Our Voice Now

I only call them like I see them and I see those that are attending the healthcare town halls simply to cause problems as just that - morons.  Have these people never had to deal with the likes of Aetna or Blue Cross or any other HMO (assuming they even have health coverage)?  Either they have and are happy to be walked all over or they haven’t and thus have no clue what a majority of us deal with!  And if they don’t have health coverage at all then I have merely this to say to them - shut up because each time you go to a ‘free’ clinic the rest of us are paying for you!

Here are some facts… patients in countries with national healthcare are not dropping dead left and right.  I experienced said ‘evil’ healthcare in both Australia (for Lyme Disease which they don’t even have there but I got in in CA) and in Scotland where I came down with a severe case of food poisoning and had to be taken to the hospital in the middle of the night by ambulance and was admitted and I got far better care there than I would have anywhere here with all the red tape HMO’s make everyone go through.  And do you know how much the Scotland incident cost me?  Wait for it…. a whole whopping NOTHING!

For all those whining about how the government is taking our freedoms away well maybe you should take a look back at *your* president who made it completely legal for the government to spy on each and everyone one of us in any way they want.  Who has made flying a complete and utter nightmare.  Who put us in the biggest debt ever and then bailed out those that screwed up so bad. 

However, back to healthcare.  They argue that under a national health plan we won’t be able to choose the doctor we want.  Um, do they have an HMO plan?  If your doctor isn’t in their plan then you can’t go unless you want to pay out of pocket… so that kills that arguement.  They argue that we will have to wait hours, days, weeks and months for procedures.  Have they been to a doctor’s office lately?  I already add an extra hour to my scheduled time and for any woman who has had to make a gyn checkup - yeah, that’s usually at least a month or two minimum wait.  So again, no  valid arguement there either.

President Obama is NOT taking away our current plans.  If you enjoy talking to a brick wall when trying to argue with Aetna and pay for that privilage and hope they will cover a basic medical condition then you will be able to continue to submit yourself to such punishment.  If you wish to attempt to get coverage on your own with an HMO and have a pre-existing condition, good luck but more power to you.  However, if you with to be covered for any and all medical condition, existing or future, and not have to give up your home to pay the monthly bill for it (and for the millions of us who have to get insurance on our own instead of through an employer it’s expensive) then you already know how necessary healthcare reform is in this country.  It will also force the HMO’s to bring their prices down to compete.

So to all those going to these meetings and making it all about themselves I ask this…. are you someone who proclaims to be a Christian?  Because last time I checked being a Christian meant being like Christ - thus thinking of others who are struggling with healthcare and it’s costs.  Shame on you for making it all about you.

And to those who are trying to convince themselves that America has the greatest health care system in the world I offer this - I’m selling a nice old bridge in Brooklyn, please let me know if you are interested.

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