One of the current US President’s proposals is that insurance companies be mandated to carry the children of their assured to the age of 26. That’s right, if mommie and daddie have health insurance through their employer, well, that insurance company must carry the kiddies all the way until they’re 26. Hmmmm…. 26.
Let’s see, you can vote at 18. You can drink alcoholic beverages at 21. But, this president would have mommie and daddie’s insurance company carry your sorry self on the policy until you’re 26. Wow, now that’s a stab at maturity, at responsibility, at being your own person.
I look back at my own father who at 26 already had three children, a mortgage, and a business to run, all of which he paid for without his daddie or mommie’s help. He wasn’t alone either. A whole generation figured out how to support themselves, pay the bills, and yes, get healthcare, too.
Maybe my parents were just lucky. Or maybe they didn’t have the sundry necessities that many younger people today simply must have. For example: They have to have their own television in their own rooms since that electronic box replaces the mother’s breast from the earliest of days. They have to have a computer, preferably two: a laptop to tote about and look smart, and a desktop for home. By the way an internet connection also has to be had, high speed by the way. Then there’s the cellphone. Must stay in touch with pals, mommie and daddie, and not ingore the desperate plea: WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS. LIKE, OH MY GOD, WHAT DO I DO? The cell phone plan has to be unlimited minutes and text messages, too. Very important they don’t get out of touch. Then there’s the iPod or other music player and all those songs that just have to be heard constantly when they’re not texting, chatting, or mucking about otherwise. A car or at a minimum some form of transportation complete with fuel, insurance, and maintenance paid for by mommie and daddie. Then there’s the fashions, clothes being an actual necessity of human life, but this generation needs the latest and greatest.
That’s the short list. And if you have a pencil and paper handy, maybe a calculator to help out, add up the cost. It’ll buy one Cadillac insurance plan that’s for sure. But the little kiddies won’t be cool. They won’t be “in.” They’ll be out. And out is where they belong. Out of the house, out in the world, out WORKING to support themselves, instead of whining for something else for free.
GROW UP. At 26 if you can’t or won’t buy your own health insurance, you’re a LOSER. And someone from CHINA or INDIA will be your master. Enjoy the party before the lights go out.
If you have the guts, read my novel Universal Coverage. It’ll show you a possible reality that’s headed our way at the speed of unrestrained deficit spending.
The breeze has settled a bit lately. No doubt more is on the way because Aruba is the windy island. Every day is a bad hair day. At the same time, the sun shines, the water is warm, and it’s hard to find nicer beaches, most of which have bars like this only a few steps away.
The Bent Page 
Capsize?
Today’s Investor’s Business Daily reports that the American citizens took more in aid than they paid in taxes. Imagine that! No, it’s not very hard to imagine this. The current administration spends like fools, taxes like imbeciles, and implements policies that destroy personal responsibility and initiative.
So, the United States of America is about to capsize. (For those who are not nautically inclined, when a ship capsizes, it essentially flips over and becomes inoperable. It usually sinks promptly.) The once “land of the free, home of the brave” is now the “land of the handout, home of the dependent.” This is absolutely pathetic for a once proud nation to find itself reeling in the whirlpool of socialism. Like the ship that loses stability, the US will soon find itself drowning, sinking ever deeper into an economic melt-down. Through it all, the government wonks will be grabbing more power, issuing decrees, and attacking those who actually produce.
The crew of the Good Ship America needs to mutiny. The people who actually pay those taxes need to rise up on their moronic leaders and take the wheel. Once they have control of the wheelhouse, they need to run the pumps and discharge the bilge of its bilious bickering boneheads who don’t have a clue how to steer in waters either calm or rough. If not, well, they’ll all go down with ship.
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on March 2, 2010 at 12:19 pm Comments (1)Tags: government, news, opinion, politics, tea party