Here’s a message I’d like to send to Washington, D.C.
Dear Congress:
The coming vote on healthcare is historic. I believe this bill will decide the future of America. Either direction will cause a change of direction for this country.
A vote to proceed with more government involvement, including a takeover by government of the health care system, will ultimately lead to the demise of America. It will pile onto the collapsing finances of this country. It will lead to the poor getting poorer, doctors deciding to give up the profession, a “post office” and “school system” quality of the health care product. Look very hard at the European and Canadian health care systems. You will find no innovation ( all progress has come from the spread of U.S. improvements), an uncaring work force, lack of capacity, individuals who want quality care come to the U.S. and have their own personal insurance on top of the government plan. . Poor quality health care, poor quality education, the complaints will get louder and louder, the thinking will be we need more government to fix the problems, the death spiral will spin faster and faster.
A vote against the move to more government involvement is the first step to the most important action that will improve health care and that is righting the economy. People with private sector jobs allow individuals to secure health care coverage. The next steps in health care reform will be reduction of government involvement to reduce the cost in the system and spur innovation. Apply the logic of what has happened to cell phones, TVs, the internet, food production and many others and ask why health care hasn’t seen the same reduction of cost and improvement of service and product attributes. There is only one answer (government intrusion has caused health care to lag).
Ask yourself why our schools are failing to provide a quality education. ( again too much government) Legislative action on tort reform, move from employer provided insurance to individual chosen insurance, allow individuals to choose what coverage they want, and remove barriers for companies to provide plans that are available in all states will radically lower costs and make insurance more affordable to all. All actions that cost the taxpayer nothing.
A vote for more government will ultimately lead to a collapse in the U.S. similar to Rome; it may not be tomorrow but not far off. A vote for less government will lead to a similar growth to post WWII. The most vital areas for a quality life, health care and education have heavy government intrusion and both are deemed to be “failing”. Just like solving a too much debt problem by adding more debt will never work, adding more government intrusion to health care will not improve it.
How will history record your actions?
David Johnson
LaGrange
The only problem with your theory is that you and the democratic minded would rather these helions sit at home with their mothers and fathers on their fat rumps, get no education, and then expect me and my children (in the future) to support these ingnorant strains on society with our hard earned money through federal income tax dollars? I think not. You have posted on other opinion columns and letters to the editor that you support the current medical legislation at hand so I'm sure you would also support welfare programs for the "less fortunate". It seems to me that your political views, which also appear to be the political views of the democratic party, are to dumb down the American people so that you can control the ignorant masses! I Think not. If you had studied your history you would also realize that some of the brightest minds in history were not very good in the classroom i.e. Albert Eienstein, Thomas Edison, etc. So your argument that this letter is unfounded is in and of itself a contradiction.... but I would expect nothing less from a liberal such as yourself.
When you ride on the nice Ga. Highways vs Ala. would you say to much or to little goverment , when you compare the Ga schools vs the Ala. schools would you say to much or to little Gov control.
I'm sure you returned your stimulus refund check ??
Do you really think to much Goverment is why the kids are not learning in the schools, come on this starts at home with the parents , your kids learning are directly associated with the type of discipline they are being taught at home.
To many parents send thier spoiled , ruid , disrespecful brats to school and actually think the teachers can work a miracle and teach these brats.
Now this where the Big Goverment should kick in and say if you can't behave in school then stay at home with the person who taught or allowed to become this person, teach the ones who actually won't to learn , don't have the teachers being baby sitters to problem kids.
Tom McLaughlin