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Gerry, The insurance situation is a nightmare for so many. I think our government ought to be able to do better re health insurance for all. One of the purposes of the Constitution was to "promote the general welfare". I just happened to luck out with LAUSD due to the union, which I finally joined before our strike in the late '80's. My family was always anti-union. I know there is a lot of fear of socialism in the political arena in the US. Traveling throughout Scandinavia gave me a chance to see how well it worked, probably because everybody is middle class. Here there is the fear that some lazy bum is going to benefit, but catastrophic illness can bankrupt you. Cures would be a lot cheaper. The problem with advocacy is I strangle when I speak and have hands like paws. Don't know how much longer I can do it. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Haines" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Tragedy is worldwide/Gerry-insurance > Congratulations on getting your view in print, that is my point. Continue > to > do this and keep up with the advocacy, that's where the changes will come > from. > > BTW, I am a former teacher and have paid $472.00 per month and continue to > pay for health insurance, since I left school in 93 when my husband could > not > longer work. He worked for 7 years with PD and was diagnosed with Bladder > Cancer, Parkinson's, and an AAA all in the same year(1986). He is on my > insurance > and has been for these years, I cannot find a cheaper one because most > insurance's will not take preexisting conditions. I have been close to > bankruptcy > quite a few times as he was a Safety Director for a trucking company that > folded > their doors with no pension.(before the government took over that > role).......... Not an easy life, but who does have one. > Gerry > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn