Monday, March 15, 2010
More Music
I liked this! I was informed of this video by my friend Mike, who is in love with a Taylor Guitar!
Monday, March 8, 2010
update!
It has been some time since I last blogged...it's not that I have not had any Rants, Ravings, or even other thoughts on my mind, because I have all of the above. I have been busy. Not that is really an excuse, but it is the only one I can think of right now.
Health Care Reform, or the lack thereof, is on my mind. Especially when I need to visit my doctor. It comes to the forefront of my thinking when the headlines tell of the huge rate increases the Health Insurance Companies are instituting. Increases instituted not because they were not making enough money but in fear that they might now make enough money in the future. While Congress fiddles around we in America are burning our money, out bridges at both ends and just plain Burning! I have no doubt that Congress can fiddle around until this term is up, and so the Insurance Companies will have caused those premium increases for naught. They won't decrease them though, that's not the American Way. If you get away with screwing your customers once keep on, and they will get used to it. That seems to be the American Way.
The Big Banks got Big Bucks and in order to be sure that those taxpayer dollars got spent properly, gave their COO's, CEO's, and any other C*O's, bonuses for doing a good job! I'll admit there was some bad press about that, and the president met with the bankers to resolve the problem...but not much happened did it? But offer the people a helping hand with Health Care is Socialism...but bailing out Banks is good business! Yeah, sure it is.
I know everyone thinks that one day they will be Rich, and that is a good dream to have. In case that should happen we would like to be able to Keep Our Riches. But the truth is most of us are far from being Rich ,and fewer of us will ever be even Well to Do. Most everyone is just hanging on, hanging in. And as more and more of our jobs go overseas to other countries, that will become an increasing situation. It appears that soon having one Part time job will be the norm, and who can feed their family on that. Yeah, you can flip burgers at McDonald's..and then get another job part time at WallyWorld. But no matter how hard you work you ain't ever going to be Rich. Someone else will be from your work most likely...but not you. No longer in America will intelligence and hard work make one wealthy... Not in the 21st Century!
Well, we bailed out GMC and Chrysler as well. Not Socialism I hear...but it is! But only socialism for corporations which I guess is OK. We have lucked out so far. We can still buy Fords and any of the 'foreign cars'. Of course the Big 3 are mostly built in countries not the United States. So all the cars are 'foreign' cars now. So who did we bail out? Americans or non-Americans?
Back to Health Care Reform again, (this is my Blog so I can jump around as much as I want) why don't we the people say that Congress, which has the most socialized medicine available in the world, should have to have the same Health Care that the rest of us Citizens have. In other words, why don't we do away with the socialized health care enjoyed by all of the Four Government Entities. Or give all us Citizens the same benefits that they enjoy. I prefer the latter. I would accept the former. I don't believe the Justices, Congress or the President Need to have completely free health care For Life! Actually I don't believe they need it
while in office. They have a lot more disposable income than most of us, so let them buy their own insurance!
The way this Health Insurance problem is happening, soon only the wealthy will be able to get the 'elective' care. The Care, like transplants, new knees, the latest Cancer treatments, along with the truly 'elective' care like plastic surgery. The rest of us will just be getting 'basic' health care. In other words, if you are Rich you live if you are not Rich you die. I know everyone will die sooner or later, but why should wealth or lack of it determine when one dies. The Rich are not better citizens nor better people, they are only more Wealthy. Might should not make Right, especially in America. That is a strictly European way of looking at life!
OK this has been a Raving Rant! I will get to Other Thoughts next time! Unless I am still Ranting and Raving, and I might! Buffalo Bill
Health Care Reform, or the lack thereof, is on my mind. Especially when I need to visit my doctor. It comes to the forefront of my thinking when the headlines tell of the huge rate increases the Health Insurance Companies are instituting. Increases instituted not because they were not making enough money but in fear that they might now make enough money in the future. While Congress fiddles around we in America are burning our money, out bridges at both ends and just plain Burning! I have no doubt that Congress can fiddle around until this term is up, and so the Insurance Companies will have caused those premium increases for naught. They won't decrease them though, that's not the American Way. If you get away with screwing your customers once keep on, and they will get used to it. That seems to be the American Way.
The Big Banks got Big Bucks and in order to be sure that those taxpayer dollars got spent properly, gave their COO's, CEO's, and any other C*O's, bonuses for doing a good job! I'll admit there was some bad press about that, and the president met with the bankers to resolve the problem...but not much happened did it? But offer the people a helping hand with Health Care is Socialism...but bailing out Banks is good business! Yeah, sure it is.
I know everyone thinks that one day they will be Rich, and that is a good dream to have. In case that should happen we would like to be able to Keep Our Riches. But the truth is most of us are far from being Rich ,and fewer of us will ever be even Well to Do. Most everyone is just hanging on, hanging in. And as more and more of our jobs go overseas to other countries, that will become an increasing situation. It appears that soon having one Part time job will be the norm, and who can feed their family on that. Yeah, you can flip burgers at McDonald's..and then get another job part time at WallyWorld. But no matter how hard you work you ain't ever going to be Rich. Someone else will be from your work most likely...but not you. No longer in America will intelligence and hard work make one wealthy... Not in the 21st Century!
Well, we bailed out GMC and Chrysler as well. Not Socialism I hear...but it is! But only socialism for corporations which I guess is OK. We have lucked out so far. We can still buy Fords and any of the 'foreign cars'. Of course the Big 3 are mostly built in countries not the United States. So all the cars are 'foreign' cars now. So who did we bail out? Americans or non-Americans?
Back to Health Care Reform again, (this is my Blog so I can jump around as much as I want) why don't we the people say that Congress, which has the most socialized medicine available in the world, should have to have the same Health Care that the rest of us Citizens have. In other words, why don't we do away with the socialized health care enjoyed by all of the Four Government Entities. Or give all us Citizens the same benefits that they enjoy. I prefer the latter. I would accept the former. I don't believe the Justices, Congress or the President Need to have completely free health care For Life! Actually I don't believe they need it
while in office. They have a lot more disposable income than most of us, so let them buy their own insurance!
The way this Health Insurance problem is happening, soon only the wealthy will be able to get the 'elective' care. The Care, like transplants, new knees, the latest Cancer treatments, along with the truly 'elective' care like plastic surgery. The rest of us will just be getting 'basic' health care. In other words, if you are Rich you live if you are not Rich you die. I know everyone will die sooner or later, but why should wealth or lack of it determine when one dies. The Rich are not better citizens nor better people, they are only more Wealthy. Might should not make Right, especially in America. That is a strictly European way of looking at life!
OK this has been a Raving Rant! I will get to Other Thoughts next time! Unless I am still Ranting and Raving, and I might! Buffalo Bill
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