Buzz wrote on Sep 16th, 2009 at 11:24am:As a UK based sufferer of Cluster Headaches, I have HUGE admiration and gratitude for the FREE healthcare and subsidized medication that I am entitled to; I am equally outraged that there are American sufferers who do not have access to the same treatment. Here's a piece that was sent to me by a friend in America. No doubt it will step on a few toes politically, but the pure logic of it transcends political affiliation
I hope I don't get flamed!:
Emailed to me via a friend in the USA
You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate energy policy.
You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.
You didn't get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.
You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country (Iraq) that posed no threat to us.
You didn't get mad when we spent over 600 billion (and counting) on said illegal war.
You didn't get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq.
You didn't get mad when you saw the Abu Grahib photos.
You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing people.
You didn't get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.
You didn't get mad when we didn't catch Bin Laden.
You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed Hospital.
You didn't get mad when we let a major US city drown.
You didn't get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark.
You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick.
Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, are all okay with you, but helping other Americans ... well forget that.
Buzz:
Your initial post should in a sense already have answered most of your questions.
I do agree with others who have mentioned that We as Americans were VERY PO'd at most of the things mentioned in your initial post. Just because you didn't hear of rioting in the streets etc doesn't mean that the American public was not PO'd
Now on to the matter at hand. You question why we Americans balk at having a "Government Run" Health plan or Ins plan or ANYTHING ELSE Government Run for that matter, I defer you back to your original post, would we as Americans want a gov. that let the above things happen in charge of ANYTHING that personally relates to each of us??? UM NO!!!
Our Gov. and many of those in it have proven themselves untrustworthy in the past.
We ask for Legislative/Gov reform of almost any kind and what do we get instead???
Corruption, political back biting, kick backs, misappropriated funds, financial (congressional) Bills with enough earmarks to almost negate what the initial Bill was for in the 1st place, Big Gov for Big Business, a Gov that caters to the Rich, Fraud, A Moron as President (Aka 2nd George Bush), Filibusters, Lobbyists / Big Business blocking or trying to block an action that people want taken (the Ins. Companies are a Big Business), A Gov. that doesn't care about the Elderly and Social Security Benefits (they have been siphoning off of SSI (Social Security Income) and Medicaid for different things on and off for years, now what happens to the baby boomers who are becoming eligible for SSI ?), pork barrel spending by the Gov. (Common who really needs a Gold sink, or a 900.00 toilet seat???), and Gov. employees using gov funds for trips, clothing or other personal uses.
Now you add the above paragraph to your initial post and ask yourself, Would you want that kind of Gov. in charge of your health care???
I am not for giving the Gov. more power and removing more of our freedoms in the process. Think about this for a moment, one of our current Gov. Leaders "Hillary Clinton" to be exact said something like this a few years ago; 'The people are not smart enough to know what they need for health care.' Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to
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Until our government becomes more fiscally responsible there is no way in hell I'd even let them balance my check book or even attempt to pay my bills for me hell they'd probably earmark the crap out of my money and not a single bill would get paid. No this doesn't have anything to do with insurance or health care but I'm sure you get my meaning.
Just my