So what's the good news?

I should preface this opinion with a statement that insures you I am seriously concerned about the economy of our country and of the world. That said, I would suggest that an even larger concern is socialized medicine. Mr. Obama’s crew insures us we will receive the very best care and the very best medicines available. I think the key word here is available. I will return to that word later. First, I would ask how they plan to do all that for every American during a recession when they couldn’t do it for our elderly MEDICARE patients while our economy was at its highest point in history. The politicians will tell you it’s all the fault of doctors and hospitals ripping off MEDICARE. I can only guess they won’t be able to monitor a national system if they were not able to monitor MEDICARE. Every year insurance companies and our government are forcing doctors and hospitals to accept less for services while expenses for these services continue to rise. Some doctors have closed their doors because it is more profitable for them to join a group than deal with the bureaucracy. Others simply won’t accept MEDICARE patients. This is where the word “available” is going to come into play. Anyone smart enough to make it through medical school will look for another line of work when the government starts telling them what care they can give and what medicines they may prescribe based on cost and the patients age. Canadians are already buying health insurance and coming to the U.S. because their socialized system is a farce. Either they can’t get the care they need or they will be dead by the time their name gets to the top of the waiting list. England is having much the same problems. Hence, Mr. Brown’s recent visit to the White House. If good doctors choose another livelihood because the reward of the medical profession isn’t worth the time and expense, we will get less capable caregivers. Those who can’t make it now or who have reputations as quacks will be all that’s left. The pharmaceutical companies will stop research on drugs they know won’t pass the governments litmus test. Given all this, I suppose a sorry doctor and inferior medication will be the best available and Mr. Obama and his crew of tax evaders will be able to keep their promise. “Where’s the good news?” you ask. The good news is most of us won’t live long under this system so the worry will be minimal and a positive by product will be less elderly folks draining the Social Security System.