Someone To Watch Over Me
We are fortunate in America to have a government that is so concerned about our welfare. New York City recently banned trans-fats from being used in dining establishments. I feel so much better now that I do not have to worry about the consumption of that nasty food by-product. Most of the presidential hopefuls are touting a national health care program where everyone in American would have equal access for their medical issues. We have the social security system that entitles us to a financial monthly stipend when we retire. This is truely a great and caring nation. The sooner I can have the government take care of those troubling issues that keep popping up in our lives, the less I will have to think for myself. Ow, my brain hurts.
When did we become a nation that no longer wants to control our destiny? I appreciate the desire of our government to protect our food ingredients but if something is harmful to the human body, it should not be available to the general public. Isn't that what the FDA is for? They got rid of red dye #3 when I was a child and we had to do without red M&M's until a suitable substitute could be developed. So why is there an uproar about trans-fats? If they are harmful, scratch them off of the food list. Unfortunately, the government is treating them like cigarettes and not making them illegal, just banned in certain spots.
As far as government managed health care, if it is anything like social security, I do not want it. I want access to the doctors and hospitals I want to go to and am willing to pay for that privlege. Once the government gets their hands on medicine, we will be herded like cattle into whatever program the bureaucrats can dream up. The more they try to equalize access, the less access we will have. Hopefully we will be able to opt out of the system. Unfortunately, I will still have to fork over more of my pay in the form of tax dollars for those who cannot pay. It is not that I would not support access to medical treatment for those who cannot afford it, it is just that the government has a poor record of managing anything and holding a gun to my head to make me pay does not set well.
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Cobb
When did we become a nation that no longer wants to control our destiny? I appreciate the desire of our government to protect our food ingredients but if something is harmful to the human body, it should not be available to the general public. Isn't that what the FDA is for? They got rid of red dye #3 when I was a child and we had to do without red M&M's until a suitable substitute could be developed. So why is there an uproar about trans-fats? If they are harmful, scratch them off of the food list. Unfortunately, the government is treating them like cigarettes and not making them illegal, just banned in certain spots.
As far as government managed health care, if it is anything like social security, I do not want it. I want access to the doctors and hospitals I want to go to and am willing to pay for that privlege. Once the government gets their hands on medicine, we will be herded like cattle into whatever program the bureaucrats can dream up. The more they try to equalize access, the less access we will have. Hopefully we will be able to opt out of the system. Unfortunately, I will still have to fork over more of my pay in the form of tax dollars for those who cannot pay. It is not that I would not support access to medical treatment for those who cannot afford it, it is just that the government has a poor record of managing anything and holding a gun to my head to make me pay does not set well.
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Cobb
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