Frank Luntz is unknown to most Americans. Except, if you have heard the Republicans in Congress echo the words “SOCIALISM”, ” RATIONING “,” BUREAUCRATS”,  GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER “, ” LONG LINES “, you will have heard his words and they all have to do with our failing healthcare system. Luntz, you see, is the master of word propaganda, as in ” Obama’s healthcare proposals are driving us to socialized medicine - where the government makes the decisions for your doctor and where bureaucrats ration your healthcare, while you stand in long lines and the government stands between you and your doctor !! “. You know, I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. First, this is the craziest argument I have heard in the healthcare debate. Who do you think stands between you and your doctor now ? A for profit company bureaucrat ! Come on ! Let’s get real. We have 47 million uninsured, millions more losing their healthcare through layoffs, the most expensive system in the world with awful results in the areas of childhood diseases, diabetes and obesity, to name a few. We do not have the best delivery system in the world..although we do have the world’s finest doctors. We pay more in drug costs than any other industrialized country. Our health system is choking the life out our business commmunity. If we do nothing, the skyrocketing costs of healthcare costs will ultimately bankrupt our country. Now, there are some really great healthcare insurance companies. We actually represent one…Aultcare, a locally run insurer whose sole goal is to keep costs in check. It’s mission , together with its sister hospital, Aultman, is to provide high quality healthcare at affordable costs. Unfortunately, most national carriers are only concerned about one thing…PROFITS. Secondly, the fact is the best run plan in America is Medicare and Medicaid  ..a government run health system. So why would Luntz and his Republican shills try every possible ruse and word game to defeat critical, long overdue reform ?  In looking back over my lifetime, I see one theme that runs through Republican ideology..protecting the status quo. Social security ? That’s communistic! Civil rights ? ” Those” people want it too soon. Just  be patient. Environmental legislation to protect the quality of our air and water ? Are you crazy…don’t you realize the cost to business !! A livable wage ? Do you know how many small business owners will be put out of business !! Scientific advances ? Pretty soon we will be cloning humans with animals !!!  The bottom line is that America is a vibrant, dynamic country, which is always moving in a progressive direction.. It’s time to reform our healthcare system before it’s really too late - whether Frank Luntz likes it or not.  What do you think ?    Allen  ( SEE: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22155.html )

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