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@Abe and SandHillBlogger - Rather than respond to ...

2009-07-09T21:58:16.672-07:00

@Abe and SandHillBlogger - Rather than respond to these comments, take a look at my latest post, detailing what is actually transpiring. Sure your ideas for healtchare for all are great. In theory. But since we've already seen it in practice, it's time to re-evaluate the solution: http://www.mylifestartingup.com/2009/07/allow-me-to-explain-healthcare-reform.html

I agree with Abe. Nothing in Obama’s policies h...

2009-07-09T19:32:31.272-07:00

I agree with Abe.

Nothing in Obama’s policies has yet to make any meaningful impact on your Dad’s salary.

That said, I do agree that the healthcare system in this country is broken and Obama should do everything he can to fix it. Given the level of our overall aggregated wealth in the U.S., there is no excuse why we have Americans losing their livelihood because they are unable to get health insurance and as a result are drowning in healthcare debt. We should be role models for the rest of the world by providing basic human needs such as education and healthcare to all our residents. No response can change my position on that.

I for one am willing to pay a little more in taxes if it means the people I see walking on the sidewalks of my community are taken care of should they fall ill and are given an opportunity for a college education should they want it. The game of life is twofold: one part hard work and one part luck. We should not punish those who work hard and find themselves in difficult circumstances. I consider myself lucky and am willing to give up some of my earnings to make the system work.

A famous Persian poet by the name of Saadi said it best in a poem that is written on the walls of the entrance of UN, “The sons of Adam are limbs of each other, Having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time affects one limb The other limbs cannot remain at rest. If thou hast no sympathy for the troubles of others, Thou art unworthy to be called by the name of a human”

I realize your just ranting here BUT..... How has...

2009-07-01T20:59:14.644-07:00

I realize your just ranting here BUT.....

How has Obama's policies affected the amount of money your Dad is currently making? Or the decline he has seen in the past ten years? As of yet he has made no changes to the American health care industry. Hopefully the changes he's currently working on will be positive not only for patients but for doctors as well.

And he's been in office for less than seven months. Over the past month what occurred to cause you to changed your mind from admiration and elation to calling him a Chavezian left winged socialist?

Just my two cents about your two cents.