Life, the Universe, and Laundry... and Health Insurance

Sadly, I almost forgot I had a blogspot. It is quite good for ranting and just shaking my head at things.

There's been a lot happening that I haven't commented on, namely because I've been busy and, as I just said, I almost forgot about this. The president that was instated in January, the policies that have some countries that have people that would love to see us all dead celebrating, and of course, this health bit.

Health insurance is becoming a major issue. Some want it "fixed." Others want the federal goverment to create centralized health care.

Um, folks? Health insurance and the like is really a state issue. STATE. The federal goverment is in charge of Medicare--which is for those that are disabled or senior citizens--and, if I remember correctly, Tricare, which is military health care.

Now, each state--Maine, Mississippi, Delaware, California, Texas, and all the others that make up the fifty--have different standards and taxes for health insurances. Some have deals with insurance companies to provide a cheaper health insurance for families, others cover all children up until age(s) 18/19. Then there are states that have minimal health insurance coverage.

So... instead of complaining about more taxes going to the federal government, seeing as the state that I live in has better health care than others I've heard about and I pay for it... why doesn't the goverment just set standards that each state has to follow. No need to make the budget go even more insane, no need to try to have fun making new departments on the federal level... just make some changes. Health care is already the responsiblity of the state. Just give them some standards to live up to.

Oh, and if you're thinking "the goverment runs Tricare and Medicare, why not let them centralize everything?" I don't fancy having to wait at every single hospital for "first come, first serve" even if I make an appointment. I pay extra money for my health insurance, and honestly, I think it's worth the investment. There's no point in whining to the goverment, in my opinion, over something that's really not broken.

And if you want things like that, and they don't get passed... move up to Canada, over to Europe, somewhere that already fits your desires. I think things would be much better all around that way.