One thing is for certain, elected officials are not holding back their thoughts of the health care reform law that was recently enacted. The Republican Party, wanting to make good on their campaign pledges, have already repealed this law in the House. However, Democrats are trying to safeguard this law because it is promoted as their greatest achievement throughout the leadership of the Obama administration. And with taxpayers which are equally divided on this matter, the health care reform law will be in the news for quite a while.
What is missing in the news are the genuine solutions to the medical care challenges the United States is confronting. The price of medical care, that is the main worry of many, hasn't been discussed by either political party. For a long time the price of medical treatment has greatly exceeded the general inflation rate and the pay increases which many employees receive annually. Until the cost of medical care is contained, more companies are going to be compelled to drop the medical insurance coverage they provide to their employees.
While the health care reform law has its advantages, many believe this law is only transferring the expense of paying for medical insurance coverage from companies to citizens. And people who believe this will occur unquestionably have genuine concerns. Already many businesses have eliminated their pension plans and some companies have already confirmed it will be cheaper for them to discontinue providing medical insurance to their workers after the health care reform law is fully active.
The majority of people don't want the government involved in their health care. Who can blame these individuals? It seems that most things the government tinkers with usually costs considerably more then proposed and less beneficial then that which was proposed to the voting public. Nevertheless, neither political party has dedicated to getting folks working again. All that spending reductions and economic stimulus packages are going to do is postpone the continual decline in the USA quality of life.
Politicians repeatedly speak about being competitive in the global economy. Regretfully, our country can not even remain competitive in our own states. We are competing with China, a nation in which many folks make less than seventy cents for every hour they work. At one tenth of our minimum wage, this isn't being competitive but is an all out slaughter of the American labor force. And until political leaders opt to take care of these trade issues, the American way of life will continue its decline until our incomes are more competitive with those we trade with. This ought to be a frightening thought to most people, but taxpayers are mostly focused on the national health care debate.
Earlier generations of American citizens struggled for our freedoms and independence. But we are now at a crossroad, in which our political leaders have entered into tremendously harmful trade agreements with China and other nations. As voters we must ask ourselves what precisely has motivated our leaders to sell out the American workforce to a Communist nation. When some politicians with a backbone arise, maybe then our trade agreements can be improved to better exhibit our needs to consume and earn a living. Restoring this balance is crucial so that American families have the means buy their own medical insurance plans and to keep government out of our private lives.
