White House offers information on proposes health care reform

Don't forget that education is also run by the government. I've never understood why anyone would trust the government with their child's future, but not trust them to set up an alternative insurance plan. Does anyone else see the irony in that?

Don't forget that education is also run by the government. I've never understood why anyone would trust the government with their child's future, but not trust them to set up an alternative insurance plan. Does anyone else see the irony in that?

I DO NOT trust the government with my child's education and would never put my kid in a government indoctrination camp. This is actually a perfect example of what happens when the government controls something....they screw it up. High school grads from government skrewls are mostly bumbling idiots who could not even name who the Speaker of the House is, much less get into a discussion regarding the three branches of government in the United States. Ask a typical high school kid to solve a simple problem involving a quadratic equation. They will look at you and drool. Every year we (taxpayers) throw more money at public education and each year our kids get more stoopid!

Another example…cash for clunkers. This BS lasted one week before running out of money. To save it they had to steal money from another government program. Cash for clunkers is a drop in the bucket compared to the socialist health insurance they want to force on us. Imagine how much money they will soon be stealing from us when that program fouls up.

There are better plans out there that have been proposed than this Obamacare crap.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts...ubborn-Things/

Halfway down the page:

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.

Hmm. Stalinist Russia, anyone?

Also, try redstate.com for another view on the health care situation.

@tiggerforhim:

Interesting. I always thought that Stalinist Russia was characterized by political assassinations and mass murders, not health care reform. Perhaps I should read up on my history.

I pay taxes and mello roos to support public school and also pay for my kids to go to private school.

I was very involved with my local public school system for several years before I faced the fact that the system is inherently flawed, partly because the “customer’s” [ie] parent and students have no real power. The gov't run health care system is likely to have the same flaws. I pray it doesn't, though.

I used to be on welfare and medi-Cal, I know the differences between "normal" health insurance and government run health insurance. You don’t get the same appointments, access to medicine, procedures, etc on medi-Cal. And you have no choices.

I know that reform of some sort is needed. I’ve been self-employed for nearly 10 years, and for 2 of those, my DH was laid off from work. I was paying monthly for medical insurance for me and our 2 kids-as much as $300/mo, but he wasn’t covered because no-one would insure him since he had diabetes. His meds alone cost $200.

I think that all areas of the problem need to be examined. The needs of people as well as the needs of the insurance companies and employers. The govt doesn’t have a record of running their own business well-like balancing the budget, running other govt programs like schools, medi-cal, etc. People need choices. Health care is too important to take away choice and options.

My solution would be a simple optional plan that people without insurance could pay into and then the govt would provide care. If I had to pay a small flat tax to make that available to people who don't have insurance, then maybe that would be ok with me. I don’t think program eligibility should be income based. There are some people with “high” income who either can’t afford insurance or don’t have insurance through their job. In Cali, to be eligible for medical, you have to make less than the Federal poverty line, which used to mean that if you work full time minimum wage in
Cali, you aren’t eligible for medical.

I don’t believe that the govt can afford to give away quality health care.

That Whitehouse link didn’t include wording specific enough for me to believe that they will do this without creating additional problems.

You critized the health plan reform and yet you did not present any "better" plan. When you do that you are just ******** and not part of the solution. You complain but you have no alternative ....so the health reform is the "Obama crap" , what would you suggest that we do? This is the mentality that reminds me of the french revolution------ if they do not have bread then they (the people ) can eat cake !!!!!