A member of the Rancho Santa Margarita City Council provided a copy of their July 23rd letter to president Obama. The title reads: “City of Rancho Santa Margarita’s Opposition to Proposed Nationalized Healthcare Plans.”
Let me point out that the letter is signed by all five members of the RSM city council who voted unanimously in support of this council Agenda Item #9.2
“Dear Mr. President:
As the elected representatives of the 50,000 residents of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, we are writing to express our opposition to the current federal proposals to “reform” our nation’s healthcare system (as embodied in H.R. 32—-The “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009″ and the Senate’s Kennedy-Baucus Health Care Bill). We are opposed to these proposals for multiple reasons, including the following:”
Without providing the entire text let me simply list the nine bullet points:
1. This is Not a Reform Proposal
2. The Government Run Health Insurance Program Would Result in Healthcare Rationing–Disproportionally Hurting Our Senior Citizens
3. The Government Should Not Get Involved in the Doctor/Patient Relationship
4. A Government Run Insurance Program is Unnecessary
5. A Government Run Insurance Program Would Undercut Private Insurance Companies (and force taxpayers and health providers to pay the difference).
6. A Government-Run Health Insurance Program Would Destroy the Private Insurance Market (and Force Americans Into the Government Run Program
7. The Government Run Health Insurance Program Would Cost Too Much.
8. The Government Run Insurance Program Does Not Restrict Delivery of Free Health Insurance to Illegal Aliens
9. No Reason to Adopt the Proposed Government “Reforms” on an Expedited Schedule.
Gilbert note. I commend the RSM city council for this initiative and encourage other cities around the country to consider similar voting and correspondence to president Obama. Although most city councils skip one or two meetings over the summer, I urge elected officials to send a similar message to the White House to defeat H.R. 3200 and any similar legislation.
#1. I do not read Health & Beauty nor did I read facebook. The fact remains that I was sent a copy of the 4 page city council letter bearing the signature of all five RSM council members and posted it above. The letter, which is a Public Record, is in my file. Quesiton for you. Do you agree with their vote and their correspondence?
That’s a Margaret Thatcher quote…
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually, run out of other people’s money.” – Margaret Thatcher
If you get your health care through an employer group plan you’re already in a governmnet directed plan. Who do you think approves those employer group plans as qualifing for a tax deduction? based on the kind of coverage they allow – who do you think allows them to deny coverage for certain procedure? – your government.
Now the government didn’t get between Michael Jackson and his doctor – but now they’re going after the poor guy for providing the care Jackson wanted.
Oh here we go, I’ve been waiting for someone to unleash this straw hound into the socialized medicine argument.
Since a company HAS to put you into a group policy and that policy is a tax deduction, then its a “government plan”.
What if your employer could put each employee into his/her own plan…would you expect to start getting taxed for that? But right now they can’t. Its ILLEGAL for an employer to provide each employee with an individual plan.
How does Jim Benson explain that that is somehow a loss of choice? That makes no sense… anyway…
What if your employer paid you more so you could buy your own health insurance? Do you want government taxing that money for your health insurance? Where did the discussion begin “government gets a piece of MY MONEY and is giving it BACK TO ME?” And do you have any idea how that would add to the cost of health insurance? The tax on gasoline is more than twice what the oil company makes in profit. You comfortable with that?
So lets use this analogy in another real world sense. You buy a home. And your mortgage payments are a tax deduction. By Mr Morrisseys analogy, EVERYONE WHO OWNS A HOME IS IN PUBLIC HOUSING! Get it? You’ve been APPROVED as qualifying for the government LARGESSE of a mortgage deduction!!
ROFLMAO!!
I am totally opposed to this ridiculous letter and am surprised that you would encourage other City Councils in the OC to send similar letters to our President. It is filled with ignorant statements that are either misleading or deceptive, based on no facts. I am ashamed that the RSM Council members would send this on my behalf, a resident of RSM. They give no basis for the nine reasons they oppose health care reform. It is the same “talking points” we hear over and over by the extreme right-wing of the Republican party. Sad.