Comments on: Blocking Health Care Reform is Acting out of Fear http://ushealthcrisis.com/2010/03/blocking-health-care-reform-is-acting-out-of-fear/ Survival Strategies Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:05:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: rachelwillson http://ushealthcrisis.com/2010/03/blocking-health-care-reform-is-acting-out-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-696 rachelwillson Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:26:28 +0000 http://ushealthcrisis.com/?p=495#comment-696 I certainly don't have the solution but I think the problem is much broader than just health care. I think that government, on almost all levels, is becoming irrelevant. There has always been politics but there hasn't always been this enormous disconnect with the people.<br><br>It offends me when either side talks about what the American People want or don't want. They have no clue. Hiring pollsters is like hiring expert witnesses for the defense. You keep looking until you find one that agrees with you.<br><br>I do know this. I have no health insurance because I can no longer afford it. This is the first time in my life that I have not had coverage either through an employer or a private plan and it scares the hell out of me.<br><br>I'm self employed and cannot afford the $740 a month for a plan with a $5000 deductible and a 30% copay. So God forbid I have a heart attack but if I do I will go to County and the state will wind up with the cost and my credit will be ruined. But hey, at least I have the satisfaction to know that none of my tax dollars are paying for abortion because that's much more important than me having insurance right?<br><br>Do they have a clue? I certainly don't have the solution but I think the problem is much broader than just health care. I think that government, on almost all levels, is becoming irrelevant. There has always been politics but there hasn't always been this enormous disconnect with the people.

It offends me when either side talks about what the American People want or don't want. They have no clue. Hiring pollsters is like hiring expert witnesses for the defense. You keep looking until you find one that agrees with you.

I do know this. I have no health insurance because I can no longer afford it. This is the first time in my life that I have not had coverage either through an employer or a private plan and it scares the hell out of me.

I'm self employed and cannot afford the $740 a month for a plan with a $5000 deductible and a 30% copay. So God forbid I have a heart attack but if I do I will go to County and the state will wind up with the cost and my credit will be ruined. But hey, at least I have the satisfaction to know that none of my tax dollars are paying for abortion because that's much more important than me having insurance right?

Do they have a clue?

]]> By: fredvanwest http://ushealthcrisis.com/2010/03/blocking-health-care-reform-is-acting-out-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-693 fredvanwest Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:12:48 +0000 http://ushealthcrisis.com/?p=495#comment-693 What many small businesses fail to recognize is the enabling power of comprehensive healthcare. What person wouldn't rather work in a small, tight nit, cohesive team rather than in a nameless bureaucracy. Yet many settle for the "big company" because they're afraid of losing their precious healthcare. A lot would even opt for more volatility in their salary so long as they knew they wouldn't be denied health benefits. When (and if) we pass comprehensive healthcare in this country, the biggest benefactors may well be small businesses (which incidentally is where most innovation occurs which makes us more competitive as a nation and raises our standard of living.) Where are the Teddy Roosevelts and FDRs and JFKs of this generation! What many small businesses fail to recognize is the enabling power of comprehensive healthcare. What person wouldn't rather work in a small, tight nit, cohesive team rather than in a nameless bureaucracy. Yet many settle for the “big company” because they're afraid of losing their precious healthcare. A lot would even opt for more volatility in their salary so long as they knew they wouldn't be denied health benefits. When (and if) we pass comprehensive healthcare in this country, the biggest benefactors may well be small businesses (which incidentally is where most innovation occurs which makes us more competitive as a nation and raises our standard of living.) Where are the Teddy Roosevelts and FDRs and JFKs of this generation!

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