Government won't be able to run health care--Max Van Dyke

The president and congress want to pass a universal health care bill to cover the 47 million uninsured Americans. Now this sounds very troubling that nearly 50 million Americans don't have health care. This is a very miss leading number. Congress is quick to tell you the number but they aren't giving you the whole story. In 2006 when the Census Bureau reported the statistic they also provided no just how many but who.

The report stated that: of the 46.6 million uninsured Americans, 9.5 million of them were illegal immigrants and were not citizens of the U.S. Another 17 million lived in household with incomes exceeding $50,000 and could presumably by health insurance if they wanted. when you take that away from 46.6 million you end up with only about 20 million uninsured today. That's far different from nearly 50 million.

Now with that said i would like to explore how the system works. The universal health care system puts the government in charge of healthcare. Why would you want that?! My liberal friends and congress seems to believe it can work. I on the other hand do not have as much faith in a Government that can't even run the post office right. About a month and a half ago i ordered a book from a book store that was going to be delivered by the US Post Service. It has been a month and a half and that book has still not come. When i ordered it they said it would take a week. We called about it several times and the most recent report said it was lost in the mail and they don't know where it is and they don't have any other coppies or know how to get one. This is the Government. The Federal Government and they are suppose to save our economy and they can't even run a post office and get an order through?

This has concerned me since the Government now wants to run health care. What if they can't locate your drug. In The UK with the NHS they denie women with advanced breast cancer a drug know to help and cure because it's too expensive. And here in the states, the government cheats us by losing our book orders. These guys are going to be in control of your health? do you want that? I don't.

This government run thing really scares me and i don't see much hope. All i can say is, when you don't get good enough care, have to wait 5 months to get a check up and 3 years for an operation like in Canada, at least i warned you. I have no faith in National health care.

The Government needs to run a post office and figure out how to get a book order right before i put my life in their hands.