I lost my temper.
I can't believe Dems are willing to give up not only single payer, but a public insurance option, before even getting to the negotiating table. Aren't you supposed to ask for MORE than what you are willing to settle for? Would someone please get in there and demand to nationalize a bunch of industries immediately? This country has absolutely no memory of what the "far left" actually looks like.
We could start by nationalizing all of the failing ones. It would probably be cheaper than bailouts.
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Rant
I actually wrote this for a comment "awaiting moderation" at another site...but my comments are never approved, so guess I can put whatever I want here where no one reads anything I'm writing anyway ;)
So here we go:
I am really tired of the word “entitlements.” Whatever happened to words like “assistance”? I am an Ivy League-educated woman who cannot fulfill my present dream of working from my computer at home while coping with several serious illnesses including systemic lupus erythematosus…because someone forgot to allow for work incentives in Medicare Part D, and I was moved to Medicare Part D, not of my own choice. I would love to end my since-1988 existence as hated “welfare scum”, but since I am uninsurable as far as health insurance companies are concerned, I would die. And I don’t think anyone should have to die to bring the budget more into balance. There are other things we could slash first before resorting to murder, and I’ll name some gladly if anybody lets me. There are some things in federal disability programs which badly need tweaking, but in the years I have been waiting to be allowed to get out of the poverty that has made my health a lot worse than it ever should have been (and which incidentally stole my life from me, starting at age 23) the options have always been presented as 1) keep the status quo or 2) cut programs with a machete and ignore the collateral damage. I guess what I need is a policy wonk with a heart and a brain. Not more dartboards with the word “entitlements” painted on them…
I know so many brilliant people in the tech field who are now under or unemployed. Maybe we could take a look at the H1Bs we are importing in the tech industry? Just an example. The devil is always in the details.
So here we go:
I am really tired of the word “entitlements.” Whatever happened to words like “assistance”? I am an Ivy League-educated woman who cannot fulfill my present dream of working from my computer at home while coping with several serious illnesses including systemic lupus erythematosus…because someone forgot to allow for work incentives in Medicare Part D, and I was moved to Medicare Part D, not of my own choice. I would love to end my since-1988 existence as hated “welfare scum”, but since I am uninsurable as far as health insurance companies are concerned, I would die. And I don’t think anyone should have to die to bring the budget more into balance. There are other things we could slash first before resorting to murder, and I’ll name some gladly if anybody lets me. There are some things in federal disability programs which badly need tweaking, but in the years I have been waiting to be allowed to get out of the poverty that has made my health a lot worse than it ever should have been (and which incidentally stole my life from me, starting at age 23) the options have always been presented as 1) keep the status quo or 2) cut programs with a machete and ignore the collateral damage. I guess what I need is a policy wonk with a heart and a brain. Not more dartboards with the word “entitlements” painted on them…
I know so many brilliant people in the tech field who are now under or unemployed. Maybe we could take a look at the H1Bs we are importing in the tech industry? Just an example. The devil is always in the details.
Well...damn
US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 6.2% in the 4th quarter of 2008.
Oh yes, this is going to be a rough ride...and I wish I had better news.
Paul Krugman is saying things are even scarier , considering new unemployment data.
In personal news, nothing has changed allowing me to work and keep my health care, and I wait in poverty for someone to notice the plight of some people on SSDI and Medicare Part D. And the person I live with has been unemployed since mid-November; one of the many good tech jobs that have just vanished.
Frankly, given my health problems, I'm wondering if I'm going to live thru this one. We've reallty got to start pulling together and kicking some economic butt.
My advice: please remember, if you are one of the folks who are still employed: save some, spend some, give some. I think that is either a paraphrase or a quote of what Rockefeller children were once taught regarding money.
Save some, in case something happens to your job or assets.
Spend some, at the vendors which you hope will weather this economic storm, to keep some businesses and jobs alive.
Give some, since friends and family may be in dire straights and need your help to get through this. Ask those whom you think may be vulnerable how they are really doing. Don't wait for their crisis to be even more $$$ or, God forbid, dangerous.
Oh yes, this is going to be a rough ride...and I wish I had better news.
Paul Krugman is saying things are even scarier , considering new unemployment data.
In personal news, nothing has changed allowing me to work and keep my health care, and I wait in poverty for someone to notice the plight of some people on SSDI and Medicare Part D. And the person I live with has been unemployed since mid-November; one of the many good tech jobs that have just vanished.
Frankly, given my health problems, I'm wondering if I'm going to live thru this one. We've reallty got to start pulling together and kicking some economic butt.
My advice: please remember, if you are one of the folks who are still employed: save some, spend some, give some. I think that is either a paraphrase or a quote of what Rockefeller children were once taught regarding money.
Save some, in case something happens to your job or assets.
Spend some, at the vendors which you hope will weather this economic storm, to keep some businesses and jobs alive.
Give some, since friends and family may be in dire straights and need your help to get through this. Ask those whom you think may be vulnerable how they are really doing. Don't wait for their crisis to be even more $$$ or, God forbid, dangerous.
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