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In a recent interview of President Obama on the ABC News concerning the Health Care Plan, he was asked the following question.

“MR. PRESIDENT
WILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GIVE UP YOUR CURRENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM
AND JOIN THE NEW “UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM” THAT THE REST OF US WILL BE ON ???“

(BET YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER)

THERE WAS A STONEY SILENCE AS OBAMA IGNORED THE QUESTION AND CHOSE NOT TO ANSWER IT !!!

IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SENATORS WERE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS… ”WE WILL THINK ABOUT IT.”

AND THEY DID!  IT WAS ANNOUNCED ON THE NEWS  THE “KENNEDY HEALTH CARE BILL” WAS WRITTEN INTO THE NEW HEALTH CARE REFORM INITIATIVE ENSURING CONGRESS WILL BE 100% EXEMPT !

SO, THIS GREAT NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND I…  IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR OBAMA, HIS FAMILY OR CONGRESS !!!    WE (THE AMERICAN PUBLIC) NEED TO STOP THIS PROPOSED DEBACLE ASAP !!!   THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG !!!

PERSONALLY, I CAN ONLY ACCEPT A UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL THAT EXTENDS TO EVERYONE…  NOT JUST US LOWLY CITIZENS…  WHILE THE WASHINGTON “ELITE” KEEP RIGHT ON WITH THEIR GOLD-PLATED HEALTH CARE COVERAGE’S.

I totally agree that every person in America and the entire World for that matter should be entitled to basic health care.  But that health care should be a personal arrangement between Patient and Doctor.   The Government has no business getting involved with the administration and dispensing of health care benefits.  It should be obvious from their past track record that they don’t know how to run a program of this magnitude.

Consider the Insurance companies and their involvement in deciding what medicines they will and will not pay for.  Then what about the medical tests or procedures that they refuse to pay for.  How about those “pre-existing” illnesses that they won’t cover.  I have personal experience with that one.  Let’s not even go there.

I just believe that health care is something that should be provided and administered on the local level.  If the Government wants to get involved at the national level, then they just need to make some of our tax money available to health care providers at the local level.

Those in favor of the health care bill currently before Congress often play on people’s emotions to convince them that this is the right thing to do.  Socialized Medicine is not right for America.  Not only do we deserve health care at a reasonable cost, but we should expect to get quality health care at a reasonable cost.  Socialized Medicine will result in a lower quality of care for everyone, especially the poor.

In 1961, Ronald Reagan made a speech against Socialized Medicine.  What he said back then still applies today.  It is well worth a listen.