Comedian Bill Cosby used to have a show on television that featured him interviewing children. It was called, “Kids say the darndest things,” because you never knew what they would say.

Washington these days is starting to remind me of that show. First it was the Vice President’s announcement that we have to spend money to keep from going bankrupt. That news came as a shock to anyone who has ever balanced a checkbook.

However, the most confusing comments come from the President on health care. He claims that his health care reform bill will cost taxpayers less by spending trillions of taxpayer money. In Washington that is known as “bending the curve.” In Missouri, that is known as bending the truth.

I believe the quality of your health care will suffer if the government takes over health care. The health care coverage you have cannot compete with a government-run plan that has unlimited access to the federal treasury. 

 

Washington ought to pass bi-partisan legislation that would allow small businesses to pool together as one big business instead of many small ones. Over half of Americans without health insurance are small business owners, their employees or their dependents.

 

We should also move to curb outrageous medical malpractice lawsuits. Forcing doctors to practice defensive medicine drives up the cost of health care. Simply capping these lawsuits would help bring down premiums for everyone.

 

Creating a new government bureaucracy is not the answer. A better plan would be to increase the buying power of small businesses and limit the need for defensive medicine.

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