity applied to health care – if that thought doesn’t make you break into a cold sweat you have never paid taxes)
I find it fascinating that the same people who believe President Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and began a war for the “oil companies”, are more than willing to give this same government total control over health care.
Not the same government? Trust President Obama completely? What about the man or woman who will assume power after him? Jeb Bush is available.
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