tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post8177267935553958063..comments2023-04-04T09:18:42.393-05:00Comments on From the Mixed Up Files of The Amazing Idiot Girl: Safeguard the Helplesscathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507895793724303891noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-14687935439528952672009-09-22T08:12:53.469-05:002009-09-22T08:12:53.469-05:00Cathryn, I'm giving you a standing ovation for...Cathryn, I'm giving you a standing ovation for this post. I was on a New England cruise last week, which had several people from England on board. One day we were talking with one couple who asked us what we thought of this health care hoopla in our country, and they told us that they LIKE their health care system in England. They said they have a special needs daughter and that if they lived in the United States they'd be broke paying for her care under our country's current system.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-30509459691266468132009-09-17T12:09:03.087-05:002009-09-17T12:09:03.087-05:00These elected officials also wasted a half a day y...These elected officials also wasted a half a day yesterday admonishing one guy who cried "You lie!" in the middle of the President's speech. We know it was rude. Let it go already. And don't waste tax dollars voting on whether or not the guy was being a dick.Mars Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-80856824400632628432009-09-17T12:03:31.670-05:002009-09-17T12:03:31.670-05:00There really are some amazingly crappy, selfish, e...There really are some amazingly crappy, selfish, evil people in this world. There are conservatives and liberals and all ilks in between that fit that description. The one thing they all have in common is they don't give a rat's ass about anyone but themselves.<br /><br />I think it is way past time to take from the top. We have hundreds of elected servants who do not pay into social security, because we tax payers provide them with a much more lucrative pension plan, they have very costly, top of the line health care, very gererous salaries, tons of paid time off, and massive, expensive perks.<br /><br />As their employers I think we should put some down sizing measures into place with across the board salary cuts, no more costly health insurance, they start paying into social security like everyone else , do away with their "other" tax payer funded pension plan, cut all perks, and make each and every one of them accountable for everything they do or do not do. If we don't think they are doing the job we hired them to do...FIRE them. <br /><br />I think this is the only way they will ever experience life the way the rest of us do. Maybe then they would come up with a reasonable health care plan for anyone who wanted it that we would all be ok with. Yeh, I know...wishful thinking.momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-12533221057795999312009-09-17T09:31:59.523-05:002009-09-17T09:31:59.523-05:00No, no, Catheryn, the conservative line is, "...No, no, Catheryn, the conservative line is, "Well, if you want to help the unfortunate, then donate to a charity." Which works wonderfully, right? I mean, those arent underfunded or anything. Because we all know that conservatives are the most giving, philanthropic group of people...Mars Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-27933455959212568682009-09-16T16:53:02.099-05:002009-09-16T16:53:02.099-05:00Greenie eats gravel...I'm stealing that quote ...Greenie eats gravel...I'm stealing that quote btw...excellent blogbotynoreply@blogger.com