Our President has mandated healthcare insurance for everyone or pay a penalty.
So why is he supporting private insurance companies and guaranteeing business for them?
After the last general election it was clear that America wanted the federal government to be involved in healthcare.
Aside from bringing onboard the non-insured the cost was to come down. I”m now paying more for less coverage. I used to get free emergency room visits. It now costs me $500.
That”s only one example. America didn”t say we wanted more insurance policies.
If we want the feds to be involved in healthcare why cant Uncle Sam just catch the bill? The doctors would get paid without supporting that massive insurance industry.
Any insurance provided to anyone is a form of gambling. The insurance companies bank that the premiums collected will pay for all the claims made, plus profit and overhead.
Medical insurance is a natural loser. People use more and more medicines and treatment as they age.
When people get close to death they use an enormous amount of medical goods and services.
The insurance companies shouldn”t fret over the loss of medical insurance. They still have their huge moneymakers. Notice, you didn”t crash your car today or burn down your house or sink your boat.
The international art thieves didn”t steal your expensive paintings last night and most of us didn”t die.
We don”t really need to keep feeding “Jabba the insurance Hut.” Besides they got a lion”s share of the bailout already. If the insurance companies get any more powerful and controlling, we”ll have to call them PG&E.
Frank Carini
Lake County
