A Closer Look at H.R. 3200

By Lisa Farrar Wellman

Have you looked at H.R. 3200 yet? The bill description reads: “To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.”

Obviously, it’s not going to provide affordable healthcare. We know the Congressional Budget Office released a report stating that this delightful, little bill will cost Americans $1 trillion over the next ten years. That doesn’t sound very affordable to me. We also know that the CBO estimates 37 million people will still not have health insurance by 2019. That sounds effective.

Quality health care is a relative term but take a look at our VA Hospitals for a glimpse into what government-run medicine looks like. Forget Canada. We have our own crystal ball right here in this country. Our heroes, the people who put their lives on the line for us every day, wait an average of 177 days for their claims to b addressed as compared to the industry average of 89.5 days. (According to Former Army Major Matt Burden, chairman of the Warrior Legacy Foundation, many vets wait 180 days just to see a doctor.) VA Hospitals are older than private hospitals and less than half of them could pass a random inspection.

The last two phrases of the descriptive header for H.R. 3200 just crack me up. We’re going to “reduce the growth in health care spending” by putting the government in charge of it? When has the government reduced the cost of anything in the history of our great nation? And what does “for other purposes” mean? I take it back. That part doesn’t make me laugh. It scares me stiff.

I have a pretty radical statement to make here. I don’t think the socialists running our country right now give a hoot about health care or its costs. I think this gigantic bill (1,018 pages at last count) is another finger in the fist closing around individuality and freedom in America. It’s part of a grander plan to move our country past the breaking point and right into the arms of socialism.

The definition of socialism is more than ideology embracing state-run industry, production and businesses. It also includes the percentage of government spending that makes up the Gross Domestic Product. According to Dick Morris when Obama took office, we were at 33% (21% federal spending and 12% state and local government spending). With his stimulus bill, it’s jumped to 39%. This health care bill would take it to 45% and if they pass Cap and Trade in the Senate, the number jumps to 50%. To give you some reference, Germany is at 47% and France is at 52%. Ouch.

The government controls the banks and auto industry. According to a recent Reuters article, they’re considering paying the mortgages of those who can’t afford their homes. The government will buy your home and then you can rent it from the feds. Now they want to control health care. Your medical records will sit in Washington, D.C.

The future of our Republic rests in the hands of a few Blue Dog Democrats who are questioning The Community Organizer in Chief and his minions. Please contact them today, right this second and express your gratitude that they are standing up for real people. Offer them some encouragement. You know our President is putting the squeeze on them.

This is a list of 40 Blue Dog Democrats who signed a letter on July 9 stating that they would not support health care reform unless it was deficit neutral. As a Kansan, I can tell you that Dennis Moore is not to be trusted so I’m not certain any of the rest of these people are worthy leaders, either. I just know that they are at least considering our nation’s future whereas the liberal Democrats are punch drunk on Obamacare Kool-aid.

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