An economic motive behind health reform

Is there something behind the health care reform bill they are not telling us? Is it really an attempt to revive an economy sent overseas?

Sending our manufacturing base to China left a void that must be filled if we are to survive as a nation. The so-called service economy is not supplying the gross national product we need to balance the books. The total value of the nations' goods and services is in decline due to the loss of manufacturing to China.

I believe health care reform is really an attempt to raise the volume of goods and services now lacking in our so-called service economy. I am not an economist, but it seems to me this new health care industry being created in Congress will be our savior in more ways than we realize.

Not only will be creating a much healthier, more productive work force, we will also increase the amount of goods and services dramatically.

To those in Congress who voted this thing down: are you sure you're being politically correct?

Joe Stark

Norfolk