tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post8985304617833307436..comments2023-11-05T03:51:49.905-08:00Comments on Photos and Comments From San Diego, CA.: My fix for health care.Mike V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11447125621060874022noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-86437822654442856292007-07-14T23:49:00.000-07:002007-07-14T23:49:00.000-07:00thanks for the visit, thanks for the visit, I will...thanks for the visit, thanks for the visit, I will be stopping by and having a look.Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11447125621060874022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-57529672412611443632007-07-14T16:11:00.000-07:002007-07-14T16:11:00.000-07:00Hello MikeFirst time here, like your blog. What d...Hello Mike<BR/><BR/>First time here, like your blog. What do you think of the california sentat bill 840, i posted about it in my blog<BR/><BR/>http://corgiguyblog.blogspot.combooksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005782327057288576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-81415568513813553122007-07-02T07:29:00.000-07:002007-07-02T07:29:00.000-07:00my reasoning behind it is that the medicare and th...my reasoning behind it is that the medicare and the VA system are already in place (though need work, of course) and I figured that it would be easier to manage on a state level.Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11447125621060874022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-13179793770469869722007-07-01T21:25:00.000-07:002007-07-01T21:25:00.000-07:00I like your plan, although I would simplify it to ...I like your plan, although I would simplify it to one system instead of two federal and 50 local ones. One system to cover everyone, aged, veteran, disabled, everyone.SheaNChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834915403180514684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-21748423189901869472007-07-01T10:44:00.000-07:002007-07-01T10:44:00.000-07:00Overnight is certainly impossible. Hell, dismantl...Overnight is certainly impossible. Hell, dismantling it entirely is probably impossible. However, SO many of our problems would be fixed very simply by slashing all the money we send overseas to fund useless bases. And we can reinvest that money in to improving our own country. <BR/><BR/>Pie-in-the-sky idealism is not a part of my repertoire, that's for sure. But I really think that taking apart much of our military is an option that needs to be discussed.<BR/><BR/>As for a simple argument for health care, I could see using "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness" as a semi-constitutional guarantee of health care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-2698856849204852632007-06-29T09:50:00.000-07:002007-06-29T09:50:00.000-07:00I like your comparison to clean drinking water. I...I like your comparison to clean drinking water. It's the same with health care. If an entire town gets sick from polluted water, the whole town gets dragged down. Everybody loses.<BR/><BR/>Same with health coverage. Republicans are always blubbering about "a rising tide lifts all boats." With millions of sick and uninsured citizens, everybody loses. Universal health care would have that same effect of lifting all boats. Rightwingers have this phobia about people getting "something for nothing" unless you're a CEO.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://whohijackedourcountry.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Who Hijacked Our Country</A>Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-64271997996575669842007-06-29T08:27:00.000-07:002007-06-29T08:27:00.000-07:00Well, here's the thing, if you have people getting...Well, here's the thing, if you have people getting proper medical care in general (ALL PEOPLE), then I believe that there will be a chance to help those with destructive/addictive problems.<BR/>Drugs and booze and food issues might never be cured in a good number of people, but they can helped.<BR/>I'm certainly not saying we should elect a coke-head or a drunk as president, though..<BR/>Once was enough.Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11447125621060874022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-44042813420014707152007-06-29T08:14:00.000-07:002007-06-29T08:14:00.000-07:00While I can see Brad's point, to dismantle such a ...While I can see Brad's point, to dismantle such a system overnight seems near impossible. I like your idea of having them pay into it, but I also think other funds would need to be secured until the program could stand on two legs.<BR/><BR/>Even further, our entire perspective on "health" needs an overhaul. I would favor a system that required people to assume (at least partial) financial responsibility for obesity and drug abuse related diseases. Maybe not the rehabilitation of them though, provided it's not their fifth time doing it.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467981552527010347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14647902.post-46197818075909117832007-06-29T06:51:00.000-07:002007-06-29T06:51:00.000-07:00Sounds good to me. But I would go further in comp...Sounds good to me. But I would go further in completely dismantling the war profiteering system and the militarism of the country in general, freeing up hundreds of billions, part of which would easily fund health care for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com