12-18-2008, 04:40 AM
ccm911 wrote:
I agree with you that it is not a nice thing to do, but for the benefit of our county and society changes and sacrifices need to be made.
We need to change our perception of tax dollars, from money that the government takes from us to an investment that we make in our country. Along this line of thinking we must concentrate our resources on projects and people who will improve our country.
We should help the elderly, for the future economic health of our country we NEED to place limits on what health care modalities government will pay for. Additionally, commercial insurers will need to place limits on their subscribers benefits to keep medical insurance costs affordable to individuals and employers. We should have learned from the HMO model, that cost savings can be appreciated through decreasing access to care and treatments. The problem with the HMO model is that health care providers assumed malpractice risk, by not offering some treatments. All treatments should be available to all citizens, but not at the expense of the government or private insurers.
It would be nice to say that ideal health care is a right, but financially that right is impossible. Care, medications and treatments for many diseases that are currently available and keeping many people alive, were not available just 20 years ago. Now we face an increasing percentage of the population that require vastly increased medical care, that would have been dead 20 years ago.
Unfortunately, we can not afford the medical costs of immortality.
We also must re-educate personal responsibility to our citizens. It is up to each individual to plan for the future. Too many tax dollars are spent on a highly vocal segment of our population that is not as important as the younger members of our society, that has no political voice, for the future of our country. Invest this money into programs that will educate our young and reshape the future of the country.
Quote:4. The government must give up the idea that they can support all senior citizens through Social Security and Medicaid. Limits must be placed on the dollars that are spent on the health of our non-working members of our society. No one wants their parent or grandparent denied medical treatment based on expense, but we only have so many dollars, and we need to invest those dollars on those who will lead, and produce the future of our country. Our priority must be on the young!
I was with you all the way until I read this point. While you raise some good points, I shudder to think what would happen to those unable to defend themselves under your watch.
I agree with you that it is not a nice thing to do, but for the benefit of our county and society changes and sacrifices need to be made.
We need to change our perception of tax dollars, from money that the government takes from us to an investment that we make in our country. Along this line of thinking we must concentrate our resources on projects and people who will improve our country.
We should help the elderly, for the future economic health of our country we NEED to place limits on what health care modalities government will pay for. Additionally, commercial insurers will need to place limits on their subscribers benefits to keep medical insurance costs affordable to individuals and employers. We should have learned from the HMO model, that cost savings can be appreciated through decreasing access to care and treatments. The problem with the HMO model is that health care providers assumed malpractice risk, by not offering some treatments. All treatments should be available to all citizens, but not at the expense of the government or private insurers.
It would be nice to say that ideal health care is a right, but financially that right is impossible. Care, medications and treatments for many diseases that are currently available and keeping many people alive, were not available just 20 years ago. Now we face an increasing percentage of the population that require vastly increased medical care, that would have been dead 20 years ago.
Unfortunately, we can not afford the medical costs of immortality.
We also must re-educate personal responsibility to our citizens. It is up to each individual to plan for the future. Too many tax dollars are spent on a highly vocal segment of our population that is not as important as the younger members of our society, that has no political voice, for the future of our country. Invest this money into programs that will educate our young and reshape the future of the country.
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–noun
1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.
3. a person who is on good terms with another; a perso