A Harvard study estimates that some 45,000 people die each year as a result of having no health insurance. Democrats have touted the need to immediately pass reforms now. Using the Harvard study as a benchmark, it is clear that the left-wing of the Democratic party isn't interested in saving lives, apparently willing to sacrifice some 180,000 Americans before the first dollars are doled out in the name of reform.
The taxes that will be collected in the name of reform will be used by the Congress to supposedly set up the bureaucracies that will "manage" the new programs. News stories have floated out there that some 150+ new organizations will be created in order to manage the processes and outcomes to ensure that the reforms are "helping" those most in need. Yet for all the future benefits that might be realized, the bluster in Congress and the White House is that there is a critical need to do it now, and that waiting any longer simply wastes precious human lives and creates additional burdens for "working" families.
The truth for the rush on Health Care lies in the fears that passage after January portends. With the American people solidly against the current proposed measures for what appear to be sensible reasons, the Congress feels increasingly desperate to pass the bill before the next election cycle looms too close. Those who gain the most of the public treasury each year have a vested interest in having the storm of public outrage dissipate sufficiently in order to hold on to their seats.
When your taxes go up in '10, or job losses mount for small businesses because business taxes have gone up, ask yourself, whose life are you saving in 2013 for your sacrifices now? After all, why the rush to save people's lives in four years?
Michael Rowland
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