I’d be happy if tomorrow when I wake up, health care, in America would be free, instead of striving for “affordable health care”. I believe in my president and I voted for Obama, but I think it’s time we make some hard decisions. Decisions that will make some people lose their jobs, but in the end it would be worth it. I think it’s time that The White House scrap this health care plan for a free health care plan. Why are we one of the only free countries in the world without a universal and free health care plan?
Is there a conspiracy for population control in America? Or are there just some people out there that want to keep on getting richer. Even though I believe in some conspiracy theories, I don’t believe that the government is refusing to switch over to free health care because they want to control population growth. What I do believe is these insurance companies are crooked, the doctors are making way too much money for 7 or 8 minute consultations, and people without health care are going broke trying to stay well. This sort of thing would not happen in other countries which provide their citizens with free health care.
For those who don’t know what it’s like not having health insurance let me give you an idea. I was diagnosed with acute bronchitis in December. The doctor prescribed a number of things including an inhaler to help me breathe better. The total amount for drugs was about $160, out of pocket. The total bill after seeing this well educated man for 8 minutes was about $360, out of pocket. That means my doctor charges about $45 a minute. Do you know anyone else who makes that much? Granted not all of that money will go to my doctor, but it certainly feels like a lot of money to pay someone to make it all better. The argument of course is can you put a price on your well being? Yes, $500.
Imagine you are a parent with no health care and you make too much to qualify for any sort of state help, but you don’t make enough to pay $1,000 for two kids who get really sick. Of course you should have health insurance, life insurance, home owner’s insurance, car insurance but how do you afford to live after all these insurances? How does anyone stay well and get ahead in a country like America? The truth is this is where some of the poverty comes from, not all of it, but some. You go broke trying to fix your kids broken leg because he fell off a slide at the park.
Now I’m not here to pick on insurance companies. I’m here to pick on this health care issue. America needs free health care, since all these taxes you charge us, a large percent we will never see again, why not have the taxes go towards health care. Forget about my social security because we all know that money doesn’t grow on trees and there’s no social security left for the youth of America. Why do you think 401k’s exist?
Anyway the whole thing frustrates me because I fear going to the doctor. Not because I’m afraid of going to the doctor, but I’m afraid to open my mail and have a heart attack over the bill. That fear is unnecessary but it’s there because health care is about making money and not about making people better. Sure doctors become doctors to save lives, but their sworn oath only provides for those who have the coverage or the money!
Bottom line here is give us free health care because we’re Americans and we deserve to get more back than a tax return. I don’t need a tax refund, I need free health care!
Thanks for reading.
Joey Broyles
American Citizen since 1983
