We currently have a problem on our hands that affects our generation more than any other generation before us. It all comes down to health care.

Even though this is a heavily discussed topic, I feel that with the recent developments of the health care debate, it is an issue that we can’t ignore any longer.

In the past few weeks, a plan was made to give millions of Americans who don’t have health insurance the ability to go to the doctor when they need to. However, it appears that it has accomplished the opposite of its noble goal.

Originally, President Obama had a philosophy for healthcare that was basically, “if you like your health care plan, you can keep it.”

However, as of this week, that is  no longer the case. This week, over 3.5 million Americans have found the first wave of cancellation notices from their insurance providers in their mail boxes, letting them know that they no longer are able to continue with their own private insurance.

According to NBC news, these won’t be the only cuts and losses. They estimated that  “40 to 67 percent of the 14 million consumers in that marketplace could lose their policies due to turnover in the individual insurance market.”

In response to the plan’s shortcomings, President Obama issued an apology to MSNBC news where he claimed to “have tried hard to make sure [they] implement it properly.”Our government has done a great job managing yet another thing for its people. With obvious blunders such as a website that has more technical glitches than Louisiana’s food stamp system, we are off to a great start.

The reason  this applies to you and me is quite obvious: in a short time we will have to be a part of the health care policy.

At the age of 26, young adults are no longer able to stay on their parent’s healthcare plans. This means that if the job you get coming out of college doesn’t offer you health care benefits, this will be your only option for health care.

According to USA Today, if you don’t want to be a part of the bill, you have to pay about 1% of your total income to the government as a penalty, which is probably going to be cheaper than the 6,400 dollar deductible you will be paying if you decide to keep the plan.

What that means for you, as Gustavus students, is that you are going to be absolutely broke during your post-college life when you should be building the financial foundation for your adult life.

Even if you decide to opt out of the policy or find a job that offers health care, you’ll still be paying for every other young American and elderly person in the nation who will partake in the  government-run health care system by paying taxes that will add on to what you pay now. Your income is about to take a major hit regardless of whatever option you decide to choose.

All of this is done out of “good faith,” as Obama claims. Some people might be questioning if it is possible to find an “exemption” to the policy. This is such a great idea that even Congress has asked to be exempt from the new law.

According to the Washington Post, as many as  four million Americans have asked to be made exempt from the bill for only one year, after which they are forced to give up their employee health insurance for the new plan.

After this incident was brought to light, that even the politicians who created this law were trying to get rid of it, there were a number of denials from key players claiming they were  trying to resolve the unique bind they had put themselves in.

Regardless if they denied  the attempt, the fact still remains that there are clearly many loopholes and problems to the program that have yet to be resolved and keep popping up .

When  President Obama apologized for all of this, I couldn’t help but question the integrity of his speech, which was full of mistakes. But that’s expected — our president claims he gets his information from the news like every other American. That alone is an obvious blunder and not practical.

Though President Obama claims to have been absolutely clear about his plans and intentions, I’m  skeptical about how common these mistakes have become lately.

Consider the skepticism about this issue. Think about what President Obama meant when he said “it is [his]  job to get it fixed.” Remember these thoughts in the future. If healthcare goes sour, then you will know why we should hold him accountable.