Rant #2: Healthcare

"Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still." - Dale Carnegie


You'll forgive me if I take a moment to record my thoughts on, probably will be a historic(ally bad) day in my life.


This week, the Supreme Courts upheld the ruling that Obama care is constitutional.
This week, my Facebook news feed was blown up by happy people. 

To be honest, I cannot fathom why.

Part of the reason I loved being an American, was the freedom to choose to do, whatever I want. Whenever I want. And to be honest, I feel as if part of my freedom died yesterday. 

Now let me say this. I am not against health insurance.. I feel as though some I've spoken to in the last couple of days, don't think I understand the importance of health insurance. I do.

Believe me, I wanted it badly when I had my $600+ dental procedure done, and when I had to go with the "cheap" lenses for my newest set of eye wear.

That being said, I don't have health insurance now because I can't afford it. 
If I don't have money, even an affordable rate is STILL.OUT.OF.MY.PRICE RANGE.

But, as of yesterday, the government has officially told me: "Tough luck Erin, if you want to live here, you will afford it. You may have to give up your dogs, and quit eating, but you.will.have.health insurance."

Uncle Sam say what?

I HAVE to have health insurance simply because I'm alive? 
I HAVE to have YOUR health insurance simple because I live in the USA?

What if I don't?
I'll have to pay an increasing fine?

Yes Erin! Health Insurance is good for you! You will thank us for this! [Said in the voice of Jenna Marbles]

No I'm pretty sure I won't. 

You just stole my freedom to choose:

If I wanted insurance.
When I wanted insurance.
Who I wanted insurance with.

Not to mention, I don't exactly TRUST the government to do what's best for Me. Or WANT to do what's best for me. Its a well known fact that politicians lie, fool me once, shame me, fool me twice shame on you. How am I supposed to believe in this ONE instance, they actually mean well?

My faithful blog readers, know how many issues I've had getting money from the government for schooling (something I thought they WANTED me to do) and now I'm supposed to trust them to provide my health insurance, and then give me money to help me with it?

But Erin! They will do so much good for us! Lower rates, no price discrepancy between men and women!
Yay so we'll all pay the women's price. Yaaaay!!!
[This I don't know as fact but thinking govermentally here, why on earth would we go with a middle of the road rate, not to mention, its this government as well who STILL has yet to match the poverty line to current standards]

You'll excuse me if I'm highly skeptical here.

I'm sorry have you actually read the bill, or just the parts that Obama and others have touted as the "good"? The thing is, I did... start to read this 100+ page bill. You CAN'T understand the bill. Half of it spends time referring you back to other sections.

What's next providing our food for us? Arranging marriages? Regulating our kids?

A government that's big enough to give you what you want, is big enough to take it from you.

So apparently I've talked about this before....

Ranting..You Have Been Warned

There is so much on my mind I don't know where to start at all.

We'll just start with Monday, this topic is controversial, so feel free to skip.

Health Care. 

I vote independent and I am a conservative.
Roomie and I stayed up Sunday night, and watched the Healthcare vote, over the internet. I couldn't sleep for at least two hours afterwards tossing and turning, worried what the future will hold.

I don't think I've ever been more scared in my life about something government is doing. The things my country was based on …FREEDOM, the thing my ancestors fought for..is slowly being taken away. When is it legal to force someone to buy something?

Sure I believe that healthcare is a needed thing, but at the same time it's not a right, sort of like driving a car. As all good driving instructors yell at you, as your are sitting in the middle of an intersection..Driving is a privilege, not a right! 

Speaking of cars, I know that car insurance is required…but there are so many nuts jobs out there that can and will harm myself and my family it's something that is needed. Last time I checked me not having healthcare, will not negatively affect someone else. 

I also have a friend, who has a daughter with cystic fibrosis. You want to know what our loving government has done with her insurance? Mind you this is just when they were talking about this bill... completely cut it off. Thankfully God stepped in and someone was able to start helping them get her meds through July, but you know her parents are scared silly about what their future will hold. I have other friends with special needs kids that are worried about the same thing. I hope and pray this is not the situation all over the country.

Another reason, I'm not "for HCR" is because I really don't believe its going to do what it says it's going to do. Think of all the school programs, and other government programs, that were supposed to do "great things" for our country, and have failed? I just don't believe it. 


Not to mention that I really don't want to pay for everyone else health care. I don't see how forcing me to buy something I can't afford will make it more affordable??

I really want to believe that this will be better for us,I will happily eat my words, if this turns out to be better than we hope..but have my extreme doubts, that it will be good for the country overall.


I must remember that one God is in charge, and he's the best healthcare a body can ever want.


School

Ok Photog teach, is seriously cramping my style. Monday we get into class. He shows us some commercial photography by his students from another class. We comment, and question about what makes the picture good or bad in his opinion. (We are such good students).. "Oh this is much to advanced for you" One guy goes, but maybe it will give us some ideas.. "No…you guys don't need to know this right now." 
I'm sure my eye brows shot up, and my mouth hung open. Insulting much???
Then he went on to let us know we were all due for a pop-quiz he knew we were going to fail. And guess what? WE DID!! 
I tried to ask a question, and he didn't even stop to listen to my full question, so I just wrote something down, and sat down. After that he read to us a chapter from a "famous" photographers biography, about a time he'd gone up a mountian with 9 rolls of film, and shot 8 of them on the way up their, and on the 9th, got a world famous shot. 


That is what he called inspiring.


Then handed us an assignment to complete, and sent us on our way.


...I'm so skipping class tomorrow.

I'm sure I have a ton of other stuff on the brain, but that is all for tonight. 




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