So far, I’ve had the good fortune to have survived two heart attacks during my life. The first was pure stress, however, it was made quite clear by a highly skilled, and very well trained, cardiologist that it could have taken my life as easily as a bullet.
The second, on the other hand, came within less then thirty minutes of doing just that. Had I not been within reach of a facility that not only had the tools, but were also well trained in their use I would have been viewing the lawn from the under side, rather then being here to share with you this terribly frightening experience.
The reason I’ve chosen to, and am still able to, relate these facts now is that I had the good fortune of living in a country that boasts the finest health care system in the world. All that was necessary was to transport me to the nearest hospital in order for me I could take advantage of these miracles. Miracles that many are quite unaware of.
Not that many years ago, I worked for a company that built MRI equipment into semi-trailers so that they could be shared by those hospitals that could not afford to purchase one of these wonder machines for themselves. This is the kind of thing goes on every day in this country. Finding innovative ways to supply this marvelous level of health care to every American that needs it.
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Today I listened to one of the talk radio shows that I frequent. Yes, I know, I’m a terrible person for listening to one of these conservative rabble rousers, but what can I say? They tell the truth. Most of the time!! This, however, I felt was not necessarily one of those times. At the very least the persons opinion was a little skewed off the mark.
This person was talking, quite passionately, about the economy, and how it has been nearly flushed, already, by Obama, and now there all these people that are sucking the pot dry with their entitlements. You know, welfare, free educations, free medical care, social security, Medicare,….. Now wait just a dang minute!! As you may expect, the commentator now has my total and undivided attention. He goes on to say that along with all the rest, one of the largest drains on the economy will be all the ‘baby boomers’ that will be hitting the Social Security rolls in the next 10 years. How they will be sucking on that government tit, just draining it dry, just like the rest of those that expect entitlements these days.
Now he really has me boiling. Needless to say, I made a very direct call (man I love cell phones) to the radio station, was allowed on the air, (now that was a mistake) where I proceeded to vent my spleen for nearly ten minutes. In so many words, I informed him that Social Security was, by no means, the idea of the ‘baby boomers’. It was, in fact, signed into lay FDR in 1935. Somewhat before my time, you can be sure. [Read the full article→]
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