ATTENTION: THE HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE USED TO SIGN UP CITIZENS FOR OBAMACARE IS HAVING DIFFICULTIES. DUE TO THESE DIFFICULTIES, IT HAS BECOME OBVIOUS THAT IF WE CANNOT TRUST OUR GOVERNMENT TO RUN A WEBSITE, WE CANNOT TRUST IT TO RUN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
Well, the Health Care Exchanges have opened, and citizens are now free to begin signing up for the newly implemented ObamaCare; and, according to the Republican Party, all hell has broken loose. Millions of uninsured citizens are getting healthcare insurance, and it is indeed the Apocalypse as we know it.
As we’ve all heard, the exchanges are exactly as convenient as everyone would like them to be. As of now, less than a dozen people have successfully signed up for ObamaCare in Alaska. According to surveys from CNN, Huffington Post, and other sources, the top three complaints about the Healthcare Exchanges seem to be:
1. I can’t log in
2. My personal information is incorrect
3. It’s too expensive
Due to these issues with the exchange, Republicans are all over Obama and his Negro Army. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) says “It’s the battle of our time.”
Rep. Louise Gohmert (R-Texas) says “They’re holding a gun to America’s head!”
As we can see, the Republican Party is sending out a distress signal, an SOS, if you like.
According to the Republican Party, we CANNOT accept this form of *SOCIALISM* (quivers) that dares attempt to trample the value of American democracy in such tyrannical proportions.
So, what do I make of this whole catastrophe? We aren’t seeing enough opinions on Obamacare yet because half of America still can’t signup, and the opinions and experiences out there are saying that this Affordable Care Act isn’t as affordable as it says it is. How about we take a look at what a governor of a state that has SUCCESSFULLY signed up a large portion of its people for Obamacare. Below is a video from CNN featuring Governor of Kentucky Steve Besheare, followed by Republican count woman Renee Elmers commenting on Steve and Obamacare. Take a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maa87MA7dxI
Now, before I address what I think about all this, I’d like to direct your attention to a comment in the comment section of the video:
brianstacync 4 hours ago
fuck you Steve Beshear
I just have to say, I find this comment very…interesting, especially coming from a Republican.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I distinctly recall Republicans making a point of opposing things such as abortion, and contraceptives, and premarital sex, all because they are pro-life? I mean, according to Sarah NoBrains, we have a moral obligation to care for the old, the young, the sick…basically those in need. People who sit on their lazy asses should NOT be dependent on the government, and it is up to THEM to get coverage, not the American people.
This is where I have a problem with Republicans ragging on about Obamacare. And not just Obamacare, but Universal Healthcare in general. The idea that people should all dip into a pool of money dedicated to insuring everyone, including those who are normally denied under private insurance, is considered down-right socialism by most conservatives. Here’s a quote for ya: “We should not have a government program that determines if you’re going to pull the plug on grandma.” —Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Aug. 12, 2009
How about this one: “The answer for healthcare is market incentives, not healthcare by a Godzilla-sized government bureaucracy.”- Mitt Romney
Again, correct me if I’m wrong, but these Republicans are indeed pro-life. These Republicans who advocate for an embryos right to life because it’s not up to us to determine whether or not it gets a life to live, or because life is sacred and given to us by God, and all that hullabaloo.
Here’s the real shpeel on our Health Care system in America: In 2009, the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) gave our health care system a D. Why?
Let’s take a look at the facts:
A study by the Journal of Patient Safety says that up to 400,000 US citizens die due to a preventable medical error. That means that an easily treatable disease or illness was not addressed by a health care provider. Why? Lets look at some more facts:
Under most private health care providers, patients with pre-existing conditions are denied health care coverage. Sure, they are legally able to be admitted to the ER, but a few simple bills from an uninsured patient at the ER can rack up tens, even hundreds of dollars in debt within a few years. People with medical complications such as heart disease, or even arthritis, are denied health coverage. Don’t think there’s many in that situation? According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, there are roughly 130,000,000 Americans with pre-existing conditions. While not ALL of those Americans are denied health coverage, health providers may offer or negotiate a different plan, always more costly and with fewer benefits.
On top of all THAT, 45,000 deaths each year are linked to not being able to attain good health care.
So, at the point, people actually DIE because they either can’t afford the expensive costs of health care, or because health coverage is denied to them.
There are some of the facts. I could go on about the flaws on our United States Health Care system, I really could.
So now, here’s what I think of all of it: Obamacare, everything.
I think Obamacare is crap.
Yep. It’s crap. Obamacare is possibly the most embarrassing model of universal healthcare out there. Why?
I think the first thing wrong with it is that nobody knows whats in it. Hell, we all heard her first: “But we have to pass the [health care] bill so that you can find out what’s in it….” The fact that the Senate, the House, Congress, or the SC didn’t read the 20,000 page health care reform bill that we need DESPERATELY to actually FIX our health care system, is awful.
I can attest to “the Affordable Care Act” being the least bit affordable. Most Americans are now paying a substantial amount MORE than they were before. The fact that Americans who are already paying high costs for health care are now paying even more makes no sense at all. The smallest packages, like the Bronze packages, also have ridiculous deposit rates. Not only are things more expensive, but the quality of health coverage being provided is worse than people with minimal coverage on private insurance.
On top of that, I think that the government is having too much to do with running it all. Looking at other countries who have successfully implemented Universal Healthcare, there is an excess of governmental involvement in Obamacare. I think there needs to be more Medical Advisory to all of this. It’s ruining the practice of medicine. Studying medicine now is becoming a practice looked down upon by doctors, as according to many, with the incoming health care reform, it is not a promising practice.
As for the idea of universal healthcare in general, I absolutely support it. 100%, all the way. I strongly believe that everyone should have a form of health coverage, and that absolutely nobody should die because they are denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition, or because an easily curable disease was un-addressed because someone cannot afford coverage. We’ve seen it work since the 1940’s, and we’ve seen it work successfully. If we had a universal health care model like other countries have, we’d pay a universal tax of around 2,000 dollars. Many other sources say between 1,200-1,400, but after adding up everything, it’d be around a total of 2,000 dollars a year. From there, we could have free clinics—which have already been implemented in places like Washington, and work great when ran properly. A combination of the two would do our health care system off MUCH better than it is now.
Having said that, these Republicans who claim universal healthcare is this awful socialist agenda meant to steal money from hard-working citizens to fuel their own selfish greed can go kiss my ass—they’re thinking of Social Security. Any Republican who claims to be “pro-life”, and does not advocate for a health care system that disables insurers from allowing human beings to die due to no health coverage, is a hypocritical bigot, in my opinion. All this research I’ve done, and the little facts I’ve presented (that are well enough a presentable amount that should easily open any human being with common sense’s eyes) is a few hours of simple Googleing and reading. I’m sick of all these brain-dead Tea-baggers who refuse to actually fact check and look things up themselves. I’m tired of them preaching the unconstitutionality of universal healthcare; for all I’m concerned, denying human beings health coverage should be unconstitutional.
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