Why Politics?

Today I just feel like talking about politics. No particular reason why, it just seems like a very hot topic in general, always, and I thought I'd jump on the band wagon and throw in my 2 cents.

First of all, I disagree with being classified as a "Democrat" or a "Republican" or a "Liberal," etc, etc. Does it really matter? If I call myself a Democrat, does that mean I automatically agree with what Obama is doing (or, rather, NOT doing)? If I'm a Republican does that mean I agree with Bush? In reality, I don't know or care what political party I am. All I care about is how we can improve our government, if possible.

There have been very few individuals on the docket for presidency recently (in the last 15 or so years) that have made any sense. There may not have been many before that either, but I wouldn't know. They have either leaned too far in one way or the other. One wants to raise taxes, one completely supports psychitry and wants to drug all our children, one wants to support all our illegal immigrants, etc. etc.

Now we have this new health care bill out. At a glance it seems like a brilliant idea, but when you get down to the details it just doesn't make any sense. First of all, the government requires everyone to have health insurance. That's fine and dandy, but shouldn't it be ones own choice? What if you can't afford it but you have to pay it anyway?

Then there's the people who really can't afford it so the government will provide it for them. Wow! That's really nice of them! Where do you think the government gets the money for it? FROM US! The hard working American citizens who pay taxes and pay for those who don't work, are here illegally, can't physically work because they have ruined their bodies through drugs, etc. It's not enough that we're paying for their rent and food, we now have to also pay for their health care. Why would anyone want to work when they could just have everything paid for?

Why in the world would anyone agree to this? In defence of the whole welfare/health care plan crap, I will say that some people really do validly need this. Those would be people who were hard working citizens and had some sort of a major catastrophy in life, such as their entire family dying or getting in a major physical accident where they really can't physically work. There are very few cases that would actually need welfare and it gets so abused it's not even funny.

I'm sure there are people who would read this and think I am completely unintelligent or uneducated, and that may be so. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I think mine is fairly accurate in this case. Feedback is always welcome.