Ok, the Health Care Reform Bill, H.R. 4872 Passed the House. What're Republicans Bitching About?

Right now, as Health Care Reform pushes on, Rush Limbaugh is packing his bags. In the wake of the passage of the Health Care Reform bill, conservative commentators are lamenting the loss of free society. March 21, 2010 will likely be long remembered as the day of H.R. 4872, or the Health Care Reform Bill, if you want to keep it simple. The Health Care Reform bill is already considered one of the greatest wins for Democrats in recent memory, and one of the most hotly contested issues of President Obama's term. Today, the Health care reform bill, H.R. 4872 is today one big step closer to becoming the newest United States Law. This sweeping health care reform bill amends the Senate Health Care Reform bill, greatly modifying it, much to the consternation of conservative talk show hosts nationwide, as well as practically every Republican in America opposed to the president's preferred version of Health Care Reform. H.R. 4872, the Health Care reform bill, is a bit deeper than some would like the American public to believe, or rather, only as deep as their special interests in specific passages of the Health Care Reform bill would go. Mr. Limbaugh was quoted as saying earlier this month (which he later amended) that should H.R. 4872 pass, he would soon be on his way to Costa Rica. It's a shame, really, that so much hot air should raise temperatures so close to the equator (global warming, you know.) The Costa Rican people certainly deserve better.

The day following the passage of H.R. 4872, the Health Care Reform bill, as many as ten states filed suit against passage of the Health Care Reform Bill, while as many as 38 states currently have planned or have announced that they are planning to file similar actions against H.R. 4872, citing a breach of constitutionality on the basis of state sovereignty. In their view, passage of H.R. 4872 as a Health Care Reform Bill bypasses states' ability to govern. Many have cited that it is the wording within the Health Care Reform bill which indicates that individuals would be REQUIRED to purchase health insurance by a specified date. True point, but irrelevant. The purpose of the Health Care Reform bill is to provide health coverage to everyone, even those who can't afford current health care premiums. Many of those leading the charge against passage of the health care reform, H.R. 4872, predictably, are from the Republican Party. Here's a question, however, that some won't keep in mind, many will hate, and even more will be incited by. Why is it that citizens are playing the games of the special interest lobbyists?

Health insurance providers have wielded a pretty big sword until now, waving around threats of rising insurance costs and premiums, and the calamitous outcome should the Health Care reform bill H.R. 4872 actually be passed into law (and not be knocked back out by a congressional overhaul next November.) This fearsome sword was all the scarier because many average Americans get their health coverage not from private insurance purchases, but through their employers. In cases in which employees nearing retirement might be subject to pre-existing conditions, health insurance is all but a pipe dream by average folks, and can be only had by (you guessed it!) the fabulously wealthy, or at least fabulously well-to-do. This dependence of the American worker on their employer for not only their livelihood, but their health as well has allowed the health care industry to become bloated and unwieldy, padding and protecting their profits with every swing of the fearsome health insurance sword. It was only a matter of time before it got too big for the industry to carry. Here's a clue: They don't want regulation. They want supply and demand, because as long as they're the only ones with the supply, they can charge as much as they want as long as it's in demand. The health care reform bill is the first major threat to this system in years.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care Reform bill, proposes to change the current system of health insurance. Is it Socialist? Sure it is, but isn't America smart enough to pick and choose what pieces and parts of governments and societies would make good additions to our own? In that respect, to call Health Care Reform the beginning stages of Socialism is little more than the whimsical notion of ratings-boosting talking heads looking to piss you and the rest of America off. Health Care Reform could indeed be a step toward Socialism, but it isn't very likely that the U.S. government will be building gas chambers anytime soon. Health Care Reform through H.R. 4872 just wants to ensure that when your 60-year old aunt Mildred loses her job due to downsizing, she'll be able to afford the cancer screenings and diabetes medication she'll need to stay alive and not have to sell off your family's heirlooms to get by. Complain about Health care reform all you want, but walk a mile in her laid-off $8-per-hour on unemployment, $600-per-month health insurance premium shoes, and you'll end up with some pretty mean blisters as you're getting your Commie liberal health care reform Band-Aid for it.

After the Health Care Reform bill, H.R. 4872

So, it's off to Costa Rica, is it? Well, the socialized medicine down there is quite different from the sort of treatment that rich folks will get, and pretty different than it would be up here, too, at the hands of Obama's health care reform. On the other hand, will the talking heads really be missed up here? Nah- we've still got Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. They're always good for a laugh, and while you're at it, why don't you take that Ann Coulter with you? She looks like she could use a tan, maybe a nice Costa Rican gentleman to unbunch those panties for her.