Earth to Washington

Greetings, Capitol Hill dwellers.
Here is news from the people, you know, the ones that pay your salaries, and even get you elected, or not; to represent us. You haven't been listening to us, and I really hope you hear this. This health care reform bill you have finally drafted or as I call it, "crafted" is not acceptable to "we the people." Oh, I know one of you or most of you are going to add some special DC spin and try to feed it to us, but here are the plain facts. This bill that now includes the term, mandatory, and removed the words, public option, is not even heading for a slippery slope, it's already there. First, by legislating insurance to be mandatory, you will make those that do not have it, criminals. Good job, we're loving it already! The next thing this mandatory word does, is to cause some people that are already financially strapped to have to come up with more money to obtain coverage. You know this word mandatory is going to sink some more small businesses. And oh, comparing it to auto insurance to justify mandatory, get real. Auto ownership is optional. Enough said, there. Now, we already know this is specifically aimed at the middle class, or as you folks now call us, the working class. The elderly and disabled already have their socialized "public option" medicine, so they have time to paint signs and protest. The poor have medicaid and assistance, but the people that are already supporting this house of cards called the American economy, cannot withstand the added burden. Oh, I know, you tell us it's only going to cost hundreds of billions, but look at this from our perspective. Most working people are already paying pretty hefty premiums or already can't afford the coverage. Now, with mandatory coverage, you throw us a crumb that will kill us. The bill includes language that says insurance companies cannot refuse for pre-existing conditions or cancel for major claims. I don't know if you people really aren't that smart or you think we are that dumb. Let me explain it. With this insurance regulation that means the premiums are guaranteed to be higher. We all know the insurance companies are only in this for compassion for the people, right! They are going to make money and if they can't exclude the big expenses, everyone will pay more and if we opt out, we're criminals. As for eliminating the public option, I know you think you're making the right side of the aisle happy, but ultimately the entire lot of you have told us, our health coverage is no longer in our hands. You plan to make the mandate and remove the option.
Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness . . . Torah of Holy Scripture