"Change Blindness"

BethFromVA · August 27, 2009

I will admit that most people, by human nature, are afraid of change. But when you have to live with a medical system that is run by big money and you fight battles all the time just trying to get a doctor, the proper diagnosis and treatment, good safe care in the hospital, medications that are top-notch that you can actually afford, and an insurance company that won't cut you off if you get a recurrence of cancer, where your treatment is limited to what you can afford out of pocket (as happened with my school teacher sister, who subsequently died), it is easy to see that although change is scary, not making some major changes can threaten your health and even your life. We're stupid if we, as a country, don't understand that after years of dealing with the system the way it is. Just because it hasn't happened to you or one of your loved ones doesn't mean it isn't going on every single day.

I'm less afraid of change and more afraid of our government taking over something SO big and SO detremental to our survival.

My government has no business getting into the healthcare business when they can't even run a cash for clunkers for one month.

And to be fair, I don't care who's in office. I'd be just as up in arms if it was a conservative, a lilbertarian, or a pastor in office -- they have no business butting into my healthcare. I'm sorry, but that much power for any government entity is bad no matter how you color it.