National Healthcare Bill

In a class discussion, my civics teacher asked what I thought about the Healthcare Reform Bill. The first steps of any reform, I thought, should be imposed not by a large governing body but by groups of individuals. For when that large governing body along begins to micromanage what belongs to the individual, freedom slips away. Very quickly, that governing body turns into a fascist mob where words like "freedom" and "rights" have no place except the graveyard of the Constitution.

A CNS reporter questioned Nancy Pelosi, "Where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?" Pelosi's response revealed nothing besides ignorance. The fact that the Constitution does not grant Congress the authority to mandate health insurance should be the end of the argument, but to many that doesn't seem to quell the debate. Most want to know how reform would look like in actuality instead of simply theory. Luckily, we can see the effects both England and Canada have suffered from their national health care system. 750,000 British citizens are waiting for hospital admission, this does not account for the half of patients waiting over 18 weeks for care from their doctor. Then there's Canada with 800,000 citizens waiting for treatment which they'll receive in about 18 weeks-- if they're lucky. Doctors no longer have the drive or money to work for themselves, some turn to work for the government thus slowing the process down due to the "take a ticket" system and lack of personnel and equipment. In the end more lives are lost. Today, scientists work day and night researching ways to extend human life; they don't need medical expertise to see that socialized medicine is not the answer. THe problem can be partly solved by removing the hand of the government. In respect to healthcare, after the government has withdrawn, things such as TORT reform and the deregulation of health insurance begin to put the power back into the hands of citizens and improve healthcare.