Fri - November 7, 2003
Sun - October 5, 2003
Continuing the debate...
The comments posted in response to my recent entries
about socialized medicine have been divided into two
camps.
There are those who believe that somehow healthcare and insurance is an issue of personal responsibility. They seem to follow the line that any socialized program would be a violation of the basic tenants of our free market system. They remark that they don't want the government taking more of their hard earned money to fund the care of someone else. This camp also points to other socialized medical systems as failures (although no one can name one). Some people from this camp have made comments that were knee jerk reactions, which had no actual basis of fact...and failed to do the research to back those statements.
Then there is the other camp. These folks believe that the health and welfare of our citizens, is as important as any other civil right. They believe that in a civilized society, the government should progress and do more to advance the well being of it's citizens, instead of just maintaining the status quo. Also interesting is that many of the folks who support this argument, actually live in countries where they provide this so called horrible socialized medicine.
I believe the first camp:
a) can afford medical insurance (I can't).
b) have never experienced a catastrophic loss of income or insurance (I have).
c) have never seen their insurance company tell them or a loved one they can't have a certain treatment (I have).
d) never faced losing everything they owned due to an illness (I have).
e) never taken care of a terminally ill family member for a year and watched their insurance run out (I have).
In the tradition of beating a dead horse (my last entry on this subject)...but continuing a strong and exciting argument...I have some more to say...
There are those who believe that somehow healthcare and insurance is an issue of personal responsibility. They seem to follow the line that any socialized program would be a violation of the basic tenants of our free market system. They remark that they don't want the government taking more of their hard earned money to fund the care of someone else. This camp also points to other socialized medical systems as failures (although no one can name one). Some people from this camp have made comments that were knee jerk reactions, which had no actual basis of fact...and failed to do the research to back those statements.
Then there is the other camp. These folks believe that the health and welfare of our citizens, is as important as any other civil right. They believe that in a civilized society, the government should progress and do more to advance the well being of it's citizens, instead of just maintaining the status quo. Also interesting is that many of the folks who support this argument, actually live in countries where they provide this so called horrible socialized medicine.
I believe the first camp:
a) can afford medical insurance (I can't).
b) have never experienced a catastrophic loss of income or insurance (I have).
c) have never seen their insurance company tell them or a loved one they can't have a certain treatment (I have).
d) never faced losing everything they owned due to an illness (I have).
e) never taken care of a terminally ill family member for a year and watched their insurance run out (I have).
In the tradition of beating a dead horse (my last entry on this subject)...but continuing a strong and exciting argument...I have some more to say...
Posted at 01:35 PM Read More
Fri - October 3, 2003
Tue - September 30, 2003
And on that thought...
If you read yesterdays post...I'd add to it by
pointing you to this news piece. Essentially...
Posted at 12:51 PM Read More
Mon - September 29, 2003
Why America Has Failed: Deux
A lot of people responded to my short essay on why I felt this nation has
failed it's citizens. Some of the responses were supportive of my ideas and
others were not...but I wanted to respond to everyone who wrote their thoughts
in a manner that wasn't restricted to a small comments window. So here
goes...
Posted at 01:38 PM Read More
Thu - June 26, 2003
In God We Trust
Religion is about more than faith today...it is
about commerce...
Posted at 02:04 AM Read More
Thu - June 19, 2003
The New Israel
Thank goodness we freed the Iraqi people from Saddam.
Now we can have peace!
Posted at 05:15 PM Read More
I can't make up stuff funnier than the truth
"Now there are some who would like to rewrite history;
revisionist historians is what I like to call
them,"
-Revisionist Historian, President George Bush
The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to publish a draft report next week on the state of the environment, but after editing by the White House, a long section describing risks from rising global temperatures has been whittled to a few noncommittal paragraphs...
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-Revisionist Historian, President George Bush
The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to publish a draft report next week on the state of the environment, but after editing by the White House, a long section describing risks from rising global temperatures has been whittled to a few noncommittal paragraphs...
More==>
Posted at 02:44 PM Read More
Wed - June 18, 2003
Come on...you know you want to...
...dress your child in funny apparel! I will if you
will!
Posted at 06:35 PM Read More
File Under "What the Fuck?"
Chairman
of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah proposes the
creation of the world's most damaging super virus & releases new
album.
Posted at 03:12 PM Read More
Tue - June 17, 2003
Victoria Clarke Leaves Post: Bush Announces Official End of Shock and Awe
Gay men everywhere breathe sigh of
relief.
Posted at 04:53 PM Read More
Dream so real...
If architects designed software...
How do you ship a baby?
Are you a patriot or a dirty filthy commie bastard?
Thanks a lot...really...
Blair 'duped' over out-of-date dossier
Liberal Schmiberal
Digital McCarthyism
Like Air - Why blogging cannot be defined
Why the RIAA has Won
What is will be...
Neurotechnosis
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Published On: Jan 29, 2004 01:35 PM