ObamaCare and the Flannel Straight Jacket by Ken West

[Originally published in The Matrix Gazette as The Flannel Straight Jacket]

You and I being taken care of by ObamaCare

ObamaCare and the Flannel Straight Jacket 

by Ken West

Victor Hugo once wrote that the way to destroy a great nation is to wrap it in flannel and and treat its citizens like children. ObamaCare is just the latest example of this proclivity to treat us like children and order us into a flannel trap.

Government has become the stern parent, and we have become its little subjects. Face it,  we have let government at all levels–local to national,  order us around like little children.

Each of the various. “States” that I wrote about in a previous column are arrayed against ever allowing us to become adults. Let’s take a look at what we face.

The State of War:  By conducting a plethora of foreign wars,  the U.S. has taken the role of stern parent for the world. For some strange reason,  the rest of the world doesn’t seem to appreciate the authority of the U.S. to BE its parent.

The Regulatory State: Try to build a simple addition to you house (if you’re fortunate enough to still have one). You will suddenly face many stern parents,  from local bureaucrats and building inspectors,  to the Environmental Protection Agency. What should only take months to build,  now can stretch on for years–if you’re ever granted permission.

The Nanny State: Here’s where ObamaCare comes in, joining forces with the Welfare State and the State of Taxation. Government now becomes an even sterner parent bent on “caring” for us. In one giant step on the face of whatever freedom we had left, government now grants itself the power to dictate the medical decisions of everyone–patients, doctors, nurses, hospitals, you and I.

What we will soon learn is that our ObamaCare stern parent will take care of us for a price. Unfortunately,  that price is our freedom, what's left of it.

Now it’s the time for the State of Enforcement to wrap us in a flannel straight jacket called ObamaCare. But don’t complain children,  the Democrats,  living in the State of Denial,  voted for this monster legislation. And you let them get away with it.

Of course, what can we do now? We’re only little children waiting for our parent to tell us what to do.

Is there a way out of the flannel straight jacket? Actually, there is. It’s called the State of Awareness. Once you grow out of the child-like mind set that government is your parent or boss,  you’re ready to become a political adult. The first word you need to be able to say is “No,” boldly and clearly.

You might be wondering how you can say “no” to a stern and powerful parent without getting slapped down. That will be the subject of another installment. Your next step is to stay in a state of awareness until then

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