Presidential Candidates' Support of People with Disabilities

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I've posted a letter from a campaign volunteer on my personal web site

because I think the upcoming presidential election is extremely relevant

to the prospects of people with disabilities. The ways that the next

President chooses to authorize (or not authorize) federal medical

research using stem cells, funding for education, funding for the

National Institutes of Health (NIH), funding for Social Security and

SSI, training for law enforcement officials, and state budgets for

everything that happens with agencies at a local level, will influence

the quality of life for everyone, but especially those with disabilities

and their families.

Health care is one of our nation's biggest problems right now, and each

candidate's plan for how to approach it will also have a huge impact on

how things work. My own personal view is that the free market system

that we have been using for the past several years has done a rather

poor job of making health care effective and affordable, and so I want

something different. Consequently, I prefer Obama's plans for making

health care more standardized (and especially for children) over

McCain's plan to issue a $5,000 rebate check that would be

inconsequential in the face of steadily rising premiums from private

insurance corporations.

You can find the letter from the campaign volunteer on my personal site

here:

http://www.aarongreenspan.com/filing/rogers.pdf

Whatever you do, make sure you vote!

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Greenspan

http://www.aarongreenspan.com

[Guest guest]

, I thought this site was to discuss our children's autism and to help each other, not to push our views about the presidential candidates on others. I know that you dealt with this issue at the end of Sept. Can you advise if this is the course the site will now be taking, or not. If it is I will remove my name from your list of member. Thank you. G. Subject: Re: Presidential Candidates' Support of People with DisabilitiesTo: sList Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 9:33 PM

>

> Hello,

>

> I've posted a letter from a campaign volunteer on my personal web site

> because I think the upcoming presidential election is extremely

relevant

> to the prospects of people with disabilities. The ways that the next

> President chooses to authorize (or not authorize) federal medical

> research using stem cells, funding for education, funding for the

> National Institutes of Health (NIH), funding for Social Security and

> SSI, training for law enforcement officials, and state budgets for

> everything that happens with agencies at a local level, will influence

> the quality of life for everyone, but especially those with

disabilities

> and their families.

>

> Health care is one of our nation's biggest problems right now, and each

> candidate's plan for how to approach it will also have a huge impact on

> how things work. My own personal view is that the free market system

> that we have been using for the past several years has done a rather

> poor job of making health care effective and affordable, and so I want

> something different. Consequently, I prefer Obama's plans for making

> health care more standardized (and especially for children) over

> McCain's plan to issue a $5,000 rebate check that would be

> inconsequential in the face of steadily rising premiums from private

> insurance corporations.

>

> You can find the letter from the campaign volunteer on my personal site

> here:

>

> http://www.aarongre enspan.com/ filing/rogers. pdf

>

> Whatever you do, make sure you vote!

>

>

>

> ---

>

> Greenspan

>

> http://www.aarongre enspan.com

>

I am sorry, but I disagree. I lived in the U.K. where they have "Free

health care". Many Brits buy private health insurance to compensate,

because when it comes to serious illnesses such as heart transplants,

kidney transplants and major surgeries they are put on a waiting list.

Each doctor has a budget and he has to stick to it. Needless to say

in 2006 the U.K. had tremendous budget cuts for children with

disabilities programs. Lots of children with autism were left hanging

- parents did not know what to do. Canadians come to the States

because they as well are on waiting lists when it comes to serious

health issues.

My question is who is going to pay for this health care? Us. The U.K

alone pays 17% in sales tax. I like Obama but I feel this policy is

going to hurt my child when his or her doctor cannot meet his budget.

This just my opinion, vote for whoever you wish.