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Now that the health care reform bill has passed (thankfully no longer by “deem and pass”), the nation is on the brink of changes to its health care system that will affect generations to come.  It effects will be less than last year, when the public option was still a part of the package – the Dems tried to sneak it in to this one, but it’s my understanding it’s now out – but they will be significant none-the-less.  Tensions and stress are high, and many members of Congress and the President knew before they voted that that their jobs were on the line.

If Democrats think the battle is over, they are very mistaken.  So I’d like to make my appeal to legislators for future action.  I realize that I come very late to this, but I have not taken the opportunity to fully state my position on health care reform.  I have given bits and pieces away, but nothing in one, well written piece.  So I figure that I can kill three birds with one stone here:

  • Discuss health care reform, with reference to my own personal history.
  • Explain why I disliked this particular bill.
  • Give a suggestion as to where I think Congress should go in regards to reform.

I don’t do this with any particular delusions that I’m going to convince one any particular members to change their minds, and suddenly call for repeal or lawsuits.  Instead, I mostly do this for myself, and to play my part (no matter how invisible) and in any future reform legislation that implements a much better system.

Here we go…

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  1. Posted by Tom
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    Tom Manifesto? Dude, you're kinda late to the conversation.
  2. Posted by Interested
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    Interested I generally agree on your points. Myself I championed tort reform; buy insurance across state lines; a coop for business owners or small companies or individuals; I don't even have a problem extending medicare for those on unemployment as well. The obvious outcome of the latest Dim folly is OB will make good on his job creation promise - except this time it'll be the GOP getting seats, and a nice strong divided gov't is the best chance at reigning in this obamination of a bill.
  3. Posted by John Hyland
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    John Hyland Better late than never. People may wake up now.
  4. Posted by nicrivera
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    nicrivera As always, a well thought out and sensible analysis by Michael. I agree with you for the most part with regards to the government vs. free market debate. People at the extreme ends of this debate seem to have little tolerance for the other side while people in the middle seem to go along to get along without clearly laying out their own political positions. One of the problems with regards to the size and scope of the federal government and that too many Americans fail to understand the role of federalism in this country.
  5. Posted by nicrivera
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    nicrivera (continued...) The Founding Father's were essentially libertarians. Were they anarcho-capitalists? Of course not. They believed that government had a certain role to play. However, the whole purpose of the U.S. Constitution was to lay out what powers were to be given to the federal government and what powers were differed to state and local governments. A strict reading of the U.S. Constitution would place health care in the latter category. But apparently in the minds of some Americans, there is no limit upon powers granted to the federal government, and apparently Congress is permitted to pass whatever law 51% of it deems is necessary, regardless of what the U.S. Constitution (or the basic laws of economics) says.
  6. Posted by Chuck Norton
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    Chuck Norton Hey Mike, Let's add this one, remember the article I posted here on Poligazette about the GOP alternative plan? It set up a series of steps ro move us from employer and union based insurance, to a more free, and more competitive consortium based one. That would help a great deal. Good article.
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    PoliGazette » The Mandate, Pre-Existing Conditions, and High-Risk Groups [...] The health care law’s imposition of a mandate requiring all Americans has led to one of the greatest drawbacks of liberty in the 21st century, arguably, I’d say, alongside the earliest versions of the Patriot Act, and some provisions of the law that remain active to this day.  It is largely due to the mandate that Republicans have called for the repeal of the health care law.  Understandably, the Republicans hate the idea of a mandate (except for the times they themselves proposed it).  I agree with them that the mandate is bad news. [...]
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