America, Isn't There A Better Way?

Americans need relief.
Employment. Health Care and a Home Of Their Own.

In Reference To : IRAQ etc.?
World Peace begins at home. Think about it. How have we stopped mass shootings and burning towers by sending our soldiers to attack and police some other country's people.

In Reference to : Healthcare. Hospitals Drs & Insurance.
WHY does it take 2000 pgs to resolve a case of Big Business overcharging America for Healthcare?

Tiger Woods... if you want to be normal, get a normal job and no one will care what u do except your wife.

America, Isn't There A Better Way?

I love reading the comments of  Bob  Schieffer. So often I find that we think alike. Mr. Schieffer tells it like it is, plain and simple.  His comments on the "Tiger" situation describe my sentiments exactly. When you "choose" to sign-on for "extra-ordinary"  benefits, perks and wages, it "should be" assumed that you are willing to attempt to behave like an "extra-ordinary" person.
If you are going to whine, complain and gripe about the demands of  "your job" , do what the rest of us do.
Quit the job and get one you are happy with. Sometimes the change results in a cut in pay, benefits and perks.
Sacrifices have to be made in every situation. You chose to live the billionaire life. You can either work the billionare job or give the billions back and live the day to day life that your lowly fans have to live.

Healthcare affects the community. MAMOGRAMS, SAVE LIVES.

America, Isn't There A Better Way?

The USA was  founded on diversity of beliefs, hard to believe that 200+ yrs later,  each of us still wants to control the  individual thoughts and beliefs of others.
Come on America stop feeding the frenzy that media and the legislatures ignite.
Dont fall for the petty issues they bait us with.
Make them stick to the issues that are important. Dont get sidetracked on issues resticting individual choices.
Neighbors are arguing over issues of individual right and choice while in Washington  the politicians continue to use our bickering as cover for thier inappropriate encroachments. And as they study more and more ways to restrict the freedoms of the people who elected them, they also bury loopholes which permit them to escape the restrictions they impose.

Healthcare is an issue which affects the community. DISEASE is contageous, MAMOGRAMS, while a matter of indiv choice,  have been proven to save lives. But as long as they have us argue over validity of these issues, THEY (the legislatures) dont have to accept rsponsibility for the welfare of the community (THEY WERE ELECTED TO SERVE).
As long as we argue over petty differences, they can continue to take  "hiatus, holiday parties, company perks and big business pay-offs".  They can  set up thier so-called committees which are fattened with the money that could have funded the education of our children and the medical programs which could have saved the lives of our families and ourselves.

I dont believe that America  should have been established  for the benefit of the few who wield thier ill gotten power or use thier money (gained from exploiting the "have-nots") for the purpose of self gratification.

 I do not think that the law is written only for those who can pay a judge and lawyer to make changes to an agreement behind closed doors.
But as long as we close our eyes to the truth behind the current arguments, these things will continue to happen. 
Come on Americans, TAKE THE CHIPS  OFF YOUR SHOULDERS, GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF THE SAND AND LETS KEEP THE INSTIGATORS (the politicians) FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES WE ELECTED THEM TO RESOLVE.

TARP Money Suggestions:  America, Isn't There A Better Way?
I was recently asked:


What would you suggest should be done with leftover $200 billion TARP money?

Dear President Obama and Current Legislature:

Invest in America. Create a lottery for the best new inventions. The potential winners would  submit estimated production costs and ideas on manufacturing, A committee would review the submissions and grant the money to the best of the best for start-up and hiring employees. The grant money would have to be re-paid to the fund for future recipients.

Invest in scientific research for new ideas on safe fuels for transportation, agricultural production to feed the hungry and organized ways to save health care costs . The best of the best would get grants to hire help and build the companies for research and manufacturing purposes on the condition that the grant would be repaid for future recipients.

The panel of judges who decide who qualifies to get the grant would be business people who had a proven track record of sound judgement, honesty, impartial fairness and previous success.



This idea would put the focus back where it belongs... On America as a team with common purpose.

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.

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."