WHY IS THIS SO HARD?

….Jackson Blair


Why Is This So Hard


We have been hearing now for some time about the health care situation in the United States.

We are told there are too many people who do not have health care insurance.

We are reminded that as one of the richest nations on the planet there is no excuse for anyone not being able to obtain healthcare.

The President has proposed a health care solution.

It seems easy to accept these premises and enact health care legislation. So why are we all having so much difficulty with it.

The answer is relatively simple.

If you extend healthcare to people who are unable to pay for it then you have to know where the money is coming from that will pay for it.

There are only two choices.

Either we tax people to pay for it or the government adds to the national debt to pay for it.

There it is-in a nutshell, as they say.

Most people do not want to see the national debt raised. It is already beyond imagination. These are people that realize that someday somebody has to pay this debt off.

Most people do not want to see their taxes raised. This is a pretty tough time for a tax raise in this country.


If I am correct that most people don’t want to raise the national debt nor do they want to see a tax increase, then it is just a short step to understanding that this health care package should not pass in the U.S. Senate.

As citizens of this great land, we must be certain to communicate to our Senators our thoughts.

The goal is admirable. The plan is not.

While I have no other plan to suggest, I do know that the one before the Senate will raise taxes and will raise the national debt. Neither of these outcomes is acceptable to me.

It would be best to let this bill die and to continue to study ways in which we can efficiently take care of those who cannot pay for health insurance.

The solution has not yet been found.