Government Lies
by I was once told that government was the one thing that could never lie to the people. Government, in a sense, had to be the only truthful thing we could count on because the people control it. Since I was told that, many years ago, I have noticed the U.S. Government lying to its people left and right.
I was once told that government was the one thing that could never lie to the people. Government, in a sense, had to be the only truthful thing we could count on because the people control it. Since I was told that, many years ago, I have noticed the U.S. Government lying to its people left and right. If government is supposed to be the thing keeping us safe, shouldn’t we as a group of people be able to trust it? Except, how can you trust a government who lies to you?
Lie One: Government Should Pay for Free Health Care
Free public health care sounds like a great idea, doesn’t it? What the government refuses to tell you is how they are going to pay for this ‘free’ health care. Also, they don’t tell you they want to control your health care as well. Let’s start with the former statement, ‘who is going to pay for free national health care?’ My basic question is, ‘How does the government get revenue for it’s various projects?’ The answer is, by taxing us. When asked who is going to get taxed the government states, the rich or businesses. Well who are the rich? Bill Gates? Jimmy Buffet? Yes, they’re some of the richest men in the U.S. The other ‘rich’ are CEOs and Executives of huge corporations and, of course, government officials. Sometimes the government will even say that they are going to tax businesses, so they are not going to tax the masses. That is another lie, it is just disguising a tax. When you tax a business, the business then passes it on to you the consumer. So to get free health care the government will either tax you directly or indirectly.
My only problem is, with a free health care system, wouldn’t the government want to control your personal health care? The government likes to control things, just look at GM and Chrysler. Why wouldn’t they want to control how, where, and when you get health care services? If you’re taking a government handout, you have to do as the government says. For example, if you are 80 years old and it is discovered that you have cancer, the government can very well not treat you. With the health care system we have in the U.S. today, doctors will fight your cancer until the cancer goes away. Also if the government really wanted to have free health care with out wanting to control the system, they could just print out health care vouchers. So the masses could decide which health care provider, insurance company, and treatment options they want.
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Post CommentBC Doan
On July 8, 2009 at 6:39 am
This is something to think about, Alexa..You’ve brought up many good points.
CHAN LEE PENG
On July 8, 2009 at 9:50 am
Politicians are usually good at speech but they can’t really change the situation, can they? Good points, my friend. Have my liked it.
Louie Jerome
On July 8, 2009 at 11:34 am
I’m not from US, but we have a similar problem here where the government is trying to spend its way out of recession. We are very heavily taxed, and with so many people not working, the burden on the rest is huge.
We do have a ‘free’ health service which people who work contribute to. Those who work are being squeezed until there is no longer any point in doing so. Many lower paid people would be better off not working because of our benefits system.
Judy Sheldon
On July 8, 2009 at 6:34 pm
There are many points to ponder here, and we are generally the ones lied to. I still am holding out hope that Obama will effect some worthwhile changes. The stimulus package has already increased my pay check by lowering my taxes.. Not much but when you make barely minimum wage getting a few bucks more means something. What exactly can he do with the mess he was left with? People are up in arms now, but Bush created this mess and continued to send our young men off to war and ruin our budget for two terms. He lied to us, stole from us, killed our youth and invaded our privacy. Where were the protesters then?
Lex92
On July 8, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Thanks for the comments guys!
Judy, I don’t know where the protesters where then. When the war started i was in the 4th or 5th grade. There was a tragedy… but that is no excuse for invading privacy that is a right from the constitution.. In the bill of rights if I’m not mistaken. As for the budget, I can’t blame it all on Bush, I think it has to do with congress too, but both were probably a factor. Who knows, Obama has four years to prove to us his change is actually good… I hope it is for the sake of America
I agree with you Chan, politicans really can’t change a situation…
Well, I hope England can change their situation around, Louie. Maybe voting new people into office when elections come around?
Thanks for the comment BC Doan!
Ruby Hawk
On July 9, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Politics is all about power, always has been, always will be.From my own point of view, I have high hopes for Obamas health plan and I hope it works, we won’t know until it happens.I had rather see everyone with substandard health care than so many people with no health care. The higher salaried are no more entitled to health care than working people who make little money.Of course tax payers are the ones who pay for everything. Where else would the money come from? and it’s the working class who pay more, not the well heeled. Lets all hang in and hope for the best. And getting our military home will be the icing on the cake.I have a grandson getting ready to go to Afganistan now.
Moses Ingram
On July 16, 2009 at 8:55 am
It seems to happen everywhere. I think only more people getting involved can bring about real change.
Brown Thrasher
On July 24, 2009 at 3:33 pm
“I had rather see everyone with substandard health care than so many people with no health care”
Really? I mean, REALLY? Would you also like to see government appointed commissions deciding who needs knee replacement surgery first? Should it be Grandpa who worked for 40 years and invested in this country or the 18 year old punk that can’t remember how he damaged his knee because it happened while he was partying last Saturday night? Government commissions are filled with people who are appointed by elected officials. And the 18 year old kid probably has a lot more years worth of votes to get. And when the government lives off of taxes, they gotta be thinking about who will pay more taxes if their leg is repaired. Forget the old fellow who already put is dollar in the government charity bin, right?
Thanks but no thanks.
I hope Obama does well. I, my wife, and my children pray for him to do well. But he’s not being honest about this health care plan. He’s not being ‘transparent.’ You will not be able to “keep what you have if you’re happy with it.” Why not? Because your employer will absolutely go with the cheapest form of insurance that they possibly can. And that, guaranteed, will be the garbage that the government offers. And try as he might, he’ll never convince me that he’s promoting simple ‘competition’ with this plan. It’s not possible for private organizations to compete when the government gets into the game, and then gets to make the rules of the game.
Ask your doctor what he thinks. Ask a nurse.
Verniel Cutar
On August 31, 2009 at 4:14 am
Hi Alexa. You’ve raised two very important issues here: healthcare and taxes…lol. I think the taxing system in my country and yours are pretty much similar, because ours was patterned to the US taxation system.
At the end of the day, large businesses pay LESS in taxes because as you said, they just pass it on to the consumer. There is no such thing as free healthcare.
As of politicians, they don’t really care about the long term status of the economy. They just use temporary “solutions” or first aid fixes because as far as they are concerned, they will be out of office in 4 to 8 years. The real effects of today’s debt will be felt by people 20 to 30 years from now…the next generation (your children and grandhildren) will be the ones to pay the debts incurred today. Even today’s recession was partly a result of America’s spending habits in the 70’s and 80’s.
Let’s continue to hope for the best, though! So far, the economy has showed some signs of recovery. We should keep our hopes high for America.
–Verniel Cutar
*presidential candidate, 2012
lol
chantell
On November 16, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Wow, Thanks for sharing.