Health Care Reform. . .It’s Getting Really Serious

October 9, 2009 by Standing on Truth
Filed under Politics

Ok, I’m getting really scared here. Even with 50% of the nation disapproving of the President’s health care proposals, there is talk that this health care reform including a public option could pass as early as next week, with or without Republican support. I’m just not quite sure enough people really and truly understand just how drastically this free country could (and will) change with this simple bill.

Newt Gingrich has an excellent article at HumanEvents.com in which he outlines 8 contradictions between what is currently in the health care bill and what President Obama has promised not to do to the American people. Although I have such trouble understanding the mindset of one who wants to turn over more of more of their life, freedom, money, constitutional rights, opportunities, and dreams over to a government that is widely believed to be inept at nearly everything they try to do, I won’t begrudge those that are coming from the mindset that we ought to love “the least of these” and take care of those who cannot take care of themselves. I just happen to believe that there are many other ways to do that other than those that President Obama and Congress have devised.

The House GOP Study Committee has come up with nearly 30 alternatives that have gotten little to no attention from the President or the media. There include some issues that, I believe, can be agreed upon without an entire takeover of the health care system. I’ve heard it before, but I’ll say it too: Why throw out the baby with the bathwater? The United States has the best health care in the world. . .yes, it is broken in some areas. . .but Scott Rasmussen reports that “80% of those with insurance rate their own coverage as good or excellent.” Why throw out the whole system–and don’t be fooled, that’s what President Obama is doing long-term–when we can just tweak the areas that need fixing?

And for those who are staunch pro-lifers like myself, it should be equally disconcerting that as of now there are no ammendments to the House or Senate health care bills that EXCLUDE abortion as being funded by tax-payers. All were shot down by the democrats, including one by Senator Orrin Hatch and one by Senator Jon Kyl. In fact, Baucus’ bill specifically includes abortion. As for HR 3200, we know that what is not specifically excluded can be assumed to be included.

This is getting very serious, and in order to protect our nation’s freedom and protect the precious unborn, we need to get informed and support reform, yes, but not one that bankrupts our country, hands over our economy even more to corrupt government, and includes using our hard-earned money to fund the killing of babies.

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