Christian Radio Ad Pushing Universal Healthcare Harnesses Local Faith-Based Influence
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Applauding Faithful America
Living in the Bible belt, I'm surrounded by Christians that often forget the foundations of their faith when it comes to the topic of health care because it may cost them a dime or two more so that we all benefit. Thanks for offering the reminder.
How health care services are offered and paid for in our country never ceases to amaze me. For what other product or service would two individuals pay such dramatically different prices? As a self-employed individual, I do have health care coverage but can only afford a plan with a $10,000 deductible that also does not cover preventative care. So, an annual mammogram costs me $400 out-of-pocket. Yet, my neighbor employed at a big company with more generous health care insurance may only have to pay a co-pay of $20 or $30.
What if we had to purchase bread and milk and coffee based on our choice of employment? Would *anyone* sign up for that system?
Health Care for ALL Americans is Simple!
Hmmm… Health Care for ALL Americans is Simple!
1) MERGE Medicare with Medicaide into one single "Income Based" system for poor and elderly citizens.
2) REQUIRE insurance companies to provide the same basic coverage for ALL Non-Medicare/Medicaide citizens, regardless of health status, at affordable rates.
3) ALLOW insurance companies to "Profit" by offering additional benefits and options to those who qualify and are willing to pay the difference.
As for Funding…
1) Changing from an "Emergency Treatment" to a "Preventive Care" system will save local communities billions, maybe even trillions of taxpayer dollars!
2) Small business will be able to compete globally and hire additional taxpaying employees!
3) Wealthy seniors will pay their fair share!
4) The tremendous burden on future generations will be greatly reduced!
It's about time
I'm glad that liberal Christians are finally finding their voice after two decades of allowing the radical political/ religious right to dominate the media with their message of exclusion and anger.
To Robert of NC, it's fine to oppose socialism, but a little fact check is in order.
First, I would suggest that you drop the references to fascism when talking about either socialism or the current administration. In most definitions and previous examples of fascism, socialism is not the preferred economic system.
In addition, all previous fascist societies have been anti-union, anti-gay, and strongly against the mixing of races and ethnic groups. I can think of American political entities that match that description, but President Obama and the Democrats seem to be a poor fit.
As far as communism goes, there are so many definitions that throwing 'communist' out there as a scare word is pretty useless unless you happen to touch a nerve with some old McCarthyites. If you aren't talking about 1950's Red Scare communists, what are you talking about? Hippie communes? Kibbutzim?
Further, your statement that "the only (socialist) dictates so far have been to auto companies and banks" is wrong on a couple levels. It's true that the U.S. government effectively owns large parts of the banking industry, and, given the incompetence and excesses of the private sector bank managers, it's a legitimate question as to whether the president should keep his promise to divest as soon as is practical, but that is what he has promised.
Oh, by the way, the first round of bank asset purchases happened under the notorious socialist, George W. Bush.
The government has not, however, directly invested in the car companies, but has, instead, given them a series of loans. Terms of a possible Fiat - Chrysler deal could result in some of those loans being converted into an 8% direct stake in Chrysler. If that happens, the White House has said they will not play a role in the management of the company. I'm guessing they'd divest there, too.
What is most wrong about your statement, though, is the implication that, before this current crisis, there weren't any socialist institutions in the United States. A common definition of socialism refers to "state or cooperative ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods". By that definition, our public roads are state socialist entities. Employee-owned businesses are cooperative socialist entities, and your church, unless it's owned by an individual, probably is, too. Social Security is obviously a socialist institution, and, since cops protect the means of production and distribution, so is your police force.
Even Ron Paul wants to keep the cops around, so that makes him a semi-socialist, I guess.
We are all socialists. The only question is where to draw the line.
Health care
This attempt to impose socialism on this country by quoting sctipture and using religious dagma is as evil as it gets. Socialism, which is the starting point and main ingredient to fascism and communism is the most insidious, evil and counterproductive imposition that has ever governed in the history of mankind. So far the only dictates have been to auto companies and banks. When they have the control to determine the future of our health they can do almost anything with us they wish and we will have no say in the matter.
