I wasn't going to weigh in on the healthcare reform debate. Truthfully, the debate seems particularly pointless to me because I don't think there is a real debate. Fifty million citizens in this blessed country of ours do not have health insurance--isn't that a no-brainer?
I wish it were, but it would seem that it's not, not if I pay attention to the middle school playground antics of the insurance companies, the various medical associations, the pharmaceutical industry, the lobbyists, the politicians, and don't forget the pundits. Unfortunately, it looks from here like none of this is a no-brainer. Let me assure you ... it is a no-brainer and it was a no-brainer in middle school as well.
Peter Drucker, biz wiz, wrote many years ago that "management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." Herein lies the crux of the healthcare reform issue.
Management, in this case, the status quo, wants to keep the status quo in place. Why not? The status quo is always fine with the status quo. That's why it is the status quo.
Insurance companies are rolling in dough. Doctors aren't doing too shabbily. The lobbyists earn their fantastical keep. Don't get me started on big pharma. Politicians appear to be representing their constituents. The pundits, oh yes, those middle school bullies and their victims, are cranking out clap-trap for everyone's playground entertainment. Why shouldn't they want things to stay the same?
President Obama and team are staging an all-out effort to be leaders. Real, live, bona fide leaders. According to Drucker, leaders do the right things. Why aren't we letting Obama be Obama? We elected him. We wanted the change he stood for, and we're miring him in seventh grade playground politics in the most hideous way. Why aren't we letting Team Obama do the right things?
Here's the no-brainer part of it all. The system has an economic cancer, and like the physiological behaviors of cancer cells in the human body, it is already out of control. The usual Western remedies for cancer are surgery and chemotherapy/radiation. We need to cut out the disease in our healthcare system, and then apply liberal treatment protocols to follow-up. The system has to be healed because it's diseased. It's that simple.
I love my country, dear one, don't get me wrong, but I didn't like playground politics in middle school, and at over 50 now, I like them even less.
Everyone knows that a good idea is always thought foolhardy initially. Hillary took the foolhardy hit on healthcare; bless her. Obama is valiantly attempting to lead, people! Let's let him off the playground and into the world of healthcare for all.
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It is for a decent person.
For evil people, its against their business model. Money is more important to most americans than health, charity, decency, integrity, honesty, and their mortality.
Yes, evil people. Im tired of hearing media and politicians mince their words when they discuss the Insurance companies (who've sent hundreds of thousands of Americans to early graves for denying coverage or benefits on purpose), or the Politicians that shirk their duties for the sake of profits for their donors and future employers.
And including those that give the appearance of general public, but are also standing up for Profiteering and immoral unethical corporate profiteers and business persons with ZERO integrity.
Those who stand against the poorest, most unfortunate, infirm, and even millions with good jobs who continue to be blacklisted by the insurance world of Homocide for profits, are in the same group.
The only reason we are having this debate at all is that, unlike the education system in this country, a large system of private health care providers existed first. And where there is profit, there is a reluctance to pull the plug (tobacco anyone?). But like the public school system and the postal service, developing a public system would still allow for private companies to offer supplemental or alternative plans for those who want to pay for them.
If I'd opened a video store 10 years ago, it would probably be out of business by now, as DVRs, pay-per-view and Netflix have made neighborhood video rental all but obsolete. Shouldn't we just allow Blue Shield to go the same way if it can't adapt?
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I can't seem to understand why there are American citizens who are against the very idea that they themselves wanted!!! What is so hard to understand that Healthcare reform is all about giving coverage to ALL citizens! And another thing is why there are citizens against paying taxes for this healthcare?? Your money will not only help someone else with a disease they wish to rid of, but others taxes will also help YOU! Why is it so bad to use your money to help others? Why is that so bad?
So many Americans are without jobs, and the domino effect from that is you lose your healthcare coverage. As Dr. Corso stated, this is not hard and I'm just about had it with Obama not following through on his promises, too busy being influenced by idiots who don't want the change because they are too busy being selfish with the money in their pockets. God forbid the money they have goes towards helping the very citizens who voted them into office in the first place.
The solution, now as then, is to stand up to the bullies and call their bluff. Only then do you find you're really dealing with pipsqueaks who are all talk, and afraid of getting hurt. That's when you start laughing and shove them aside.
Remember, this whole thing is driven by fear--not exactly the bedrock emotional makeup of people of real character.
We aren't. Only some of us are seditious corporate patsies. Some of us are upstanding (adult) citizens.
In a sort of an odd way, you're "preaching to the choir" -
However, she wrote something that is pretty general although true to my way of thinking and what I've observed/researched.
The problem is that for some crazy reason, the Dems appear to be disorganized, timid and behind the negative tidal wave of lunacy that we see, hear or read about every day, all day.
This is why we are losing the pr battle. As much as I ate to admit it, right now the lies and manipulation of facts are overwhelmingly convincing people to be afraid.
The white house HAS to get it together NOW. Someone has to take control of the message.
the impression of being disorganized and incoherent is the problem.
The "reform" is a nebulous entity that nobody really knows what it is. The "essentials" and "not essential" parts of it change daily depending on which WH official is talking (Public opton? co-ops? drug price control? tax increases? ).
Obiviously the enemies are using this recess to throw everything at it:. "obama is from Kenya","goverment takeover" "death panels" "abortion""euthanasia" "illegal immigrants" to scare people and it is working. Look at those naive people crying in the townhalls because they want their "America" back, as if someone took something from them.