Ok,
I admit it. I did not break for lunch a
few days ago because I got into a political battle on my Facebook Wall. I could not help myself. Like I told a friend this week; Aside from traditional media, social media is
one of the only ways for folks (like me) to broadcast a message and have it get
heard. Of course the exchange was
related to Healthcare Reform legislation.
I am completely against this monstrosity of a bill (for the record). This is basically continuation of my previous post on Healthcare Reform Logic.
I’ve
said it before and I’ll say it again. We DON’T have a Healthcare problem in
America. We have a Bureaucracy problem!
Why
should we give control and responsibility of our Healthcare to the government bureaucracy,
when they can’t effectively solve the problems with Medicare and Social
Security? Again,
this is not about healthcare, it’s about expansion of bureaucracy. Remember,
bureaucracy only serves itself. Expecting it to behave counter to its nature is
foolish. Now, we're going to add the IRS to the mix?
A friend asked me this question:
“Why does the "bureaucracy" (an organization made
up of Americans like me and you, left and right...) get all your ire, yet
private companies, with their profit-motivations, get a pass?
"Profit" should not even be in the healthcare equation?”
My answer (posed as questions):
“If "Profit" should not be
in the Healthcare equation, how should physicians, facilities, nurses, patient processing
centers, etc be compensated? Do you work?
Do you accept a wage? Does the company
you work for make a profit?”
If you don’t like profits, stop
working and consuming things that cost money…. You will starve. Again, we have a disconnect in logic,
comprehension and common senses within the population.
Three things in this regard:
1. They don’t get it
2. They are in complete denial
3. They reject reality believing
that will make reality irrelevant.
Expanding the IRS is to police the
American people (in the form of taxes, fees, etc) in regard to their health
insurance is not the answer. It is, in fact the problem. Bureaucracy is the reality.
"The Federal Government has its function but expansion
into private healthcare is not one of them. It is like filling a
fully-functional swimming pool with cement because you found a small crack at
the bottom. Filling your pool with cement will fix the crack but your pool is
rendered useless. Removing the cement is virtually impossible without expending
massive effort (and in the case of a Bureaucracy, it knows this)." (from my blog)
Do you want a solution to the health insurance crisis? (“Healthcare” is a misnomer) Here it is in
shorthand:
1. Decouple employment from health
insurance (this ain't 1940): abolish group insurance
2. Full portability (w/ pre-ex eligibility period 90 days)
3. Instead of paying an employee's premium, Employers invest the money into
their employee's Health Savings Account....
4. Full Takeover of pre-ex by insurance companies (this was agreed on last year
by insurance companies)
5. Require all Americans to have a basic plan in place (credits for those who
can't afford it). Create guidelines for
those who desire to “self insure”
6. The Gov't acts as a re-insurer or the insurer of last resort. (Claims over
$500K)
7. $5000 annual max limits on HSA account contributions-no lifetime max
8. Allow health premiums to be paid out of HSA accounts for up to 1 year (if
laid off or unemployed).
The above are SOLUTIONS. The government is not looking for solutions. They are
looking to expand, like any bureaucracy.
It must be fought and defeated in all forms! Bureaucracy kills the human spirit,
creativity, personal growth and freedom! If you have questions about health insurance or need a sounding board? Shoot me an email.
Thanks
Lance Cashion
