Thursday, November 5, 2009

America, Isn't There A Better Way?

Who is really controlling the Economy and Healthcare?

Do we (the taxpayers) send checks, meal plans or plane tickets in our letters to our representatives?
NO.
We assume that our tax money and our votes are enough to secure the loyalty of those we elect to represent us. But… wait did we really elect these people ?

Lately we find more and more reasons to doubt the intentions of those "entrusted to create our laws".

We have learned that the popular vote may OR may not count.
I guess it depends on who is monitoring (or patronizing) the ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

After we calm down from the agitation that our vote doesn't always count.
Our conformity and support of the "winner" still may not guarantee rulings in favor of the "general public."

(General Public being those of us who make less than a MILLION a year.)

Let's face it, Insurance Companies, Banks and Other Big Business Companies can offer those lawmakers much more than we can. They can walk into each of the legislative offices bringing gifts, $$, and other commodities.
Do you think that any of us would not be tempted to sell out the future of our country, and of our children for a few wonderful years of being "wined and dined ".

The reality (America) is that the gaps between the have(s) and have-nots
are never going to decrease.
ACCESS to Healthcare will never be distributed with equally.
Wages and ownership will never be shared.
In life as in football it's “take the ball and run” or “get sacked” while your not looking.
“It’s easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission”
Life is not a game for those who play fair.

THE POOR will always be LESS EDUCATED, and PUNISHED more severely.

This is the way the world works. Just ask the politicians.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Corrupt Unlawful Actions Banks And Big Business

America, Isn't There A Better Way?

Corrupt, unlawful actions and yet no one is going to Prison.
Could this also explain why the lawmakers are creating laws against the voters instead of regulating Big Business, Insurance, Banks, and Car Companies?


Swayed by the payments, the county commissioners voted to select JPMorgan's securities division as managing underwriter of the bond offerings and its affiliated bank as swap provider for the transactions, the SEC said.
JPMorgan failed to disclose any of the ??unlawful payments?? or conflicts of interest in the bond offering documents, but passed on the cost of the payments by charging the county higher interest rates on the swap transactions, according to the SEC.
"The transactions were complex but the scheme was simple," SEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami said in a statement. "Senior JPMorgan bankers made unlawful payments to win business and earn fees."
MacFaddin's attorney, Richard Lawler, said his client "has at all times acted properly" in his dealings with Jefferson County. "He denies he has violated any securities laws and we're confident he'll be vindicated after trial," Lawler said.

Orrin Hatch in Health Care Reform

America, Isn't There A Better Way?


: Orrin Hatch in Health Care Reform on Nov 3, 2009
as a letter to the editor in the Washington Post
His "quote" is posted below my comments.

It's a great thought Mr Hatch.
Everybody knows what shouldn't, couldn't,wouldn't be done.
But what will solve our predicament?
How long should we consult economists on the best way to revive the economy.
Should the constituents just sit on the curb and wait until you geniuses tell us what's left in the pot for us after all of you get through pilfering?

Maybe people would be happier to live in poverty if we put your sentiments in song.
We elected you to "fix these things" what happened?




"...that individuals purchase health insurance an "unprecedented form of federal action." It still is. The Congressional Research Service concluded this year that "it is a novel issue whether Congress may use [the commerce] clause to require an individual to purchase a good or service."
The fact that Massachusetts required health insurance coverage is irrelevant. States may do many things that the federal government may not. Nor is this anything like requiring car insurance, which affects only those who drive and, again, is imposed by the states.
If there is no difference between regulating and requiring, between incentives and mandates, then there was no need for "Cash for Clunkers." Congress could simply have required people to buy certain cars or, for that matter, to invest in certain companies or deposit their paychecks in certain banks. The Constitution does not mean whatever Congress wants it to mean; instead it sets limits on the federal government in order to protect liberty."

The Noble Nicole Kidman RE: Marriage

America, Isn't There A Better Way?

I dont know what the rest of this article was like. But statements like the ones I have chosen to publish here is what America needs more of.
Kudos to the Noble Nicole Kidman. The Article is printed in GQ MAGAZINE.
According to an interview in British GQ, Nicole Kidman Stated:

'You work on it,' she went on...(to say). 'It's a very extraordinary, adventurous place to be: incredibly raw, incredibly dangerous and you're very much out at sea. You're exposed. You could drown.'

'When you commit to someone like that, you live and die together by that decision.'

Asked about her first marriage to Tom Cruise, she stayed mum on their split. 'I want to honour that marriage for what it was, and there is nothing I would go into about that. I have never discussed it and I never will,' the actress said.



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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

America, Isn't There A Better Way?

Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina said people tell her they are frightened of the health care bill to be debated by the House. (RE: CNN Ticker)
FOXX DELIVERS FIRST SPEECH ON HOUSE FLOOR, CALLS FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE REFORM  http://www.foxx.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=55§iontree=54,55&itemid=67

Quote from Ms. Foxx
"The escalating cost of health care is a major concern "
"Due to an onslaught of frivolous lawsuits, our physicians are being forced to pay exorbitant premiums on their liability insurance. The rates have risen so high that many family practitioners and OB/GYNs are being forced to retire early or simply go out of business. Doctors are refusing to deliver babies or perform surgery because they’re afraid of being sued. This is especially a problem in our rural communities where many doctors are sole practitioners.  Just as alarming, our medical school enrollments are on the decline, which will limit the health care available to our future generations."

She seems to say that there is a need for MORE LAWS to restrict citizens' lawsuits.
Lawmakers seem to turn a deaf ear to the fact that INSURANCE PREMIUMS will always go up no matter how many laws you pass against the people who PAY THEM.
What prevents them from exploring REGULATING THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY and  MEDICAL CARE COSTS?

Monday, November 2, 2009

America, Isn't There A Better Way?
Follow the link to see what happened to our tax ("bail-out") money.
Do you suppose they spent it all on "bonuses" and "so-called" meetings at Disney Land?

CIT Group Files Bankruptcy, Seeks to Cut $10 Billion in Debt
http://www.bloomberg.com/

Public Option? Health Care Crisis.

America, Isn't There A Better Way?
It is easy for Joe Lieberman to say that we don’t need public healthcare. He has a regular paycheck, insurance and access to the best healthcare.
He also represents a state which prospers from the insurance premiums. According to news reports the majority of insurance firms are based in Connecticut, because of the lax laws they have concerning the liability of insurance companies.
Could it be that the insurance companies and medical corps have bribed the lawmakers out of giving the general public some much needed assistance???
In addition to the legislature having "us the taxpayers" bail out banks and car manufacturers, they have ignored the fact that we "the taxpayers" don’t have jobs, and the banks are still repossessing our homes even though we will be paying their debts through “higher taxes.”
How do the "lawmakers" propose that we afford to pay for day to day necessities much less health insurance?
This is just another example of what is reported everyday about
politicians, who take more than they need while they try to pass laws for rationing what is left of the necessities to the “rest of us”.
The legislatures seem to have no sense of morality, but never-the-less are entrusted to write the laws (to protect society) which they (the lawmakers) seem not to obey nor abide.

http://justicefacts.blogspot.com/

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Crime and Punishment

Justice Facts said...
This essay is not meant to be read as a complaint, nor stereotypical opinion of the population in general.
But there are days when even the optimist would feel that society is at the mercy of the actions and behaviors of a few.
For example, when considering the news coverage concerning the state of the economy, public health, and issues of immigration; hoarding and lack of benevolence seem to be among the most significant behaviors of the leaders of our population.
Bankers, medical staffers, insurance companies, and politicians take more than they need while they attempt to pass laws for rationing what is left of the necessities to the “rest of us”
And speaking of law, doesn’t society of late bombard us with too much of "the law"?
If we were to be honest, wouldn't we all admit that there are just a few too many "laws"? Criminal Justice? What is that? What makes one human more worthy to create, to judge and even to "enforce" these laws.
Every station on the television network seems to be seething with "crime investigators" . The majority of news reported is "law enforcement stories" . Are the citizens of America so evil that we warrant more surveillance, phone tappings and more jails.

Our minds are filled to the brim with "cops who lie to trap lying criminals". We read daily of judges who sentence the impoverished,powerless, ignorant or otherwise disadvantaged, while letting the "wealthier and more popular" walk free for similar and sometimes worse offenses.
Prime time news programs investigate stories about politicians who seem to have no sense of morality, but never-the-less are entrusted to write the laws which they (the lawmakers) seem not to obey, nor abide.
Just this morning I turned on the news to hear a man report the he had been arrested for overlooking the fact that he should close his curtains in case someone should decide to wander through his back yard and peer through his window. This would seem a little backwards to me. I always pictured the "peeper" to be the "pervert". Children who watch"cops" and probably wary of the iron fist neglect to tell on peers for gang violence and are arrested for not cooperationg with "law enforcers".

Recently we saw legislatures debate the need for a law to prosecute people more effectively for hurting another on the basis of race or sexual preference. Could this be due to the fact that this is tier majority, not the majority of the general public.

I guess my point is that if we should be “damned for our sins” (as the law sees fit to say), how many ways can you persecute someone for the same offense?
Why isn't everyone punished equally?
Do harsher penalties stop the judges from impending them carlessly?
In the event that the "criminal" survives time served, who has compassion for him/her once they are released. "the record" is permanent and so is punishement. How can a person find employment after being "labeled a criminal" by the very people who unfairly let their own "contacts" go free.
Doesn't the law cause some of the hardships they seek to remedy?

Where is the “chance for redemption” or even “forgiveness”?
When will the law be just?
When will society learn that condemnation is not THE ONLY Alternative, but part of the problem.
If the law is specifically black and white then shouldn’t we all be damned to hell for our first evil thought? Aren’t we all evil at some moment in our lives?

How many laws will it take to change the world ?

Health Care Legislation In America

In case you care:
1) Send the letter below to ALL your email contacts:
2) Put your elected representatives' phone numbers on your speed dials
and cell phone address books.
You can get their phone numbers at House.gov and Senate.gov.

3) Call and tell the receptionist you are a constituent,
and you want the congressperson to support your issue.

4) (Please read, revise and forward this letter to your representatives.)
You can send this letter to your State Representatives at this address AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov


Dear Representative:


What are you guys doing for "THE PEOPLE"?
According to News Sources you are passing laws to give Hospital Corporations and Insurance Companies more profit.

In addition to bailing out banks and manufacturers, we "the taxpayers" will now get FINED???? for being unable to afford health insurance?

What are you thinking when you say "hardship exemption" in this bill?
Isn't 1000 dollar fine a hardship for any working family???
What happened to the public option?
Did the insurance company and medical corps bribe you out of giving the general public some much needed assistance???

RE: News Reports:
...Individuals under the $829 billion Senate Finance Committee plan would be required to purchase health insurance coverage or face a fine of up to $750
....The House bill imposes a more stringent fine of up to 2.5 percent of an individual's income. Both versions include a hardship exemption for poorer Americans.
...stripping insurance companies of an anti-trust exemption that has been in place since the end of World War II.
...pushing leaders to add stronger language prohibiting the use of federal money to pay for abortions under new health care reforms.
...aides admit they still need to find compromise wording on abortion, but they are confident the issue will be resolved by the time the bill gets to the floor.