Hmm… for those who think passage of the “healthcare” bill would actually be good for sick people, here’s my story:

A few years ago, I developed a bad joint/muscle problem at an unusually young age. As a result, I accumulated ruinous debt because of medical bills.

Many, er, compassionate people might think therefore that I’m a natural advocate for more government intervention in health care.

But though I got into debt, I also got cured. The way I see it, cases like mine, debt and all, are an argument for *less* government intervention in health care, not more:

In other countries, I wouldn’t have gone into as much debt, true — because I wouldn’t have been cured. It took the ingenuity of an independent-minded doctor willing to innovate (not a doctor following a centrally-approved protocol) to figure out what exactly was wrong and what would help me. I know that the treatments that finally helped me are unavailable in other countries. In another country, I probably would’ve just been given opiates for the pain and been told to go on the dole as “permanently disabled”.

So yes, I got into debt and my credit rating (for now) is “ruined”. But that’s a small price to pay for getting healthy — getting a second chance to be a productive member of society!

Once I began to get well, I began paying off my debts through part-time work. Now I’m finishing my degree. I just got married. I have a future again!

In a country with a more centralized medical regime, I wouldn’t have had this opportunity.

When I heard that the “healthcare” bill passed the House, I sat down and cried. I felt guilty for putting time into my studies instead of doing my civic duty in vocally opposing this monstrosity.

My degree is in a “hard” science. But now I’m thinking that instead of continuing in that field, I should switch to economics and become a more active advocate of freedom. We have so much to lose (and we’ve lost so much already).

This former “sicko” is more than happy to take a stand with the “party of no” against these alleged “reforms” that would further limit our health freedoms. Insofar as I am my brother’s keeper, I could think of nothing crueler than to further limit his freedoms over his own body should he fall ill.

There are ways to improve health care in this country. Allow purchase of insurance across state lines, tort reform, etc. But not this bill! Please not this bill! This bill is how *not* to love your neighbor!