I am arguing with a blogger on a site I frequent. This guy posted something that has gotten a lot of comments.
I need to know if this is true so I can respond correctly.
Please read it below:
Let me ask you this. Have you read over HR 3200?
There are a ridiculous number of questionable things in it, so I'm assuming either you don't support this particular bill or you haven't read it but support it without knowing enough about it, which of course would be idiotic. Well I have read over it and let me give you a few good examples of questionable things in it to give the government too much control over our medical decisions.
The government decides what treatments and benefits you get. You do not get a choice.
Coverage is 5,000 dollars annually for an individual, 10,000 for a family. This is well below the standard insurance policy and this is health care rationing. Under MediCare and MediCaid (both of which I hate) at least considerations are based on need.
"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." What kind of garbage is that?
Hospitals will be monetarily penalized for whatever the government deems as preventable re-admissions.
Every private insurer will have to conform to government rules to participate in a "Health Insurance Exchange". What this could boil down to could be the government regulating private insurers in to the ground so it becomes no longer viable to run an insurance business, leaving the public with NO options except the government "option" which would become mandatory.
This bill isn't about giving people a government choice, it's making a choice for them and that's why this bill should NEVER be passed. It does, in no uncertain terms declare that it will be mandatory for all Americans to be insured via private insurers or government. You can not be uninsured if you want to be. That would be illegal.
Additionally, the government will be setting prices and cannot be sued for price-fixing.
Don't get me wrong, I think it would be GREAT for everyone, regardless of income, to be able to get quality treatment. But America doesn't have the infrastructure (or money) to do that, and this bill actually would prevent hospitals from expanding without the approval of "community input" (possible payoff for ACORN?).
Before you go trying to dispute ANY of this, please read over HR 3200. I have researched and read the exact wording of the document as to insure I wasn't being misinformed about the bill.
This bill is a complete waste of borrowed money which will be put on the taxpayer's shoulders. Also, once something like this is implemented, there will be virtually no way to repeal it. Think about the implications we're making for our children and their children. I don't know about you, but I want my children to make choices for themselves as to what kind of care they get. If they don't get an education and end up working for 8 bucks an hour at McDonald's and "can't afford" health care, it's not society's fault, it's their own fault. I wouldn't condone stealing from ANYONE (Yes, income tax is legalized theft) to pay for their medical bills.
Little help?
UPDATE: since asked: the thread is on the Keith Olbermann post at this site. I post as Monument.