Thread: A dirge for America?

I can't speak for the above posters, but, what I'm getting from the posts, (perhaps I'm misinterpreting them, so please take that into consideration), irregardless, my position on this is that I don't believe any right-minded person objects to assisting those who cannot help themselves, no one is questioning that concept/endeavor, however you term it.

Here in part is what Roosevelt, (well intended as he was), said with the enactment of Social Security Insurance:

"...It is a structure intended to lessen the force of possible future depressions. It will act as a protection to future administrations against the necessity of going deeply into debt to furnish relief to the needy. The law will flatten out the peaks and valleys of deflation and of inflation. It is, in short, a law that will take care of human needs and at the same time provide the United States an economic structure of vastly greater soundness...."

Now, we all know the current state of SSI, trillions, (I forget the actual figure but it is astronomical), of dollars in unsecured liabilities. Much, perhaps all of that result is by politicans mis-managing the that account for this and that, much of it as gratuitous offering to their voting base's pet causes. Many alcoholics, drug addicts, etc., enjoy SSI, while they continue in their illness. This was not the original intent. A couple of examples...I know of an individual who after an afternoon at a tavern and a few joints, decided it was time to call it a day and headed his Harley home. His problems started when he missed a corner and ended up with a few screws and rods holding a few fractures together...that was about 30 years ago...he's still on SSI...he could go back to work, but, he'd rather rather not and knows the system well enough to circumvent their program/efforts to be re-trained/re-employed. The reciprocal to this is my receptionist; a lady who is in her early sixties, and recently started undergoing chemotherapy for a form of pancreatic cancer...I've created a schedule for her to work only three day a week so she can keep her insurance...she tried to file for benefit and was immediately denied; has been put in collection by the hospital, etc. She put into that system all of her working life, but, is denied...a drunk/stoned motorcycler rider has been living off the same system for 30 years...that's government...that's bureaucracy at it's best.

So, I don't think that we begrudge anyone truly in need, I certainly don't; but, most right-minded people would have little reason to believe that this most recent creation (Health Care as written), won't end up much the same way, only this time, with government control written woven into the fabric of it's contents. When you have a polled 40% plus of the doctors saying they will consider getting out of the profession if it is voted in, I think that is good indication that they forsee big problems...1100 pages, that grew to 2400 pages, that necessitated back-room deals, (I call it bribes), to secure the Yes votes necessary to get it passed, that know one has fully read, much more understands... The majority of the people telling their representatives to hold it, slow down, don't rush this, and the representatives basically replying, we know better than you what is best, and in essence, Sc*w you!. Yes, some would have a problem with that. No one is questioning changing things or doing away with corruption, fraud, and the like, but, some would say that this program looks like that very thing from the start.

Like written above, Mr. Roosevelt thought SSI would prevent future administration from going deeply into debt for the relief of the needy/poor and would flatten out the peaks and valley of inflation/deflation...didn't happen did it!