(Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce) Consider the plight of the hard-working employee who’s earned the right to obtain benefits from their employer after years of loyal service – a coverage plan that works for the employee and is affordable for the employer. All of a sudden, that efficient agreement is interrupted by a government attempt to interfere and mandate the terms of the employee’s coverage while possibly instituting new fees (or even fines) to the employer.
For some reason, the Congress and our President (and quite frankly our State Legislature, too) insists on interfering in the perfectly efficient way that employees across the nation receive healthcare coverage. Why? Many businesses and employees long ago figured out how to come to an agreement on proper coverage terms, with both sides coming away satisfied. And that’s the way it should be. The government’s plan is to provide healthcare for any and everyone – and that’s fine, but why should it negatively impact those who already enjoy their coverage?
It is for this reason – in addition to many others – that the current form of healthcare reform being pushed through legislation should be reconsidered and altered in order to provide new quality care to some, while preserving quality care that others already enjoy.
President Obama and his team may well be on their way to a revolutionary new healthcare system that provides the best possible coverage at a reasonable rate; but this is not that plan.
The Long Beach Chamber would like to join the 64% of Americans that said they do not believe President Obama’s healthcare plan is a good one (according to a recent Wall Street Journal & NBC News survey). With a majority of his citizens against him, and an ailing business community struggling to free itself from the reigns of recession, Obama should reconsider a plan that adds unneeded strain to those that aren’t asking for it.
Click here to join the Long Beach Chamber and add your name to the National Health Care Sign-on Letter.
President Obama’s healthcare plan will hurt more people than it will help, but this does not mean that our voice can’t be heard. We need help from legislators, businesses, and YOU to make it known that we will not stand for further government interference into our healthcare problem…
…and that’s Strictly Business.
Randy Gordon
President and CEO
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
