Universal Healthcare

I have steered clear of this issue for quite a long time. I don't like this issue because of the divisions it brings, and anger not towards just policies, but towards individuals as well. I was intent on continuing to focus on other issues in the public, until, when reading parts of the bill, I stumbled upon a certain passage. In Section 102 of HR 3200, the federal government laid the groundwork for the utter destruction of private insurance.
After year five of the HR 3200's implementation,someone who leaves a company to become self-employed, a very common practice, he or she would not be able to purchase his OWN PRIVATE PLAN!! He/she MUST enroll with the federal government. Are you kidding me?

In addition, after year one of HR 3200, all employer plans must be identical to the public option. This leads to every employer asking... why? Why should I continue to provide private insurance for my employees when they can get the same insurance with the government, on the taxpayers dime. Again, we will see private insurance gone within my lifetime.

Obama consistently speaks of the public option competing with the private plans. He is not being truthful. He knows full well no company can compete with one that is subsidized by the government. When the private companies are left out to dry, they will close their doors, lay off all their workers, and suffer under universal health care.
I beg everyone out there to take a stand, and make your voice heard. Call Mike Rogers or Mark Schauer, tell them you cannot support the ousting of every American economic principle we have. Where private competition is good for all, and government should not, and cannot, steep across certain boundaries. These boundaries are beginning to blur, and the time is now to take it back.