Man Dies of Toothache
In order to understand the absolute RAGE I feel at this moment, you should, first, visit the above link and read about 24-year-old Kyle Willis who died of a tooth infection because he did not have the money he needed for the antibiotic.
Second, read the blog below from Michelle Makin and all the things the conservatives are doing to blame the dead gentleman for his own death.
ObamaCare Fable
I don't care what other options he had. HE DIED BECAUSE NO ONE TOLD HIM OF THOSE OPTIONS. He died because the GOP will not let government do its job. Sick people should NOT have to run around to various organizations trying to figure out how to pay for their illness. They should go to the doctor or dentist and it gets taken care of, PERIOD!
I DO NOT CARE IF HE COULD GET IT FOR FREE FROM A CHURCH, A CHARITY OR WHEREVER. HIS DENTIST or DOCTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAY "HERE, TAKE THIS AND LIVE".
By the way, tax-phobic GOPers should note, his daughter will probably cost taxpayers a ton of money till she is grown, since her father will not be there to even provide food or lodging. Kyle Willis' death is PROOF that we need universal health coverage. If we had it, he would be alive. If he lived in Europe, he would be alive. I do NOT care what taxes they pay in the EU, I care that they do not die, like we do, to save some fat-cat on his taxes! If the GOP wants to continue to call itself the "Party of Life", they had better get off their elephants and pay taxes so people can live!
From now on, everytime I donate to a Democrat or to a charity, I will pick ONE corporation which trades on Wall Street, and email them. My email will say, roughly, "I donated here instead of buying your product, because no one will take my tax money to fix the problems of the poor and middle class." I wonder what would happen if enough people did that and Wall Street corporations began to see the money they were losing? Maybe we can get a law passed to let their stockholders know how much money is NOT being spent to buy their product or service. And, maybe, other Kyle Willis' will live to see their daughters grow up.
When I vote in 2012, I will do so in Kyle Willis' memory.
I read that story the other day, and nearly lost my cool ... In all my political, agitating, down with the system stuff over the years - I never thought I'd live to see the system breaking us down into a third-world country :(
ReplyDeleteMary, you & I are on the same wavelength. The way to fix this in the short term is vote the GOP OUT at every election. And then work commit to building a stronger Dem party in the long term!