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So I wanted to throw in my two cents about the current healthcare debate.
First off, all of this argument that “socialized medicine will cause this country to go into the shitter” blah blah blah, is getting really annoying, redundant. and somewhat insulting. Canada, United Kingdom, France, etc ALL have government paid healthcare and yet they all seem to being doing just as well, if not better, than we are. According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.K., Canada, and France have a LONGER life expectancy than we do in the U.S. In fact, the ENTIRE European Union has a longer life expectancy than what we have. So government run healthcare will be the death of us all and yet people in the U.S. have SHORTER life-spans than people in countries that have it. Now….just to use a little logic on my part, shouldn’t those numbers be reversed if government healthcare is so shitty? Or am I missing something? Sure, countries with government healthcare pay higher tax rates. But are higher taxes really so much worse than paying $150+ PER MONTH for basically the rest of your life (or at least until a certain age at which conveniently you become eligible for *gasp* government paid healthcare)?
Also, if government paid healthcare is SOO bad then why is it we trust the government with the lives and HEALTHCARE of our troops (both active and honorably discharged/retired)? Government healthcare is shitty for everyone, but it’s the greatest thing for our troops? Anyone else confused? Now yes, there are some problems with the system but does anyone HONESTLY believe that our soldiers could get healthcare through a private company. I got denied coverage because of an arthroscopic knee operation (that took place months before I applied), that Altius considered “experimental” or some shit. Are you going to sit there and tell me that if I get denied because of a ROUTINE procedure, that our soldiers are going to be able to easily get healthcare in the private sector? I think not. Plus if they do manage to get a company to cover them, it would be at an insane premium because their jobs are high risk! But even then there is no guarantee that they will be 100% covered! If they have medical issues that cost $100,000 a year and they have to pay 10%, then those soldiers and their families are still stuck with a $10,000 bill. Are we willing to ask them to not only be willing to give their lives in defense of the country but to also go bankrupt due to medical bills? Not me folks!
In addition, lack of at least a government option, severely hurts the economy of this country. One of the biggest reasons that companies ship jobs overseas is because of the fact that healthcare is so expensive for them to pay here. By sending jobs to countries where healthcare is cheap or paid by the government, they save millions of dollars.
So, I have a simple challenge for everyone who is against government healthcare. Write to your government officials and demand that they cut ALL funding for Medicare, Medicade, and tell our soldiers that from now on they will be uninsured until they find a private company that will insure them. If your Senators, Representatives, and President won’t cut that funding, then vote them out of office. For those who see how needed government paid healthcare is, then write to the same government officials and tell them to get their asses in gear and pass healthcare reform!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Just.....wow
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_12893083
Ok I'm all for freedom of religion but I'm sorry guys this type of practice has gone and continues to go too far. If these people wanted to be LDS, they would have converted while they were living! To convert in this way is, I feel, an insult to the dead. Not to mention, if a person is already dead, isn't it a tad late to change his/her religion? I don't care if they are names provided by families. To me the ONLY time this should be done is if it is expressly stated and legally verified in a person's last will and testament. If I heard about this happening to people of my family, I would be greatly upset. Respect and tolerance for a person's belief DOES NOT END when a person dies.
Ok I'm all for freedom of religion but I'm sorry guys this type of practice has gone and continues to go too far. If these people wanted to be LDS, they would have converted while they were living! To convert in this way is, I feel, an insult to the dead. Not to mention, if a person is already dead, isn't it a tad late to change his/her religion? I don't care if they are names provided by families. To me the ONLY time this should be done is if it is expressly stated and legally verified in a person's last will and testament. If I heard about this happening to people of my family, I would be greatly upset. Respect and tolerance for a person's belief DOES NOT END when a person dies.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
July 20, 1969
As I look back on it, it seems hard to believe that 40 years ago this nation became the one and only nation to put a man on the moon. It becomes even more impressive when you consider that almost everything had to be invented or perfected in less then 10 years. We have the technology to easily do it today, and yet we can't. With as advanced as the shuttle is, it seems very ironic that in order to get back to the moon, engineers have returned to a launch vehicle similar to the mighty Saturn 5 rocket which sent Apollo 11 to the moon. Even the space suits haven't changed THAT much since 1969.
I also wonder if a President made the same challenge today, as Kennedy did then, would we be able to pull it off just as successfully? They did it in 8 years! That is an incredible achievement. Any "major" change or challenge in today's world, we give a time line of 15 years PLUS. That is a great testament to the people behind the entire space program during the 50s and 60s. It's also an intense slap in the face to our generation. Sure we have greatly advanced society and technology since then, but not our focus, determination, and resolve.
For those who are convinced that it never happened, that it's a "conspiracy", I say you have the right to think it but don't insult the rest of us by talking about it. To say the whole thing was faked is an insult to the memories of every single person who lived and died to put us on the moon. Say that to the families of the three astronauts who were killed in Apollo 1. Tell Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong that they imagined everything. Explain where all the footage, all the pictures, all the ROCKS all came from, if not from the moon. Tell the family of Walter Cronkite that everything HE saw and HE reported that night was a lie.
Landing on the moon was not only one of America's greatest achievements, but also one of the greatest events in all of human history! I am in awe every time I see it replayed, and I can only hope that we as a nation and as the human race can come together and make another monumental achievement as those brave men did and soon!
I also wonder if a President made the same challenge today, as Kennedy did then, would we be able to pull it off just as successfully? They did it in 8 years! That is an incredible achievement. Any "major" change or challenge in today's world, we give a time line of 15 years PLUS. That is a great testament to the people behind the entire space program during the 50s and 60s. It's also an intense slap in the face to our generation. Sure we have greatly advanced society and technology since then, but not our focus, determination, and resolve.
For those who are convinced that it never happened, that it's a "conspiracy", I say you have the right to think it but don't insult the rest of us by talking about it. To say the whole thing was faked is an insult to the memories of every single person who lived and died to put us on the moon. Say that to the families of the three astronauts who were killed in Apollo 1. Tell Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong that they imagined everything. Explain where all the footage, all the pictures, all the ROCKS all came from, if not from the moon. Tell the family of Walter Cronkite that everything HE saw and HE reported that night was a lie.
Landing on the moon was not only one of America's greatest achievements, but also one of the greatest events in all of human history! I am in awe every time I see it replayed, and I can only hope that we as a nation and as the human race can come together and make another monumental achievement as those brave men did and soon!
Friday, July 10, 2009
Another sad attempt at "Immigration Reform"
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7101481
Congressman Chaffetz is apparently going to cosponsor a bill that would mandate that at least one parent be an American citizen in order for a newborn, born in the U.S. to be given automatic citizenship. Please Congressman, allow me to burst your bubble and bring you back to terra firma.
First, I would like to remind you of a simple set of documents that are merely over 200 years old. The Constitution of the United States of America states that: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside,” Amendment 14, Section 1. As you can plainly read, Sir, the very bill you are cosponsoring is unequivocally UNCONSTITUTIONAL! It is unconstitutional now, it will be tomorrow, and, if for some dumb ass reason it passes, it will be unconstitutional if it passes.
People seem to forget the idea that basically every single U.S. citizen is a descendant of an “illegal immigrant” and that this country would not have the diversity it does if it wasn’t for immigrants (legal or not). I mean, as far as I know, none of the Native Americans said “sure you can settle here.” Our forefathers simply showed up and said “this is our land now, you savages need to take your shit and go.”
The longer this debate on “illegal immigration” goes on, the more asinine it becomes! I mean how pathetic is it that there is so much concern and fear about immigrants from Central and South America, and yet there isn’t a single word about the fact that Cuban’s who make it to U.S. soil are basically given citizenship. A person who gets into the U.S. by land is a “potential danger to National Security” and yet someone who crosses 90 miles of ocean is a saint? Give me a break!
I’m starting to think that this whole debate has been created to be nothing more than a scapegoat. Immigrants are new and different so lets blame their asses for ALL of our problems rather than point the fingers where they really belong. We have screwed ourselves, no one else is to blame! Its OUR fault that we refuse to work certain jobs because they “don’t pay enough”, the jobs are “below us”, or the work is simply too damn hard. We create the job market and appeal to immigrants to come simply because we are too lazy or egotistical. It’s not the immigrants fault. In fact, if it wasn’t for all these people willing, and THANKFUL, to take the shitty jobs we won’t, our entire society would be different.
Also this whole idea that an “unsecured boarder” could lead to another terrible terrorist attack is WAY overblown, if not out right total horse shit. Cite September 11 all you want but don’t waste your breath because most, if not all, of the hijackers got into the U.S. by legal means (they didn’t jump a boarder fence, swim across the ocean, etc). In fact I would argue that it’s far EASIER for an American citizen to be a terrorist than it is for an “illegal.” The 1995 bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, 1996 Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Columbine HS, Virginia Tech, and many others were ALL the work of AMERICAN CITIZENS!
The 14th Amendment also states that: “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” By forcing “illegal immigrants” to hide and live in fear, we are ignoring the Constitution again. By living underground, these immigrants are often abused and taken advantage of because they don’t realize they have rights even though they aren’t citizens. They have the right to be treated fairly, paid fairly, safe work environments, and the same protection from law enforcement as normal citizens do.
I’ve bored you long enough so I will just say two things in closing. The first is that people such as Congressman Chaffetz need to seriously pull their heads from their asses and see the world as it really is. The second, and last thing, is that all of these elected officials truly need to read, reread, and reread the very documents that they have sworn to uphold and protect!
Congressman Chaffetz is apparently going to cosponsor a bill that would mandate that at least one parent be an American citizen in order for a newborn, born in the U.S. to be given automatic citizenship. Please Congressman, allow me to burst your bubble and bring you back to terra firma.
First, I would like to remind you of a simple set of documents that are merely over 200 years old. The Constitution of the United States of America states that: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside,” Amendment 14, Section 1. As you can plainly read, Sir, the very bill you are cosponsoring is unequivocally UNCONSTITUTIONAL! It is unconstitutional now, it will be tomorrow, and, if for some dumb ass reason it passes, it will be unconstitutional if it passes.
People seem to forget the idea that basically every single U.S. citizen is a descendant of an “illegal immigrant” and that this country would not have the diversity it does if it wasn’t for immigrants (legal or not). I mean, as far as I know, none of the Native Americans said “sure you can settle here.” Our forefathers simply showed up and said “this is our land now, you savages need to take your shit and go.”
The longer this debate on “illegal immigration” goes on, the more asinine it becomes! I mean how pathetic is it that there is so much concern and fear about immigrants from Central and South America, and yet there isn’t a single word about the fact that Cuban’s who make it to U.S. soil are basically given citizenship. A person who gets into the U.S. by land is a “potential danger to National Security” and yet someone who crosses 90 miles of ocean is a saint? Give me a break!
I’m starting to think that this whole debate has been created to be nothing more than a scapegoat. Immigrants are new and different so lets blame their asses for ALL of our problems rather than point the fingers where they really belong. We have screwed ourselves, no one else is to blame! Its OUR fault that we refuse to work certain jobs because they “don’t pay enough”, the jobs are “below us”, or the work is simply too damn hard. We create the job market and appeal to immigrants to come simply because we are too lazy or egotistical. It’s not the immigrants fault. In fact, if it wasn’t for all these people willing, and THANKFUL, to take the shitty jobs we won’t, our entire society would be different.
Also this whole idea that an “unsecured boarder” could lead to another terrible terrorist attack is WAY overblown, if not out right total horse shit. Cite September 11 all you want but don’t waste your breath because most, if not all, of the hijackers got into the U.S. by legal means (they didn’t jump a boarder fence, swim across the ocean, etc). In fact I would argue that it’s far EASIER for an American citizen to be a terrorist than it is for an “illegal.” The 1995 bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, 1996 Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Columbine HS, Virginia Tech, and many others were ALL the work of AMERICAN CITIZENS!
The 14th Amendment also states that: “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” By forcing “illegal immigrants” to hide and live in fear, we are ignoring the Constitution again. By living underground, these immigrants are often abused and taken advantage of because they don’t realize they have rights even though they aren’t citizens. They have the right to be treated fairly, paid fairly, safe work environments, and the same protection from law enforcement as normal citizens do.
I’ve bored you long enough so I will just say two things in closing. The first is that people such as Congressman Chaffetz need to seriously pull their heads from their asses and see the world as it really is. The second, and last thing, is that all of these elected officials truly need to read, reread, and reread the very documents that they have sworn to uphold and protect!
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