OK, now after bitching about Obama calling for Americans to take responsibility for their health care by paying for insurance, I’d like to suggest my solution:

Learn from history.

You remember history, right? It’s that thing that happened before now.

It’s got all sorts of lessons for us to learn about what to do and what not to do–especially when you look at other countries!

See, in every other “civilized” nation in the world, health care is a right, not something you pay for. After all, what would “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” be without “life”?

So, I say you keep private insurers where they are for the folks that don’t trust government-run health care, but start up a UK-style NHS for those of us who don’t trust private health care or the insurance companies.

Who will pay for it? Well, ideally, us–in that we’ll still be alive thanks to it–but also our kids who will also benefit from it. If we’re REALLY smart, we’ll even take the money we normally spend on our military bases around the world and spend it on health care.

After all, if we keep going with the current system, tens of thousands will continue to die every year, not thanks to terrorist bombings (terrorists aren’t that good at killing), but thanks to a lack of affordable health care.

So, yes, I’m suggesting not only that we learn from history (GASP!) but also that we learn from OTHER COUNTRIES. (HEAVENS!)

Oh and we should also check the stupid labels at the door, too.

All this crap about “socialism” isn’t going to help anyone on either side of the political wall. Hitler wasn’t a bad guy because he wanted his citizens to have universal health care (did he?) he was a bad guy because he slaughter loads of people after he invaded a bunch of countries without a good reason.

Not that we would EVER do that!

COUGHnativeamericansCOUGH
COUGHiraqandafghanistanCOUGH

But I digress.

The point is, ditch the labels, learn from history and other countries who have done this successfully before.

Nothing will be perfect so grow the hell up.

All I know is that I’d like to go to the dentist for the first time in ten years. The two times I’ve been to the doctors in the same amount of time was when I went to the LA Free Clinic.

Everyone knows that I’m not some lazy bastard either, it’s obvious I’m not freeloading on the system or whatever. I work my ass off all the time, I just don’t make a lot (or any) money for it. I like to think that my good health and, in fact, my life is worth a bit of your money, just as much as I already feel the same about your health and life.

But until you start clicking that Paypal donate link (and not even for a while after that), or hire me, I can’t afford Mr. President’s plan.

So, what the hell are people like me supposed to do?

Yep! Still going!

So, in part 1 the issue was Obama actually explaining to ABC News that car and health insurance are comparable.

In part 2, I focused on the lack of responsibility taken by the USG to keep practical poisons away from us.

Last time, in part 3, it was all about spending buckets on alleged military threats instead of providing universal health care for free.

This time I’d like to delve into the nitty-gritty of how Obama’s plan would even function. OK, so the understanding I have is that “most” Americans would be forced to have health insurance. Those that couldn’t afford it would get a tax credit.

Not very useful for people who are out of work and therefore aren’t paying any taxes.

See, ya can’t get a tax credit if you’re not making enough money to pay taxes.

AND, if you’re not making enough money to pay taxes, odds are, you’re not going to be able to afford health insurance either, so guess what!

If you can afford it the least, you get no help.

New boss same as the old boss.

“No Child Left Behind” ended up with a lot of child’s behinds left.

Now Obama-brand “change” seems to be promising to be about as effective, with Obamacare equating to “Obamacares about corporations more than it does people.”

Gah! Yes, I still have more to say about Obama forcing “most” of us to “take responsibility” and pay some greedy-ass insurance company for health insurance. I’m even still harping on Barry’s use of the word “responsibility.”

In part 1 of my “Parody Earth” series, I talked about how unfair it was that the corporations were getting this gift of all these new citizens being forced to cough up cash for healthcare.

In part 2 I talked about how the government isn’t taking responsibility for itself as protector of its citizens. To me there’s an even deeper hypocrisy to it than simply allowing the FAA to permit corporations to all but poison us and the FCC to allow ads for said corporations’ practical poison to get pounded down our throats.

This is part 3 and in it I say that my government should STFU about me taking responsibility for my health when it would rather rob American soldiers, Iraqis and Afghanis of their health by putting them in harms way.

Even worse: our tax dollars help do it!

So, rather than provide health care to millions of Americans for free, they’re going to pay over a trillion dollars to fight a non-existent threat in two foreign countries (and what has it gotten us, Obama has said, Al Qaeda is still out to get us).

That’s always been the big gripe from universal health care naysayers:

“How are you going to pay for it?”

How are we going to pay for Iraq and Afghanistan?

“Well, we don’t have a choice for those!”

????

So, tens of thousands die every year due to a lack of health care, yet, somehow we HAVE to stop a tiny group of extremists by invading two countries??

Just who kills more people? Terrorists or health issues like obesity or cancer?

Seriously: Can you answer the question why we spend so much on fighting wars and so little on curing disease and keeping people healthy?

I bet you can’t.

Let’s review:

On Sunday September 20, 2009, President Barack Obama gave interviews to a number of Sunday morning talk shows to talk about, among other things, his plan for health care reform in America. A September 20, 2009 article on Bloomberg.com explains:

“For us to say that you’ve got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase,” Obama said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” program. “Right now everybody in America, just about, has to get auto insurance. Nobody considers that a tax increase.”

This is what is really starting to make me sick about politicians. Ridiculous generalizations. However, while some folks are mad that he’s comparing human health to the damage a car makes when it crashes, we miss what makes me even more sick to my stomach when it comes to politicians.

Blatant hypocrisy.

Sure, we’re all hypocritical at some point in our lives. But come on, man–how ANYone in government thinks it’s fair to point to the American people and tell US to be responsible is beyond me.

Seriously. The President of the United States wants me to be responsible about my health care.

How about you kiss my ass?

Since 2003, I’ve been eating 90% whole/real foods, avoiding anything processed when it’s possible. No easy feat no thanks to the FDA and the FCC.

Seriously, folks, ya gotta ask yourself why sweeteners are added to FRUIT JUICE?

Why is there high fructose corn syrup in BREAD??

It’s because the FDA says it’s OK.

Why does practically EVERY commercial I see on TV during cartoons or other kids programming try to sell me sugared cereal or cookies or candy or soda or something else bad for me?

Why is it that the FCC allows advertisements for things that, if consumed to excess, WILL KILL YOU?

Cigarette ads on TV aren’t legal, yet one cigarette a month won’t kill anybody.

However, eat a pint of ice cream a day and you’ll die of a coronary (and tax the health care system along the way).

Come on, Barry–it’s your job as part of the government to PROTECT your citizens. THAT’S THE DEAL. But all you’re doing is protecting the right of corporations to sell us shit that MAKES US SICK.

And you tell US to be responsible and pay for health insurance?