Don't like the idea of Obamacare? Then Opt out!

I have been saying this for a long time now and I am finding more and more folks who are saying the same thing.

If you are so opposed to Obamacare, then there should be a way for folks to opt out of it. Obama really should call your bluff. But he won't cause he cares too much about the people in this country, even the ones who hate him. But it would be fun to see how fast folks would change their positions wouldn't it? Ah yes... one can dream!

If you are of the belief that family and friends and neighbors and Churches should pick up the cost of your medical care, then you should, by all means, be allowed to do just that! I would vote for that.

And if you can't pay for your care and your "circle" can't pay, then you should not be allowed to get medical treatment. Right???

That would be unfair you say???? 

But isn't that what your argument is? That people should pay for each other and only folks who can pay should get medical attention?

In case you are not aware, the entire point to Obamacare is that no one person has to bear the burden of medical costs. That's a good thing people. It's something a sane, logical person would hope for!

That as a democratic society, we all agree that certain things need to be taken care of and that all of us have to pay to cover the costs of our society. That IS Democracy.

We drive on public roads, we have public schools, libraries, public water works, police, firemen, and so on, because we all need these things. So we all pay to ensure we have them.

Why is medical care hands off? Why is that not as important? It should be the most important thing, because if we are all healthy, then our entire society thrives.

Medical care should not be a "for profit" industry. Of course folks should be able to earn a living and a good one. What they should NOT be able to do is charge so much that it is beyond obscene. Go to a hospital and ask for an aspirin. Do you think it really costs $20 a pill? Why do you think it costs that much?

The big fear that is being shoved down the throats of "poor" Republicans (which still confuses the hell out of me how that even is a thing) is that you will have to pay for someone else's medical costs. They force feed you this dribble to scare you. You stay scared of the boogie men and they make tons of money off your fear.

Look out!!!!

Maybe your money will go towards paying for a gay person or a black or Mexican or some mother with 50 kids.... how horrible!!!

Think of how horrified THEY are paying for racists and homophobes and bigots?

But here is the reality... if you don't pay a little via a system that covers us all, then IF YOU get sick and have to go to the doctor, and we continue to have people getting treated with no medical coverage.... who the hell do you think will pay for them in the end?

YOU WILL... cause all they doctor will do is pad the bill so that you are now paying for the folks he could not charge.

If you have any common sense you will understand that it's to your benefit for us all to be covered.

If you don't, then start saving your chickens to pay your doctor next time you get sick and see how fast he will show you the door. 

Legalizing Pot - You have to be stoned not to!

We see commercials every day for new exotic blends of vodka flavors and apple flavored beer, hard lemonade, including tropical scenes of hipster couples with lime wedged long necks between them.

Then there are all the ads we see for anti-depressants or ads for the ones that "enhance" the anti-depressant that may not exactly be working for you so that now you can take two drugs in unison, which may or may not cause you to kill yourself as a side effect according to the commercial.

Now imagine commercials for Weed. It might not be the images you think of stoners chowing down on a bag of chips and watching cartoons either. It could be for things that actually help us as a society.

We certainly don't see images of drunks slumped over on the floor in commercials or drivers being handcuffed for being over the limit or ambulances taking away victims in the ads we see each day for booze... you just see the fun you could be having.

If it were legalized, you could see commercials that do the same kind of marketing for pot.  The commercials wouldn't focus on partying with frogs or dogs or horses, but instead have more to do with things other then just having fun getting plastered.

Hemp for Life

You might see how the oil from the plant can cure illness or replace fossil fuels. You might see how it does a better job at helping pain then any drug a chemist mixes up. You might see how the fiber from the plant can make clothing and other textiles. You might see the benefits of the seeds as a nutritional supplement. The list of positives is astounding.

Yes... you can get stoned out of your mind...but how is that different then being high on pain killers your doctor prescribed or being so drunk on wine coolers that you vomit in your dates shoes?

Legalizing pot is not going to be a free pass to get stoned. We still need to make sure you are under the same regulations you would be for any other substance that could render you stupid or dangerous.

The economic boost it could provide is also something that should make folks jump at the chance to legalize it. You don't have to be a stoner to want this to become legalized.

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List of links:

• Legalizing Marijuana May Help Save the US Economy, Reduce the Prison Population, and Stop the Drug War Death Toll 
• Hemp For Life 
• Forbes Magazine Article 
• Documentary Film On Benefits Of Industrial Hemp
• Hemp Facts NMH.org
• Purdue University Paper: A New Crop with New Uses for North America