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Now I dialed 911 a long time ago
Don't you see how late they're reactin'
They only come and they come when they wanna
So get the morgue embalm the goner
They don't care cause they stay paid anyway
They teach ya like an ace they can't be betrayed
- Public Enemy, 911 is a Joke (1990).
Instead of introducing stand-alone legislation and opening public debate on the important issue of "universal health care," the Democrat-controlled Congress and Obama Administration are engaging in "sleight-of-hand" tricks to push their agenda through instead.
An agenda by the way, that is nothing short of complete government take-over of the health care industry.
Here's how Douglas O'Brien of American Thinker explains this "sleight-of-hand":
There are two ways to cut costs in government. The first is to actually not spend money on something. The example here is to cut reimbursements for Medicare Advantage plans. Under these plans, beneficiaries enroll in a comprehensive program that includes drugs and supplemental coverage ... Democrats groused that it was a Republican ploy to boost revenues for insurance companies, not to mention that it could prove popular and make nationalizing care more difficult. It has thus become one of the few targets of Democrats for cost cutting. By eliminating the incentives for Medicare Advantage, (in which about a quarter of beneficiaries enrolled) they will effectively destroy this innovation, returning beneficiaries to the disjointed and inefficient fee-for-service model.
Democrats groused that it was a Republican ploy to boost revenues for insurance companies, not to mention that it could prove popular and make nationalizing care more difficult. It has thus become one of the few targets of Democrats for cost cutting. By eliminating the incentives for Medicare Advantage, (in which about a quarter of beneficiaries enrolled) they will effectively destroy this innovation, returning beneficiaries to the disjointed and inefficient fee-for-service model ...
So by gutting an increasingly popular and efficient Medicare program that is not compatible with policy goals and cooking the books to create financial "running room," Democrats will miraculously find fictitious billions under the sofa cushions in Washington that they will use to pay for increasing government control over health care. And they will claim it isn't costing you a dime.
In light of the shenanigans being played in Washington, let's watch the following video in which WXYT's Steve Wilson reports on an incredible failure of the 911 emergency system in Michigan's own Lincoln Park.
This next video from NakedEmporerNews, exposes the scandal which is the current government health care system provided for our Native American community.
Here's Dr. Albert Schumacher, former President of the Ontario Medical Association, discussing the reality of Waiting for Care:
When I began practising medicine nearly twenty years ago, the very idea of waiting for care in Ontario would have seemed farfetched. How the world has changed -- waiting lists have become the norm rather than the exception. They are now a fact of life. Ask anyone who serves on the front lines of the health care system. And compare their recent experiences to the way things used to be ... People are on waiting lists just to get onto other waiting lists for the treatment they need ...
[In] Windsor for example, it now takes: six months to obtain a hip replacement; five months to get a CAT scan; one of my patients waited more than a year for cardiac surgery. And some of our cancer patients still have to go to the United States for their treatment.
There's very little (if anything) new about Obama's health care plan. Most of it comprises the failed Clinton health plan of 1993, which was developed on the ancient theories of socialist control.
The only real accomplishment of this plan will be to massively increase the power and authority of the federal government. This means that each one of us will be forced to rely on un-elected and un-named government bureaucrats for our health needs.
A better way of improving Americas health care would be to get control of health care dollars back into the hands of individuals and families. This would give all Americans the freedom to chose plans which best fit their needs. Plus, instead of competing for multi-billion dollar corporate deals (like now), health insurers will be forced to genuinely compete for your business, creating an incentive for them to provide better care for less.
The alternative, which is complete government-control, eliminates competition and the need to improve. It also leaves our personal and family health care ... blowing in the whimsical political winds ...
A most powerful objection always arises to propositions of [public works]. It is that public undertakings are carelessly managed and much money spent to little purpose. --Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1784. Papers 7:27
911 is a joke we don't want em
I call a cab cause a cab will come quicker
The doctors huddle up and call a flea flicker
The reason that I say that cause they
Flick you off like fleas
They be laughin' at ya while you're crawlin' on your knees
And to the strength so go the length
Thinkin' you are first when you really are tenth
You better wake up and smell the real flavor
Cause 911 is a fake life saver
So get up, get, get get down
911 is a joke in yo town
Get up, get, get, get down
Late 911 wears the late crown
- Public Enemy, 911 is a Joke (1990).
