A recent report from the Austin American Statesman opinions section has brought to light the abysmal failings of Texas' health care and schooling systems, listing them (through studies) as some of the worst in the nation. It then goes on to encourage the voters of Texas to not wait for the health care bills being proposed, but to try to get reform passed as soon as possible (with the stated goal being the 2010 statewide elections.)
Improving health care is an admirable goal, and something that should be viewed in a positive light. However, it is not something that needs to be shoved out the door simply so that a select group of people will have their health-based issues only temporarily solved. Fixing health care is a task that could take the better part of a decade to do right, and quite frankly, it is an issue of such importance that I'm willing to wait for it. Once a government program is set into motion, it is nearly impossible to remove. For the sake of Texas and the rest of the nation, health care reform needs to be done once, be done right, and be done with as little government intervention as humanly possible. If other government institutions (such as the U.S. Postal Service and the DMV) are any indication, allowing the government to manage your health could leave you dead in a flood of bureaucratic swill.
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