It has been about a week since my last posting, thank you all for you patience. There has been quite a lot going on in the world and in politics. Of course there is the earthquake in Chile that we are all paying close attention too. We also have the Health care bill resurgence that has taken place over the past couple of weeks.
Somehow, the Democrats have kept a small breathe of life in this creature called Health care reform. The way they accomplished this is by making it a much smaller and less scary beast.
Sure, because we don’t have single-payer universal health care there will be no REAL savings, but who cares! (Of course, if Obama did a half-way decent job of explaining this to the people it would still be on the table). We are on the way towards a more-equitable system of health in the United States, and that is the biggest factor.
Our current system is a costly, bloated drug-fiend who is no friend of you or me. The new system will be a costly, bloated recovering-addict who is starting to renew their friendships. Hopefully, in the future we will have a system that actually works.
As of now, we can only hope that we can pass this health care legislation. If we fail to do so the problem will continue to grow and will eventually become unmanageable. Just like our debt.
Huge health care legislation does seem scary when we are facing mounting debt problems. But, if we fail to act now we will continue to waste money on health care. This is a problem.
We have until about 2040 (estimates vary) until the US debt becomes completely unmanageable. My guess is we have a lot less time then that. The question remains, will we prepare ourselves for the future now? Or, will we continue along our path of stop-gap measures that are barely adequate?
Obama has sensed a need to accomplish some sort of reform, even if it is not ideal. The opposition to health care reform (both corporate and individual) has been intense and vocal. This has created more and more feat among the people who could only react with a loud, “no!” This is a problem.
It is because of these voices (both democrat and republican) that we don’t have a single-payer system as an option. This system is the only way that the United States will be able to keep costs down. The opposition to this is based almost entirely from the health and pharmaceutical lobby.
If the United States adopts a single-payer universal health care system then the companies that profit from our corrupt system will no longer be making money. This is why they are voicing this opposition.
This failure cannot only be blamed on evil big corporations. Obama has failed on so many levels to explain his position that it is a miracle that any of us even still have health care. The Democrats have flip-flopped on many positions and they were trying to get a feel of what the American people would want. Instead of siding with the 55% or so who voted them in and who want single-payer universal care, they sided with the opposition in hopes that their plan could be bi-partisan. That was a stupid move. In doing so, Obama also has continually played the Bush card. Obama has used Bush as an excuse to do things he promised he wouldn’t and to do things that would seemingly go against his morals. Like continuing the war in Afghanistan, torture, wiretapping, patriot act, bailouts to big businesses and of course he has continued to use drones to attack ‘enemies’ in various countries. Who cares about territorial integrity, right?
Well, the American people wanted a change and after the first year Obama has failed. Sure, he set up lofty goals and many people expected him to fail. But, he had a chance to succeed and because of his flip-flopping and quest for bipartisanship he was unsuccessful.
Hopefully, Obama is able to use his leadership skills and forge a path that will lead us towards the goal that we all share. And that is to have a sustainable United States that is the envy of the world for many centuries to come. We will only have a chance to accomplish this goal if we make health care universal and affordable, and time is running out.
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