Proposed Health Care Legislation is "ObamaSCARE."

[Note: This post is a copy of my letter of this date to Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka, the junior senator (albeit an octogenarian) from Hawaii.]

Senator Akaka,

Thank you for your reply to my concerns regarding the health care reform bills pending in Congress. You wrote: "These bills were crafted in each chamber by combining reform proposals developed by the committees that share jurisdiction over health care and national finance issues." However, I must insist that these bill were not "crafted," as you have said, but rather they were "grafted," as in the following definition of "graft."

"Graft is a form of political corruption in which an official gains something due to a position of power, trust, or insider knowledge. Many governments have systems in place to prevent graft, and a discovery of graft can mark the end of a politician's career. These measures are designed to ensure that public officials perform their duties fairly and responsibly, and that they make decisions for the benefit of the people, rather than for a select few." (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-graft.htm)

The health care reform bills do not represent making decisions for the benefit of the American people as a whole. They, indeed, benefit only the "select few" who will profit enormously. In this respect, they are abominations.

Your justification for voting for these bills ignores the fact that these bills are monstrosities that will not create meaningful health care reform. I may have mentioned before the old story of the definition of a camel. It is said to be a horse designed by a committee. In a similar fashion, so-called, health care reform ("Obamascare") is rather like a grotesque product of genetic engineering, created by a group of individuals who have little knowledge of molecular biology. It will not bring down costs. It will burden taxpayers making less than $250,000 with additional expenses. Furthermore, it will still leave millions of Americans uncovered. And, most importantly, it will create penalties that will turn average Americans into criminals subject to 1-5 years of prison and up to $250,000 in fines, simply because they choose not to buy health insurance or choose to pay for health care expenses out of pocket if they are incurred. The latter provision is an affront to our American way of life. And, if for no other reason, you should NOT continue to support this monstrous, proposed legislation.

Finally, I should appreciate your addressing my concerns specifically and not with a form letter. Your last letter represents one of the clearest examples of political Pollyannaism. If you continue in this myopic pursuit, I assure you that I shall do all that I can to mobilize my colleagues in the health care professions to oppose your re-election to the Senate.