It Doesn't Add Up

The president's speech in front of congress on healthcare was I'll admit interesting to watch. He touched on some points many were wondering about. He also in my opinion gave conservatives a few concessions. But all in all he still wants the same bill and still wants a public option. He wants government run and controlled healthcare. This is dangerous for a free society. One thing he said that I agreed with (and was surprised he said) was this: "One of the unique and wonderful things about America has always been our self-reliance, our rugged individualism, our fierce defense of freedom and our healthy skepticism of government." Wow, I agree Mr. President! Tort reform was another thing I was glad he mentioned to the behest of his democratic supporters I'm sure. All in all we have to remember that a salesman will tell you just about anything to get you to buy that car. Its only after you drive the car off the lot that you realize he didn't deliver what he said he would. The biggest criticism of this speech other than his public option (which needs to be axed) was that the numbers he gave just don't add up. How are we going to insure people with no coverage and people with preexisting conditions without adding to the deficit.

So what IS the solution? First, lets scrap the bill that is currently proposed. It is all about socialism for the United States because after all it was designed by liberals with a socialistic agenda. If we want healthcare costs to go down, we actually need less government intervention and less bureaucracy. Lets start looking into free market solutions. Many solutions have already been introduced by republicans with little or no media coverage. For example tort reform which was blocked by the democrats. Other free market ideas I've heard: 1. How about removing regulations on insurance companies. For instance allowing them to compete nationwide. 2. How about encouraging people to have individual accounts rather than most accounts being run by employers. 3. How about encouraging people to have catastrophe insurance and pay out of pocket for regular maintenance and office visits. Look at car insurance for instance, it doesn't cover oil changes and minor repairs. This would bring insurance costs down considerably. It would also increase competitive pricing on office visits and overall maintenance care cost would go down. Doctors would have to provide competitive, reasonable pricing to everyone. These are just a few of the ideas I've already heard so far. Just remember that when the government gets involved it gets political. For example representative A wants to pass this provision because it helps these constituents, special interst group B wants this provision passed because it pads their pockets and so on and so forth. This is why the government needs to stay out of things as much as possible.