A Barrier? Are you kidding me?
This has got to be one of my favourite quotes of all time:
“This provision is misguided and will serve as a barrier to health care for otherwise eligible United States citizens,” said Gov. Chris Gregoire in the April 16th New York Times
What is the barrier of which the governor speaks? Why the new requirement that those seeking Medicaid benefits produce some sort of documentation to show proof of citizenship. The usual, and obviously logically contradictory statements that the new provision will result in little savings but possibly millions thrown out of the program have also been heard from those who support this kind of thinking.
Maybe its time I go and sit down with some of these people and explain things to them. A barrier? Excuse me but when has having to produce a birth certificate or a passport been considered an barrier? And when was the last time government was ever concerned about barriers? That’s what government does; it’s pretty much its sole purpose. Lets try some of this “Ooooo its too hard for me” barrier thinking in some common every day situations:
1) Gee, you know, having to get this building permit is a real barrier to me renovating my home.
2) You know, having to produce a document, called a check, every quarter and having to file long a tedious quarterly tax forms is a real barrier to me feeding and housing myself.
3) You know its sort of a barrier to my business to have to comply with all sorts of regulations and state and federal filings. Is there a way I could just not do that?
4) Wow, its kind of a barrier to have to produce a document called a drivers license so I can drive and go to work. Could we get rid of that?
Ok – Get the picture? All of us have barriers put in our life by government. The difference is, for most of us we surmount these barriers and get nothing. Taxes, permits all sorts of crap. Medicaid recipients, on the other hand, surmount this barrier and get to steal from all the rest of society in the form of health benefits we pay for, and they don’t. So here’s the bottom line.
If you are real old and somehow don’t have a birth certificate because of your birth circumstances, get one. If you have reached 80 and never had to produce it, consider yourself blessed that it’s taken this long, get one. Frame it and hang it on the wall. Consider it your membership card to the real world.
Yep, it really sucks. But hey, look at the bright side; you could be like the rest of us who struggle every day to get our paper work right with the government. The difference is, we get to pay and you reap the rewards. So there you go Sunshine, take some solace in that.
This has got to be one of my favourite quotes of all time:
“This provision is misguided and will serve as a barrier to health care for otherwise eligible United States citizens,” said Gov. Chris Gregoire in the April 16th New York Times
What is the barrier of which the governor speaks? Why the new requirement that those seeking Medicaid benefits produce some sort of documentation to show proof of citizenship. The usual, and obviously logically contradictory statements that the new provision will result in little savings but possibly millions thrown out of the program have also been heard from those who support this kind of thinking.
Maybe its time I go and sit down with some of these people and explain things to them. A barrier? Excuse me but when has having to produce a birth certificate or a passport been considered an barrier? And when was the last time government was ever concerned about barriers? That’s what government does; it’s pretty much its sole purpose. Lets try some of this “Ooooo its too hard for me” barrier thinking in some common every day situations:
1) Gee, you know, having to get this building permit is a real barrier to me renovating my home.
2) You know, having to produce a document, called a check, every quarter and having to file long a tedious quarterly tax forms is a real barrier to me feeding and housing myself.
3) You know its sort of a barrier to my business to have to comply with all sorts of regulations and state and federal filings. Is there a way I could just not do that?
4) Wow, its kind of a barrier to have to produce a document called a drivers license so I can drive and go to work. Could we get rid of that?
Ok – Get the picture? All of us have barriers put in our life by government. The difference is, for most of us we surmount these barriers and get nothing. Taxes, permits all sorts of crap. Medicaid recipients, on the other hand, surmount this barrier and get to steal from all the rest of society in the form of health benefits we pay for, and they don’t. So here’s the bottom line.
If you are real old and somehow don’t have a birth certificate because of your birth circumstances, get one. If you have reached 80 and never had to produce it, consider yourself blessed that it’s taken this long, get one. Frame it and hang it on the wall. Consider it your membership card to the real world.
Yep, it really sucks. But hey, look at the bright side; you could be like the rest of us who struggle every day to get our paper work right with the government. The difference is, we get to pay and you reap the rewards. So there you go Sunshine, take some solace in that.
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