I've lived in Mtn Home since 1989, so that's...hold on...I'm thinking...WOW! Exactly 25 years! Boy, I think I can almost declare myself an Idahoan. But my family is British and I grew up in Louisiana around lots of other Brits so I still think I'm a little bit of a mutt. Those of you who have been around awhile may remember when I used to blog all the time. My opinions weren't very accepted and there was always an issue because I work for the county. That really wasn't fair because I NEVER blog at work! And I am still entitled to my opinions and thoughts about city and county issues, right? However, it stirred a lot of pots and those pots certainly can make a lot of noise! Since I'm a writer, I took what I wrote in my blog seriously so I spent a lot of time researching things which got exhausting to do when you're not even get a paycheck for it. So I stopped. That was a blessing to many! However, to this day, I still have people stop me and ask me why I wasn't blogging and t! hey missed it. I've missed it. Mainly because there are so many issues that come up and I have no voice except around my friends and I'm sure they are tired of it.

Universal Healthcare is like...

Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 8:41 AM

Universal Healthcare is like having a huge Star Chamber! What does that mean? The original Star Chamber was a group of people in the 15th-17th century in England. There were "secret" meetings based on security and decisions made were harsh or arbitrary. There was a really good movie by that name with Michael Douglas. So I thought I would share a few of the most famous lines in the movie.

Quotes from movie, "THEY HAVE COMMITED EVERY CRIME IN THE BOOK. Yet the law cannot touch them. They are free to walk the streets." (Scary, huh? They meet. They judge. They execute... All in the name of the law.Protecting the people!) "Someone has taken justice and hidden it in the law." AND THIS GREAT LINE, "The law. Nothing is right or wrong! It's either the law or its not the law. Well, we got a problem here, because it's not working anymore. It turns out that right and wrong count." WOW!

The time is 7:40am. Have a great day!

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how does any part of your blog have to do with health-care in any form? it's ludicrous.

And it's "single payer health care" which means that the government pays for it (with taxes). But that's all they have to do with it. The hospitals and staff would still be under private ownership and in no way government controlled as opposed to socialized medicine. Socialized Medicine is government run down the line but is not at all a bad thing. Unless your into paying a thousand or two each month to some insurance corp, that would deny your medical claims more often then any socialized or single payer program.

And a majority of Docs/hospital staff in general, are in favor of single payer.

But go on believing your moral majority, conservative hero's if it makes you feel all warm inside to believe their hype.

-- Posted by censored on Wed, May 20, 2009, at 10:36 PM
I have no conservative heros. I have no republican heros. I don't believe anything coming out of anyone's mouth connected to the politics of today. Unfortunately, I see no heros there. Wish I did.

-- Posted by kimkovac on Wed, May 20, 2009, at 11:21 PM
Here are some health care articles to read. Thought you all might enjoy them.

http://www.liberty-page.com/issues/healthcare/socialized.html#britain

http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_3_canadian_healthcare.html

I thought this article was simple and to the point; http://www.newsweek.com/id/195673

Have a good day tomorrow.

-- Posted by midea on Wed, May 20, 2009, at 11:32 PM
you want an example of a government hospital...... go Air Force...... the day my husband retired so did my special drug order.. $150 a month at Sav-on now.......

Been going with the married daughter to the base OB (her hubby is in tech school)..we haven't seen the same doctor twice....given 5 versions of advice for diabetes... have we seen a dietion........ no

Government Health care..... is like buying a Chrysler and finding out only the seatbelt is under warranty....

-- Posted by workingbee on Fri, May 22, 2009, at 12:59 AM
And the sheeples will still say "how did this happen" and "nobody said this was going on." It is all going on RIGHT in front of us. We are allowing it. I want a set of those blinders that seem to work so well.

-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Fri, May 22, 2009, at 9:50 AM
It would be a lot different if they allowed any company or bank that received the bail out money to give it back. But, this is one way to keep them under their belt and a tight reign on them. Control, Control, Control.

They could pay the money back and it could be used toward the deficit that has been created. Or give tax decreases since a lot of the money would be going back into the govt.

-- Posted by midea on Fri, May 22, 2009, at 10:05 AM
President Barack Obama said in Turkey : "We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values."

What "ideals" and what "values" and at what point do those "values" come to light? With "God" being removed from all there is...what is really left? Whose "values" are we to follow and who will say if they are right or wrong in the end?

More government power/control is not a good thing. The last thing I want is a business person making the rules on pap tests and colon scans. Let them try to run a country first and get that right before they try to "fix" the rest of it. Before long we will make our car and house payments directly to congress. My, will that not be fun!?

Have a nice, safe weekend everyone. Use those DD's if you are drinking please.

-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Sun, May 24, 2009, at 11:54 AM
Yes, Mike I knew that many are/were lawyers and it does explain things a bit. I just do not understand why we elect these crooks again and again/over and over. If they were bad in their first 20 years---what is going to change? Term limits would be very nice as well, IMHO. Only in the US can a guy be involved in the death of a young woman, become an attorney, and serve in the legislature for the rest of his life. Only in America...or the life of a Kennedy.

"The iron heel of the rich will always keep you down while they stomp on your faces and laugh." (from a post above) Yep, that about covers it and we have allowed it to happen.

-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Tue, May 26, 2009, at 3:42 PM
If pulling out the pistols would work, that would be fine with me. Yet remember fear begets fear. Fear brings out the worst in someone. If you point the gun at someone they will typically respond irrationally and not give you what you want in the end.

Health care is much too complex to let the government in on it. Adding the red tape will make it ever more confusing. Next you add politicians who know next to nothing about the field and giving them the power to make meaningful decisions. Sounds like someone trying to be the hero.....

-- Posted by twilcox1978 on Wed, May 27, 2009, at 11:24 AM

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