Good-for-nothing Blogger Gets Actual Job
June 19, 2009 by Julia King
A couple of people (Okay… ONE. One person.) expressed concern about the lack of new content on my site. It’s true. It’s been a while. I recently took a job and haven’t found (or made) the time to write. Thank you for noticing, One Person. I like that about you!
I don’t know about all of you (“all of you,” apparently meaning One Person’s entire self), but my mind is on health care. I just haven’t figured out a way to write about it without using lots of swear words, so I’m pondering for now…
In the meantime, do your part and make some noise out there about the need for a national health care plan. Single Payer is the way to go, but at the very least we need a public option. It is SO past time for this. Read HERE to be convinced.
Okay, bye. Write to you later, One Person. Hey — I’m working on something about MOTORCYCLES. What do you think of THAT? 
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OK, I think you have Second Person listening too – me! I’m looking forward to your pithy writeup on health care! And motorcycles should be interesting too!
Hey Julia, I am sure you have a multitude of followers. I am looking forward to more writeups as well, be they pithy or not. And in the case of motorcycles, I don’t see how they could be pithy. But I shall be watching for it. Thanks for writing again, even with a full time job. IF you’re talking to me, I like motorcycles as a subject matter.
Yes, Ray — I was talking to you. And, Kimber — thanks to you, also.
Hey, let’s get both of YOUR thoughts on health care out here. Come on, don’t be shy. What needs to happen with health care? Or is it all perfect just as it is?
Hey Julia:
I like your sight because it confronts the most important issues of the day. How do I feel about health care? Well, I am absolutely all about reforming the system, but the bigger question is how do Americans do it without bankrupting the government or costing businesses so much that it is profitable for them to do so. I don’t really have an answer, but I am for some kind of new system. The only thing I’m curious about is how can we even begin to discuss health care when a number of Americans are living at slave wages where they are barely able to afford food, clothing, transportation. If the economy doesn’t get rolling fairly soon there are going to be millions of Americans without adequate shelter food and clothing because while there maybe jobs out there, people are either not qualified or overqualified, too old and are victims of age discrimination or are working part time jobs that don’t pay their bills and a number of people I imagine are moving back into their parents’ basements. My Mom is living in my basement while I have to use her impoverished Social Security check to survive. That’s the state of affairs in America right now. Lot’s of peter butter and jelly and hoping that the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t bankrupt Americans with the price of prescriptions as people lose their health insurance. SO do I believe in reform, Heck yeah!!! Thanks for the opportunity to share!
Kevin, sounds like your family is hurting in this economy. I’m sorry to hear that. You’re certainly not alone.
I think a lot of Americans are saying the same thing, which is this: We believe in theory that all people should have access to health care, but it might be too expensive. And besides that, it might be confusing.
Of course, it’s ALREADY expensive. Look here at these numbers — http://www.nchc.org/facts/cost.shtml — which make it clear that we spend much more than other countries on medical care, but cover FEWER people. The difference is that a large portion of our money goes to administrative cost (INSURANCE COMPANIES). Additionally, medical bills cause most bankruptcies (and half of those are people who HAD insurance!)
And for those who worry that it will be confusing: It’s ALREADY confusing. Is it just me? Or does everyone else out there know exactly what procedures are covered by their insurance and what doctors and hospitals are in their “network”?
One of the problems is that the people dealing with the problem (our elected officials) don’t actually have the problem. Our Senators and Representatives are covered. They’ve already got the public option, the socialized medicine, the government-run care.
Seriously, call Senators Lugar and Bayh and ask them about their health care.
http://bayh.senate.gov/ and http://lugar.senate.gov/
(Don’t expect to talk to anyone at Bayh’s office, though. Last time I called, the voice mail was full and it wasn’t even possible to leave a message. )
Thank you for your insightful perspective on this Julia and I know exactly how you feel about it. The system has been made so complicated. It is frustrating. I just want you to know that as much as I vent about these political problems, I am poor economically, but I have had a really good life that I am very grateful for. I just feel over all that serious changes beset this country and the world and they need to be addressed with a certain amount of expedience such as health care, the environment and foreign policy. I don’t really want to come off as all is bad in the world. All you have to do is watch the news to see the darker side.