Healthcare & "Whistle Blowers"
I watched part of President Obama's "town hall" meeting on healthcare & a few of the Q & A. He is a good speaker, and I don't think that anyone disagrees that changes need to be made & healthcare that costs need to be controlled.
President Obama can say what he wants to, and even if he is truly sincere in what he says, it doesn't mean that the bill would not end up doing exactly the opposite of what he says - and there is proof of that in how the "stimulus" bill got passed. Congress voted on it, passed it, and President Obama signed into law without any of them reading it! So, it all really boils down to whom you choose to believe and whether you trust them!
What many people do not seem to realize is that many of the things that are brought up by "whistle blowers", sometimes may sound urgent and extreme. When things get passed, the result does not seem to be such a drastic change, and often little change is noticed by the average person. So, it begins to seem as though the comments and accusations made by the whistle blowers are just over-stated hype. But the truth is, that many of the things that the whistle blowers bring up, when passed into law, were never intended to have an immediate effect.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have." (I forget which president said this.) Lawmakers know that to bring about drastic change and still keep the peace, the change(s) must be subtle and gradual! Going back at least 70 or so years, our rights in America have slowly been being limited, changed, or taken away.
Also be careful about accepting what you're told, by the names or titles given them. Do not accept that a Stimulus Bill is for Stimulus just because they call it that, or that Healthcare Reform is just about Healthcare Reform. For one, because of all of the Riders that get attached to a bill, that typically are never mentioned for the general public to hear. And, secondly, because words, names, or titles are chosen for a purely "advertising" effect. For example, when you hear about a company doing Lay Offs, it sounds bad, because you know people are losing their jobs. So, "they" changed to using the term Downsizing, which sounds a little better. And, now the term is Reorganizing, which sounds a lot better, because it sounds like a company is just changing positions and responsibilities and not necessarily that people are losing their jobs...but when a company "regoranizes", it is the exact same thing - people are losing their jobs.
And, one more thing to consider about the "whistle blowers." Think about this, even if you completely support the Dems and President Obama - if not for those speaking out - loudly and continually, do you really believe that you would have known about the bill and what they were hoping to accomplish? Do you really believe that there would have been all of the town hall meetings done by CongressPersons to try inform and build up support for the bill? I very highly doubt it! It was only a 2 or 3 years ago that Congress attempted to pass a bill to prevent the "whistle blower" agencies/people from informing people of what Congress was working on - whether you agree with them or not, be glad they are there!!
