I just received the dreaded public opinion poll call, and the topic was (fanfare, please) health care reform. I did my reluctant duty as a citizen and took the opportunity to answer "very much opposed" to every facet of the Obarrassing plan, but the frustrating part, as it always is with these surveys, was the loaded questions. For instance:
"What income group do you think should have their health care subsidized by the government?"
- Those who make $30,000-$40,000; $40,000 to $50,000, etc. The problem... there was no "None of them" option for me to choose. That's why these polls, when reported out to whomever the client may be, give them the answers they want, no matter what you want. I chose only the lowest income bands, but only because that was the option closest to what my answer would be.
The lies about the number of uninsured go on and on. How many of the phantom uninsured are that way because they don't want to buy the coverage? Right or wrong, perhaps that healthy 25-year old would rather spend the money on a nicer apartment, or save it for a down payment on a first home. How many people out there "can't afford" health insurance, but they're driving $30,000 SUVS, and have 3 flat screen televisions in the house. How many of these uninsured are already here illegally, and are burdening out emergency rooms beyond capacity, and draining our resources?
It's too bad we can't buy insurance to protect us against the real disease that's killing our Constitution - the tumorous growth that our government has become.
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