Reply #24: I ensured my vehicles two days ago.

[Gregorian]

Yes, plural. I'm a god damned American. It's my right! Or my fate, as it may be.

At the end of the process, I leaned over the desk of the man who owns this insurance agency. I said, instead of buying ammunition, why don't we subsidize medicine. The answer that came back, was a binary one. And I didn't expect this since this is in the quaint, liberal town of Mendocino. Do you want to live in a socialized country!? I was blasted back a bit. But what do I expect from an insurance man.

As I drove home, my subconscious was heard to repeat over and over "as we do to the least of us". And after watching De La Vega talk about her book on cspan, I am now saying to myself "preemptive medicine". And after all, what is the greater threat- terrorism or disease? Is there even a comparison? Not by magnitudes!

I think discussion, in it's very essence, has been derailed in America. And in other places, also. But when the talk of universal health care is like tip toeing on thin ice, we are not able to even address the actual subject. Does anyone actually want bombs dropped on them? Does anyone actually want a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty without the aid of financial assistance? I honestly think that we need to learn how to create honest discussion with actual facts before we can even begin to discuss the actual issue. Without a doubt a genuine elected official with the power to be heard will make a difference. As it stands, the fox is in the hen house. Cacophony has ensued.

And one last thing. Plenty of people are stressed beyond their limits, and haven't had coronoary occlusions. My advice is to keep being involved until something changes. Of course, we all know you have no choice.

It's not the dark ages any more. It's time to act democratic. I had to get this off my chest also.