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redhead · 02-20-2011, 01:35 PM

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It still baffles me as to how 'the home of the brave' can be so frightened of the word 'socialized' and allow each citizen to fend for themselves when most vulnerable.

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I mean no disrespect to my American friends.

No offense taken here.

I'm convinced that the people on Capitol Hill who scream the loudest about the evils of socialism are the ones who stand to suffer the biggest financial loss from the backers of their future campaigns, i.e. the insurance and pharmaceutical companies, if a workable solution that doesn't favor these industries is found. Don’t forget, they themselves are the recipients of taxpayer funded healthcare and have no problem with it from the top down. They only hate the idea of it from the bottom up.

In order to get the country to vote against their own best interest, our elected officials expertly use social issues as a wedge to divide us. They'll exploit a hot button issue (we all know what they are) by shining a spotlight on it, while the real agenda (which would probably piss us off if we actually paid attention to it) is being carried out, almost by stealth.

I've heard people who are against a public option state that the government cannot be trusted to incorporate this without messing it up. Given the state of affairs in our country, they certainly do have a point. My answer to this, however is not to abandon the notion that quality healthcare can and should be made available for all, but to continually pay attention to what they are doing, and when they begin to stray away from acting in the country's best interest, demand that they stop. Loudly!

When we are bickering with each other, it is their finest hour because it takes the focus off of them and what their greed is doing to the nation. Until we can figure out a way to stand as a united front, nothing will change and it will in fact, continue to get worse given number of us that will become senior citizens within the next 15-20 years.

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The problems in the U.S. are not a laughing matter anymore. Become informed.

I believe this is the single, most important thing we must to do as a country in order to get back on track. Instead of only worrying about what color our next SUV should be, take a few minutes each day to review what's going on in varying media outlets to avoid getting only one political slant, and pay attention to what these people are up to. I can't count the number of times I've reference a piece of legislation under consideration to a friend or colleague, and they'll have absolutely no idea as to what I'm talking about.

We can no longer afford the luxury of indulging in intellectual laziness. It's now literally become a matter of life and death, as the future of our healthcare as senior citizens is at stake.

02-20-2011, 01:35 PM	#24
redhead Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 157	Re: Canadian Health Care Code: It still baffles me as to how 'the home of the brave' can be so frightened of the word 'socialized' and allow each citizen to fend for themselves when most vulnerable. Code: I mean no disrespect to my American friends. No offense taken here. I'm convinced that the people on Capitol Hill who scream the loudest about the evils of socialism are the ones who stand to suffer the biggest financial loss from the backers of their future campaigns, i.e. the insurance and pharmaceutical companies, if a workable solution that doesn't favor these industries is found. Don’t forget, they themselves are the recipients of taxpayer funded healthcare and have no problem with it from the top down. They only hate the idea of it from the bottom up. In order to get the country to vote against their own best interest, our elected officials expertly use social issues as a wedge to divide us. They'll exploit a hot button issue (we all know what they are) by shining a spotlight on it, while the real agenda (which would probably piss us off if we actually paid attention to it) is being carried out, almost by stealth. I've heard people who are against a public option state that the government cannot be trusted to incorporate this without messing it up. Given the state of affairs in our country, they certainly do have a point. My answer to this, however is not to abandon the notion that quality healthcare can and should be made available for all, but to continually pay attention to what they are doing, and when they begin to stray away from acting in the country's best interest, demand that they stop. Loudly! When we are bickering with each other, it is their finest hour because it takes the focus off of them and what their greed is doing to the nation. Until we can figure out a way to stand as a united front, nothing will change and it will in fact, continue to get worse given number of us that will become senior citizens within the next 15-20 years. Code: The problems in the U.S. are not a laughing matter anymore. Become informed. I believe this is the single, most important thing we must to do as a country in order to get back on track. Instead of only worrying about what color our next SUV should be, take a few minutes each day to review what's going on in varying media outlets to avoid getting only one political slant, and pay attention to what these people are up to. I can't count the number of times I've reference a piece of legislation under consideration to a friend or colleague, and they'll have absolutely no idea as to what I'm talking about. We can no longer afford the luxury of indulging in intellectual laziness. It's now literally become a matter of life and death, as the future of our healthcare as senior citizens is at stake.