Yay for Socialism

Well, for a year and a half we conservatives have been dreading this day. Late last night Obama and his minions/cronies were finally able to push their healthcare bill through the house with a vote of 219-212. All that's left is for the Senate to pass this final version of the bill, which they undoubtedly will. The United States is one step closer to having the health of the people be controlled by the government. A government that, for example, runs the Postal Service, an entity that is bleeding millions of dollars per year. "But oh", say the dimocrats, "that's completely different". Yeah. Sure it is.

What does this mean for the average Joe Schmoe, like you and I? Well I try to always be positive about things, I really do. I like to say that things are never as bad (or as good) as they seem to be on the surface. If (and this is a really big if) this plan somehow improves healthcare in America over the next decade, I'll gladly eat my words. No, seriously. Save a link to this post somewhere in your e-filing cabinet, and throw it in my face in ten years. I'm pretty confident that you won't have to.

I found an excellent commentary that scratches the surface on what you can expect from this bill: http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/index.html.

Basically, it's like this. Anybody that doesn't currently have insurance will be forced to buy some, or pay a penalty when tax time rolls around. What's that, all you dims thought that you would be "given" free healthcare. LOLZ. Guess again. But of course, we all know that the illegal immigrants and current welfare-recipients won't be paying for insurance OR the fines, either way. More on that in a moment.

Insurance companies will be forced to provide insurance to people, regardless of pre-existing conditions. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, necessarily; everybody needs access to SOMETHING. But let's be honest. The fact is, the insurance companies will have to shell out a ton of money to new insurees. Who do you think will bear that burden? Those of us that already have policies. Our premiums will sky-rocket, and if you don't believe that, you have your head up Nancy Pelosi's ass.


So when the public begins to cry out to Washington AGAIN, because of insurance premiums that they can't afford, what do you think the dimocrats will do? By George, they'll put in that public option. That's right. Everybody WILL have "free" healthcare then - or as I like to call it, socialized healthcare. But it won't be free. Those that still have a job - small businesses will be severely penalized by this healthcare bill, so there goes a large segment of available jobs - will be forced to bear the (ever-increasing) tax burden. There will be an ever-widening gap between the upper class and the lower class. The middle class will be all but gone, forced to bear the toughest burden of taxes to pay for the nation's healthcare.


Once the government is completely in control of your health, just think of all the taxes they'll impose. Let's see... sodas, candy, chocolate, etc.? They're all sugary foods that make people fat and increase healthcare costs. We'll tax those to keep people from buying them. Going to XYZ country may be a potential health risk, as statistics show diseases are a higher risk there? Why, we'll simply forbid you from going there (or you'll have to pay a stiff penalty if you do). Some lab somewhere develops a new medicinal supplement that "increases resistance to disease"? It won't be an option - you'll be forced to take it. The government will literally be able to inject you with anything they desire. If you think this feels very science-fictiony, you're right. But if you think it's out of the realm of possibility (somewhere down the line), refer to the above statement about Nancy Pelosi's derriere.

The thing that chaps me the most? Unless it was removed at some point that I'm unaware of, there is a provision to using taxpayer money to fund abortion. That's right, I will now get to pay for a process I consider to be murder. Lovely.

And if the American people somehow wake up to what's going on, and fiercely demand change in Washington? The dimocrats will just go and implement immigration reform, where they can literally declare millions of illegals to be US citizens so they can have their votes.

If you are still on the Obama bandwagon, that's fine. I doubt at this point anything I can say will change your mind. But I do hope this somehow wakens the American people to the liberties that are slowly being taken away from us. This is a small step towards the government controlling every aspect of our lives. And some of you may be alright with that. If so, you have a hell of a lot more confidence in the people we send to Washington (both dimocrat and Republican) than I do. I will never trust the government.

And now, having written this, if I disappear in a few days you'll all know why. It was nice knowing you.