Op-Ed: Disinfecting Obama's Health Care Plan

Barack Obama is a liar. Make no mistake about it, the usurper to the Oval Office out and out lied to the American people regarding his plan to nationalize health care.

In the first place, he claims his plan is not to actually take over the health care system and make it a government run program. But he was contradicted on this by Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank, both of whom claim there are forces afoot trying to stop "government run health care." Obama also lied when he said that the Democrat's plan would allow anyone who is currently satisfied with their plan to keep it. And if they are happy with their doctor, they can keep their physician as well. But anyone who has taken the time to read this 1018 page bill, (thanks for nothing, John Conyers), finds that if your employer decides that Obamacare is a more cost-effective way to go, you are stuck with the government plan. You cannot opt to switch to another private carrier on your own once Obamacare takes effect. If you're self-employed and are dissatisfied with your current provider once the government plan is passed, you can only switch to Obamacare. If you are uninsured at the time Obamacare is passed, that is your only option. And if you choose not to enroll, you will be subject to a punitive tax. There is a rift developing in the Democrat party over the health care issue. Blue Dogs are opposed to the plan, and at least in the House have worked out a compromise that still keeps many of Obama's plans intact. A full House vote on the plan will not come until September, with the Senate expected to take it up in the fall. House Republicans offered their own $700 billion plan that included tax credits to help people buy insurance, which appealed to moderate Democrats, but with Republicans out of power, that plan will go nowhere. Now with the August recess underway, the American people have an opportunity to visit with their congressmen and women, and give them an earful. New polls indicate people are not happy with Obamacare the more they learn about it. They hear horror stories about how nationalized health care has worked in other countries such as Canada and Great Britain. People in those nations wait an interminable amount of time for procedures such as an MRI. Treatments such as chemotherapy for cancer are actually rationed in Canada. One 85 year old woman in Great Britain is on a waiting list for a hip replacement that is scheduled for the year 2018. This is a nightmare. A single payer health care system will drive physicians out of the medical profession in droves. If health care professionals feel that they are hogtied in making decisions on their patients' medical treatment options because of government bureaucrats pulling tight purse strings, they will opt to find another profession. This will create the long waits to get in to see a doctor. Another disturbing aspect of Obamacare is the idea that it will lead to a degradation of human life. Mathews Staver, founder of Liberty Council, said "In the same way that the bill pushes elderly or the sick toward euthanasia, it is a pill that would cause economic suicide. "It's a euthanasia bill for America." Obama claims he only wishes senior citizens to consider the creation of living wills, for the purpose of letting their families and physicians know their wishes when it comes to end of life issues. In reality, what this health care bill does is to ask older Americans who may be facing a health problem requiring treatment which the government is loathe to pay for, to fall on their swords and die for the good of their country. Death becomes the patriotic thing to do under Obamacare. Health care has become the defining issue of Obama's so-called presidency. South Carlina Senator Jim Demint said "Senators and Congressmen will come back in September afraid to vote against the American people," adding that "this health care issue Is D-Day for freedom in America. "If we’re able to stop Obama on this it will be his Waterloo. It will break him." The American people can help make that Waterloo happen by bombarding their Congressmen and Senators with their opposition to this horrible socialistic health care plan. Sunlight is the greatest disinfectant. And the sunlight of truth will expose the lies of Barack Obama and the Democrats when it comes to reforming health care. Listen to America Talks Monday through Friday at 6 pm eastern time at www.blogtalkradio.com/americatalks. Visit our website at www.americatalks.com.