Wednesday, the President stated that we can't cling to a broken (health care) system that does not work. That is not accurate. It is not broken and it does work for the 84% of us who are insured. While it could be improved by curtailing costs, it is still the best health care system in the world. This is why people from around the world come here for treatment. They flock here, even from Canada and the United Kingdom, because their systems are flawed and rationed and inferior to ours. These are the systems Congress seek to emulate.
Congress should seek to preserve all that is good in our system - not throw it away. Tort reform needs to be considered. This would reduce unnecessary CYA tests and lower malpractice insurance. This would then, in turn, lower medical costs. Fraud needs to be addressed. We need to offer coverage to the uninsured.
Do not bleed our health care with the rationing that must occur in a government run plan. We DO NOT want a government plan run with all the efficiencies of the DMV. A government run tax subsidized plan will eventually eliminate the private sector, because it can not compete with a subsidized plan.
Do not replace a good health care system with an inferior government run plan.
Signed,
The Electorate
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Friday, July 3, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Auto Maker Bankruptcies
From a letter sent June 11, 2009.
To Congress,
These bankruptcies are wrong and unfair in so many ways. Their legalities are questionable. These companies were not allowed to go through normal bankruptcy. Our bankruptcy laws were not followed. These were "structured" bankruptcies. Who made up that term? The sole purpose seemed to be to protect the unions and too bad for everyone else. Those who should have been reimbursed first were put at the end of the line. Unions are bragging that they kept their base pay, benefits, and pensions and now own part of the company too.
If we are a nation of laws, why didn't we follow them? Dealers were hung out to dry. Using some unknown criteria profitable dealers were terminated - even though dealerships do not cost the auto companies anything. Whom you knew or whom you supported seemed to effect whether or not you were terminated. This is cronyism. It's not just politics as usual, it's Chicago politics as usual. These dealers have an inventory of millions sitting on their lots. Within a certain time frame they may sell them for whatever they can get. After that date if they sell them the warranty will not be honored. If Chrysler or GM made these new cars, they should honor the warranty even from a dealer that they do not now authorize.
Many of these dealers will be forced into bankruptcy, but they won't get special deals. They will have to abide by regular bankruptcy laws. Due to government intervention auto dealerships are going to fail and jobs will be lost. That should help the economy! But at least the unions are safe!
Signed,
The Electorate
To Congress,
These bankruptcies are wrong and unfair in so many ways. Their legalities are questionable. These companies were not allowed to go through normal bankruptcy. Our bankruptcy laws were not followed. These were "structured" bankruptcies. Who made up that term? The sole purpose seemed to be to protect the unions and too bad for everyone else. Those who should have been reimbursed first were put at the end of the line. Unions are bragging that they kept their base pay, benefits, and pensions and now own part of the company too.
If we are a nation of laws, why didn't we follow them? Dealers were hung out to dry. Using some unknown criteria profitable dealers were terminated - even though dealerships do not cost the auto companies anything. Whom you knew or whom you supported seemed to effect whether or not you were terminated. This is cronyism. It's not just politics as usual, it's Chicago politics as usual. These dealers have an inventory of millions sitting on their lots. Within a certain time frame they may sell them for whatever they can get. After that date if they sell them the warranty will not be honored. If Chrysler or GM made these new cars, they should honor the warranty even from a dealer that they do not now authorize.
Many of these dealers will be forced into bankruptcy, but they won't get special deals. They will have to abide by regular bankruptcy laws. Due to government intervention auto dealerships are going to fail and jobs will be lost. That should help the economy! But at least the unions are safe!
Signed,
The Electorate
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