It has been a couple of weeks since the talk of government-run health care dominated the discussion airwaves, but as I listen to both sides I am starting to realize that most people are making terrible arguments for their positions, which consequently leads to adding more noise than rational arguments to this critical debate.

For example, many who are against the government-run health care seem to disregard the fact that there is no “completed” health care bill. The bill that is being drafted in Congress is continuously being modified and debated by both parties (although I admit that there is far less Republicans than Democrats participating in the bill drafting process). If there isn’t a concrete bill to talk about, then how can you criticize certain aspects of an imaginary bill that has not been surfaced yet?

A criticism against those who are for government-run health care stems from the same situation. There is no concrete bill, so how can you defend government-run health care by referring to the so-called health care bill that is continuously undergoing changes?

Now, I am not saying that everyone from both sides do not have a legitimate argument for their position. However, I am sick and tired of reading and listening to all the pollution that seems to have blanketed the debate. A lot of typical fallacies are thrown around as a legitimate means in defending a particular position and in order for democracy to work this has to stop.

What citizens need to do is to wait for the bill’s completion, and if possible, read the entirety of the bill (Although I myself doubt that I would due to my own busy schedule as a student). Please stop the personal attacks and the straw man beating, because those tactics add nothing but trouble, which distracts those of us who are trying to make a rational deliberation on whether to support the Health Care bill.

This issue is too important.