Single Payer Health Care - The Only Way To Go

Our savior from the Bush Regime, president Obama, now has before him the first step toward national health-care coverage and it's about time. Of course he will sign it, even thought it falls short of what really needs to be done, it is a first step. People of the conservative ilk point out that single-payer, government run health care will result in rationing of health care like European Nations currently practice. I say "so what".

Why should we spend thousands of dollars to save the life of an 87 year old diabetic, smoker with high blood-pressure and cholesterol levels, and a history of broken hips, when she develops lung cancer and needs quadruple bypass surgery? Am I the only one brave enough to ask the question? If my dog were in the same shape, it would be called humane to put him to sleep would it not? It would be a simple enough task to create a formula for determining when and how much health-care is warranted. We voted for change and this a step in the "left" direction.

I would say that the way to solve the issue and keep it fair and non-discriminatory is to pick the age that most people start requiring the most from the medical system and begin rationing there. This would keep the cost down and prevent the hospitals from being overburdened with patients. As people age, the amount of care they require rises, and the amount that they contribute to the collective diminishes. Therefore, at retirement age, we should begin yearly health testing and when a non-contributing retiree falls below a certain level, the amount of care should also begin to drop. Think of the savings.

It is a brave new world we live in and it calls for brave new policies.

What's So Wrong With Socialism?

There can be no higher ideal than living for others. That kind of sacrifice is the heart of socialism and communism. We should not let the fact that 100 million people were killed in the name of socialism during the last century impede our progress. Mao Tse Tung, Stalin, Pol Pot, Hitler simply made some mistakes in their execution of this noble ideal. Our new president, Barack Hussein Obama, is smarter than all those others. He can lead us into a socialist utopia as it should be. He is the One. And we must stand strong; we cannot let anyone stand in our way. The neigh-sayers and the negative hate-mongers will point out that "socialism doesn't work" and that it is immoral. Hah, immoral, imagine that! To take what the greedy selfish rich of this world hoard for themselves and give it to the underprivileged is immoral? What about the fact that brain surgeons make millions and janitors barely pay their bills? How is that for immoral? Vive la revoluccion!

Let's Be Pro-Choice, Really

If, as a woman I choose to exercise my reproductive rights, wouldn't all of you support me? It is my body after all. If I make an appointment with a person, and lie back on a table and have him manipulate my sex organs, then some money changes hands and we both go away, isn't that my choice? And the supreme court covered my butt (pardon the pun) with that ground-breaking case Roe vs. Wade. So why then are our fellow progressives still being arrested and prosecuted, and persecuted, for this constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy?

For those few short-bus-riding conservatives who may be reading this blog right now, let me explain that I am not referring to an abortion. What I am describing is not my right to end the results of my sexuality but the more basic and fundamental right to sell my sexual services. That's right, I said it! It is time we progressives stood up for all of our rights.

Let us compare the two situations: both involve a transaction between (usually) two people, wherein money is exchanged for the manipulation of a woman's reproductive system. The only differences are the direction the money flows, and the fact that one could possibly result in a pregnancy, and the other puts an end to a pregnancy. The differences are too subtle to be of significance. We need to stand strong behind our fellow women and protect all of our reproductive rights. Who is with me?

Hello World! It's Me.

I am so happy to be blogging on this site with fellow progressive thinkers. We the open minded in the world have a duty to keep the oppressors in check. My first entry here I will keep light and stick to a simple introduction. I am a very passionate woman who wants, make that needs to be heard. Too often we modern thinkers sit in the back of the room and let the world be run by old world conservatives (mostly white heterosexual males) and we have to take it back. Now is our time! We have elected the most eloquent and charismatic president this country has ever seen. And the fact that he is a person of color makes it all that much sweeter. Now we can say that we are all equal and mean it. I will keep this entry short and I do so welcome any feedback or suggestions at any time. Check back soon for my next topic will be a suggestion for our pro-choice cause. Thanks.