Health Care: Not a Human Right

While Nancy Pelosi and President Obama say that health care is a right of the people, I sit here throwing my TV brick. The federal government has absolutely no business poking it's nose in to the health care system. In my mind the solution, in a broad sense, is Armageddon to policy makers, pundits and health insurance companies. Firstly, we must abolish the employer based system. When did people arrive to the false conclusion that everybody has a right, a god given right, to health and happiness? In my opinion, there should be a much simpler plan. I will not pretend to know the ins and outs of this debacle, but I do have what I believe to be a viable alternative.

Regular visits to your doctor should be paid out of pocket. This creates a more efficient and competitive market. Anyone who has recently been to a hospital or to their primary care physician knows exactly how ridiculous the charges are. Firstly, a regular doctor's visit should be treated just like any other service. When did people forget that health care on all levels is a business? A more competitive market would lower costs all around. The second point that I'd like to make is that I am not a uncaring SOB. My proposal would include an emergency insurance policy that would cover ER visits and catastrophic accidents.

Perhaps I'm wrong on all counts, but it is definitely a step up from our current system that is run by the federal government and their cronies at the big insurance companies. Isn't it strange that so many political donations come straight out of the coffers of big Pharma?

--P