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Friends, Greg is writing about the bottom falling out from under you--I am at the bottom: taxes piling up unpaid, bills that are insumountable and a MAXIMUM WAGE allowed of $156.00 per month; maximum in th bank-0- $2,000.00 (which is 10 x what I have). Welcome to America-land of the corporate rich, home of the working poor and the underclass. I have hallucinated, alone at night, for the first time, recently, and become exhausted and unsafe at night, with noone here. The Maine state regulators plan to shove me in th cattle car and send me to the death camp-- the nrsing home. What a fate for an "icon" and "hero"of the PIEN list! My overnight caregivers are paid $15.00 per night (not per hour) The only answer i am getting is to prepare for a nursing home,.. because the lobbying power of those of us who need long-term assistance to REMAIN at home is negligeible, compared to the nursing home lobby's advocacy, that shifts the financial resoures into the nursing homes. I will go Democratic and / or Green at the elections, as Republicans are not helping the marginalized. That is, if I'm not stuck away in a PD ward, unable to get to the polls. Ivan 50/39/36 On Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:43:54 -0400 Greg Sterling <[log in to unmask]> writes: > ----- Original Mesthage ----- > From: "Greg Sterling" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "PIEN" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 12:40 PM > Subject: Re: National health care > > > I believe the upcoming elections are of extreme importance to every > American . The next President will set the tone for the next 50 > years by appointing several Supreme Court justices. This country is > based on freedom and capitalism which is a proven recipe for > success. The real question is whether or not we are to go the > direction of conservative or liberal idealology. I have always > subscribed to the Republican line, i.e. less government, less taxes, > less social programs, etc. PD has changed my thinking drastically, > and altered my perceptions of life in general. It is easy to > belittle and scoff at those less fortunate than you when you are > doing very well. When your family is healthy and happy life is > grand. You feel superior and invincible. Things change when the > bottom falls out of your world. You lose your health, your health > insurance, your job, your medication costs $7,000 dollars a year, > your "friends", your marriage suffers, your kids turn to drugs, your > made an unexpected grandfather, and you just wish it would all end. > My wife and I have worked hard for 25 years to build our life > together only to see disaster strike. I don't want pity or charity, > but when people need help there should be programs in place to help > them. There is a dire need in this country for national health care > with prescription coverage for those working that cannot afford > $500/month to protect their family, and for those that life has left > behind. We are all in this together, like it or not. > > Greg > 47/35/35 ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************