Posted by
Crescen7(Regis Matejcik) on Sunday, November 08, 2009 5:21:46 PM
The inventor.
The entrepreneur.
The maverick risk taker.
They are known by many names. Ford, Debartolo, Dell, Gates, - just to name a few. These are men that built not only businesses - but empires. The efforts of each of these men has changed the world for the better, and enriched the lives of hundreds of millions of people, while providing wealth and income for millions more.
Each of these men, to some extent, embodies the "Spirit of America." That is the spirit that says, "Yes I can." It is this spirit that drives men to achieve greatly - while risking mightily.
As of November 7, 2009 - that spirit has become dangerously close to being crushed. Crushed by the Government now in control of the the once great country to which such spirit was born. If the current version of "Health Care Reform" (HR 3962) becomes law; it will become illegal in the United States to assume the risk of ones own health in pursuit of higher (or even lower) goals.
Consider; it will be virtually impossible for an individual to begin a start up business "on a shoe string" in the future. In many, if not most business ventures; the principles spend themselves into oblivion to advance their business concepts. Now, such spending will be illegal. Before one can strike out "on a shoe string" he must first guarantee that he can pay a $500/ month insurance premium - or risk imprisonment. Of course, their is "help" for those who can't afford it.
Is there a single one of the bold risk takers listed above that would've submitted to being provided for by the Government? Is there no understanding of the devastation of human spirit caused by being forced to accept subsidies?
The House finds no downside in requiring individuals to buy overpriced, unneeded insurance coverage - as long as they provide a mechanism to "assist" those of little means. They have not the slightest idea of the revolt and disgust free men have for government assistance.
They have no understanding of why the people that they currently "assist" with food stamps and housing revile their very being with every ounce of what souls they have left. They completely miss the crushing impact of being legislated as "inadequate" to provide even a basic existence for ones self. So inadequate, in fact, that the government will "help" you buy the disgusting insurance products you don't want.
They are completely unaware that they are crushing the "Spirit of America".
Or maybe they are not unaware - just purposeful.