RK ARCHIVE - This Ain't a Novel, But it offended me deeply

This Ain't a Novel, But it offended me deeply

By: FDRDEMOCRATS
Published On: 10/27/2006 1:09:15 PM

Last March my brother 45 years old had major internal bleeding, He was in Lewis Gale Hospital in Salem,Virginia but had to be Medivac to another In-State Hospital because Lewis Gale did not have the medical equipment, my brother layed in a medical induced coma for four days while they searched for an open bed in the State Hospitals, He was on medicaid insurance so I don't know if this hurt his chances for survival but I'm sure it did not help,UVA Hospital I.C.U. said they were full, finally after 4 long days of endless prayers they found him a Bed in Richmond. My Point is Virginians face real problems, sometime life and death and we really don't care if Jim Webb smoked a cigarette in the Jr. High School Boys Room or if George Allen told a dirty joke in the college locker room. My elderly mother right now is worried about the lost of her house if she should have to go in a Nursing home because our "Do nothing lazy Congress" don't have a "Senior Citizen Property Protection Act" My brother right now works a 48 hour mandated work week making $8.50 an hour because our "lazy do nothing Congress" does not have a "Low Income Worker Protection Act" against Mega-Profit Corporations. Our State Budget is Drowning in Medicaid Cost and What is the Republican Party Solution? You guessed it Folks, Take my Mother's Home against her will if she is forced into a Nursing Home and Give my brother making $8.50 an hour a Healthcare Savings Account.This offends me. I served 6 years in the U.S. Military for this sloppy Government crap.They may win by fraud absentee votes but I'm not staying the Republican Domestic Course, Folks I'm not a Politician but we can't keep going down their dead-end road, people have real issues, our country is in major debt, our economy is becoming a Non-Profit Service Economy through outsourcing. Look folks somebody has to pay taxes so we can pay the bills, nobody will let you borrow forever because the interest builds up. Somebody has to Lead, Follow or get out the way.

Comments

I hope others read this powerful story (PM - 10/27/2006 1:25:43 PM)

That's right, Healthcare Savings Accounts are for the well to do, in my opinion.

Real life. That's what this election is all about.

Your story is said so well, I can't add to it.

taking your mother's house (TurnVirginiaBlue - 10/27/2006 2:28:26 PM)

I believe it's worse than that. If two people are married and one needs to go into a nursing home, they will take all assets, regardless of the fact the other partner in the marriage is perfectly healthy and needs those assets to continue to live.

I know this is true in Wisconsin and I believe common.

So, let's say your husband gets sick and needs nursing home care, then you, the wife are now financially destitute and homeless for the nursing home confiscated your assets because they are in both of your names.

I can't imagine (Catzmaw - 10/27/2006 6:46:47 PM)

how you somehow missed all that prosperity that cutting taxes on filthy rich individuals and corporations causes to trickle down to you. Did you check your mailbox? The money's just gotta be there.

Tax Cuts got to Go (Gordie - 10/29/2006 5:47:55 PM)

We are Americans and most of us still believe that we have to pay our fair share. Heck I hate tax cuts. When ever some one says they are cutting my taxes it usually means I will get the shaft some time down the road. I never wanted the money from Bill Clintons surplus. I wanted the debt the money to go to our national debt, but now it is so high that is peanuts.
Nothing would suit me more then for every incumbent in the house gets beat. The Democrats will be in control and we will have a congress beholding to no one but their own promises. If we can get a congress like that we just might get something done for all instead of just the RICH.
If ever we need a "Robin Hood" in this country the time is now. Get rid of King and his court. We are not a nation of KINGS.
As I write this I have to look at some jerk with a shit eating grin saying "Quack". Somebady put a hole in that rubber ducky and see if it can really swin as a lame duck.