If Obama and his followers were consistent they would resemble communists.

It is a fair logic but very flawed and for two HUGE reasons. 1. Barack Obama is not giving away free healthcare, by any stretch of the imagination. Too many people attack his health plan before even looking at it. Barack Obama's health plan creates an agency where people can BUY affordable healthcare. He is not giving it away, and thusly, would not be inclined to give away any other necessity of life. 2. Even if Barack Obama WERE giving away free healthcare (which he is not by any stretch of the imagination) the difference between healthcare and the rest of life's necessities is that healthcare is too expensive. The VAST majority of Americans have food,clothing,shelter, and transportation without government help. Their needs are already met. Healthcare, on the other hand, is a need that millions of americans HAVE NOT met, which would be why the government would agree to provide it. Either way, Barack Obama's followers would not resemble communists because they are not giving away free healthcare. Obama would still require Americans to purchase their own healthcare. Last time i checked, that was pretty Un-Communist! I have provided below a summary of Barack Obama's Healthcare Plan so that readers and my opponent can further see why Obama's plan DOES NOT resemble communism as well as to provide a source for my information. ******Barack Obama's health plan consists of two major parts. 1. Providing Healthcare for the Uninsured and 2. Limiting Insurance Costs I. Providing Healthcare for the Uninsured Sen. Obama will create a health plan created from the same framework as the plan used to cover congressmen and senators. This health plan will provide coverage to all uninsured citizens at very affordable rate. The premiums will be very affordable. There will be no deductables and no one will be denied no matter their age, their history, or because of any pre-existing conditions they may have. Everyone gets covered. The bonuses of this plan are: a. Barack Obama does not hand out anything for free. People are all legitimatly paying for their own healthcare from a legitimate healthcare provider. The government will literally act as a business by managing an independent insurance enterprise. b. This costs the government no money. It earns its management costs through its profits. c. The plan will cover birth control, pregnancy costs, and mental healthcare, so no one is getting a half deal. This will be better than a lot of privately owned insurance companies. d. It is not temporary. This coverage will become a lasting government operation. II. Limiting Insurance Costs Sen. Obama will create what will be called the National Health Insurance Exchange. The purpose of this organization will be to indirectly manage the cost of healthcare by spurring competition. The NHIE will lay down a set of requirements to earn its "thumbs-up" or "stamp of approval". These requirements would include things like premium maximums, coverage for all ailments both mental and physical, perhaps coverage for birth control; almost replicating the governments own provided insurance. With the creation of the new NHIE, the American demand for NHIE approved insurance companies will be very high! Insurance companies, jumping at the chance to get a head start on meeting that demand will reorganize their current policies and win the NHIE's approval, becoming part of the organization. Other insurance companies will be forced to meet the NHIE's requirements just to compete against the companies that have already joined the NHIE. Before long most insurance companies will be following the NHIE's guideline completely out of their own free will and their desire to be competitive. The NHIE will be a permanent institution, not a short term relief program. It will manage healthcare costs simply by spurring competition.***** (For further information or reference, see: http://www.barackobama.com...)