Is Government Deciding When Life Will End?

October 22, 2012 in Our World

First, let me explain something so that there is no misunderstanding. The Over60Exchange is APOLITICAL. That means we are not ideologues on the right or left. We are on the ground of common sense and what is good for America. We are not for political correctness but we are for fairness and truth. If you disagree with our viewpoint, please feel free to respond with yours.

At this writing, I am very disturbed at the news coming out of Washington . Since January 2009 , there has been nothing but bad news upon bad news and it is not the kind of bad news you might expect.

We are so wrapped up in the economy and fighting two wars that we have completely ignored the signs of a "cancer" within our nationally elected representatives. For a lack of a better term, I will continue the use of the word "cancer" because I cannot think of anything better to describe something that can kill you, if ignored, yet if treated early; it can be stopped or dramatically slowed down.

The cancer I am referring to is how our government has overnight implemented or started the implementation of controlling what we think, do or say. None of this I might add is either constitutional or in the best interest of our country.

After the presidential election, I recognized that there were serious weaknesses in our political system with much of this weakness due to unlimited terms of our elected representatives on the federal level and a tax system so unfair that the overwhelming majority of our country's costs are borne by a small minority.

It has been difficult to not speak out. I have wanted to be quiet in deference to the process but today's news has forced me to take action. What news, you ask? Let me tell you. It is the details starting to be revealed about the Healthcare bill presently being forced through congress for passage. It is the news about the over 1,000 pages of massive changes that very few people have read or truly understand. Fortunately, we have people in this country that have taken the time to read the entire 1,000 pages and now the news is seeping out. Just like a sewer pipe with a small leak. We can smell the leak but we cannot pinpoint where it is. This is what's happening with this healthcare bill.

This bill is not only a massive revision in the United States healthcare system; it is also a manifesto for the control and determination of how long people will be allowed to live. This is Hollywood fiction come to life or worse, this is history repeating itself under the premise that this is good for everyone and it must be done to save our way of life. My friends, these are lies!

Here are some examples of what is in the proposed Healthcare Plan - (Excerpts taken from article written byBetsy McCaughey, Betsy McCaughey is founder of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths and a former lieutenant governor of New York. betsy@hospitalinfection.orgHer remarks are after she read the 1,000 page proposal from both the Senate and House). Sentences shown in Italics & underlined are my added clarifications.
#1 And as soon as anything changes in your (existing healthcare plan)contract -- such as a change in copays or deductibles, which many insurers change every year -- you'll have to move into a qualified plan instead (House bill, p. 16-17). This means that you will have no choice, even if you can afford your own insurance, you must buy into the government plan.
#2 - When you file your taxes, if you can't prove to the IRS that you are in a qualified plan, you'll be fined thousands of dollars -- as much as the average cost of a health plan for your family size -- and then automatically enrolled in a randomly selected plan (House bill, p. 167-168).This means that you will be FORCED under government threat to pay for health insurance by joining the government plan, whether you need it or not.
#3 - It's one thing to require that people getting government assistance tolerate managed care, but the legislation limits you to a managed-care plan even if you and your employer are footing the bill (Senate bill, p. 57-58). The goal is to reduce everyone's consumption of health care and to ensure that people have the same health-care experience, regardless of ability to pay. This means that if you have the financial means to pay for operations, procedures or special care on your own, you will not be allowed to do it under the pretense that this will be unfair to others who cannot afford that option.
#4 - Nowhere does the legislation say how much health plans will cost, but a family of four is eligible for some government assistance until their household income reaches $88,000 (House bill, p. 137). If you earn more than that, you'll have to pay the cost no matter how high it goes.This means that the cost, regardless of its level, will be borne by everyone but the more you earn the more you will pay leading to a system of government taxes without any limits or budgetary control.
#5 - The price tag for this legislation is a whopping $1.04 trillion to $1.6 trillion (Congressional Budget Office estimates). Half of the tab comes from tax increases on individuals earning $280,000 or more, and these new taxes will double in 2012 unless savings exceed predicted costs (House bill, p. 199). The rest of the cost is paid for by cutting seniors' health benefits under Medicare. This means that Seniors/Boomers, which are America 's fastest growing population segment, will have their healthcare coverage reduced to whatever level necessary to make up the costs for everyone else. And, this is the part that is beyond conscience, seniors will be counseled every five years or sooner , if sick, on the options for ending life early to avoid unnecessary medicines and treatments.

Even though there is a lot more, I will stop here because quite frankly our elected government officials have collectively lost their moral compass. This is not a Healthcare Plan, this is a massive population control plan. This is not a plan based on people and families taking personal responsibilities for their own well being and expenses, this is a plan that rewards bad personal healthcare decisions and tells people that personal responsibility is no longer a virtue in life.

No war could damage this country as much as the damage that is being done within. Whatever your political persuasion, forget about it. This is not politics. This is not common sense. This isn't even good business. This is about pure unadulterated power with the desire of one small group to gain power over the much larger group. This is more than the redistribution of wealth, this is the destruction of the very moral fiber and soul of America . With the passage of this Healthcare bill will come more controls that will force you to make decisions based on government need and not your own. Do not make the mistake in thinking that this is just Healthcare. It is not! It is much, much more than that.

Cancer can be treated, slowed or even stopped. But, all cancers left alone will grow and destroy the body. There is a cancer growing in Washington . Look, let me make my point even clearer. Have you ever walked down the hall way of an average nursing home? You will see lots of elderly people sitting in wheelchairs, regular chairs or on scooters. Many are there in the same spot day after day. Some cannot speak and some cannot see or hear. Nevertheless they are there and they are somebody's children, mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts or uncles. They are alive. Who in their right mind will advocate going down that hallway and selectively choosing who gets treatment or not? This is what the new government healthcare plan is advocating. If this plan passes and it becomes acceptable on a dictated government level, what's next? Where's the line? Ever hear the term "Final Solution'?


You must be logged in to views and add comments.
s2Member®