The Dangers Of A New Heathcare Bill

Some few weeks ago, I watched Florida Representative Alan Grayson on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives read one heartfelt health care story after another. His speech, was hard to listen to, not because Grayson is a controversial representative, but because the stories were chilling. They were real people who experienced the loss of a child, a mother, or a relative.

The stories told spoke of incredible financial hardships, in many cases after the "principal bread winner" died along with the families income. The results were terrifying cases of foreclosure, bankruptcy, and severe cases of induced depression, suicide and anxiety. Its hard to look the other way, especially when you realize that this is going on in America and this is what we call "The Greatest Nation on Earth."

Every story Grayson told touched my heart, and I was deeply saddened that so many families have had their lives lost due to the current broken health care system. Never did I expect what I heard next, especially from those people who are on record and are quoted as saying "never let a good crisis go to waste."

These words, spoken by Rohm Emanuel and Hillary Clinton (A former Health care advocate who has gone suddenly silent) are of grave concern. They represent the epitome of all that is wrong in the cruel world we live in. What these words mean to some are not what you would expect in the least. The plan is not about helping you, or giving you affordable access to a flawed health care system but rather a "two pronged dagger" designed to save America from a 70 Trillion dollar unfunded Medicaid/Medicare liability and allowing midnight redaction's of controversial bills that the public has no access to but big corporations do.

The protests are real, our Senator Lieberman vowed a "filibuster" and has been under grave fire from the very families that Mr. Grayson spoke about. Countless health care groups are calling for a positive reform to the current system and their membership and ranks are swelling as they demand action.

The danger to the bills being presented today is the unwelcome intrusion of the big insurance and pharmaceutical companies who are taking the time to read these bills and then launching their "K Street" minion lobbyists to ensure that their profits are not only not threatened, but "increased" under any new Senate bill.

The big Plutocratic and pharmaceutical companies are currently busy making sure that this new crisis "does not go to waste." Their efforts are focused on the inclusion of draconian and horrific enforcement laws that hold those people who have no insurance accountable, forcing the uninsured to buy insurance they cannot afford. They also wish to force businesses on the edge to also forcibly provide insurance to their workers.

Latest reports indicate that the criminal measures directed at the "uninsured" are not extreme enough or to their liking. They know that if the stricter measures of enforcement are passed their pockets will be lined with all that new insurance money.

Under a plan that criminalizes health care, the states and the cities will be deprived of their liberty, and larger prison populations could be expected. Those criminally uninsured prisoners will now be insured by the states already battered health care system. This is a dangerous precedent beyond words, especially when corporations are allowed to unconstitutionally usurp the law to arrest those individuals who can't afford insurance. This is a classic measure of instilling fear in others to act in the best interests of the insurance industries profit model.

Connecticut, with its many insurance companies, will certainly benefit from this kind of medical tyranny, however the average family could expect a higher level of contemptible and icarcerable actions aimed at filling debtors prisons.

The law today forbids individuals from completely bankrupting, student loans, IRS Taxes, Child Support, credit cards, and you must pay for Auto Insurance and soon possibly Health Insurance. The Bankruptcy Reform Act has been all but "neutered" leaving families in "dire straits" with few options to start over. This nightmarish scenario is also being added to a nation that holds 10.2% unemployment, offers few good paying opportunities, allows anyone in the country illegally and produces next to nothing.

The number of prisoners in America is staggering, our nation has more people in prison per capita than any industrial nation on earth. We also have the most amount of debt per capita and are among the unhealthiest in the world. Nelson Mandela once said that "the best way to know your country is to go through its prisons," a quote now re-emergent as Former Ohio Rep. James Trafficante re-enters society.

While I do not mean to berate my country, or to agitate those on the edge of just "giving up," the message to our citizens is becoming increasingly clear. That message is aimed at those Americans who once embraced the "American Dream" to think twice about what they are getting themselves into.

Our nation is becoming one of the most "overtaxed" on earth. None of the taxes individually is that terrible but when put together in aggregate and combined with legal mandates we cannot survive as a middle class family without supporting the inhumane slave labor and sweatshops of foreign countries who are known for their cruelty toward others.

The choice, and the conclusion to the national health care debate is now entering its final stages, and you can be certain that Obama will sign whatever the Senate agrees to. This is your last chance to speak out, protest or get involved. If there was ever a time that the nature of apathy on our parts were more dangerous to your future liberties, this is that time. I sincerely hope that all of you find this issue important enough to make sure that the corporate plutocracy has NO SAY in the future of our health care.

No health care system, that deprives a person of their basic liberties could ever be accepted as successful.

Christmas Grinch Apprehended By Police

Looks like crime does not pay in Milford, especially at the hospital where last Christmas the Grinch featured above was caught on video "lifting" gifts from the tree in the hospitals Lobby.

According to the receptionists at the front desk of the lobby the Grinch was identified and charged accordingly two weeks ago. Her court date should be coming up soon for anyone who wishes to follow up on her comeuppance.

More than likely this case will be prosecuted at the Milford Courthouse in Downtown Milford.

Grinch Wanted! Help Police Catch Her.

This is the video Milford police released Wednesday in their quest to find a woman who allegedly stole items from the lobby at Milford Hospital that were intended to be part of a gift basket raffle.Police said the woman is described as white, 30 to 40 years old, with stocky build and brown hair. She was wearing glasses and a green jacket. The woman allegeldy entered the lobby area shortly before 2 p.m. last Thursday and took two baskets containing various gifts, and attempted to take Nintendo Wii games, police said. Police said they have exhausted all resources attempting to identify the woman and are seeking assistance from the public. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (203) 878-6551

Helen Bennett Harvey

Milford Teens Lose Their Life In Car Accident.

At 6 A.M. this morning I received news of a horrible tragedy from the town kids. They were very saddened and upset by the news. The school indicated that they were responding with Grief counselors today at both High Schools and the Middle Schools to help affected kids with their sorrow.

As I understand it, this horrible tragedy occurred, at approximately 7:30 P.M. Last night two teenagers were killed, and another teen was seriously injured after Shaw Foley's 1990 Nissan 240SX crashed into a utility pole in the parking lot of the Connecticut Post Mall.

Also involved in the accident was Jonathan Dolceacqua, 18, and Michael Vicino, 16, both students from Milford's Jonathan Law High School.

Michael Vicino, 16, the only survivor is also from Milford, is currently in critical condition at Bridgeport Hospital. Vicino is a student at Bullard Haven Technical School in Bridgeport.

The Accident occurred when Foley, who was traveling from the front of the mall to the back and lost control of his vehicle. Police reports indicate that Foley tried passing another car as they approached a curve by "Target." Foley's car then hit a utility pole that demolished the vehicle.

The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Milford Police at (203)878-6551. Also there will be a 2:00 Press conference today at the Milford Police Department. The conference will be led by officer Dumas. The vehicle is also in police custody pending the completion of their investigation.

All three students will remain in our prayers and I offer the deepest of sympathy and sorrow to the parents who have lost their children last night.

Photo of the type of car Foley was driving:



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