Politics

This is usually a subject I try to stay clear of, due to the fact that it puts people in defensive mode, but Caesar's blog got me on a roll. Socialized Medicine, in theory its a great idea, but given our track record with the way our government handles government ran programs, Am I the only person that thinks this is a very very bad idea? A lot of our government  programs start off as great ideas, started by great men, only to have the idea totally and completely fudged up by some greedy moron later on down the road. Example: Social Security, great idea, however left in the hands of the government fell to greed, politics, corruption, and its untimely demise.

On the center of my windshield at the top I have an anarchy sticker, Why? Because a radical change to our government needs to happen. Corruption occurs on both sides of the aisle these days. Am I a total and complete anarchist? No. A Government has to be in place to keep the peace. But our government is no longer about keeping the peace, its about keeping the politicians pockets lined. I think that a lot of our problems would be solved if the power went back to the people, the ones who this great country was founded for. If we cut the political red tape around a lot of things, (including the medical field), I honestly  believe  our country would be better off. We need to bring the consumer competition back into the Medical Field, along with many other fields. Have price drive the market, GREEDY SOBS DON'T MAKE IT IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, unless the government allows them too. Usually greedy business people remain greedy because they are the ones helping in keeping the politicians pockets lined. If you take away that pocket lining, take away the politics, and guess what? The only way the greedy business man is going to have to stay competitive to keep his greed satisfied.

Maybe its just me, I don't know. But I always see giving the government control over my freedoms is a bad idea. Yes the medical industry has issues, but letting the government take it over, giving them even more control over it then what they have now, it just seems to me to be a very very very bad idea.

Posted by elvendarkmage on Wed Nov 21, 2007 @ 12:51 pm EDT | 2 Comments