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Comment on What’s Your Message to Bart Gordon? by TheRand

TheRand — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:54:46 +0000

So D,you think that the responsible should pay for the irresponsible?I watch in stunned amusement when I see KFC or Burger King workers on their breaks outside their establishments sucking on their Marlboro’s.We are also becoming a nation or diabetics because Junior would rather eat a bag of Cheerios and drink a liter Pepsi while playing Playstation III than to exercise.
Perhaps those of us who know how to drive,live a healthy lifestyle,bring children in the world who know both of their parents,and live within our means should be given a ‘responsibility rebate’ on our Federal taxes every year.Would you go along with that?

Comment on Have I Missed Anything? by Andreana

Andreana — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:29:07 +0000

i’m looking for people to clog with and a good teacher . could you tell your experience etc.?

Comment on What’s Your Message to Bart Gordon? by michaelinLV

michaelinLV — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:08:08 +0000

Kathy, I don’t understand the article you posted. The article seems to indicate someone at the rally had a medical emergency and was treated by first responders (in this case the OAP) and then was taken away to the hospital. Nowhere does it say these services were provided to this person for free. Do you know whether or not they or their insurance was billed?

Another point to consider – If you call 911 and an ambulance is sent to your home to take you to the hospital, the ambulance is run by the county but it is NOT free.

As far as yours and Angie’s points on congress falling under the same system as us, I completely agree. It is sickening to think there are constantly exceptions for our elected officials (I’m pretty sure the texting while driving law recently passed included exmptions for members of the state legislature, right? If it’s dangerous to text while driving under normal circumstances, wouldn’t it be MORE dangerous to text while driving during a crisis situation (which is the only reason I can think they would have excluded the legislature)?

Comment on What’s Your Message to Bart Gordon? by Angie B

Angie B — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:42:37 +0000

Our public officials are not going to use the same health care system the general public would be made to use. They are much higher on the pay scale than that. They don’t have to follow the same rules as we do now, why would a government run health care system be any different?

Comment on What’s Your Message to Bart Gordon? by Kathy T.

Kathy T. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:46:44 +0000

I think it’s only fair that the rest of us should have what our federally elected officials have.
http://cupofjoepowell.blogspot.com/2009/11/tea-party-protesters-depend-on.html

Word.

Comment on What’s Your Message to Bart Gordon? by michaelinLV

michaelinLV — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:24:26 +0000

I think the final answer is a little between D and The Rand.

As a compassionate soceity, we cannot let people rot on the sidewalks even if it is by their own hand. On the other hand, you cannot seriously look at the healthcare systems in Britain and France and say you would prefer that.

People talk about how people in Europe are HEALTHIER than americans, and that is typically true. However, that is more because of their lifestyle choices and not their healthcare system. They tend to walk more, and don’t eat food that is as unhealthy as ours. My opinion? I’d rather die at 85 from eating yummy food than live to 95 eating spinich.

The other problem people don’t understand when looking at our healthcare system is that we finance the rest of the world’s healthcare. Because of our capitalistic soceity, drugs can be profitably developed here in the US, and those drugs go on to benefit other countries. We effectively subsidize socialist healthcare systems. If our health care system were changed tomorrow to mirror Europe, one of two things would happen: 1 – You would see an end to research for cancer, HIV, diabetes and everything else, or 2 – That research and the jobs that go along with it will move to a friendlier economy overseas.

We take for granted that we are the sole world power, but there’s no guarantees on that. Not long ago Rome ruled the earth, then England, and now us. The USSR tried, but their economic system was unsustainable. The healthcare debate creates so much passion because this looks like it could be the tipping point for the US to go one way or another (depending on your political views, you could say the right way or the wrong way).

Comment on Where to Get the H1N1 Shot? by Sarah N

Sarah N — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:29:47 +0000

The Walgreens in La Vergne and Smyrna had the mist as of last Thursday morning. They may have run out by now, but it wouldn’t hurt to call and ask. I think the flu shot locator on the state site only covers state agencies.

Comment on What’s Your Message to Bart Gordon? by D

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:33:05 +0000

TheRand,

I’m not a smoker but… I am fat. I drive race cars in my spare time. I rock climb, lift weights, and other things that could be considered dangerous.

Why should we let the smokers die due to their choice? I mean, if I develop heart disease, should you give me my last hamburger ala cyanide and let me chow down to save the government some money?
if I break both legs and arms in a race car accident, should you toss me in the river and let me drown?

If I fall from the face of a mountain, should you let me lie and rot on the hot rocks? It was, after all, my choice to climb that mountain.

We all die, some sooner than others, some by choice and some not, others by bad decisions or well-meaning ones, others not. Why is it that anyone should be treated in life and in death with different grades of healthcare dependent on their choices in life?

We all die, remember that. It could be you, tomorrow, because you stepped off a curb too early and made dear friends with the face of a city bus. Don’t worry though, even though your decision to move was premature and negligent: the ambulance will still show. They will still try and save your life. That’s what they should do.

We need healthcare, for everyone, regardless. It should be the same care, with no discriminations based upon past choices. No one human being is any less than any other.

Some are more burdens than others on the system, but others are not burdensome at all. It all comes out in the wash.

Also, look at the healthcare system in France, doctors are given incentive’s to get their patients on a healthy lifestyle: stop smoking, eat right, etc. The government pays them additional for the number of patients they convert, and keep converted.

It has it’s flaws, but it’s better than our reactionary system.

Comment on What’s Your Message to Bart Gordon? by TheRand

TheRand — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:57:09 +0000

What I would say is Bart,we need castastrophic coverage.We need wellness and preventive medical programs.We need to speed up the process of when prescriptions can go to generic.We need limits on all (except criminally negligent) malpractice lawsuits.We need to pay absolutely nothing for anyone under the age of forty who smokes and develops cancer.Instead,just give them their final pack of cigarettes and trade out the tar and nicotine for arsenic.If someone wants to kill themself,let the smokers do it more quickly.
We need not think that a small business MUST provide or pay a large portion of health care for employees.These employers should concern themselves more with paying a decent,living wage and retain their employees insteading of being in a constant flux or training and retraining at the companies and customers expense.To force health care expenses on small business owners with no deduction for the coverage is to give the country an unemployment rate equal to California’s.

Comment on Why do people just dump animals? by TheRand

TheRand — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:47:53 +0000

Property tax increases should be very moderate at best.My accessed property value is 15% over what any potential buyer would dream of paying.Why not devise a strategy to bring some solid retail and restaurant establishments to the Murfressboro Road part of LaVergne?We have all the used car lots we need,unless we want to look more like the Central Americano Murfressboro Road in Nashville.The traffic count would justify franchise type restaurants,many of whom would build their own buildings.The new establishments if anything would assist existing businesses.
Also,if we want more revenue,station traffic patrol on Old Nashville Highway and write your city revenue gains.The speed limit sign is not there to hold the damn road up!If someone can not read,maybe they should not be driving.
I am all for fines for those who leave animals behind.I would guess that many of them have been evicted from their homes or apartments so good luck collecting.