*EDITORIAL*
It's
our liberties stupid!
Do you hear
it?
click, click, click. Or do you
not pay much attention because you are
too busy seeking that promotion, or
raising a family, or just trying to make
ends meet?
Click, click
There it is again, a
new bill passed regulating this,
mandating that, or adding a fee here or a
tax there.
Do you recognize the sound? Or are you so
used to it, like a dripping faucet, that
you just take it for granted? The ratchet
of government control tightens its grip
almost every day. It rarely reverses.
Elect a Republican: Click. Elect a
Democrat: Click, click. Encourage
bipartisan cooperation: Click, click,
click.
In 2006, a bipartisan coalition, headed
by Republican Gov. Mitt Romney, promised
us greater healthcare benefits if we
would just sacrifice a few more of our
freedoms. RomneyCare required that
individuals purchase expensive healthcare
insurance and then forced taxpayers to
provide Commonwealth Care insurance for
those below three times the poverty level
($63,000).
So weve traded away some of our
freedoms. Are we better off? Has your
healthcare improved since 2006? Is the
quality better? Is it easier to access?
Do you have more choices in your medical
care? How about more affordable?
What did you get for giving up your
liberties?
Here is what you will get: Poorer quality
healthcare, less attentive physicians,
fewer choices, longer waiting lines, more
bureaucracy, more paper work, and just to
make it all worthwhile
higher
costs and higher taxes.
Our costs for this healthcare
reform in 2008 amounted to
$625 million and Governor Patrick
recently requested $869 million for
FY2009, an amount that is expected to be
insufficient. Within a decade, the annual
cost is projected to be $4 billion.
To pay for these increased costs, the
legislature is considering reducing
payments to doctors and hospitals,
increasing business penalties and the
state tobacco tax, and placing greater
restrictions on drug companies and
insurers.
Consider them one at a time. Which of
these brilliant moves will improve your
health care or the states economy?
Our liberties were squandered and we are,
not surprisingly, worse off.
But, dont worry, the politicians
are happy. The Democrats have greater
control of our lives, the bureaucrats
have secure, well-paying jobs with fat
pensions, and our hit and run
ex-governor is closing on a beautiful new
home in La Jolla, California. They are
doing fine. How are you doing?
If you would
like to comment on this article you can
email the editors at valleypatriot@aol.com
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