Health Care Debate

The most important debate among us right now is the Heath Care Reform Debate.
It is more important than the economy because it could very well have an extremely negative impact on every American, and those of us who reside in Pitt County.
Let me state some of my concerns:
•The bill is more than 1,000 pages long
•Congressmen were being asked to approve this bill before reading it.
•It is full of legalese and I challenge everyone to read it.
•It is, in my opinion, more than health care reform. it is government controlled completely, no matter what the proponents are saying.
•It sets up a health commissioner and the bill allows for guidelines to be developed. No one knows what those guidelines will be nor how much they will cost.
Those are just a few of my concerns without really getting into the substance of the bill.
Why are they concerns?
Obviously one thousand pages for one bill is going to have some impact on our lives. To expect Congressmen to approve this bill in short order shows the arrogance of government. To expect it to be approved with its legalese (to the point it is hard to understand) is the height of government at its worse. But, quite frankly, in my opinion, the preparers of this bill did not want the average person to understand it. That's why there are so-called myths. It is left wide open for all sorts of interpretations, and I understand why people are thinking the worse about this bill. Obviously, if you open a door for government it walks right in more every day.
In my opinion this bill allows radically too much government involvement.
What is the answer?
To tweak the free market system we have is my answer.
Get representatives of doctors, drug manufacturers and other facets of the health care industry together and work toward cost reduction, full insurance for the indigent, and preventative care for those who don't have it.
I keep hearing that 18,000 people are dying each year from lack of health insurance. I wish not a single person would die for any reason, yet 42,000 die in auto accidents each year. Are we going to stop driving or radically change the vehicles we drive or the roads we drive upon? No we are not.
About 1,500 people per day, or 541,00 annually, die for all forms of cancer. It seems to me, if there should be government incentives, it would be to find a cure for cancer through research.
i respect those on both side of this debate.
But, we do not need government-run health care.