Healthcare is important but at what cost to all of us. Nobody rides for free. When I listen, watch and read what is happening with this Healthcare debate I like most parents am worried about my 6 year old little boy. When the scoring of the Healthcare Bill was reported there was celebration including dancing in the streets. The President said he would not sign a Bill that would add one dime to the deficit. As our President made this declaration he kept his head bent slightly up looking from side to side not really giving eye contact. His voice clear and stern, hands firmly gripping the podium. His message convincing, sure, strong and believable. Is the President believable?

     So the Planets line up causing Congress to pass the Bill giving Healthcare to every man woman and child in the United States while reducing the deficit. The Cubs win the World Series. Professional wrestling is discovered to be fake and at this very minute my boy is eating dinner without being told 6000 times to sit up straight and keep his hands to himself. The President has made a bold statement. Its a shame that the term voodoo was taken in an old debate over economics between Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr. Voodoo math would certainly go a long way in describing the math system used by Congress to make the deficit numbers neutral in the Healthcare Bill. I wish this type of math would work for Cap and Trade, bankrupt Medicare, bankrupt Social Security, the craziness of 500 million in interest owed daily and especially my checkbook at the end of the month. The truth is that just because one walks into a garage does not make one an automobile. Wanting something even something that is noble and good that will serve the people of our Country is not enough if the math fails to be accurate.   

     We have a war along our Southern Border with thousands of human beings murderd annually and there are cutbacks planned for our Border Patrol Agents. We have citizens under attack but there is no will to send our military to help. Even if we had the will we do not have the soldiers. Our soldiers are in Germany watching for Iranian missiles. Our soldiers are in South Korea watchng the South Korean Border. They are in Iraq and Afghanistan. You guessed it watching their Border. We are Country building in Iraq what ever that means. We are preparing for full scale war in Afghanistan and after a second victory our politicians will be more than happy to rebuild their Country. North Korea is hanging on by a hair. Their people are starving while their supreme leader sits in a drunken stupor staring at his watch to determine if it is time to wake the White House and yes we will be happy to rebuild their Country. We will eventually have to fight Iran and then rebuild their Country. Social Sercurity and Medicare will be bankrupt soon. Of course I am missing so much but hopefully I am addng some color to the picture. Our Government is promising a college education for whoever asks. California wants to give illegals free tuition. I only mention California because we are always the first in our Country when it comes to innovation. Unemployment is creeping toward ten per cent but there is another significant group of people no longer looking for work. Ten percent makes no sense as an accurate number but we are using voodoo math so no one worry we are ok.

     I am listening but something is wrong. I realize I am stating the obvious but I am compelled to say our Government spending is out of control. As a Nation we have taken our domestic and foreign pathology and we have developed a problem-solving strategy that is what my wife refers to as ''retail therapy'' that is happiness through spending.  In some cases this temporary insanity has become acceptable. I have experienced profound moments of saddness when watching T.V when I should have been praying. The other night the Evening News covered a story in Detroit where thousands of people young and very old stood in line believing they were going to receive a personal stimulus check for 3000 dollars. So many of those people just seemed lost. It was if I was watching a story about a third world Country. Lets say we are no longer in Kansas and the Healthcare Bill will not add one dime to the deficit but what about the 500 million we are paying out every day just for the privilege to be in paralyzing debt..

     Given my line of work and experience, famlies who manage their financial affairs modeling their efforts after our Federal Government tend to slowly disintegrate and suffer until the family unit is destroyed by divorce and worse if that can be imagined. In addition it should be noted that the Governments financial planning and decision process is only going to contribute to the disintegration of not only these at risk families but the Government is going to place even more hardship on those families like mine that play by the rules. If this Healthcare Bill passes in its present form the Government is going to reduce the tax deductions for Healthcare expenses and tax Healthcare equipment such as wheelchairs, crutches and oxygen tanks. Of course there has been debate to reduce and in some cases eliminate charitable tax deductions. There are plans within the present Bill to reduce the level of income that is taxable in order to generate more revenue.

     President Obama says as a result of the Healthcare Bill there will not be one dime added to our National debt. It maybe true but it is not the Nation's debt, this debt is yours and mine. President Obama says Cap and Trade will increase our monthly energy bills. This Bill will cut Medicare causing additional financial hardships on Americans who are in need. Social Security cost of living increases have been canceled hurting those American citizens having the most need. Our Government claims this Healthcare Bill will not cover illegal immigrants yet there is no verification and without verification those who are illegal will have access to the program. Our Government is not planning for growth including legal and illegal immigration. This was a mistake that California made in the late 70s with proposition 13. Our leaders are not planning for the possibilities of other wars or natural disasters like Katrina. It is obvious that we need reform and it is more than obvious that we need something done regarding the entitlement programs, the wars that are being waged, homeland security and our border problems, education, unemployment and our national debt. I am no expert when it comes to the economy but I do understand simple business practices and math. I do not believe that our country has the financial resources to maintain the status quo let alone take on 1/6 of our economy. Thomas Paine said ''If there must be trouble, let it come in my day, that my child may have peace.''