ABC News presents “Sicko” in the Blue Room
I usually stay away from discussing politics on my blog that do not relate to privacy, however a recent article on The Drudge Report is rather interesting. Regardless of where you stand politically and/or on the Health Care debate, if what is written is true then it’s a bit troubling to see ABC News pulling a Micheal Moore. There is more than one side of an issue, even if you may not agree with it.
In the effort towards full disclosure:
Politically I try to remain neutral and evaluate each issue independently. However, I suppose that due to my strong belief in personal freedom and privacy, along with my belief that big government just breeds bigger and more inefficient government, and that spending is something to track carefully so that you remain within a workable budget, that I may learn somewhat conservative/libertarian. I am a registered Libertarian, it seems to fit best, although I do not agree with all of their beliefs. I view extremism at any end as bad.
As for this particular debate, I’d love to see money we effectively waste elsewhere covering the health issue, health is important and costs are out of control. I’m paying $700 a month to cover myself and my daughter and each year that premium goes up as do the copays and the coverage goes down along with the caps. My taxes also go up with me seeing little in return. That angers me.
Yet I also see how poorly the government handles health care where they already handle it (medicare/veterans administration/etc). I also know as a business man that just throwing more money that you don’t have into a broken system has only one result, bankruptcy.
Idealistically, I’d love to see good government run health care that resulted in me and my family covered well at less of a cost. Realistically, I fear we’ll get less and pay even more.
