As I promised yesterday I am going to continue with my political rants. One of the hot topics of this years election race has centered around a National Health Care System. This is all fine and well, the real thing that needs to happen is the total dismantlement and annihilation of the HMO.
But first as I stated yesterday we need to first deal with the Illegal Alien issue in the country. The amount of money that is lost each year in this country because of emergency services that are rendered to Illegal Aliens in astronomical. Now why should a National Health Care plan be dependent upon this? I know I sound like a Serious hater and a Bigot. But honestly if this is not dealt with first then it will all be for not. Just as our education system is deteriorating under the pressure of Illegal Aliens, so will any other system that is supported by our taxes. So if we all chip in in order to be sure that we all have adequate and substantial medical care then we need to try and weed out all of the factors that will cause that system to suffer.
The Social or National Health Care Plan can work in this country just as it has worked in other Countries all over the world. It is sad that a country that was supposedly created for We the People by the People does nothing to very little to Provide for it's people. For years Big Business has scared the people out of wanting a National Health Care Plan using the Boogie Man and the monster in the closet to deter us. The truth of the matter is that this system can and does work without a decline in care or resources. Instead of a doctor working for an HMO he will be a Government Employee. And as Bush has said this would allow the OB-GYN's to practice their love on the women of America. By not being under the thumb of a company whose sole purpose is to make money they would once again be able to practice medicine and stop being business managers.
We are still a long way away from anything like this happening because the ones who benefit too lose will pay any amount in order to keep it from happening, and thus we as a people the Majority will continue to suffer. I for one would rather have my tax dollars being used to help me and other than to pay big business and support war efforts.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Say it Loud!
With the impeding elections looming over head I find myself thinking about the things that are wrong with this country. And then I am faced with the sad reality that no matter who gets into office that chances of any of those things being corrected are slim to none.
Although I have traveled abroad and have had the opportunity to see a lot of the world that most people in this country do not get a chance to see I honestly feel there is no place I'd rather be. However that does not mean that I am at all pleased with my government. So today I am going to do a lil political venting. There are a lot of issues facing this country today, so where is one to start. I'll start at what I see as the bottom of the pile. This country is in desperate need of Immigration reform. We need a Bill that has teeth, we need to take a strong stance towards the infestation of Illegal aliens in this country. The current policy does not actively pursue nor remove this problem. Instead we enable them by, in not so many words, telling them that if they can hide out in the country for 5 or 6 years we will grant them immunity.
As long as we continue along this path we can never move towards Social reform in Health care or Education. These two areas are greatly affected by the influx in illegal aliens. It is the standing rule in the US that no child can be denied an education regardless of their citizenship. However the schools depend on the Tax base of the community in order to pay for the quality of the education that the children receive. So if we allow Ten Million illegals to remain in this country what are we doing to the education that our children receive. People and politicians want to complain about over populated schools and under paid educators but no one wants to do what is needed in order to correct the problem.
For far too long Big Business and those with money and power (the Minority) have been dictating policy in this country and they continue to put into effect laws that meet their greed and less than admirable needs. We all know that the only reason the Illegals are allowed to stay in the country is in order to keep a steady flow of cheap labor in the country. The main reason for this is to increase the Bottom line of big Industry.
I guess next I will have to touch on how the Immigration issues in this country affect Health Care and why it is impossible for use to move towards a national Health care plan as long as the immigration machine is broken. But that will have to be a later conversation.
Although I have traveled abroad and have had the opportunity to see a lot of the world that most people in this country do not get a chance to see I honestly feel there is no place I'd rather be. However that does not mean that I am at all pleased with my government. So today I am going to do a lil political venting. There are a lot of issues facing this country today, so where is one to start. I'll start at what I see as the bottom of the pile. This country is in desperate need of Immigration reform. We need a Bill that has teeth, we need to take a strong stance towards the infestation of Illegal aliens in this country. The current policy does not actively pursue nor remove this problem. Instead we enable them by, in not so many words, telling them that if they can hide out in the country for 5 or 6 years we will grant them immunity.
As long as we continue along this path we can never move towards Social reform in Health care or Education. These two areas are greatly affected by the influx in illegal aliens. It is the standing rule in the US that no child can be denied an education regardless of their citizenship. However the schools depend on the Tax base of the community in order to pay for the quality of the education that the children receive. So if we allow Ten Million illegals to remain in this country what are we doing to the education that our children receive. People and politicians want to complain about over populated schools and under paid educators but no one wants to do what is needed in order to correct the problem.
For far too long Big Business and those with money and power (the Minority) have been dictating policy in this country and they continue to put into effect laws that meet their greed and less than admirable needs. We all know that the only reason the Illegals are allowed to stay in the country is in order to keep a steady flow of cheap labor in the country. The main reason for this is to increase the Bottom line of big Industry.
I guess next I will have to touch on how the Immigration issues in this country affect Health Care and why it is impossible for use to move towards a national Health care plan as long as the immigration machine is broken. But that will have to be a later conversation.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Check Your Coat at the Door.
I have noticed that a lot of people like to wear nice coats. Although today the coats that I am going to talk about may not be by your favorite designer. It is apparent that many of of us wear our coats year around. Hopefully this post will wake those of us who do this without knowing it.
In this life there are only a few things that are guaranteed. One we all will die sooner or later and the second being we will all experience pain at the hands of someone else. Although we do not put a lot of focus on the first the second we do all we can in order to prevent it from happening. Thus the idea of us wearing coats. I chose to use the term "wearing a coat" instead of "carrying baggage". for one simple reason it just seemed to fit better. No one is going to walk around carrying a set of luggage and not know it, however you can wear a coat and forget that you are doing so. Therefore the term just seemed to fit better,
Often we will meet people who we do not quite understand. They may have peculiar ways or interesting beliefs, but yet we can seem to get along with them. The thing that we often find ourselves at odds with is that person who is holding on to the pain of their past. It is hard to get to know someone or even talk rationally with someone who refuses to let go of their past. We as people have to learn how to allow those new people in our lives to be who they are without passing judgment on them or even convicting them for the wrongs of others. We all have been and will get hurt at some stage in life. it is just going to happen so do we need to live everyday waiting for it or trying to avoid. Or should we just learn to live our lives to the fullest and throw caution to the wind. As for me I believe that we should live for the moment and embrace the love and hopefulness as it comes. Too often we block the good things in life trying to avoid the bad.
Before we can be truly comfortable in any environment we must first remove our coats when entering into the building. In this case the building is the relationship. The other reason for this is whenever someone comes into your home or office and does not take off their coat it gives you the impression that they do not intend on staying long. And do i need to point out the obvious, If they are not staying long then why waste the time. I believe that many of us do this without even thinking about it. It just happens.
So the next time you enter into a Building please remember to check your coat at the door.
In this life there are only a few things that are guaranteed. One we all will die sooner or later and the second being we will all experience pain at the hands of someone else. Although we do not put a lot of focus on the first the second we do all we can in order to prevent it from happening. Thus the idea of us wearing coats. I chose to use the term "wearing a coat" instead of "carrying baggage". for one simple reason it just seemed to fit better. No one is going to walk around carrying a set of luggage and not know it, however you can wear a coat and forget that you are doing so. Therefore the term just seemed to fit better,
Often we will meet people who we do not quite understand. They may have peculiar ways or interesting beliefs, but yet we can seem to get along with them. The thing that we often find ourselves at odds with is that person who is holding on to the pain of their past. It is hard to get to know someone or even talk rationally with someone who refuses to let go of their past. We as people have to learn how to allow those new people in our lives to be who they are without passing judgment on them or even convicting them for the wrongs of others. We all have been and will get hurt at some stage in life. it is just going to happen so do we need to live everyday waiting for it or trying to avoid. Or should we just learn to live our lives to the fullest and throw caution to the wind. As for me I believe that we should live for the moment and embrace the love and hopefulness as it comes. Too often we block the good things in life trying to avoid the bad.
Before we can be truly comfortable in any environment we must first remove our coats when entering into the building. In this case the building is the relationship. The other reason for this is whenever someone comes into your home or office and does not take off their coat it gives you the impression that they do not intend on staying long. And do i need to point out the obvious, If they are not staying long then why waste the time. I believe that many of us do this without even thinking about it. It just happens.
So the next time you enter into a Building please remember to check your coat at the door.
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