Pure Opinion – Health Care Reform – Does Anyone Care?

A meeting between Dr. Watson and Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Esquire.

Watson: (Gazing past his open newspaper, talking to Holmes) Who is behind this 12-21-2012 End of the World craze? And Why? Why have they begun hyping three years out? How did they get so well-orchestrated? It is obviously someone with a lot of money and a grandiose agenda. They are doing a masterful job of swaying the masses into fearing December 21, 2012. Now who do you suppose it could be? (pretend that we have some suspenseful music playing in the background, almost ominous). We need your help now more than ever, Mr. Holmes.

Sherlock: (busy with some scientific experiment) Let's go through the usual list of suspects, try to think of all the possible motives, and see if we can't come up with a few possibilities.

It's always struck me that in a country so incredibly wealthy as ours, everybody could and should be covered by decent health care. I believe it is our right, not a privilege. Why not just expand Medicare to cover us all? It will never happen, but something has to change. Medicare is the gigantic white elephant in the room because if things progress the way they are, every dollar of government money will eventually go toward caring for us, the aging Baby Boomers. The rate of Alzheimer's Disease alone is skyrocketing and doubling every 15 years or so.

Health care for one and all would surely save a fantastic sum of money in the long run. The scores of millions without insurance often wait until they are in dire straits, then go to the only health care provider left to them: the emergency departments of hospitals all around our once great land. That is, by far, the very most expensive health care known to mankind. If these folks were covered, they would tend to get care earlier on in their disease cycle and have a much better chance of recovery at far greater savings than is now possible for them. Also, they might be more inclined to seek preventative care, again at much greater savings.

The carbon offset industry is their best play. The plan is to charge individuals, companies, and governments for the carbon they use. A portion of this money will go to plant trees and other cool green projects. It will also make rich people feel better about their private jets. If the United Nations passes a climate change treaty and congress passes Cap and Trade, can you imagine the money GIM will ultimately make? I think GIM is short for "GIMme the money!"

It appears that GIM gets a free pass from government investigations and the media. I can't find where there has been any scrutiny. There needs to be some before I sign up to be a disciple of Al Gore. His rock star status, world tours, and rich lifestyle makes his message hard for me to swallow. Before I let him take my money and tell me how to live he needs to show some leadership. Jesus and Gandhi made it a point to live simple lives as they preached their message.

There's always the agrument that government will only botch things up. Well, what about Medicare and Social Security? Those have seemed to be pretty successful programs, to put it mildly. I am reminded of a placard my father saw at one of the Tea Party rallies on TV that said: "Get government out of Medicare!" Well, if it weren't for the government, we wouldn't even have Medicare! This kind of ignorance by those who would benefit most is simply mind-boggling. But, the fear mongers out there, the talking heads who want to scare you out of what would be in your best interests by using the "S" word, Socialism, are only looking to line their own pockets and those of their constituents who contribute so heavily to politicians' campaigns.

I wonder what it's going to take to really make a difference in health care reform? Just stay healthy?! Maybe we could get vouchers for fruits and vegetables and a tax break if we quit smoking and drinking.

With the economy in shambles and many losing their jobs, their retirement savings (what numbskulls thought 401k's were a good idea so they could go belly up thanks to unregulated derivatives trading based on fraudulent and toxic subprime mortgages?), their homes, and their overall sense of pride and security, it's no wonder that there's a prevailing mood of despair and hopelessness. The American people deserve a break, but it doesn't appear they'll be getting one in the foreseeable future. There ain't no "public" in this health care option

Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez H.
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