I think the rest of the world is just sitting back and laughing!!!

So this morning, on my work, I was listening to this station on XM called POTUS. This is a non-partison station that I think does a great job of just playing audio without putting a spin on it. I recommend it for everyone. So they were playing a question and answer session with the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. Now before I start getting labeled as a Socialist, just hear me out. They asked him what he thought of President Obama and the passage of health care. He said that he was happy to see Obama have is legislation pushed through. It sounded as if he was going to be political about the whole situation, but then he added something that I take as "politician code". He said that all of Europe has found the fact that we Americans have been having an intense debate about whether or not everyone should have health care "intriguing". Now I guess this might not mean much to you, but I've had my actions described as "intriguing" and "interesting", which really means comical or peculiar. Basically the President of France says that Europe is laughing at us because we are actually fighting over this.

So here's what I suggest:

1) I think we should realize that we pay for poor peoples health care anyway. Whenever someone goes to the emergency room without any money, we tax payers pay for that. Now it is cheaper to keep people healthy versus to pay for emergency procedures, just as it is cheaper to get regular oil changes for your car versus replacing the engine when it blows up.

2)I think we should realize that things are cheaper when you buy in bulk. I call this one the CostCo Philosophy. When you are taking a trip to Dismaland...I mean Disneyland by yourself and the hotel costs $300, then you are solely responsible for the cost of the hotel room. However, if you take multiple people, then the cost is cheaper. The bigger the pool of people buying insurance, the lower the cost for everyone.

3)I think that we should start holding these congressmen...congresspeople...congresspersons...these people in congress more accountable. Because until we do that, all we have are a bunch of old people who don't really think the way we do. So get educated, find a news outlet that gives you unbiased information and presents both sides of the argument and make your own decisions. Sorry to get all political and stuff, but I'm just thinking out loud.