Monday, September 7, 2009

Happy Labor Day!

American workers are in peril due to unemployment, the high cost of health insurance, disappearing jobs. Fear pervades the country right now. Trust in government is minimal because here in the USA, corporate interests always dominate over those of the needs of the people. Under the constitution, we are supposed to pass laws to benefit the common good, but that so seldom happens these days, it is very easy to manipulate these fears. If Obama gets a good health plan through, in spite of his missteps so far, and we can all be treated just like seniors and veterans are now without complaint from rational people, particularly those who benefit from those programs, health care for all will become an accepted reality. This would benefit the country enormously; it is long overdue. If he just tinkers around with the current system, the entire economy is in danger of falling apart. It's hard to be optimistic this Labor Day, 2009 but I am trying to visualize the best possible outcome. Obama should say like Roosevelt did in the 1930's: We have nothing to fear but fear itself, and lay out a bold plan for our recovery.
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2009 at 1:32 PM

    Thanks Retiring Lady. You are right on. I only wonder why our compatriots are so afraid. What is there to be afraid of? Lack of healthcare in this day and age is the same as lack of food and housing, it is not good for the person affected or for society. There is a company in my town that is touting changes in payment structures for physicians in order to eliminate unnecessary procedures and thereby reduce costs. Is this an example of tinkering with the current system? I would like to think that once the tinkering is done and the brokeness is not healed, healthcare businesses will move into the 21st century or be moved out altogether by new people and organizations that are not afraid of evolution.

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  2. Retiring LadySeptember 10, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Coopershearald, very perceptive observations. Thanks for your comment. It is my first, and I really appreciate your interest.

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