Dear Airbourne In-forums Readers,
This has been on hot topic for our newly elected Government. Those on the left are fighting to the teeth to get this one passed, while those on the right are fighting just as hard to make sure it doesn’t happen. A lot of people have a lot to say about this topic, some statements very ignorant while others are very educated. I have heard them all…and well I knew how I felt from the get go.
For starters, allow me to say this much. I do not feel our current healthcare situation is beneficial to all parties within this country. However don’t take that to mean that I am a supporter of a Social Healthcare plan, because that is not the case. Social Healthcare equals big government. Big Government equals no control, and well, quite frankly I am a control freak.
There are other solutions to this problem. Solutions that don’t involve America copying a plan implemented by other countries worldwide, a plan that in my opinion has been put to the test and failed. Let’s not take the high road people. Let us put our heads together and come up with a solution that actually works in our favour and not in the favour of government control. We don’t want higher taxes and less choice. That just doesn’t make any sense.
I find it so funny that we live in a country that would be dubbed as free. A country that allows you to live as you want, as long as you are not out there killing people. Yet still Americans need to pay for that freedom. Ever hear of a sin tax? Do we really want more sin taxes? Not too long ago I got into a conversation with an individual about fast food in America. The individual stated that one of the issue’s with this country is that we allow our citizens to be unhealthy. He suggested that capitalism was to blame for allowing companies like Mc Donald’s and Burger King to sell fattening & unhealthy food to society. The freedom of the people to choose the way they want to live of course plays no part in their everyday choices. (Sarcasm WARNING) We instead should help walk them through the maze of life. Don’t leave it for them to choose. Well scratch that…we will leave it for them to choose (gives them a sense of freedom) but we will push them in a general direction with our taxes. Our sin taxes…
You want to smoke a cigarette? Well that will be an extra $500 a year in taxes. You want some fast food in your life? That will cost you a 20% tax on every meal you buy from a restaurant dubbed as a Fast Food joint. Do you see where I am going with this? Sooner than later you begin to pay for your so called “freedom”. That is the direction of Socialized anything. You want Free Healthcare, well don’t you find it ironic that Canadians gets free healthcare at the cost of a 55% income tax? Even though they are paying that money through taxes…not all of the health benefits are provided to them, as they still have to pay for vision and dental between certain ages. I don’t see anything free about the Canadian or European System that our government wants to take on but I understand 100% why some Americans are blindly running towards that system. It’s the easiest solution. Let the government work it out. They will figure it out for us. (its obvious that they know how to run a business...right?!) In our current system we have government run hospitals. In our current system we have a rule that makes it illegal for any hospital to turn down emergency care due to a lack of insurance. So don’t tell me America has people dying on the street and outside of hospitals. That is just ignorance. (Russell Brand) The American way may not be the best solution, but instead of taking the easy (and low) road, our government should be contemplating a plethora of options. I don’t want your Social Healthcare. I don’t mind paying for my own healthcare, but I am fully aware that not everyone can do that. I may not have all the answers but I have heard a couple other solutions out there that work twenty times better than the current solution our government is trying to lock down.
Allow me to throw one more suggestion out there. Incentive programmes. My current healthcare provider has flat rates for all those that are registered to their plan. Instead of charging more for being unhealthy though, what they do is give deductions for those that are actively working to stay healthy. Those individuals who are willing to do an annual physical and can show they are doing what is in their power to stay healthy receive a percentage off their annual healthcare costs. So by not smoking and eating healthy and constantly exercising I am not only going to live a healthier life, but I will also save some dollars. Incentives work better than taxes. The joy of a capitalistic society is the freedom of choice.
You can keep your social healthcare. I personally will stand up against it.
Regards,
Jahrootz
