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Meg, thank you for a very reasoned response. You said it very well. We are all in this together - there is no 'us and them.' --------- Mary Ann > So Rae. You know I love you and am totally in the fight with you. But I > think that your negative emphasis and sarcasm re " job creators" is maybe > divisive and a bit misplaced, I for example, donate all my time to our > effort. I could certainly do more if there were more jobs, more house > sales, an improved economy. Similarly, more jobs and an economic recovery > would facilitate local regional and national fundraising for our pd cause, > and would free up substantial funds at the NIH. This kind of thinking is > part of the spirit of compromise. Curing pd isn't an either or > proposition, politically. We aren't ever going to get anywhere when we > mirror the current polarized political landscape. Refusing to see the good > on "their" side just makes us " us and them." we simply must find a way > to dialogue and see the good will in our different takes on this. Being > against stem cell research is not the same as pronouncing a death sentence > on fellow pwp, it's an utterly reasonable life view, and one we should all > respect. While I clearly am a proponent of stem cell therapy, I'm not sure > that science yet knows it is the only clear way forward, and I think that > among ourselves... Our community, we must stand together. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 17, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Dave >> >> So what is the solution? Let them die, as we heard at a Republican >> debate. Medicare paid for my DBS surgeries. Do you suggest I should have >> gone bankrupt or shook forever? or kill myself? I don't see this >> government program (which I paid into) as a miserable failure. >> >> Although the capitalist system has created great benefits for mankind, >> historically it has been at a terrible price - child labor, unsafe >> working conditions like those that led to the factory fires in the late >> 19th century are not things we want to go back to. Nor are impure food >> and snake oil drugs we are fairly safe from because of the FDA and the >> Pure Food and Drug Act. Slave wages and no benefits are things unions >> fight against. >> >> I hear you David, I used to be a union hater because my mother was one. >> I did not go on strike in 1965 when I first started teaching, but in the >> 1980's I did. Unions are far from perfect, BUT WITHOUT THEM I WOULD HAVE >> NO PENSION AND SECONDARY INSURANCE AT ALL. >> >> IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THE "free market" or even city government like LA >> City Schools are NOT GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING IF LEFT ALONE. >> >> In retrospect I can't think of a single thing that conservatives have >> ever done or led in bringing about to "promote the general welfare". >> Does anyone really believe they are on our side? >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn