Health health health me! (30/90)

I was reading through Obama's new health care plan because there's so much controversy over it (Well, I read over a summary, the actual thing is over 2,000 pages). It's supposed to lay it down plain and simple. Like "You're all getting health insurance." Yeah, that simple. Nice isn't it?

Well, apparently, the republicans didn't like the plan because they started threatening some democrats including some death threats towards some democratic families. Sheesh! Why don't you just talk about it? I mean, you guys ARE politicians, right? Some republicans did, however, speak out against the law which seemed really idiotic at first, but then when I looked over the bill, I had some second thoughts...

First of all, the plan calls out for everyone in the U.S. to have health insurance. I know, I know, it's what everyone wants, but what about the families who can't afford health insurance? This health care isn't free and what's worse is that people are being forced to get it! How do you live in a nation where the government forces you to pay more than what you can earn in a given amount of time?

Also, the bill lets all non-US citizens get free healthcare, whether they're illegal or not. You know what would also be nice? If that also applied to those who can't get a job or to those who are in need due to disabilities. But it doesn't. I guess the government is more concerned about having a good image than actually helping its own citizens who are in need.

One more thing. This bill calls out for all private healthcare plans to conform to government rules. I don't know why I have a problem with this considering I don't know anyone with a private healthcare plan. But this kind of concerns me because with the government making all of the rules considering healthcare in this country, I can only imagine that something can go horribly wrong.

I do have to say, though, the bill does seem like it has a lot of potential to do good in this country. One of the good things it does is organize the healthcare system better. I expect that transactions will be much easier in hospitals and other similar areas. I can only hope that we can learn quickly from our mistakes, if something does go horribly wrong....