Two in a Row

So.  Healthcare.

Hmm.

(Disclaimer:  I am not a conservative.  I am totally independent, and what I think - I think.)

Don't tell my husband, but I really don't have any objection to socializing health care.  But I don't like what happened today at all. 

First of all, I think we all know that this is not a tax on un-insureds.  The Supreme Court was just trying to find a way to play with words until they could justify passing the mandate.  And why?  Just to look like they are getting something done, probably.  (Or, more realistically but less flattering to them is that they just followed the money.)  What we really have, is the government telling citizens what to spend their money on.  This is very much a departure from what is considered an essential American freedom.  Is it really so bad in itself?  Not really.  I mean - what we're attempting to do is get people healthcare, right?  A good thing.  But I took enough Law in college to know how much of it is based on precedent.  And now we have set the precedent that the government can tell us how to use our money.  We're not being taxed, we're being directed to a private industry.  This is where I get personally offended.

I am NOT looking forward to an America where we have empowered the Insurance industry as much as we have empowered the Oil industry.

I can say more.  I could talk about it forever.  And I have many, many more points.  However, what I find in the world is that people either agree or they don't.  Either you are reading this and saying, "Yeah! Yeah!!!" or you are saying, "You don't understand, obviously," or, "Sometimes you have to take drastic measures to get something done," or, "Yes, it IS a tax!  That's so constitutional, it's passe!" or whatever it is you would say in favor of what has been done.  Has. Been. Done.  No point in debating at this point.