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Drowning Out The Same Old Democratic song
Rosemary Edwards [PhD]
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Last weekend, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, was greeted by a crowd of activists, myself among them, who made known their displeasure with the health care reform bill.
"Just say no! Just say no!" we relentlessly shouted.
He had it coming. He showed support for what has widely become known as Obamacare in his July 29 opinion piece in the American-Statesman, although he admitted the bill is "imperfect."
That tells you something right there. A smooth, shiny eight-ball grown to global size will be much rockier than planet Earth. "Imperfections" may, for the sake of argument, be tolerated in a bill of little fiscal or political consequence, but if Doggett and his superiors in Washington want to turn the federal government into a giant HMO for hundreds of billions of dollars, to be paid for by generations to come, that thing better be polished to a high mirror shine. And he admits that it isn't.
But, oh, it's going to help you.
Doggett says the bill will give people "health care piece of mind," cut costs, expand individual options and so forth.
For starters, if I hear another liberal Democrat claim that Obamacare will increase competition and thus lower costs, I might need a trip to the emergency room myself.
Government does not enhance competition because the government is not a business. It does not have the same obligations that businesses do. And it does not rely on its own capital to fund itself — because it has no capital. What it has is the people's capital — via taxes.
If an HMO in Texas doesn't live up to its contractual obligations to cover you for some ailment, you can sue it.
You won't be able to sue the federal government. If liberals really love a level playing field, they will vote against such a travesty.
In Texas, we have an example of a government entity diving into an insurance market. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association was intended to be the insurer of last resort, covering those living along and near the Gulf Coast who couldn't get coverage elsewhere.
How has that worked out? For one, the last thing TWIA has done is spur competition. Au contraire, the agency has underpriced the market and sent private insurers, who can't match taxpayer-funded prices, fleeing from the coastline.
Today, TWIA is called "the insurer of only resort." That's not how it was in the beginning. And that won't be how it is if and when Obamacare launches. But give it time.
This past legislative session, Texas lawmakers had to scramble to fix TWIA because it was covering people for damages it couldn't afford to pay for.
When TWIA can't pay the claims, who do you think does? Everyone. You and I. Doggett should know this. Make no mistake: Everyone will pay for Obamacare.
Peace of mind? Really? Let's look at another area of American life where the government has gone out of its way to comfort the people by providing some essential. I have never heard anyone talk about how grateful they are to the federal government (or state or local governments for that matter) for giving them "education peace of mind."
America is losing its competitive edge compared to other parts of the world. Western thought itself, which served as the foundation of a free society, might be lost forever. The best bet for having a competitive edge in America, as everyone (including President Barack Obama) knows, is to go to a private school. But to liberals, the solution is not to give people more options — it's to throw more of those same people's money at the problem(s).
Obama's health care reform is just the next verse in the same song, the liberal song of dependency on government for everything that government bureaucrats decide that we need — and nothing that they determine we don't. Democrats have sung this song with the faithfulness of a church choir for decades. If Doggett's precarious encounter with his constituents last week is any indication, it may be about time freedom rang again. Ω
[Rosemary Edwards is chairwoman of the Travis County (Austin) Republican Party. Edwards' election to the chair came after two decades of experience with Republican campaigns at the state and local level. Her experience includes stints as election clerk, convention delegate, and precinct chair. Outside of politics, Dr. Edwards is a medical practice consultant where she is currently expanding a medical practice in Corpus Christi. Edwards holds a B.S. in Psychology and Speech Communications from Murray State University and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Business Management from the University of South Carolina.]
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