Whoever first said this was a wise one indeed. Friends and family could testify to the fact that this is one of my favourite sayings, and I make frequent use of it.
This is about trade offs. Every pro comes with a con, and vice versa. Sometimes we tend to look at things through rose-coloured glass... as the pot of gold at the other end of the rainbow. But rarely is this the case.
As I sit here with one eye squeezed shut, and the other peering intently at my monitor, I'm taken back to the day my mother finally let me turn in my glasses for contact lenses. Then, it seemed the greatest accomplishment. But now, in this very moment, with one contact lens dried and shriveled on the desk after randomly flopping out, as I wait for the bathroom to be vacated so I can replace said lens... I'm acknowledging the cons.
Hey, I'm not complaining or anything! Contact lenses don't steam up in humid weather, or get caught in my earrings. But they do have their own issues, especially late at night with dry eyes.
And as I continue to sit here with my one-eyed, rabbit-trailing self... I've been pondering and mulling over the pros and cons of Obama's healthcare package.
He sure made it sound fine, didn't he? Healthcare for all the poor lost lambs in America who don't have insurance to cover even their most basic medical needs. Is this not the deal of a lifetime? Nationalized healthcare! Healthcare for everyone! BUT, anybody who likes their plan and their doctor... gets to keep it?? This is too good to be true!
Unfortunately, it really is too good to be true. Time to get real!
Administration is failing to acknowledge, several important points here. Some of which I intend to address...
Firstly, let's look at Canada. The only reason nationalized healthcare is even remotely functional there is because the majority of Canadians come over the border into the U.S. for their most urgent medical needs. This is common knowledge to anyone with Canadian acquaintances. If you don't have any, I'll be glad to hook you up so you can hear it for yourself.
Why doesn't it work? First, there aren't enough medical workers to give each and every citizen in need their full attention and assistance. They can only take care of so many per day. So to FORCE it to work, what do they have to do?
Overbook- Too many patients and not enough time means that your appointment could be booked weeks, or even MONTHS away from when you need it.
Secondly, it's too expensive. The government is already way in debt... how can they cover the costs of 40 some-odd million more uninsured Americans? And it's not just going to be those 40-something millions of Americans, either! You'll have millions more transitioning, because this nationalized plan looks sooooo much better.
There was a story sometime back about a woman who had terminal cancer. Because it was terminal, and her chances of survival were supposedly slim, it was decided that it would be a waste of money to treat her for it.
What to do? Come to the U.S. and get treated here. And... if this should happen once the U.S. healthcare is nationalized? Oh, poot... same problem. You're terminal, it would be a waste of our money to treat you. Sorry.
So to make this work, they'd have to lower the quality of treatment, skimp and deprive many people of the treatments and operations they need. They'd also have to hike taxes to make ends meet... and even then that wouldn't be enough.
And the part about keeping your private plan and doctor if you want to? A load of bunk... with the government plan, there will soon be no room for the private plan.
And what does all this have to do with my contact lens? Nothing. I'm just rabbit-trailing, as I said before. Speaking of which, the bathroom is now available. I'm sure, given more time, I could have pointed out a few more flaws... but I think that's a pretty good starter. Ciao!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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