Have these people stopped to think that the government is trying to help people? I know it's a shock, 'what has the government ever done for me in the past?' Town hall meetings are being ransacked by groups of people either paid or falsely lured to object to any form of "socialized" health care.
What these people do not understand is that most of them HAVE health insurance and a lot of them have Medicare health insurance which is run by the government. "Socialized" health care is when the government provides health care for everyone and there is no private health insurance companies. This is NOT what Obama has in mind.
The plan is a Medicare for the poor in addition to the elderly and children. Why are Republicans SO opposed to any government run health insurance? It forces insurance companies to lower their rates to compete- this in turn lowers their profit margin- and in turn lowers the amount of money the insurance companies can donate to any given politicians campaign.
For decades the government has targeted health care as a problem and somehow nothing has been done about it. Why did Republicans do whatever it was possible to delay a health care vote until after a recess? So they can perpetuate their agenda to the ignorant people in America.
Well now I sound just as angry and belligerent as these people at the town hall meetings. It is just really hard for me to understand. These people TRULY think they are doing what is best for this country by protesting reform. George Tiller's shooter TRULY thought he was doing what was best for women by shooting and killing a partial birth abortion doctor.
The previous Presidential administration was very good at being manipulative and sneaky to achieve their own personal agenda. It isn't until now that these events are coming to light for what they TRULY were- events leading to collapse of our economy. Now the policians who supported these crooked agendas are struggling with how to deal with honest truthful reform to BETTER America and its people.
After all the money in the economy was sucked out by greedy financial institutions and then lost in the twists and turns of manipulated mortgage packages- it is a surprise to the Republicans how the Stimulus Package, pumping that money back into the economy, could have possible worked. Financial institution KNEW what they were doing and KNEW they were manipulating people into mortgages they couldn't afford and then taking all their money.
When will the time come where politicians are honest and REALLY want what is best for the people they serve, not their own pockets. Like I've said before- there was a crash in the financial industry exposing corruption and forcing reform- this is what is happening to the government- corruption is being exposed and Republicans are the ones running with their tails between their legs.
In the next 3 years or 7 years depending on how effective the Republicans are, I would like to see for once the Republican side be progressive and not just reactive. Make a difference not just a delay. Give Republicans a good name- not just a war, a recession, and a lot of sick people with a lot of bills.
You're a very talented and articulate writer. That was well-written! I completely agree with you!
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