My Creed for reform.
I have been watching the health care battle for many months now. Lets face it. I have been watching this nation battle: Democrats verses Republicans, Republicans verses Democrats…It has gotten so bad that even the fluff bills are being fought against by one side if the other side proposes them. Big business is for big business. Insurance companies are for insurance companies and we are not talking about making a living here. We are talking about huge profits that buy casinos and pork that buys votes. I’ll scratch you back if you scratch mine. Blacks against whites against Hispanics and reverse that. Christians against Muslims against atheists and reverse that. I don’t see any common sense anymore. I sometimes think there is not an honest person anywhere in our country. We should be ashamed at the greedy behavior practiced nationwide. We should fire every congress/wo/man and senator in our government.
First and foremost, I believe that every citizen of the United States should have equal rights and Responsibilities.
I believe that any citizen in power is responsible to make all the changes they can for the better of all citizens. This is my health care proposal. All health care coverage would be based on a sliding scale fee for all citizens. You would get standard deductions for each family member and regional cost of living adjustments. My argument…How long do you think the wealthy/powerful would wait before using their influence to lower health care costs if they had to pay more for it? We would all benefit from it. Please note that I said citizens. Does this mean that the poor live on the backs of the wealthy? Not for long I bet. The wealthy have both the means and ability to make the changes that the middle class and poor do not and from what I have seen the wealthy generally do not hesitate to oppress and take advantage of those lower classes. They can and do take money from the poor to build their coffers.
I Believe that if you enter this country illegally or do anything illegal as an alien, you should never be offered citizenship. As long as the United States is in crisis immigration should be limited. I believe that we should open our borders to only those who could benefit our country. Someone with a job, needing an education, having an education in a needed area etc…at least until the economy improves. If you are not a citizen you should not qualify for Social Security, Welfare, or any other entitlement. If you are illegal and attempt to seek entitlement you should be evaluated for life or death crisis and sent right back to your country or origin for any needed treatment. If your children are legal and you are not you have the choice to go back to your country and with or without them. English should be the legal language.
I believe that all able bodied US Citizens should work. This means that if you can’t find a job you will be required to spend some extra time shoveling the old man next door’s walk or picking up groceries or just visiting with the elderly lady down the street. You could mentor the young mother next door and offer babysitting while she did her volunteer time. Young mom could take her children for a walk and each with a small bag to pick up garbage and cans along the roadway. Cans can be theirs to keep and cash in. If we all spent some time helping one another and doing what needs to be done we would be spending less time crying over what we don’t have and demanding entitlements we don’t deserve. It is a proven fact that persons who feel useful have higher self esteem, suffer less depression and are more interested in the world around them.
I believe that US Citizens should have first priority for jobs with veterans topping that list. US Businesses that export jobs should be subject to a foreign employee tax that cost them as much as the United States workers would require.
I believe we should have equal trade agreements. The United States will only buy from those countries who allow us to sell equal amounts to them without all those import fees that makes our products unattractive.
I believe that our Government should outlaw “Parties”. We all have the responsibility to look up our representatives voting history and attempt to plow through rhetoric. Determine who is saying what. You can find your reps history on the internet. Just Google their name. Right now parties seem to encourage partisan behavior. It’s like watching a kindergarten playground with boys against the girls.
I believe the citizens of the United States should determine by vote congressional pay and benefits at the beginning of each term. Right now Congress is voting in future pay raises that can be enacted at a future date by simple inaction so it is not on their record. Take a look and see how many of your reps abstained from voting on the new January pay raise. That would include future benefits. Once elected to office our congress is set for life even if they do a terrible job in a short 4 years. They don’t have to pay for health care and receive a salary most of us could live very, very well with. Many of us would be shocked if we knew actual numbers. Congres/wo/men should submit pay raise requests and a monthly expense reports to a citizens oversight committee that is NOT appointed.
I believe that our education system is broken and parents and only parents should determine the best system to educate their child. Those parents should be allowed to spend their child’s portion of the education moneys on the educational style that would most benefit their child. More money, more money is not going to get us better educators. Teachers who stop parenting and start educating with the support of the parent who is involved and chooses their child’s school will get us better educators. Parent, Child and Educator should all be held equally accountable. Let’s be creative. Why shouldn’t a parent who works a second shift schedule be able to choose a second shift educational system for them?