The US Government getting even more deeply involved in the Healthcare industry is NOT a good thing. Think about all the other things they are involved in and how those have turned out. Just look at what their minor involvement in the healthcare industry so far has resulted in. By making healthcare through an employer tax deductible, they increased healthcare costs by encouraging people who might not otherwise want or need healthcare to get it anyway, creating false demand. Now they want to get even more involved and dictate what treatments we can get, what doctors/specialists we can see and how much the doctors will get paid for it. Just look at what more state government involvement in Health care policy has done. In many states, individuals cannot afford their own healthcare because their state legislature has passed special interest mandates that require people to pay for coverages they don't want or need, like single males paying for maternity care, people having to pay for Mental Health coverage and people who don't even drink having to pay for Alcoholism treatment coverage.
The government getting involved in healthcare will shorten all our lives. Primary care doctors are leaving the profession in droves because Specialists will be paid much better under the proposed plan. That means longer waits to see a PCP. Longer waits for approval for life saving treatments. And farther travel to find a doctor as they quit or retire.
My solution - the free market. And the problem - the problem is and always be the politicians. The only solution to them is YOU. You must contact them and tell them that as your employees you don't want them to support national healthcare in any form. And you have to keep reminding them, because they have short term memory problems, caused by all the money and favors the lobbyists constantly bombard them with. Call them now, call them frequently and be sure to remind them that they represent YOU, not the special interests or lobbyists.
President Obama has decided to reverse his decision to release photographs depicting detainee abuse by US personnel overseas. Once again, he is breaking his promise to the American people of more transparency and accountability in the U.S. Government. And just like Bush, he is going to try and hide the photographic evidence that condemns those who wrote the memos authorizing the torture behind the old 'National Security' curtain.
And here we are, no better off than we were this time last year, when President Bush was basically doing and saying the same things. Only instead of war being rammed down our throats, they are getting to shove national healthcare on us whether we want it or not. Just so they can stand on the White House lawn and say ' Look what I did!'.
People, we need to take a stand. We have to contact our representatives and the President himself and tell them we do NOT support these actions! Tell them we don't want nationalized banking, insurance, car manufacturing, or health care and that we want to know the truth behind what went on in regard to detainee abuse. All of these things are against the U.S Constitution. It's time our representatives upheld their oaths to protect the Constitution that they took when they got elected. And it's time we made our voices heard!
Amazingly, I agree that legislation is on this matter is needed. My concern is will they get it right, or will it get watered down by all the millions of dollars the Credit card companies are going to spend lobbying against any provisions that really make a difference. In my opinion, they will muck it up and water it down until it is virtually useless, like what happens with most attempts to legislate real change in terms of protecting consumers from big business. We are a borderline Fascist country, due to how much of the government ends up being influenced by big business. It's sad really, because this is a great opportunity for congress to fulfill it's duty to protect the American people from a truly oppressive faction. Be sure to contact your representatives and tell them not to cave in to the lobbying of the credit card companies that want to milk us all dry in red tape and legal-ease. Make sure they listen to you, the people, and not the businesses that need to be brought under control.
Are you kidding me? The only reason the justice department is not recommending criminal charges against the Bush attorneys for writing those memos is because most of the justice department is still filled with Bush staffers. The fact that they have not recommended criminal charges is criminal. This was an obvious War Crime and they should all be brought up on charges, including Chaney and Bush. The documents released leave no doubt about it and everyone should email the President and the Justice department expressing their outrage.
It's appalling to see how far our nation has fallen from our commitment to human rights. In order to restore our values and credibility in the international venue, we must demand accountability from those responsible. The last thing we as Americans can do now is adopt a 'let bygones be bygones' approach to these despicable and indefensible atrocities. In America no one should be above the law and when crimes have been committed our legal system demands accountability.
Email your representatives, the White House and the Justice department to express your outrage. Otherwise they will think that we support their lack of action and this wanton disregard for human rights.
Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ) has reintroduced the Enumerated Powers Act (EPA). This bill will require congress to cite the specific constitutional authority for every law they pass. This will make it hard on them to pass bills, because the Constitution only authorizes 20 federal functions. See, the founding fathers wanted to control the government and keep it small and unobtrusive. That's why they passed the 10 Amendment which specifically limits the congress to only those 20 functions. And things like Education, Housing, Communications and many others are NOT among those functions! This will just show that most of what congress does violates the constitution. If the EPA passed, it would force congress to either confess they have no legal basis for most of what they do, or embarrass themselves by making up horrendous constitutional interpretations to justify their illegal actions. EIther way, we will have a wonderful new weapon to use against them to pressure them into abiding by the constitutional limits as set forth by the founding fathers. So be sure to contact your representatives and ask them to co-sponsor and support the EPA!
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