Maggie's Farm

"Nobody wants to pay for it"

Obamacare was the single largest move to the far left socialist agenda to redistribute wealth. Ironically if it had been a good law written to succeed instead of to fail it would probably be generally accepted. There was enough money in it to actually do what it claimed. But for whatever reason the authors choose to use this bill to punish the middle class and wasted the money it redistributed. It should have been called the "destroy the middle class act". I think it accurately reflects the desires and intents of Obama and the far left Democrat party. They wanted to hurt the mostly white middle class and appear to reward minorities. Kind of a revenge thing to spread the hate and loathing they have for America and the constitution.

It saddens me that even though no Republican voted for it now that Republicans have power we are unable to get enough Republicans to vote against it. So we will keep Obamacare, perhaps forever because our Rinos in congress are incompetent.

I am not in favor of any taking of property to include money/assets. I really don't favor any form of nationalized or socialized health care. I do believe that like it or not we are going to get it. I would prefer a very smart and thrifty way to accomplish this. I would suggest two simple steps to create a workable health care system that would minimize the governments involvement and allow the most individual freedom:
1. Set a standard for a minimal but decent health insurance plan. Something that would cover all/most legitimate health care and would include co-pays and deductibles. Not elective surgeries and abortions but actual "healthcare". This should be the primary option for all government employees including congress. This would insure that they would maintain the standard. Not a Cadillac plan and not a cheap plan.
2. Use this as the standard to replace Obamacare, VA, Indian tribes, Medicaid and Medicare. BUT it would not be administered by the government but rather each insurance company could offer a plan meeting the standard and each qualifying individual would choose a plan. The government would be out of the insurance business but would instead pay the premium or a part of the premium (minus of course the co-pays and deductibles). And of course the simple requirement that qualifying for a government paid insurance requires legal residence/citizenship.

This would keep the government out of health care, at least to the extent possible.

I hope you are right but I have hoped that for over 60 years. I got my first small "solar cell" in the mid 50's and experimented/played with it. I have been a fan ever since. I have followed all the stories and break throughs about cheaper manufacturing costs and greater power output being just around the corner. But for whatever reason the costs for PV are still many times greater than the value/benefit of PV. That hasn't changed very much this last 60 years in spite of the many claims that cost reductions and efficiency improvements was right around the corner.