HEALTHCARE

Health Care........short and sweet today. How can the most powerful, wealthiest country in the world have so many people walking around without Health Care? We live in what many people say is the wealthiest, most powerful country in the world, so how can this happen?

I live in the California Central Valley. In this part of the state, we have some of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, double digit unemployment, and thousands of citizens without Health Care. Many of the individuals currently without Health Care, lost their benefits as a direct result of losing a job.

But were not suppose to worry, because as now unemployed individuals, we have 'COBRA', available to us. I hear the word Cobra and just shake my head. So Health Care is now provided to you, (the same Health care you had available to you when you were employed) at three times the price. So let me see if I understand this: We're now being offered the same Health Care we had before at three times the price, but we no longer have a job or income coming in to pay for it? Am I missing something here?

I'm not asking for a handout, or suggesting that we give Health Care benefits away, but doesn't it make sense to offer people in this position an option they can afford? I know Congress is currently working on this very issue, but until I see it in action, I'll continue to ask the question.

AMERICANS NEED AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. MAYBE A FEWER CORPORATE JETS, PENTHOUSE APARTMENTS, OR FANCY VACATIONS IS THE ANSWER............UNTIL NEXT TIME!