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Earlier this week I was sent an email from my sister in law. It was something that was forwarded to her, then sent my way… After reading this email, I had to agree with the person who wrote it, as he makes a very good point..
I’ll share it with you…
Urine Test — This guy has a point! This was written by a construction worker in Fort McMurray . Read on . . .
I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes, and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to earn that pay check, I work on a rig site for a Fort McMurray construction project. At any time I am required to pass a random urine test, with which I have no problem. HOWEVER, what I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don’t have to pass a urine test. Shouldn’t one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Understand - I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do on the other hand have a problem with helping someone sit on their arse, drinking and smoking dope. Could you imagine how much money this country would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? If you agree, please pass this along, or simply delete if you don’t. Hope you will pass it along though, because something has to change in this country.
Again, I have to agree! I think random drug testing should be done for all of those on Welfare just to make sure that we are not paying out our hard earned money just to have those collecting waste it on drugs.
While we are on the subject, I’d like to know why it’s up to the working class to pay for Medicare? In this state, it is mandatory that EVERYONE has health insurance!
Every week $36.34 is taken out of my paycheck for MY health insurance, and yet there is another $6.35 taken every week for Medicare. So not only am I paying for my self, but I’m helping to pay for those on Medicare!
How is that fair?
Shouldn’t the government pick up the tab on those in need of “government assistance” ? As much as $6.35/week doesn’t sound like much, I’m still irritated with how our health care system works.
I don’t see why we can’t adopt a Universal Health care system and tweek it just a bit.
For example, A universal health care system that allows:
* 1 Physical and 1 check up each year….FREE
* 1 Prescription per person each year…FREE
* 1 Eye exam per person each year… FREE
* 1 OB-GYN exam for the ladies each year… FREE
* Free childhood vaccinations until the age of 18
And we can still incorporate health insurance, but as an Ala’ Cart menu..
So it’s a choice, not mandatory and let it be our choice to pick and choose the coverage we want/need.
For example:
I’m a fairly healthy person, non smoker, I wear glasses for near sightedness, and take ZERO prescriptions… So I would opt in to pay a small fee for a second Eye Exam and a pair of glasses or contact lenses, as opposed to paying full price for the second exam and full price for glasses.
For a family of 5, well they may want to opt in and pay a small fee for unlimited prescriptions, especially if the father has to take meds for high cholesterol and the youngest has asthma.
The same goes for the person who is diabetic, they will want to opt in for unlimited prescriptions and pay a small fee to see a specialist.
After all, there are millions of Americans that depend on prescriptions just to live another day… the Health Insurance companies could still make money.
We should be able to pick and chose the coverage we want/need and not have it shoved down our throats.
As it is now, I have been paying about $35.00/week for the last 3 years and I have only gone to the doctor once and needed a 3 day prescription. Roughly that comes out to $5460.00 and I still paid a $20 co-pay and $3.00 for the medication… Something is seriously wrong with that picture!
There is no reason why we can’t adopt such a system… It’s a Win/Win situation!
Americans will be able to get the health care we deserve and have health insurance plans customized to our needs at an AFFORDABLE rate! That’s all we are asking for.
We don’t mind paying for what we use especially when we know we ARE going to use it! It’s the paying for something we don’t use and being told to PAY OR ELSE!
Anyhoo, just my thoughts on the subject…..
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And I would just like to add...
It would be great if the US had 1 Health Care package, in the sense that, we have one plan to pick from, 1 set of Ala carte options at the same price...
No more of this crap where A family from New York travels down to Florida for a Disney vacation and one of them need medical attention, just to hear they can't be seen as they are not covered under the Florida Health care plan.
We should be able to travel across the 50 States and the Common Wealth Islands and have 100% coverage... Accidents happen! You may want to go down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, try some of the spicy food, and find out that you have an allergic reaction.. The "What If's " are endless.. But they don't have to be!
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