It seems the country is, “up in arms”, about the proposal for a new and reformed health care system. Terms such as, “Socialism and Communism”, are being slung like beer at a Cubs game. After listening to both sides and participating in several heated debates on this topic, I’ve tried to view it from the other sides viewpoint.

So maybe the red camp is right! Perhaps giving a damn about the health of our nation is less important than corporate profits. After all, as has been pointed out to me previously, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution do not specifically guarantee a fair and affordable health care system to the people, so why change what the founding fathers bestowed upon us?

Come to think of it, those documents written over 200 years ago didn’t guarantee us many of the things that we’ve openly accepted and expected of our government to provide. As long as we’re going to stick to the basics, let’s get rid of some of that other fluff!

Emergency services! Who needs em? Let’s privatize our police and fire departments! Let’s turn them over to a corporation so that our misfortunes can be a source of profit for someone. Let’s give everyone a choice whether they want protection or not.  We can create  insurance specifically for this. Just think of the tax savings we would get. I mean really, what is the chance that your house will actually burn or you will get mugged or worse?

If we privatize these socialistic services, you’ll have to pay for this insurance directly out of your own pocket, but it won’t have been collected out of your taxes right? Just think, you can then choose which  fire department you want  if your house is burning. Only problem is, it will have to be approved by your insurance carrier first.

“911 insurance, what is your emergency? What, you have an electrical fire? I’m sorry madame, you only have coverage for spontaneous combustion. Electrical fires are not covered by your policy. Good luck putting that one out!!”.

“You’ve  just been robbed? Sir, your policy does not cover robbery, it only covers fraud and murder. Have they murdered you sir? Would you like to upgrade your  policy to include robbery in case this happens again?”

Ahhhh the profits that could be made! Wonderful wonderful profits! This could be bigger than OIL!

Sound kind of stupid? Yeah… so does throwing away the chance of finally bringing an affordable and just health care system to our country which is currenly rated as number 37 in health care worldwide. We Americans  are consumed with being number one… why are we so willing to settle for number 37?

For the facts about Health Care Reform, please visit:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/

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