Long Time Without a Post....Still no less Important!!

So Folks, sorry - it's been a while (yeah I say that alot, I guess I work for some for the Government)!

But What I want to make a *brief* comment on today is health care. So...we've got bills in the House and Senate that are each about 2000 pages long. And Both of which are crap, which both politicians and regular people know.

Now Hold On! My name is NOT, i repeat NOT Glenn Beck! I do not think it is bad because it cost's money, or because it is authored by Democratic members of congress, I think it's bad because it covers little - and excludes too much!

So, here is a short synopses of what I think should be included in this health care bill:

#1. Coverage for all - period. People get it anyway in the ER's and the ER's arn't payed, so lets fix this - and make it so that everybody is covered, at least minimally for SOMETHING! After all this is health care - if people are sick or hurt, they miss work - if they miss work then they arn't productive members of society, if they arn't productive members of society then society will crumble. So give them coverage.

#2. Cover Children for EVERYTHING - another no brainier. Children are the future of this country, they are the ones we should be most concerned with. If they break their arm, cover it, if they need medicine for a heart condition cover it. If they overdose on ADD meds? COVER IT! Yes responsibility plays a role, however we can still help them when they need us, period.

#3. Prevent Federal Funding for: Elective Termination of Pregnancies, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, and Euthenasia - Whether you agree with the following items, are against them for any reason, or just don't care. These three items don't need federal funding, because they are not items that will extend life, and their effectivness at "improving" quality of life is strongly debated.

#4. Prevent Federal Funding of ELECTIVE PROCEDURES - Just because you want Size DD breast's, a poison injected face, or "whiter" teeth does NOT mean I should pay for them with taxes. These are things that while they may enhance your ability to "get laid" on a Saturday night, they are not things you NEED to have better overall health! If your so interested in not going home alone, there are plenty of people who with a couple of 20's will spend the night with you...

#5. Use the Majority of the Money for PREVENTIVE Care - if it will cost $50 dollars to get a vacciene for HPV which will help prevent cervical cancer, or it will cost $5000 for an Emergency Room visit, and all the procedures to treat the cancer which one makes more sense? That's right, the 5000....wait? Wrong. It's a no brainer if I can save both the Patient and the Provider thousands of dollars???? It's easy.

Some lesser requirements would be to define: What is a child (uh...anyone under 18 years of age?); what is considered a cosmetic/elective procedure ( anything that is not required to improve your life/prevent you from dieing a premature death); and what is preventive care? (Well...anything that means I don't have to go to the hospital later, because the problem was taken care of when it was a small problem and not a BIG problem!)

Other than that....health care is pretty easy. That took what, 2-3 pages? Wow I just saved money on paper too! Oh well, maybe when I actually flesh this out it will take a few more pages (like 7-8) but the biggest point? There isn't any point in adding extra stuff. So...we will have to wait and see!