Health Care and Taxes

I do not think there are too many people in this country that would be opposed to some kind of health care reform. The amount of wasted money is outrageous. Hard working Americans that do not get health care because they cannot afford it, while those who sit and do nothing and get paid by the government to watch T.V. get at least minimal health care. There is a disconnect in this country in terms of health care.

The problem is this, how do we pay for it and how do we start to reform such a major issue? It has been tried before, time and time again to no avail.

It is true we have a President who is willing to do something about the problem. That is nice, except I disagree with what he wants to accomplish.

The topic I want to write about is in regards to my favorite objection: taxes.

The main way to pay for this reform that our President is striving for is to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans. He proposes we tax those who make more than $200,000 a year. My issues is that this dollar amount is not that rich. You are middle class in New York City or Los Angeles. if you are a Doctor, you are paying off $160,000 in debt or more. The people who make these dollar amounts are the successful people in our country. The people that make our country the most competitive and the most successful, and the people that provide the most productivity in this country. They are the ones that buy the luxury houses, the cars, go on vacations, and already pay the bulk of the taxes. Something seem out of whack here. Why are we going to tax the doctors or pharmacists who provide this heath care?

We will deter people from becoming doctors and pharmacists who will provide the care we are trying to pay for. If a college student, already in debt by $200,000 is contemplating going to medical school, the almost insurmountable added debt load of another $200,000 is daunting enough. Doctors are already over-worked and slowly becoming underpaid, for what they do. As their pay decreases, hours go up, and debt load from tuition increases, it becomes less and less lucrative to spend an additional 8 or 10 years before making a 'good' salary. Then, once you get their you lose 50% of your pay to the government.

Wait a second? What is going on? I feel this is outrageous as we contemplate increasing taxes on people who contribute more than 80% or more of the population. It is backwards. Why do we not do anything about the tens of millions of lazy Americans who do nothing but take from those who produce. That is what has to stop and those are the people we must get the money to pay for the health care. Take away benefits from those who do not deserve it and you will be surprised how much money there will be left to pay for health care on the hard working men and women whose families suffer because despite their hard work they cannot pay for their health care needs.

Instead of going after the productive, let us look to the useless people who take and never give. It is time for them to give. No more entitlements, no more free everything.