On Saturday, November 7, 2009, freedom and liberty took a devastating blow. Congress passed a massive 1900+ page health care bill loaded with restrictions and requirements for everyone. If you have not read the bill, you need to. Big companies that already pay for benefits can continue right along. This bill will probably not affect them. However, it will hurt small companies the most and it will hurt middle income families who cannot afford much more at this time.
Companies that employ 10 or more people or have a payroll of $500,000 or more are going to be affected by this monster of a bill that is loaded with restrictions and will be a paperwork nightmare for more companies.
As a small business person who is already saddled with too much government paperwork to actually be productive as a business, this will add to my burden. Finanacially, I will not be able to compete with the fines and/or requirements in this. My family has already taken pay cuts in this economy and drained our savings to keep going. This will be the nail in the coffin for many small businesses. In addition, please be aware that if you don't want insurance, you will be forced to get it - however, your congressman is not forced to be on this plan.
The bill puts restrictions on your doctor. Faced with those restrictions, certain diagnoses will not be able to find doctors to treat them because doctors will not want to treat a patient and not get paid. If you have congestive heart failure, diabetes, or a host of other problems, doctors will see you as too big of a risk. Can you blame a doctor for not wanting to accpet paitent's if they know they will not be paid?
There are provisions for student loan forgiveness for veterinarians. Was your student loan just written off? When a Republican congressman questioned why this was in the health care bill, Louise Slaughter (D-NY) responded, "Have you ever heard of swine flu?" I actually watched the debates and witnessed this myself. I still am scratching my head trying to figure out this logic.
On Nov. 2, the Congressional Budget Office estimated what the plan will likely cost. An individual earning $44,000 before taxes who purchases his own insurance will have to pay a $5,300 premium and an estimated $2,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, for a total of $7,300 a year, which is 17% of his pre-tax income. A family earning $102,100 a year before taxes will have to pay a $15,000 premium plus an estimated $5,300 out-of-pocket, for a $20,300 total, or 20% of its pre-tax income. Individuals and families earning less than these amounts will be eligible for subsidies paid directly to their insurer.
Sec. 59b (pp. 297-299) says that when you file your taxes, you must include proof that you are in a qualified plan. If not, you will be fined thousands of dollars. Illegal immigrants are exempt from this requirement.
IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT WE ARE BEING CHANGED TO A COUNTRY THAT IS NOT FREE. Tim Ryan (D-OH), speaking on the floor, redefined freedom. He said "In 2009, we need to re-define freedom. And freedom in America in 2009 means being healthy and having access to a health care system that isn't just for the elite, but it's for everybody". Tell that to a veteran that gave their life fighting for freedom from countries that force people to do things their way. My father, a veteran of WWII, felt that freedom was being able to have choices, living the American Dream free of restraint from dictators.
This is a sad day for America and unless the sheeple wake up and quit voting for the "elite" who think they can control every aspect of our lives, we will soon look like a communist nation.
FREEDOM to me means living in a land where there is exemption from external control, interference, and regulation. We want to be free to pursue our own interest, free to give to the charity of our choice, free to have insurance or not have insurance, free to get a flu shot or not get the flu shot, and free to speak out against a government that tries to enslave us.
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