I started searching around the internet for some dirt for my next article. I didn’t have to search far. The first site I went to was www.johnkerry.com. The first link I clicked on was to a page describing John Kerry’s Health Care Plan for America, and let me tell you, it showed just how generous Kerry can be.Did you know that according to JohnKerry.com, over the last three years health care premiums for families have increased by more than $3,512? “Well what is Mr. Kerry proposing to do about this problem?” you ask. Well Mr. Kerry and Mr. Edwards are apparently tired of being so rich. According to JohnKerry.com, their plan is as follows:
“John Kerry and John Edwards will cut family premiums by up to $1,000. That’s $1,000 in real savings people can use to buy groceries, pay the bills, and save for their children’s future.”
That’s right, you heard it here first. John Kerry and John Edwards are going to pay about 1/3 of that increase out of their own pockets. Generous isn’t it?
Well no, it’s not, because what they neglect to tell you is that you and I are the ones who are going to be footing the bill for it through higher taxes. Rather convenient for them isn’t it?
Then my eyes wandered back over to the links on JohnKerry.com, and I noticed that none of them had anything to do with taxes. It only seemed logical that someone who was claiming to be able to pay for all these health care premiums would describe exactly how he was planning on doing it. But I guess he doesn’t want to confuse a good story with the facts.
So after realizing that Kerry wasn’t willing to put his tax plan on the internet, I decided to just read on about his health care plan. Apparently Kerry thinks that he can make the health care system in America more efficient. Again, according to JohnKerry.com their plan is as follows:
“Today, approximately 25 percent of health care costs are wasted on paperwork and administrative processing. The Kerry-Edwards plan harnesses American ingenuity to cut waste, save billions, and take new steps to ensure patient privacy.”
Once again, they fail to mention how they plan to save these billions of dollars. And isn’t “billions” a sort of arbitrary figure? I mean is it two billion, or is it 50 billion? With a plan this big, wouldn’t you expect some real numbers behind it? And how exactly does Kerry propose to make the health care industry more efficient by increasing government involvement? Can you name one single government run program that is efficient? I know I can’t. (*Check out more on this topic).
After getting totally fed up with Kerry’s stance on health care, I decided to see what he had to say about National Security. According to JohnKerry.com, it seems as if one of the most dangerous threats to our national security is our dependence on Middle Eastern oil:
“To secure our full independence and freedom, we must free America from its dangerous dependence on Mideast oil. By tapping American ingenuity, we can achieve that goal while growing our economy and protecting our environment.”
Yet again, Kerry fails to explain exactly how he plans on replacing the lost supply of oil. It certainly won’t be by drilling in Alaska, because God forbid we disturb the red-throated loons, which inhabit the area.
I guess what it all comes down to is who is going to foot the bill. If you think the upper class should pay for the mid to lower class’ medical bills, then by all means vote for John Kerry on election day. On the other hand, if you feel that your tax dollars will be better spent by securing this country from another attack, by closing our borders, and by fully supporting our troops (through actions more so than words), then vote for George W. Bush.
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