Yes, to all of the people mourning the Supreme Court decision today: it’s true, your liberty has died. As someone who grew up under a universal health care system, I can tell you that it’s just complete tyranny. They forced you to go to the hospital! They forced you to take an ambulance! Even if you weren’t sick!
Actually, no such thing happened, of course. When we lived in Holland, we went to the doctor and got the same treatment for our problems as we do here, except that over there, we didn’t have to worry about the financial aspect of the situation. The people we know in Europe who get a serious illness only have to stress about the illness, which is bad enough in itself. They don’t also have to stress about going bankrupt.
Anyway, I’m pretty sure I’ve already mentioned all this in previous blogs, but it bears repeating, since people continue to tell fables about how in a single payer system, you will no longer have “freedom” when it comes to your health care. The only loss of freedom which I will freely acknowledge happens under a single payer system is that you may end up paying higher taxes. Speaking of which, I’m thinking of taking the train to the library tomorrow–yet more terrible impositions from my local government which I will have to suffer under.
On a small added note, I’m so glad I was wrong about how this decision went today. For once, my pessimism was proven incorrect. But I’m still feeling pessimistic about the election in Nov…hope I’m just as wrong about that one!
eurobrat 
06/30/2012 at 9:47 pm
The thing I like most about this decision is that Chief Justice Roberts actually seems to give a shit about the Constitution. Attack Obama all y’all want, but it’s yer boy John “perhaps he’s a traitor’ Roberts who gave our Prez, as in everyone’s Prez, the victory.
Of which, another salient reason to get off your apathetic butts and vote of Obama: Supreme Court justices. Want the staunch empty shade of Mitt Romney selecting the next few justices? I didn’t think so!
Plus, for what it’s worth, the war on women is actually far more real than the war on Christmas. Another 4 years of basic level sanity isn’t something to take for granted.
Get out there and register – or feel the wrath of Karl Rove – he wants to chew your face off!
07/01/2012 at 8:09 pm
Oh, I love that Roberts was the swing vote. It gave quite a few of the righties apoplectic fits. You may have heard that Michael Savage blamed Judge Roberts’ decision on his epilepsy meds scrambling his mind… And I gotta say, I do admire Roberts for actually being what a Judge is supposed to be in this case…objective.
But yeah, the Supreme Court is one of the main reasons for making your vote count this year…also, forestalling any possible repeal of the health care law.
07/02/2012 at 5:53 pm
Miracles do happen more often than we think, and I’m hoping for one in November to continue the streak. What we don’t realize (we silly Americans) is that the health care law didn’t go far enough. I’ve lived under Universal/single payer health care in another country and as you said, Eurobrat, it was wonderful. I’ve never understood why the richest country in the world could never catch the vision for health care for all. By the time we figure out that we’re only as strong as our weakest person, it will be too late.
Great post as always. Keep on believin’!
07/05/2012 at 7:50 pm
I’m equally surprised that Americans are willing to put up with this kind of treatment! Contrary to the stereotype, most of the people I’ve met in this country are intelligent and compassionate, so it’s hard for me to understand why they let themselves be manipulated by those who are only out to harm them….