Tuesday, August 11, 2009

So tired of the bullshit...

Yeah. I said it.

So, America, stop listening to the overpropagandized fearmongering. Resist the urge to believe every bit of unsolicited junk mailk or inbox SPAM that is full of stinky manure. And when I say 'America' - I really mean 'senators' and, in particular, any ex-governors of small northern states.


On healthcare...the real stuff....

WASHINGTON – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says the health care overhaul bill would set up a "death panel." Federal bureaucrats would play God, ruling on whether ailing seniors are worth enough to society to deserve life-sustaining medical care. Palin and other critics are wrong.

Nothing in the legislation would carry out such a bleak vision. The provision that has caused the uproar would instead authorize Medicare to pay doctors for counseling patients about end-of-life care, if the patient wishes. Here are some questions and answers on the controversy:

Q: Does the health care legislation bill promote "mercy killing," or euthanasia?

A: No.

Q: Then what's all the fuss about?

A: A provision in the House bill written by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., would allow Medicare to pay doctors for voluntary counseling sessions that address end-of-life issues. The conversations between doctor and patient would include living wills, making a close relative or a trusted friend your health care proxy, learning about hospice as an option for the terminally ill, and information about pain medications for people suffering chronic discomfort.
The sessions would be covered every five years, more frequently if someone is gravely ill.

Q: Does the bill advocate assisted suicide?

A: No. It would block funds for counseling that presents suicide or assisted suicide as an option.

Q: Who supports the provision?

A: The American Medical Association, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and Consumers Union are among the groups supporting the provision. AARP, the seniors' lobby, is taking out print advertisements this week that label as false the claim that the legislation will empower the government to take over life-and-death decisions from individuals.

There are more FACTS, too. More reality. More "this is not a bad thing." So - please stop listening to corporateers who know how to use fear and peer pressure as marketing tools. You're playing right into their money-loving hands by keeping America so stuck in a rut that we never do anything progressive that could improve the place...for those of us who need it to be a bit improved.

Oh - and while I'm on this high horse - Folks, really, stop buying your tweens designer labels. This is basic parenting 101! Teach the kids some responsibility and how to resist marketing ploys...oh, wait, that would mean that YOU have to have those skills. Oh, well, never mind. The healthcare debate has shown me that at least this generation of adults will do whatever the marketeers tell them to do, especially if they have pretty hair.

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