I never thought I'd come to the defense of lobbyists, but the right
to petition the government is one of the fundamentals in our
society. The lobbyists are petitioning on behalf of a set of
citizens, in this case, the Republicans.
Alton
On Aug 4, 2007, at 1:0528 PM, cakalley wrote:
Barbara,
I think all governments should kick out the lobbyist for the
pharmacy, insurance, and medical fields.
Lobbying in government should be crime punishible by the most
highest degree!
Did you see where the lobbyist were able to get a bill thu where
Medicare does NOT require pharmacy co. to bid on medicines? The VA
requires it but NOT Medicare. Quess who was behind that bill!
While we may have a good government system in theory, the greed has
multiplied all thru the years and the common tax payer, not the
millionairs nor billionairs, foot the tax money for all the greed
in Washington and each and every state!
My two cents for today on this.
Bless all,
Candy K.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Aug 4, 2007 10:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TMIC] What do you think are solutions to the health care
crisis?
Medical expenses are astronomical, particularly when someone is
sick and
can't work. I don't like insurance being tied to one's employer,
necessitating
all new paperwork when someone changes or jobs or when someone
buys out your
employer and institutes new health care coverage -- not to
mention that the
medical problems you've been dealing with are now "preexisting
conditions"
under the new policy.
But I am not impressed with what I hear about socialized
medicine, either --
long waits to see a doctor or to have tests done.
I think the government is too big, unwieldy, bureaucratic, and
inefficient
to take over health care.
So what is the solution?
Barbara H.
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