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So.... Now our government is in the insurance business. Well, health insurance anyways. Handing it out. Everyone gets a piece. Wait, you can't afford it? No problem. Won't cost you a dime. Well, at least not until next tax season. Oh, that's right, it still won't cost you anything. All of us dumbasses who have a job and work for a living will pay for yours. Those of us who live within our means and haven't dug ourselves into a financial hole. Yes, I know, some of you say you've always had a job but can't afford health insurance. And, yes some of you are right, and I have no problem with giving a little assistance to you. But those of you have never worked anywhere but behind a cash register at a fast food joint and still thought it was a good idea to pop out 17 kids, well, you made the bed.... here's your chance to lie in it. But I'll be damned if I'm willing to pay for your blanket.

Since the powers that be are so concerned with handing stuff out, let's make car insurance the next priority. If I have to pay extra taxes to cover the hospital bills for some guy who ODs on speed, shouldn't I also be willing to cover the guy in the stolen Mustang who "Feels The Need For Speed?"

Hell, let's cover all the bases. You're a crack-smoking junkie with a toothache, and your mouth is basically a science project about decomposition, I guess I should be willing to pay for your crowns and fillings. Why not, it's not like I had my own bills to pay or anything.

This used to be a capitalist country, where the market determined itself. It was about finding ways to offer someone something that nobody else did. It slowly evolved into a world where people decided to offer you something that was already available, but at a lower cost. So it became a competition of sorts. And that's what made it work. That's what kept everything within reason. Sometimes companies offered too good of deals and took over the industry. The government wisely applied some regulations about monopolies and such. And those regulations basically stated that no single entity could control the entire field of a particular business practice, or even the majority of it. Nobody could become the only paper supplier in the U.S., or the only manufacturer of ladies undergarments in the country. The Man made a smart move in that area, keep it competitive, and keep the industry alive.

But here we are now. The government that once embraced capitalism, and all it's positives, has now tossed it aside. It, as a single entity, has taken control of an entire industry. No, it doesn't own a majority share in the field, or own the majority. But it basically can dictate costs and distribution. They say they want this so they can make it affordable. Affordable to who? The people who wrote this this don't pay anything, and make insane amounts of money. I figure the people who already pay might save a $100 or so a month if they have a family, less if they're single. And those who don't have anything will get a free ride, or at least get the same coverage for around $20 a month.

It's not right. My taxes are paying for this, I should have a say. The people we elected won't speak for us like they're supposed to, so we should. Don't hand it out. Offer assistance to those who are trying, and can't quite afford it. But don't just give it to every worthless asshole out there. They didn't earn my fucking money. I did. Me.


I'm done....

Goodnight / Good Morning / Whatever

-B-

"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories." -- Thomas Jefferson