Healthcare Reform Continued

Ok, Obama said "We got to have the courage to be willing to change things." Aside from the grammar problems this it total hypocrisy. Obama and most fellow democrats are not willing to change. They blame the Republicans for the health care mess, but the whole problem with soaring health care costs can be blamed on excess liability for doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. Please Obama, listen to your own advice. We could insure everyone and lower the costs if you would just quit acting like you were smarter than those of us who know how to read. Bush may have been an idiot but at least he was to stupid to think he was smarter than everyone else. I think it should be illegal for attorneys to hold public office. This is the whole problem with congress and the president. They are all saving their "fall back" jobs suing everyone for millions for honest mistakes.

Healthcare Bill Robbery

OK, for any of you out there that think a national health care system written by the Democrats is a good idea, here is why you are sooooo naive. Health care costs have outpaced inflation over the last 2 decades for one reason. Can any democrat guess what that is? Anyone? The reason that it keeps going up is because the democrats won't even discuss tort reform. That's right. The democrats, who claim they are here to help the man on the street, won't touch damage limits on lawsuits because they are all lawyers. Even our fearless president is an attorney and they don't want to take away those big paychecks from themselves. If we limited punitive damages to 100% of actual damages, health care costs would decrease by over 25%. Some economists believe this would decrease the number of uninsured by almost 25%. It would also make it more feasible for the government to help those who couldn't afford insurance. This health care plan is robbery plain and simple. I wish the average person would use some common sense before they started spouting off about how great this is. I have spoken to some highly intelligent, well educated people who don't understand the principles behind tort reform. Several say that it isn't fair if you limit the damages because those who make more are entitled to more in damages. What they don't understand is that tort reform doesn't have to put a dollar limit on damages. I believe that if you make 100K per year and you can't work any longer, then the damages awarded to you should equal your salary times the number of years remaining until retirement adjusted for inflation. But I don't think you deserve 1000 times your salary because a doctor made a mistake. The reason I don' t think this is fair is because I end up paying you. The doctor doesn't, the insurance company isn't going to lose money, so where is that money coming from? The insurance companies raise premiums, the doctors raise prices, and we all pay.

OK now my irritation with oblivious drivers. If you can't at least drive as fast as the posted speed limit, stay off the road. As I was driving back from vacation, I constantly got stuck behind drivers who were driving 10 or 15 miles an hour below the posted speed limit. It was a 2 lane road the entire trip, and passing was almost impossible. If you are too old to drive 65 or you drive a Subaru, please watch your mirror. As soon as someone gets behind you, pull off at the next turn-out and let everyone who has a life pass.