Like many of you I have been absolutely floored at the definition of "moral imperative" given to us by the Left. For many on the left a moral imperative is not - being faithful to your wife (though some on the right have missed this one as well), protecting the rights of the unborn, defending the rights of the second amendment, or even defending the positions of the nation.
No, for many of them a moral imperative - is health care. Honoring your spouse, protecting life, defending the Constitution - how could those ever be moral imperatives? No, it has to be health care - THE moral imperative.
Let us never say that those on the opposite side of the aisle care nothing of morality. For they do - it has just been wrapped up in their fifty year battle for socialized medicine. Since many of the Kennedys, the Clintons, and the Gores believe health care is a moral imperative - I have a plan.
1. Begin an open sign-up list of those believing health care to be a "moral imperative." The list can begin with the Clintons, Gores, and Kennedys and we can sign up many other names from there. I understand that manybelieve health care to be a right. So now they have a place to put their name on the dotted line.
2. Take the ever growing list and begin deducting 25% - 30% of their post-tax incomes and placing it in a government ran account. Now the account will earn a little interest, probably not as much as if it was privately held, which will be plugged right back into our new account.
3. The account will be entitled: "Health Care For All, Health Care Now."
4. The account, drawing on the incomes of those on our list, will fund their belief and rhetoric that health care is a moral imperative.
5. We will need to hire someone to run this new government program. I hear Janet Reno is available. I also bet that the person who ran the bankrupt Canadian health care program has some free time as well.
6. Individuals who believe they have a right to health care and cannot or chose not to pay for it - can sign up for free health care.
7. Anyone who makes a speech, a movie (documentary), an appearance or else wise concerning health care, who has signed up for our list, will invest all monies made on such speeches, movies, appearances back into the "Health Care For All, Health Care Now" account. We have to pay Janet. Sorry Mr. Vice President - no Oscar for this one.
8. At the end of the first year, a committee to the subcommittee, of another committee will study - for one year - the effectiveness of the program. Congressman Charles Rangel will chair this effort. (Note: the Honorable Rangel will not be allowed near the actually money in our account.)
9. And finally, after that year of study, we will change the name on the account from "Health Care for All, Health Care Now" and place in loving memory, the one name that all think of when they think health care. The distinguished gentleman - Jimmy Carter. Why? I do not know. But can we not put Ted Kennedy's name on it? How about Walter Mondale? Even Dukakis... anything but Kennedy...
10. Let's see how long "health care is an imperative" remains their moral guiding stick. I give 'em - a year. The rest of us - will pay for our health care like we always have - working.