American Made Mutt

                                     First off every time you hear a politician say "comprehensive" run for your life! In the case of the current health care legislation our very lives are on the line indeed. For those of you out there drinking the "left wing" kool-aid, and for those drinking the "right wing" kool-aid, I've got news for you, BOTH sides are full of it! BOTH sides are playing political games with our health.

                                     Let us start with something that angers me to no end in regard to the far right and republicans. Where in the hell were YOU all of these years? A lack of reasonable cost coupled with quality care is nothing new to so many of us that fall through the cracks with our health issues. YOU repubs had control of everything, but you were too busy being the very same BIG SPENDERS you have always accused the dems of being. You were too busy expanding government in the form of a bigger Dept. of Education via No Child Left Behind. You were too busy getting us into (two) ENDLESS wars. You were too busy with "bridges to nowhere!" You were too busy focusing on "Social Morality" instead of "Economic Morality."  Now, you and those of you who have supported the R's NO MATTER WHAT and those politicians who are running for re-election or seeking to run with an (R) behind your name would have us believe that you will ride in on your "white horses" and "Save the day?"

                                    Then we have the far lefties and democrats who are LYING and or deliberately HIDING the truth, (I do not use the term lying lightly as others do either.)

                                    So, here is what none of them are telling you and that includes the "LAMESTREAM MEDIA!" 1.) EVERYONE by law can receive medical treatment. It is the quality which is in question, (more on that in a bit.) 2.) The accurate number of legitimately uninsured is debatable, I have never heard the same number yet. 3.)  It is a lie that should this piece of cow doo pass that we would ALL be covered. NOT TRUE! Still only a small fraction would be. 4.) Anything that is good about this monster won't even take effect for several more years! 5.) Still many of us WILL continue to fall through the cracks. 6.) What about our high cost of prescription drugs? NO talk of that either, (again I'll answer that in a sec.)

                                      This 2000 plus page bill is about nothing more than EXPANSION of the powers in Washington. It is about MORE CONTROL over "We the People." The very poor, elderly, criminals, and the very wealthy are already covered! It is those of us who are everyday working Americans and small businesses who pay for all of the above and have NOTHING for ourselves. We are the ones falling in the cracks!! Trust me I am one of them!

                                       The politicians along with help from media would have everyone believing that people are "dying in the gutters" across the country, NOT TRUE! You can walk into any emergency room in this country and walk out WITHOUT paying your damn bill, especially ILLEGAL ALIENS, while folks like me will be hunted down and sued for it. What they REALLY want is to put us all on Medicaid which, is the equivalent of (third class health treatment.) Just ask someone who has been through it how much differently they are treated, or the family members of patients who have been sent home too early and end up dying because of it. Trust me THIS DOES HAPPEN!

                                         Then even if this was a good bill it WILL NOT take effect for four to six years. So what good does that do anyone anyway? But, we HAVE to begin paying for it NOW? How many of you would pay car payments for a car you cannot have or drive for six years?  How many of you would make payments on a house you could not live in? If you would you are a fool!  This is why health insurance premiums and cost of care will GO UP. Why? Remember the brilliant "charge card reform?" You know the one that would not take affect until just now. The one that made absolutely sure to raise our interest rates ala the style of loan sharks, so that ALL of them the R's and the D's could take care of their banker buddies.

                                        Why is there NOTHING to allow us IMMEDIATELY to have prescription drug costs lowered for those of us who fall through the cracks, aka working poor? The answer; LOBBYISTS of course! Here again BOTH SIDES!

                                         Then, we hear the rhetoric that well, this will ONLY save a few billion, or that will ONLY save several million, etc. Well guess what Congress, IT ADDS UP! When is the last time you had to tighten your household budget belt so tight you could hardly breathe?  I would also like to know what happened to the "promise" that we would "Have the same health care as Congress?" Mmmm I CAN"T HEAR YOU!

                                        In closing, those of us with "common sense" understand clearly that what needs to be addressed is BOTH quality coupled with cost reduction. Both doable if Congress would concern itself LESS with lobbyists and MORE with "We the People."  Not a massive comprehensive overhaul which only rewards the unions, the insurance companies, big Pharma, and stock holders of health related products. "We the People" and many, many of our doctors all over the country understand what needs to be done and there are marvelous ideas out there. There are several on our Congressional web site and many more I have read about. But if anyone thinks that republicans will not be equally as guilty as democrats if this bill passes, think again. I DON'T TRUST ANY OF THEM! AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU! The time is NOW to start voting for "citizen candidates," for third party candidates. NOT for the "nickel or five pennies," and NOT for "the lesser of two evils."

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