thrblndmce's Blog

As a concerned taxpayer, and one of Americas poverty stricken individuals I resent the idea that our healthcare system is so great.

Our system allows those “international” doctors to practice, learn and teach in our system. How noble of them. The whole time we are subjected to the skyrocketing cost of a doctor visit. Let alone the cost of prescription drugs. .

I contend that it is all a scam, and the taxpayer is the bearer of the burden already. So why not change the system? It is impossible to go through your life without going to the doctor. The cost to somebody like me is out of the question. At 150.00 for an office visit, I can’t see a doctor. So I go to the ER where I’m subject to more bills then anyone can imagine. I make just a little to much for the “public” healthcare offered by our government, but like so many others I can’t afford my own insurance. Unless the company that I work for offers it, coverage is out of the question.

Change the way that Washington is running things. It’s about time that the taxpayer start exercising the power of the vote to implement the change that is necessary. The only thing getting healthy in this country are the bank accounts of these politicians who refuse to work harder for change in the system. The average taxpayer is the loser here folks. I say that a system where a small business can afford to cover their employees should be made available to the small business owner, and affordable health care be made available to those who make to much for Medicaid, and not enough to buy insurance as an individual.

The government gives away our tax dollars with reckless disregard to the end result of the outcome of these “investments” . I say that in order to get a grant to learn to practice medicine in this country you should have to give back to the taxpayers who funded you. If you come to this country to practice, you should be required to perform your services at a discounted rate for the taxpayers who will still be funding you.

Im just glad that there are places to go to get more informed these days, I found one of particular interest:

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/17712.html

I got this really kewl e-mail from a vet friend of mine, kick back and enjoy... Whether you are a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably remember his great song "We Didn't Start the Fire." Here it is, set to pictures---very very cool!
Turn up volume, sit back and enjoy a review of 50 years of history in less than 3 minutes!
Thanks to Billy Joel and some guy from the University of Chicago with too much time to Google! Click here: http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html

Now these "victims" of the tiger attack have admitted to taunting the animal prior to the attack which left two dead. This would never have happened if these teens had been taught to respect these creatures, and themselves.  Aside from the loss of animal, disregard for all nature seems to run rampant among the youth these days. I'm sad for the animal. People should know better. We should be teaching our kids  moral ethics, a sense of responsibility for their actions.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22719922/

Every day I'm forced to press one for english. You call customer service @ AOL, thats AMERICA online and I'm routed to a representative in So. Africa. So now not only do you have to press 1 for eng. but now I need a translator cause now I can't understand what they're saying on the phone. You're not an american 100%, then you shouldn't get the perks that come with citizenship. Recently I had a cable service tech in my home, He proceeded to get on his cell phone and coverse in another language. I politely told him that he is holding an american job, also I'm paying for this service with my hard earned american dollars. I told him as long as he was on this job he would speak english.

As a driver I don't mind standing in line at the DMV, to a point. I'd rather stand in line while the elderly driver in front of me gets an eye exam. An elderly gentleman that lived close to me should never have gotten his renewal without an exam. The guy could not see me across the street, but he was allowed to drive.  The last six months of  his life he crashed his car into his house twice,  and ran over himself. Our sight, hearing, and reflexes change as we age. I know it's a pain, but it needs to be done. I'll be glad to stand in line to get me eyes checked at the DMV, I'll be a safer, older driver for it.