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Archive for July, 2009
Health Care Reform
Jul 30
Well Congress has recessed without passing any health care legislation. This is probably a good thing, lets do it right and not rush. The Senate did remove the public option from their plan, which means that it’ll be up to the private sector to provide insurance.
The health care industry is afraid that if a public option was available it would drive costs down. Isn’t that what we are trying to do? A public option plan would have the power to get discounts on medication, that’s what the Veteran’s Administration and Medicare do. They are public options.
Then we have Senators like Orrin Hatch who argue that industries do not give money because they are trying to influence candidates, they give it because “they agree with the principles espoused by the candidate. I don’t believe they are trying to influence the candidate’s decisions.”
I agree, but the candidates often seem to base their principles on the views of donors. Which came first, the principles or the cash?
An age old question.
I’m tired of hearing about the Gates issue. Yes, race may have been a factor in the confrontation. Gates himself brought it up, he was reacting to a white officer, would he had acted the same had it been a black officer? Would Crowley had arrested him if he had been white?
We’ll never know for sure, but I think hat class may also been a factor. Gates was insulted that he would be challenged, his prominence not recognized. Any person with common sense should know not to challenge a police officer, they have to maintain control of the situation at all times.
Get over it and move on.
No Apologies!
Jul 22
IOU
Jul 9
California is now paying debt with IOU’s. At least five other states are considering this approach to solve their budgetary woes.
I wonder what the response would be if residents of California were to pay their property tax, income tax or sewerage bill with a IOU. Well, I don’t really wonder, I know what the response would be.