Washington is much abuzz about affordable health care insurance for everyone. Who can deny the emotional vote getting appeal on this issue. After all, we as a nation are number one in obesity, number one in degenerative disease, and adding insult to injury, iatrogenic illness is about the number four killer of Americans after heart disease, stroke and cancer.

 Like all mortals I have personally encountered some of these health related issues. But, when forced into the HMO movement I was outraged by the lack of choice and voice. I did not like paying for insurance and then being routinely processed. Often, we are told that a treatment or procedure is “not covered”.

Of course, federal involvement in health care is unconstitutional. That is little comfort to the constituent that is struggling to hang on to life and has no real means of paying for medical treatment. I want to create a paradigm shift in this political spin.

First, our health industry is pretty much just keeping up with inflation. So, the problem really isn’t that they are too expensive. The problem is really that the labor rate for the masses has not kept up with inflation.

Second, while universal health coverage gets votes, who will pay for it? If it comes through an insurance underwriter they are the clear winner financially. In fact any federal involvement will involve the Federal Reserve System, the nations private central bank, and if anyone can keep up with the financial machinations we will find that once again the vertically integrated moneyed interest are taking their cut off of the top. Pastor-at-large Charles Mieir (who still lives in Granville County) once observed “Never expect a third party to pay your medical bills cheaper than you can”.

Third, what kind of coverage are we going to get? And, how soon? You know all we have to do is look at the Canadians that are lined up at our border to buy medical care, because they will die before “socialized medicine” will get to them in Canada.

One of my favorite publications on the subject of health is “True Health” a bimonthly publication by Tom Valentine. The November/December 2007 has an editorial opinion wherein he does a good job explaining why we should keep the federal government our of health care. His website is www.carotec.com . Or it can be ordered by phone 239-353-2348.

See also www.ppnf.org and www.westonaprice.org 

Good health starts with personal involvement.