Re: Healthcare Reform

Health care reform in this country seems analygous to our country's car culture. If it aint broke, don't fix it. In fact, we would just as soon drive our car until the engine blows in the fast lane of the freeway heading up Cajon Pass, as happened to the car in front of me this past weekend, than replace it with a new, more economical and more reliable one.

But even more than running our country's health care and budget into the ground, the arguments in the debate regarding reform seem a bit skewed.

The Washington Post's Robert J. Samuel posits, "If they [the uninsured] become insured, they would use more health care, possibly as much as today's insured. That would increase both government and private health spending, depending on how the insurance is provided."

I imagine the Obama Administration is conveniently leaving this possibility out of the debate, yes?

And here's a nother thing: this week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate will take up the health care reform debate after its summer recess, maybe this fall, or winter, or whenever it becomes a priority.