tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post929941539211283866..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: "THEM THAT'S GOT -- GETS"Joaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-57606647915690337022017-03-21T23:38:20.163-07:002017-03-21T23:38:20.163-07:00Really is hard to understand. I've often wond...Really is hard to understand. I've often wondered what life would be like for everyone if we all had health care and didn't have to think about it other than just focusing on our care. Think of all the time and energy that could be focused on other matters. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-71293027934834570052017-03-21T16:52:23.404-07:002017-03-21T16:52:23.404-07:00I am continually in shock that in the US the poor ...I am continually in shock that in the US the poor have so very little of societal concern. <br /><br />Healthcare,decent and universal, is a right. Not something continually bargained and withdrawn and plunging citizens into bankruptcy, if they're lucky or death if they're not for want of medical attention.<br /><br />I can't imagine the stress this induces.<br /><br />I'm so sad Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-19953986862938292802017-03-21T12:42:07.941-07:002017-03-21T12:42:07.941-07:00Yes, each nation has their own social, cultural an...Yes, each nation has their own social, cultural and political issues. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-53637445473229425062017-03-21T08:42:20.117-07:002017-03-21T08:42:20.117-07:00Conditions here are vastly different and so I shal...Conditions here are vastly different and so I shall refrain from commenting.Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-49486109972571570592017-03-20T12:38:36.495-07:002017-03-20T12:38:36.495-07:00We can only hope the legislators will set aside mi...We can only hope the legislators will set aside mindlessly following a political party line by exercising common sense and a dedication to truly do what's best for the majority of the population.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-51687299362665241192017-03-20T05:23:56.883-07:002017-03-20T05:23:56.883-07:00Some of us are going to be so screwed.Some of us are going to be so screwed.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-27662144886373037292017-03-19T19:03:56.607-07:002017-03-19T19:03:56.607-07:00"Good government" to me does not include..."Good government" to me does not include "...deconstruction of the administrative state" which this current administration declares as a goal -- a goal that was not shared by the previous administration. I don't think this is the kind of change compatible with our constitution if we want to keep our democratic republic. Name-calling which the current President began as joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-63641098717986850232017-03-19T16:20:33.237-07:002017-03-19T16:20:33.237-07:00Trump ran on changing everything; so it's not ...Trump ran on changing everything; so it's not new that he'd be doing it. Even more extreme is the current Congress, elected by their states. The fact that a lot of us don't agree on the goals is apparent-- as it was with the last administration. Americans are very divided as to what makes for a good government. I think saying words like Obama was a communist or Trump a Hitler does Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-59704205271831455402017-03-19T13:42:58.071-07:002017-03-19T13:42:58.071-07:00Yes, it's that eternal argument about where to...Yes, it's that eternal argument about where to draw the line on what the Federal government needs to be responsible for, what is that of local government, and how much is totally up to the individual. The Republican Party presumably stood for small government at the national level. The Democratic Party has been said to support large government. Sounds relatively simple but the ability for joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-92057246623029770072017-03-19T13:18:09.906-07:002017-03-19T13:18:09.906-07:00Actions and words demonstrate the goal of this adm...Actions and words demonstrate the goal of this administration is to alter our basic form of government which was demonstrably shown to never be true of the previous one. I think there was clearly an element opposed to the previous President that was a driving force having little or nothing to do with the issues. I also think it's more productive in time and energy to focus on words and joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-76367995046394594482017-03-19T10:39:23.771-07:002017-03-19T10:39:23.771-07:00This administration views government as a company ...This administration views government as a company that buys defense industry products and manages a minimal tax system to keep highways clear. All the rest of the social programs are give-aways and have nothing to do with making money. They do not view government as a social service organization for the people who pay their salaries and put them there. Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-58089921178808651762017-03-19T07:38:14.013-07:002017-03-19T07:38:14.013-07:00Of course, you probably know the right felt exactl...Of course, you probably know the right felt exactly the same way about Obama. They thought he'd find some way to stay in power, that he was subverting our Constitutional laws with his executive orders, and sending us down a road to doom with overspending and promising too much for what he could afford. It is ironic to have friends on both sides of the divide and listen to them saying the sameRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848224790511034144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-69020006664861281972017-03-18T21:03:26.697-07:002017-03-18T21:03:26.697-07:00Having deliberately elicited anger-stirring throug...Having deliberately elicited anger-stirring through the basest of means as a candidate, and then as President, we reap the consequences, but increasing overt anger expressions has been the intent. Many people perceive this administration's leader to be the first (different than Nixon) whose actions are designed to undermine our democratic republic -- quite like history has shown such leaders joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-84225999655264407462017-03-18T16:39:58.093-07:002017-03-18T16:39:58.093-07:00I've never seen anything like it. Vietnam was ...I've never seen anything like it. Vietnam was bad for anger but I think this is worse. :(Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-19894754407614631702017-03-18T14:05:17.891-07:002017-03-18T14:05:17.891-07:00Excellent question I wonder about myself.Excellent question I wonder about myself.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-81478290471616651182017-03-18T14:04:10.665-07:002017-03-18T14:04:10.665-07:00I don't think the swing between the extremes h...I don't think the swing between the extremes has been as severe as what we experience now -- at least during my lifetime. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-56953826358179906232017-03-18T14:01:25.028-07:002017-03-18T14:01:25.028-07:00I can appreciate how you feel. I can appreciate how you feel. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-76775528082826571992017-03-18T08:49:23.436-07:002017-03-18T08:49:23.436-07:00It was obvious long ago that the billionaire hotel...It was obvious long ago that the billionaire hotel owner wasn't remotely interested in those at the bottom of the heap struggling to make a decent life for themselves. Every day gives ample evidence that the sceptics were right. I wonder how long it will take for those who've been brutally conned to voice their outrage.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-86345459903909145212017-03-18T07:51:47.098-07:002017-03-18T07:51:47.098-07:00the thing that troubles me with the plan (that the...the thing that troubles me with the plan (that they claim they had for over a year) is the block grants which don't take into account the poverty in a state and the ease with which those can mean nothing. Like with Obamacare, there is nothing to reduce costs. It's not as though Obamacare was a great deal for those paying $20,000 a year with a $6000 deductible. It didn't really save Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-74494229599476192272017-03-18T05:34:09.398-07:002017-03-18T05:34:09.398-07:00I get so upset thinking about the damage #45 is do...I get so upset thinking about the damage #45 is doing to this country I'm no sure I can stand a full four years of this man/child. <br /><br />Thanks for the link. A perfect example of how money talks.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com