Liberal Mantras

The Publius Forum ^ | July 21, 2009 | Dan Scott

[dscott8186]

The new liberal mantra regarding the current drive to quote, reform our health care system, unquote, is that the current system is broken and furthermore, we have debated the idea for 40 years as thee reasons for change. On the surface, the sales pitch is compelling, but like all things liberals attempt to sell the public they are short on details and when those details are revealed, the whole system is found to be one big unworkable boondoggle. One thing we have learned over the years is that liberal assertions are nothing more than falsehoods waiting to be exposed. I don’t know about you, but once I determine someone is misleading me, I stop believing anything they say.

How is our health care system broken? Most citizens have health care via insurance or direct pay, 1. Employer sponsored plans, 2. A COBRA plan because they are unemployed (indirect pay), 3. An individual plan (indirect pay), 4. Medicare if you are over 65, 5. Medicaid if you are indigent or 6. The wealthy that for their own reasons pay the bill presented by any health care provider directly. The observed facts say the system works for the majority of users. For a system that is supposedly broken, thousands of foreigners flock to the US to receive health care they see as clearly second to none. The system is said not to work for illegal aliens, the young who choose not to have insurance and those between jobs who elect not to take advantage of COBRA or get an individual policy. Who are we missing here? Those people who choose not to prioritize monthly health insurance payments over that of their other personal priorities.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“For a system that is supposedly broken, thousands of foreigners flock to the US to receive health care they see as clearly second to none.”

BUMP!

[hoagy62]

“Fix our healthcare”....ranks right up there with other liberal mantras:

“It’s not a baby, it’s a fetus.”
“Conservatives are evil racists.”
“Guns are evil.”
“Meat is murder.”
“Capitalism is a failure.”
...and the all-time favorite...
“There is no God.”

Dolts, fools, and idiots, all.

[Spok]

“How is our health care system broken?”

The Republicans are too easily sold on the underlying premises of liberal causes. When the cause of global warming is challenged, their argument falls apart. Liberals are expert at intimidation when their ideas are flawed, responding with the classic, “Oh, come on! You can’t be serious!”. The truth is, everyone in America has health care, whether they have insurance for it or not. And yes, it is expensive, but that’s better than rationed, low quality health care.