Burn, baby, burn

. . . the phone lines, that is.

What's coming is very ugly and needs to be stopped. If you're not yet convinced that you need to speak up against health care reform, read this from Don Surber in its entirety. The US will have its own version of NICE, the UK's life-or-death decision-making committee. Treatments will indeed be rationed and the decision to treat will necessarily be based on two factors: cost, and whether or not your life, in the eyes of the committee, is worth saving or improving.

The plan will mean a heavy tax increase for "the rich" (a very elastic concept) and even the uninsured:

To summarize, under the House bill:

• Bob is a single 50-year old non-smoking small business employee who makes $50K per year before taxes and does not have health insurance.
• Bob cannot afford a $1,600 bare bones health insurance policy, much less a $3K — $5K policy.
• Bob would get no subsidies under this bill, and his employer would face no penalty for not providing him with health insurance.
• Bob would end up without health insurance and would have to pay $1,150 more in taxes.

Judging from existing examples of government-run health systems, quality of care will go down and wait times will go up, even if you're diagnosed with cancer. The existing government-run systems in the US shouldn't inspire confidence:

On some reservations, the oft-quoted refrain is "don't get sick after June," when the federal dollars run out. It's a sick joke, and a sad one, because it's sometimes true, especially on the poorest reservations where residents cannot afford health insurance. Officials say they have about half of what they need to operate, and patients know they must be dying or about to lose a limb to get serious care.

And here's some icing for the cake:

This health care plan of President Obama will exempt government workers and union workers.

Think about that for a minute. Why should anyone want to be exempted? And why, of all people, should the creators, implementers, and enforcers of this glorious system be excused from participating in it?

Now is the time to make some phone calls.

The Blue Dog Democrats are on the fence and haven't yet been bought off. They need to be made to feel the heat on health care reform. Our calls can make a real difference.

Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121:

Reps. John Barrow (D-Ga.)
Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)
Baron Hill (D-Ind.)
Jim Matheson (D-Utah)
Charlie Melancon (D-La.)
Mike Ross (D-Ark.)
Zack Space (D-Ohio)

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