I know that single-payer systems work in other parts of the world. I know that many people in other countries wonder what is wrong with the US that we don't want the same thing here. I know that a lot of people think it's just about taxes - that we don't want to pay higher taxes.
I was (and still am) against the Healthcare Bill. The reason is that it puts way too much power and authority in to the hands of Washington Bureaucrats who wouldn't know their rear end from the hole in the ground they just dug. I remember someone asking why we have so little trust in our leaders. Here's a couple of examples:
My husband's grandmother, who passed a few years ago, was put into a nursing home/hospice care (at the home) before she died because his aunt could no longer provide adequate care for her at her (his aunt's) home. When she had to be put into a home, first her entire estate was liquidated in pretty short order. That was with Medicare. When she was destitute she was put on Medicaid - both Federal and State because one or the other wouldn't cover certain services she needed. I have no clue how the nursing home actually billed; if they were creative with their billing to ensure their expenses were covered or not. This was in Illinois.
Today a friend and co-worker told me that her mother is in Stage 3 Kidney Failure. Her mom is 72 years old, so certainly on Medicare at least, possibly Medicaid. She said that "Stage 3 is manageable but expensive and she doesn't have the money so..."
How is it that this system that either has to be manipulated or lets people who can't pay the excess die is supposed to be TRUSTED with the authority and power that this healthcare bill just gave it for ALL OF US???
You want to know WHY we don't trust our government to run things? Because they will manage to make a bigger mess than you can possibly imagine, no matter how simple the task. The harder and more complex the task, the bigger the mess. That's why!
I was (and still am) against the Healthcare Bill. The reason is that it puts way too much power and authority in to the hands of Washington Bureaucrats who wouldn't know their rear end from the hole in the ground they just dug. I remember someone asking why we have so little trust in our leaders. Here's a couple of examples:
My husband's grandmother, who passed a few years ago, was put into a nursing home/hospice care (at the home) before she died because his aunt could no longer provide adequate care for her at her (his aunt's) home. When she had to be put into a home, first her entire estate was liquidated in pretty short order. That was with Medicare. When she was destitute she was put on Medicaid - both Federal and State because one or the other wouldn't cover certain services she needed. I have no clue how the nursing home actually billed; if they were creative with their billing to ensure their expenses were covered or not. This was in Illinois.
Today a friend and co-worker told me that her mother is in Stage 3 Kidney Failure. Her mom is 72 years old, so certainly on Medicare at least, possibly Medicaid. She said that "Stage 3 is manageable but expensive and she doesn't have the money so..."
How is it that this system that either has to be manipulated or lets people who can't pay the excess die is supposed to be TRUSTED with the authority and power that this healthcare bill just gave it for ALL OF US???
You want to know WHY we don't trust our government to run things? Because they will manage to make a bigger mess than you can possibly imagine, no matter how simple the task. The harder and more complex the task, the bigger the mess. That's why!
Watch this amount quadruple or more before it is over.
