virtue, compassion, charity

[Guest guest]

Congress and the Administration have single payer medical care paid for by

we the taxpayers. Seems to work well for them LOL I do admit the VA does

not always do so well for our veterans. Then there is Medicare for which we

pay a portion and Medicare paid by taxes.

I would think that everyone would want to see that all have some form of

health care especially without making insurance companies wealthy. It is

shameful that this country that is suppose to be so wealthy cannot provide,

like other industrialized countries, for its citizens. Plus, have you seen

our health stats! Atrocious.

I understand, of course, that there are people who are more interested in

gathering money than in the well-being of the population.

As the Holy Father warned that capitalism can easily turn to greed.

> Hi Gang! Geoff here.

>

> We in the States are once again involved in our endless debate about

> nationalized health care. Nationalized health care is when you make

> everyone in the nation pay for your personal health care by taking the

> money they earn through taxes. In order for nationalized health care,

> also know as single-payer health care, to work, it is necessary to outlaw

> private health care, meaning you give up your freedom to step outside the

> national system. This is a video of how the Canadian system actually

> works for their citizens. If you're a fan of this idea, or just curious,

> it's worth the 5-min it takes to watch it.

[Guest guest]

And what does the Holy Father say about Socialism?

Sue

rheumatic virtue, compassion, charity

Congress and the Administration have single payer medical care paid for by

we the taxpayers. Seems to work well for them LOL I do admit the VA does

not always do so well for our veterans. Then there is Medicare for which we

pay a portion and Medicare paid by taxes.

I would think that everyone would want to see that all have some form of

health care especially without making insurance companies wealthy. It is

shameful that this country that is suppose to be so wealthy cannot provide,

like other industrialized countries, for its citizens. Plus, have you seen

our health stats! Atrocious.

I understand, of course, that there are people who are more interested in

gathering money than in the well-being of the population.

As the Holy Father warned that capitalism can easily turn to greed.

> Hi Gang! Geoff here.

>

> We in the States are once again involved in our endless debate about

> nationalized health care. Nationalized health care is when you make

> everyone in the nation pay for your personal health care by taking the

> money they earn through taxes. In order for nationalized health care,

> also know as single-payer health care, to work, it is necessary to outlaw

> private health care, meaning you give up your freedom to step outside the

> national system. This is a video of how the Canadian system actually

> works for their citizens. If you're a fan of this idea, or just curious,

> it's worth the 5-min it takes to watch it.

[Guest guest]

Holy Father has nothing to do with this. Medicare is not paid for by taxes.

The government takes almost $100.00 monthly from my meager Social Security check

for medicare( I am retired) and another almost $100.00 from my husband's meager

social security check monthly.( He is retired also).That adds up to about

$2,400.00/per yr. and then add the co-pays at $20% of the total bill. That's

another $5,000.00 + for a couple. We haven't even gotten to the Pharmacy yet!

We fall well below the " poverty level income bracket. " How are we supposed to

live? Point!

Sick people are not supposed to live. They are supposed to hang on with

expensive drugs until they give out, usually broke by then. Then we die and

there's no money left for burial. Social Security gives the surviving relative

a pittance. When my Dad died, I had to dispose of his body. I got a check for

$10.00. That was a joke. It cost more than that to get his body from the

hospital morgue to the crematorium. ( About 5 blocks away!) Go figure!-----

This is not about politics, or religion, it's about health care and it pertains

to all of us sick people. Can't push this one under the rug with any other

label but " Health " We are feeling the brunt of it every day and we should talk

about it. How else can we make changes?-----Dolores

Sue Emrick <semrick@...> wrote:

And what does the Holy Father say about Socialism?

Sue

rheumatic virtue, compassion, charity

Congress and the Administration have single payer medical care paid for by

we the taxpayers. Seems to work well for them LOL I do admit the VA does

not always do so well for our veterans. Then there is Medicare for which we

pay a portion and Medicare paid by taxes.

I would think that everyone would want to see that all have some form of

health care especially without making insurance companies wealthy. It is

shameful that this country that is suppose to be so wealthy cannot provide,

like other industrialized countries, for its citizens. Plus, have you seen

our health stats! Atrocious.

I understand, of course, that there are people who are more interested in

gathering money than in the well-being of the population.

As the Holy Father warned that capitalism can easily turn to greed.

> Hi Gang! Geoff here.

>

> We in the States are once again involved in our endless debate about

> nationalized health care. Nationalized health care is when you make

> everyone in the nation pay for your personal health care by taking the

> money they earn through taxes. In order for nationalized health care,

> also know as single-payer health care, to work, it is necessary to outlaw

> private health care, meaning you give up your freedom to step outside the

> national system. This is a video of how the Canadian system actually

> works for their citizens. If you're a fan of this idea, or just curious,

> it's worth the 5-min it takes to watch it.

[Guest guest]

Sorry, I do not see the connection. I admire people like Dorothy Day.

Social justice...virtue, compassion, and charity.

> And what does the Holy Father say about Socialism?

>

> Sue