Why you need to elect a President who will repeal Obama Care.

I truly believe that if health care reform is explained in simple logic, everyone would be on the same page, and regardless of age and financial situation, we would all be demanding that Congress and the administration start from scratch to fix only what needs to be fixed first. 

Here is Annie's plain and simple, grass roots explanation. You are probably aware of all of this, but it might help you explain the realities to those who aren't.

Most of us are keenly aware that the government doesn't have any money.It comes from the people through taxes. Add anything to government services and social programs,and there is only one way to get the money to pay for the additional costs. More taxes or cuts in government. Or,as in the case of Obama Care, disguise tax increases as surcharges, fees, penalties, fines and mandatory purchases.

Take a minute and look at your pay check stubs or your costs if you are a small business. Really look at them and pay attention to all the numbers — the reductions and deductions you don't really think about because you take them for granted — and when the amounts creep up a penny here and a dollar there, there is nothing you can do about it —so you think.

What do you pay out before you even get the money in? FICA-OASDI (Social Security), FICA-Medicare, Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax,Unemployment Insurance and Disability. Obama Care will increase insurance costs.  It is mandatory or you pay the piper. Deduct that from what's left or become a close buddy of the President and get a waiver!

Remember too, that someone's gotta pay for all those back door deals like buying the Congressional votes of Nebraska, Florida and Louisiana.Oh yes. I forgot to mention the cost of administering this huge program— paying for the thousands of departments and employees who will be added to the payrolls and retirement coffers you will pay for.

Then of course, all levels of government — local, state and federal  take a bite every time you put gas in your tank or buy just about anything from toys for your kids to the shirts on your back. Do you believe there will be no inflation now?

So what does this have to do with Medicare cuts? Things are tough enough, right? What happens to what's left of your income or your operating capital if mom or dad rely on Medicare and suddenly can't get the treatment they need? Like cardiac care that is already in trouble? Or when suddenly their doctor or clinic says, "No more Medicare. Cash only?" One of the Mayo Clinics already did that because the Medicare reimbursements were only 50% of their actual costs? Think others won't follow?

Of greater concern, what if mom or dad don't have the cash? Bingo! It's you to the rescue. And that means you pay for it or let them suffer and go without the care they need. Of course, the government says reductions won't affect you or your family because they are reducing payments to medical services. Really! Then logic says, those services will have to be paid for one way or another, so the charges are increased and those increases are not covered by Medicare. Many medical devices that are crucial to care and even life saving are also on the hit list.

Consider this. What if you really can't afford to help your family member who relies on Medicare? You just don't have it! That's a what-if  we all should think about.

"Wait a minute!" you say. AARP, that huge org that serves seniors, approves of this health care reform. Well of course they do. AARP is one big insurance broker marketing supplemental health insurance, life insurance, prescription drug coverage, auto insurance and more. They stand to benefit big time, also at your expense.

Don't forget that you and your children will eventually qualify for Medicare, perhaps sooner than you are willing to admit. And then what?

Perhaps you will consider joining the rest of us who are insisting that we fix what's broken before we socialize medicine in the United States.There are some pretty good arguments in favor of that.

Take tort reform. Want to know what it is and why there's so much hoopla about it? Tort Reform means changing the Medical Malpractice Insurance System which the Congressional Budget Office says could save $54 billion over ten years. Combine that with focusing on reducing Medicare fraud and we could probably cover everyone who is not insured right now with some kind of coverage. Physicians are paying through the nose for medical malpractice insurance to cover liability, thanks to a legal system that is lawsuit crazy and to single damage awards that could buy a country.

The argument against tort reform is that there would be caps on non-financial and punitive damages and who wants to prohibit that?Trial lawyers. I'm not suggesting that patients who suffer from medical malpractice should not be compensated, but some caps are warranted and lawyers should not be allowed to grab a ridiculous share of patients' deserved compensation.

Reducing fraud? That's a more difficult challenge but worth the effort. Maybe we should consider looking at government as a whole to reduce fraud.

Let's put the breaks on Congress. Contact your representatives and tell them to repeal Obama Care. We'll find out who's willing to do what's best for the country and who wants to hurry us down the path to disaster.

No doubt I will be chastised for talking about Medicare and AARP. I've had messages in the past saying that I should stay out of the business of seniors. Sorry, but this is everybody's business.

Copyright 2009 Grass Roots Annie