My dad was a defense contractor. I had no contact with him from about 12 until about 18, this includes child support. By that time I was imancipated and living on my own for two years.
Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:21 AM Subject: Re: The Des Moines Register > I will grant you that I was being a bit patronizing. But I was thinking > more along the lines of wasn't your dad a petroleum engineer than your > present circumstances. I think I answered a lot of these questions in what > I just wrote to Kevin. > > Dana > > Tim Heald writes: > > > What is wrong with health care in the U.S.? They must treat you, at least > > to the point that your stabalized. You mention problems in Canada and Great > > Britin, what are you problems with health care here? Who exactly is not > > able to gain access to health care? How is it rationed by type of employer? > > I mean health insurance is basically something that you get added to your > > benefit package. It could almost be considered part of your wage or > > compensation package. > > > > Also since when is health care a right? I mean, really, don't we all have a > > worth? Some people are not worth as much as others right? Would you gve > > the president the same worth as, lets say, a convicted murder or child > > molester? Is health care a business or a right? Kevin supports full > > health cae for children, but aren't we allowing parents to slip their > > responsibility by doing that? > > > > BTW I do ok, but I am certainly not "Upper Middle Class" or a boy. Middle I > > could dealt with, but not the upper. Now once I get my CISSP out of the > > way.... > > > > Tim > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 11:09 PM > > Subject: Re: The Des Moines Register > > > > > > > um... we aren't talking about education, we are talking about health care. > > > I realize you work hard. I don't find that terribly relevant however, or > > > even terribly interesting. Upper middle class boy feels he has pulled > > > himself by his bootstraps. Yawn. It's almost a cliche. > > > > > > I would however love to hear a bright idea for improving healthcare. > > > Socialized medecine perhaps does a better job if you take a societal view; > > > but as someone who would probably now be dead if the British health care > > > system had had its way, I don't find that to be an acceptable answer. (I > > > prefer not to post my medical details on a public board but if anyone > > > wants to challenge that statement I will provide details offline). Nor do > > I > > > find it acceptable that the Ontario system decides when and if genetic > > > screening is required. (Again details offline if anyone doubts). > > > > > > The health care system in the US is excellent for those who have access to > > > it; this however begs the question of what can be done about those that > > > don't. I find it unacceptable that health care be rationed by type of > > > employer either. > > > > > > And sorry, I don't have an answer. But at least I see the problem. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > Tim Heald writes: > > > > > > > Let them drop dead? Why not let them work hard, go to shool at night > > and > > > > provide for themselves? Let them enlist if they can't afford an > > education!! > > > > > > > > Tim > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 10:29 PM > > > > Subject: Re: The Des Moines Register > > > > > > > > > > > > > But now that he has contributed to the whining I am curious as to his > > > > > opinion -- whether he thinks it doesn't need fixing or if he does what > > he > > > > > thinks needs to happen. I realize that I am leaving the door open for > > > > > another "let them drop dead" discussion but while I rarely agree with > > > > Kevin > > > > > he does give his opinions some thought usually... so I am just > > wondering. > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > Tim Heald writes: > > > > > > > > > > > I think the point wa sthat he wasn't the one whining about it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Tim > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 9:43 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: The Des Moines Register > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So what is your plan to improve health care? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin Schmidt writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OMG. I just got done reading the editorial in the local POS > > > > newspaper > > > > > > here. It was authored by the editorial board. They were basically > > > > trashing > > > > > > the current health care system. One sentence that struck me as > > > > illustrating > > > > > > their keen inight was the following: Stupid, stupid, stupid. That > > is > > > > how > > > > > > they described the health care system in the country today. Ahh, > > but > > > > alas, > > > > > > in typical left-wing fashion they wailed and moaned at how bad > > things > > > > were, > > > > > > and then offered no solution. Truly sad. 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