JP’s Mind

Health care reform is the hot-button topic of discussion on all news channels and pretty much throughout the county as well.  The problem I have is that there is so much being said, with nothing of substance actually being said, that it is hard to fathom what is happening and what isn’t.

What shape will this reform take?  No one knows although many cry havoc at what they think might happen.

Will it cost too much and provide too little?  Who knows?  Many say it will and many say it won’t.

Some on the side of the left continually claim that those on the side of the right don’t want reform in this area, that they want to stay with the status quo – personally I find this claim to be ridiculous and merely an attempt to sling mud to discredit those who would provide thoughtful and wise warning about moving too fast into areas that have not been explored sufficiently.

One problem we face is the might of the Corporations who have vested interests in controlling how this country does or does not reform our health care system.  In recognizing this problem, our President promised repeatedly to hold open discussions/negotiations (on C-Span even). Sadly this is a promise that Mr. Obama has broken…  Actually he smashed it to pieces and walked away from the rubble.

What we need are specifics, we need factual data that supports, or does not support, the specific elements of any and all proposed plans.  We, the American public, need to know what is being discussed, how it will affect us, can we afford it, and will it do what needs to be done.  We, the American people, will be living (or dying) with whatever health care reform the government implements, we will be paying for it, we will be subjected to it, and we will either be served by it or harmed by it, and since it is we who will bear the brunt of whatever happens, it is we who must be fully informed during every step of the process  – with honest and factually accurate information.

What we do not need is the current state of affairs; we do NOT need closed door discussion by politicians and lobbyists, we do NOT need misinformation, inaccurate information,  and outright fabricated information. We do NOT need some form of crap legislation rammed through Congress and thrust upon the American people which will, in all likelihood, not serve our best interests, grow the government exponentially and bankrupt many, if not all, of us.

We need a balanced, open, well-thought, well-crafted, form of health care that will benefit us (the American people – and not just the government and the special interests who at this point have done very few of us any good at all.

Mr. Obama; step up and do what you said you would do. Use your power as President to bend actions of the Congress to a point where they will do what is right for the citizens of this country. At this point I see no aspect of the government – legislative, judicial, or executive – demonstrating an overriding concern to do what is best for we the people rather than themselves.