this is the rest of the post ............
The above is a quote from an article in the "New Yorker" magazine. Delete the word "segregation" and you may see, upon reflection, how often this phrase follows soooo many statements about federal law. It applies to school curricula, government contracts, health care, etc.
The power of the purse cannot, must not, and I repeat, cannot be underestimated. Once a law is passed and obtains control over resources of whatever kind, even the most radical of thought will begin to cave to the pressure.
So what is the answer? That's the subject of another rant. But know this ........... "Money" IS power.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
"... decided to abandon segregation rather than lose federal dollars"
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/04/05/100405taco_talk_gawande#ixzz0jhgqxzrp
The above is a quote from an article in the "New Yorker" magazine. Delete the word "segregation" and you may see, upon reflection, how often this phrase follows soooo many statements about federal law. It applies to school curricula, government contracts, health care, etc.
The power of the purse cannot, must not, and I repeat, cannot be underestimated. Once a law is passed and obtains control over resources of whatever kind, even the most radical of thought will begin to cave to the pressure.
So what is the answer? That's the subject of another rant. But know this ........... "Money" IS power.
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/04/05/100405taco_talk_gawande#ixzz0jhgqxzrp
The above is a quote from an article in the "New Yorker" magazine. Delete the word "segregation" and you may see, upon reflection, how often this phrase follows soooo many statements about federal law. It applies to school curricula, government contracts, health care, etc.
The power of the purse cannot, must not, and I repeat, cannot be underestimated. Once a law is passed and obtains control over resources of whatever kind, even the most radical of thought will begin to cave to the pressure.
So what is the answer? That's the subject of another rant. But know this ........... "Money" IS power.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
10% Justification
We keep hearing "...this bill will provide health care for 37 million Americans who don't have it...". So 263+ million Americans are being told to provide heath care for the 37 million who don't want it, can't afford it or are indigent?
I understand this is overly simplistic, but really! Most bills, I believe, have "add ons" special language, and provisions to benefit only a few, but really!, have we given this bill enough "public" airing in regard to the details for us as a population to allow it to be approved and signed into law?
Forget the COST !!! It's just a Trillion and that's the new Billion which replaced the old 100 million.
So if, as I suggest, money isn't the issue, and the cost justification of creating a law that will cost $987 BILLION to in sure 37 million people who aren't currently insured (remember that is one of the prime justifications for this law), that's 26 BILLION per uninsured person (please check my arithmetic) and that just seems silly to me; but that's just my opinion, I haven't heard what Bill Maher thinks yet.
Where am I going with all of this? Well, I believe if you read this blog by some odd fluke of the universe, then you should join me in writing a personal form letter to each of the 219 representatives who voted "yes" and to the 212 who voted "no", asking what their reasoning was? If one of the yes/no representatives represents YOU then decide if you want to re-elect them.
I'm not against health care reform, universal coverage, medicade, nor am I worried about the "poooor" insurance companies losing money (poor babies), and I don't want the poor or financially unable to die horrible painful deaths, etc, etc. I just don't think that we are going to find that this bill gets the job done for us.
You see, I don't blame pres. Obama, or the Supreme Court, or the Bureaucrats, or the Lobbyists, I blame our ELECTED officials in the house and senate and THEY are the ones I believe we should hold accountable.
What would YOU say?
I understand this is overly simplistic, but really! Most bills, I believe, have "add ons" special language, and provisions to benefit only a few, but really!, have we given this bill enough "public" airing in regard to the details for us as a population to allow it to be approved and signed into law?
Forget the COST !!! It's just a Trillion and that's the new Billion which replaced the old 100 million.
So if, as I suggest, money isn't the issue, and the cost justification of creating a law that will cost $987 BILLION to in sure 37 million people who aren't currently insured (remember that is one of the prime justifications for this law), that's 26 BILLION per uninsured person (please check my arithmetic) and that just seems silly to me; but that's just my opinion, I haven't heard what Bill Maher thinks yet.
Where am I going with all of this? Well, I believe if you read this blog by some odd fluke of the universe, then you should join me in writing a personal form letter to each of the 219 representatives who voted "yes" and to the 212 who voted "no", asking what their reasoning was? If one of the yes/no representatives represents YOU then decide if you want to re-elect them.
I'm not against health care reform, universal coverage, medicade, nor am I worried about the "poooor" insurance companies losing money (poor babies), and I don't want the poor or financially unable to die horrible painful deaths, etc, etc. I just don't think that we are going to find that this bill gets the job done for us.
You see, I don't blame pres. Obama, or the Supreme Court, or the Bureaucrats, or the Lobbyists, I blame our ELECTED officials in the house and senate and THEY are the ones I believe we should hold accountable.
What would YOU say?
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