There is an old saying: Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.
The only problem is, what is the party about? That is the question that is being asked by many citizens in the United States.
The issue of health care seems to be on the minds of many. The problem is, every time someone tries to ask a question about the health care plan, they are shouted down by hecklers in town hall meetings all over the country. The hecklers say they don’t like the plan, and the supporters of the plan are saying they need a chance to explain what’s good about the plan.
Problem is, our elected officials don’t know what is good or bad about the plan. I have been listening to both sides of the issue, and the fact is that we need some kind of health care plan. We will soon have about 35 million baby boomers who will be retiring, and they will want a health care plan. The only problem is, they don’t want to pay for it.
My question is, what happened to all the money that was paid in insurance premiums over the years? Most of the boomers feel that they have been betrayed. And they have — by the elected officials they voted into office.
One would say it serves us right for voting the party into office, no matter what party. When people hear that, they get angry as hell and say: “What do you mean, saying that my party did that?” Well, they did.
The problem was caused by special-interest lobbyists. Most HMOs don’t want to settle the argument, nor do the doctors. This same group of money-hungry CEOs that brought down AIG and all the banks are now pulling the same trick on the insured.
It’s obvious that any health care plan will take some doing to figure out.
Obama has only been in office for seven months and has done what he campaigned about. And yet, the other side was in office for eight years and didn’t accomplish a decent health care plan for its voters.
So, now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the people who voted them into office.
Beaucracy will be a monster to be reckoned with if this goes through.
Why didn't they Bail Out the American Health Coverage for all Americans FIRST?
Like I said before, somewhere, their priorities are screwed up.
CN
The people voted for change. Not to keep spending. Try to tell that to the liberals in Congress.
I can tell you are not a dairy-man. Let me give my advice. If the cow gives all it's milk you don't squeeze the nipple harder. If you try it that way you will damage the goods.
We are already out of money.
You had better read my quote again. It said that if we keep using our healthcare system like a cash cow we will go broke.
That's not a liberal agenda, my friend. Liberals feel we will never run out of money.
Great!
Let's be practical. You said we need to generate revenue to pay for healthcare or our nation will crumble.
How do you propose we do that guven we are doing quite the opposite? Your letter put the cart beforr the horse.
Let's firat see if we keep our promises to create energy jobs and pull troops.
Do you think your apocolyptic prediction will come true? If so, you may consider slowing spending money we won't have.
Let's not dangle carrots you ain't got.
Either we got it or we don't.
Sounds like you think this healthcare plan is a house of cards.
I can only tell you that if we don't change our agenda from making war,rather than makeing peace. We will crumble as a Country. Other people won't look at us as an example for the rest of the world.
Tom, didn't you waffle when said, "[he]... has done what he campaigned about".? So far I don't think anyone sees what you meant by that? Why didn't we any pull out the troops, Tom?
TomBenigno wrote on Monday, Aug 24 at 08:37 AM »
Russia tried to discredit America for years, fighting a war in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and lost their own creditability. We can't afford to do the same.
Oh, yes and then there was Russia's involvement in Afghanistan. Tanks against Camels. Kinda reminds you of Italy vs Africa in the earlier part of the Century, Tom? More importantly, why (under the current administration) haven't we kept our promise of pulling troops, Tom?
TomBenigno wrote on Monday, Aug 24 at 08:37 AM » As for the undocumented people in our country, you need to get answers from those elected officials. Now we must help them to help us generate revenue to support our health care system however we can. Tom, Did you ever run for congress? I'm sure it's a tough job, but don't you think they should come to the American people and address the people's concerns? I tried to ask the question during Jerry's last "phoney" meeting. Somehow, I don't think we will get the answers if Jerry McNerney won't give the American people an in-person town hall meeting? And unfortunately, it sounds like you are copin' out now too?
Right.
Wall Street and Special Interest Groups are Raiding our Treasury.
I can only tell you that if we don't change our agenda from making war,rather than makeing peace. We will crumble as a Country. Other people won't look at us as an example for the rest of the world.
Russia tried to discredit America for years, fighting a war in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and lost their own creditability. We can't afford to do the same.
As for the undocumented people in our country, you need to get answers from those elected officials. Now we must help them to help us generate revenue to support our health care system however we can.
Why is your healthcare "plan" so unfair to those who come to this country looking for the American dream?
We work hard to provide strawberries and other produce to your table, every time you go shopping you are reminded of us, or probably not Jerry?
Why does your country exploit us and exclude us from recieving proper and humane healthcare?
Jerry McNerney, your "plan" already failed America.
It stamps one foot on the immigrant's backs and lifts the other foot up on a "phoney" platform, which you've falsely labeled "FAIRNESS" for all?
Por que Jerry McNerney?
Su healthcare plan NO funcion del America!
You are right about the past, but not the present. This isn't about "McCain".
Logic dictates that if we alread spent one trillion in Iraq and another 10 trillion since February where do you think the money is coming from for another couple trillion?
Tom, In other letters to the editor you suggested putting the brakes on spending. Now you've flipped. In this letter it appears that you want to spend spend spend spend us broke to the point of multiple times the Iraq war.
We don't have the cash. Do you and Jerry McNerney have any clue where it is going to come from? Open the floodgates and let the illegals to pay for it, I guess?
That's nuts.
With your logic we'd be 'nice guys', but we'd also go broke because we're so-called "nice guys".
AIG, Recall that Hitler's healthcare had a flaw. Hitler's "plan" had a "plan" for illegals in Nazi Germany. What is the "plan" for the US healthcare for "illegals" in the US?
Let's not say we're being "nice" when we really don't have an adequate plan.
There must be ten million illegals in this country.
Bottom line.
We can't afford healthcare RIGHT NOW, and I think most Democrats, like myself included, already know that.
Why don't you and Tom realize that it's not about how much money America HAD (in the past).
It's really about how much money we don't have RIGHT NOW.
America is going broke!
You don't write checks when there's no money in the bank or the government puts you in jail.
Hope that helps.
Title: Me, myself & I
Dear Editor;
We as a nation, built the Panama Cannel, survived the Great Depression, fought and won Two World Wars, and the Cold War. We went to the Moon, Mars and went on to explore the galaxy. We developed computers, the Internet, advanced communications systems and we lead let the way in medical medicines and treatments. We came together as a Nation and over came these increditable challenges. Yet we cannot agree on a medical plan to help our fellow Americans and fellow human beings.
Across this nation, debates rage in the media, town hall meetings, and the halls of Congress about a critical issue for many Americans. The issue is Universal Heath Care, which has become a violent hot button issue across the land. Many have called our President insulting names, because he wants to change a medical system that is bleeding the very life out of our nation. The American Medical System is broken and will cause this nation to collapse if not changed from one of greed to one of care and compassion. The real issue is not health care, but the sad fact many Americans, cannot accept the fact that Obama won and McCain lost. These Americans will not or cannot accept we have an African American as President. The same people against change, and want to leave the system as the status quo. They are working overtime, with ads in newspapers, and with ads on the airwaves and on the Internet to stop this. Broadcasting nothing but out right lies and scare tactics to stop and discredit our President.
Sadly, the United States is ranked almost dead last among the developed nations in the way we provide health care for our citizens. We have become a nation of “We” to one of “Me, Myself and I”. Many Americans have shown little care or concern for the millions that have no medical insurance or have limited medical insurance. The stories of people facing death because they do not have insurance are heart breaking. People being dumped like trash on the streets of our big cities, because they could no longer afford their hospital stay. Then being taken by cab and dumped on skid row. Millions of Americans are being forced into bankruptcy and poverty because our so-called great medical system drains them of their last dime. Insurance Companies develop every excuse not to cover you. Then price medical insurance coverage where only a millionaire can afford the policy. Drug companies think charging $ 17.50 per tablet is a bargain that put many in a life or death struggle for their medicines. Then even our local hospital is only concerned about empire building rather than their mission if they even know what that is.
This is a terrible and unacceptable set circumstance that will destroy and cripple this nation. Americans have prided themselves as generous, compassionate, tolerant, coming together to help one another in time of need. Then we claim to be the greatest nation on earth, with the most powerful military and most wealthy. Yet, medical care cannot be provided to our fellow Americans, in many cases though no fault of their own cannot get medical care because they lack medical insurance.
How can we stand by and claim to be righteous, and God fearing people, when allow our fellow Americans to go without medical care, go bankrupt, suffer and die. Our nation has lost its way, where greed and the motto (Me, myself, & I) is the modern standard for the 21st Century. We tell how bad and terrible Hitler and Nazi Germany was, but they had a system of Universal Health Care that was excellent and free of charge. How can any of us look into our hearts and souls then say it is not my problem when it affects all of us. Should we not support President Obama efforts to being Universal Heath Care to help our fellow Americans and human beings. When God calls us, God will ask that question and God will judge us accordingly.
Best Regards
Al Galaviz
Most of us just lost about $300,000 in home value equity, that could have been used for some medical emergency. Most home owners are broke.
The one trillion dollars we lost in Iraq would have paid medical care for 320 million people for 10 years.
Actually it does matter. You may remember that under the Billary administration we didn't get healthcare either. This isn't the right time to waste trillions of trillions. I would have thought you could have recognized that we need to do things in a certain order. This isn't the Weimar Republic, yet. I would have thought that if it don't matter if Benigno was in office that you could have recognized that. I suppose I was wrong.
Bye.
As it went the oil prices increased and our people were working for nothing. High gas prices, no jobs, home forclosures, and so on. The Bush administration under Dick Cheney felt that Haliburton was more important,than a health care plan or our wounded troops. It was in the 800 pages that was written before Obama was elected. The package was 700 billion, not to mention the one trillion that was spent on the war. Now we are broke and fighting a war for 8 years and running. Mc Nerney, Pombo, Mc Closkey, Benigno, Garimendi, it don't matter who's in office.
And that kinda lowers the bar. Bad healthcare takeover is still bad healthcare takeover. I don't know that I'd be in favor of healthcare after reading your letter. Might be opposed to it now because you raised some things that I wasn't even aware of that make healthcare takeover seem in a negative light. For example I didn't think about the seven months we've had since W left office and now I'm wondering why we are spending so much money for nothing?
So in some regards I think it reads like a special interest letter, but missing the point and confusing even working against itself?