03.26
So at this point I have heard several tv shows and talk radio shows debating the healthcare bill. I have even had some conversations with folks in-person and via Facebook about the usefullness and constitutionality of it all. I have noticed a very defined trend in the people defending this bill which you should be prepared to gun down should you be confronted with it.
This is how the “Liberal sheep healthcare defense guide” reads:
Step one – Accuse the conservative of being greedy and un-compassionate
Step two – State all the wonderful things in bill: Children staying on parents insurance til 26, no pre-existing conditions, insurance for poor people
Step three – Remind the conservative that insurance companies are evil and so are they
Step four – Repeat steps 1 through 3
Step five – If above steps do not work, accuse the conservative of being a racist spreading hate speech to end conversation
Here is how my conversation then goes (usually):
Me: Well then why did it take 2700 pages and 1 trillion dollars to accomplish those seemingly simple task?
Sheep: Well, uh, there is more in it…
Me: Oh, like what?
Sheep: Well 30 million more people will be insured!
Me: So who is paying for those 30 million people?
Sheep: The govt and those evil insurance companies!
Me: And where does the govt get their money?
Sheep: Well from taxes of course.
Me: And how about the insurance companies?
Sheep: From their customers I guess?
Me: Ok, so isnt the govt and insurance company going to need more money to cover those people?
Sheep: Yeah I guess…
Me: So it sounds like you and I are going to have to give both more money doesnt it?
Sheep: Yeah but you and I can afford it, dont be greedy.
Me: Who decides how much you and I can afford?
Sheep: Well the govt I guess
And you see where this conversation goes from there. The point of this post is to take note of the talking points liberals are using to justify this bill and to be prepared to shoot them down as well as defend yourself.
I like throwing the 10th amendment out there for fun when I can:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
And then ask where in the constitution it says the govt can require everyone to have and kind of service or charge you a fine if you dont.
