I'm not going to right directly about business, communication, social media or any of that today. Instead I'm going to write about what everyone seems to be talking about, ObamaCare.

 Everywhere I go it seems people are talking about ObamaCare. Most of the people I talk to (older white guys like me) see it as a government takeover of healthcare, the old "16% of the economy" statement. They believe such a step is highly intrusive on our personal freedom and too expensive, a huge risk. Most add that if you want healthcare then you need to get a job. Government you see can't fix anything, it's inefficient as heck (think DMV) and, oh by the way, if they wanted to fix healthcare they should start by fixing Medicare and Medicaid, both of which are basically bankrupt. The enemies are the trial lawyers, who drive up malpractice insurance through frivolous claims and record awards, and tax-and-spend liberals who never saw a government program they didn't like because so few of them actually pay for them.

A second group, which is generally led by my more liberal Democratic friends, believe it is a great idea. Healthcare is something everyone needs, is basically a human right, and since the uninsured end up in Emergency Rooms anyway, the highest cost healthcare service available, which, by the way, only treats symptoms, any solution is less expensive than the current system. The problem with the current system is it's a patchwork of rules and laws created by our true enemies - a corrupt system ran lobbyist, insurance companies and heartless Republicans who only care about the most capable and the most blessed amongst us. If the government could just manage the whole thing it would work for everyone.

The truth from my perspective is both Democratics and Republicans are corrupt. They're both for sale, they both lie and, for the most part, are only interested in power, re-election and themselves. There are no statesmen taking the high ground in this debate.  It's partisan. Manipulating the people is more a means to an end. My view is a little cynical but then i did graduate at the top of my class.

In the end I think the Democrats will get their way and we'll have national healthcare. At some point we're going to realize we can't afford our entitlement programs and our large military. So, like France and Japan and many other countries, we'll cut back on our military spending. We will survive and still be great, we'll just won't be the same. Is that good or bad? I

'm not sure. I think we are a little too aggressive militarily but if we're not there to stop the bad-guys who will?

One possibility is the country is so enraged by this "take-over" that they will throw the Democratics (yes, it's actually the Democratic Party) out in November. A wave of Republicans will arrive, slow down this process, that will give business more confidence to hire and invest, and the economy will pick up more steam.

Before you stand up and cheer, realize that this apparent good news does not solve the healthcare issue and the Republicans, as we've seen in the past, are fully capable of the same level or stupidity. Is this any way to run a country?

Steve
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