Not stopping could save your lfe.

We were on a trip to see a time share in Virgina. During the night in the motel room while my wife was going to a bathroom, I heard a bang bump and yell. She had fallen over my size 12 tennis shoe hat I had left out in the floor. She was barely walking and having difficulty breathing. Since our insurance policy pays for an accident if reported with in 72 hours I took her to the hospital emergency room. Examination revealed she had no broke bones, but a 5 mm cyst on her lungs and a 1.5 inc h cyst on her kidney. While she was being examined outside they were having a northeaster with 80 mph winds. Following the examination, the northeaster was over. While driving back to the motel a car got right on our rear bumper and started flashing his lights and blowing his horn. I thought about it. Did I have a flat tire or was i dragging something? I could not think of anything. Now if nothing was wrong, why was this driver behind behaving like this? I slowed down from 40 then to 30 and finally 20 but I did not stop. My intent was to have him pass me. He finally stopped flashing his lights and passed me. The driver appeared to be of slight dark color with a bandanna over head like a pirate. I stopped later at a filling station and saw there was absolutely nothing wrong with my car. I also concluded that this character was planning to hijack my car. Again and again I reaffirm my suspicions when I watch true stories on the FBI files where the car is hijacked and the owner is shot so the carjacking cannot be reported. Later this car is used to rob a bank or used for some other crime.

Perhaps in the near future while you are traveling if anyone is on your rear bumper flashing his lights and blowing his horn do not stop. It could save your life.

Loosing the war on drugs? There is a better way.

We are loosing the drug war. More drug busts causes price of drugs to go up which in turn entices more people to peddle drugs. We are fighting the supply demand laws. The drug addicts will steal, prostitute themselves or do whatever to get another fix. What we need is a method to drive down the price of drugs, which would cause drug peddlers to be less interested in the risk of jail time for lower profits. The drug addict should be treated as a medical problem. The first step in resolving this problem is to identify those addicted. Use our tax dollars to ask the addicted to identify themselves? Why would they do that? After we get a database maintained by a Government organization (like the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)), then we set control the addict by requiring them to attend meetings (like the AAA) and supply free drugs to the addict as prescribed and controlled by the doctor. The DEA or other Government agency could pass a controlled amount drugs at no cost to the abuser. The amount of these drugs will be decreased until the abuser has control over his life. If the abuser does not follow the program them he goes back to jail. The idea is to get the abuser so that he is not so dependent on drugs and he has some control over his life and to also drive down the cost of drugs on the street so that drug cartels will make nothing and at the same time prosecute them. This will make peddling drugs not feasible because without profit and a penalty, it will not be feasible or practical. The demand for illegal drugs will be diminished so much the drug peddler will go out of business over time. It will tend to take the profit out of illegal drugs. Drug violence will also diminish over time. Non-violent prisoners jailed because of drugs can be freed on the condition that they participate in the controlled DEA drug program. Because drug addicts are no longer stealing to control their habit, a lot of crimes will also decrease and make it a little better for us all.

This simple idea saves billions of dollars and thousands of lives, so why not? Lets be smart and have not only a life but also a better life for everyone.

Euthanasia, chances are that sooner or later it will happen to you

According to the dictionary euthanasia is the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy. Was my Grandmothers death as described in the post 26 May 2008 death by euthanasia? Yes! It could even be considered as murder.
I am sure the doctor would say in his defense that since she was unable to feed herself that by not feeding her it was death by natural causes. That is a lot of baloney! I had at least one doctor who regarded her condition as not being terminal and how do you determine that? Do we determine a terminal illness by one doctor? Give me a break! Who is this doctor that determines life or death, God? Another issue is how good is this doctor and is the doctor in charge the best we can do before classifying him or her as terminal? Choosing doctors is like trying the lottery. If a patient is declared terminal, what is the best path? Do we have a mercy killing by starving them to death and allowing them to die of phenomena like my Grandmother or do we allow the cancer take its course and which will end up having the patient screaming bloody murder, “Please let me die”? When the doctor declares the patient terminal, do we allow the family, who sometimes stand to gain millions, make this life or death decision? Why not allow the patient, as long as are in sound mind, determine method of dying such as starving them to death and allowing them to die of pneumonia while they are lying in their own feces or taking a pill which puts them to sleep? Again, I ask the question, how do you want to die; because chances are more than 50/50 in time it will happen to you?

Health care like France's could save lives.

What about health care in France?
· Doctors in France are self employed and free to prescribe what they want
· French can choose their doctor are free to see any doctor or specialist they want
· World Health Organization rates France first in health care and US and 37 th.
· France’s infant rate is 3.9 per 1000 compared to 7 in U.S.
· France life expectancy is two years more than US.
· France has more hospital beds and doctors per capita than U.S. and far lower rates of death from diabetes and heart disease.
· Deaths from respiratory disease, an often-preventable form, is 31.2 people per 1000 in France and 61.5 in U.S.
· 65% residents in France are satisfied with their health care compared to 40% US residents.
· France spends 10.7 % of their gross domestic product compared to 16 % in the USA which is more than any other nation.
· France has no deductibles for the chronically ill.
· Almost all Frenchmen buy supplemental insurance which covers extra expenses such as private hospital rooms, eyeglass, and dental care
· In France, the sicker you get the less you pay. There are no deductibles
· Chronic diseases such as diabetes and critical surgeries such as coronary bypass are reimbursed 100%
· Cancer patients are treated free of charge. For example patients suffering from colon cancer can receive Genentech Inc.s (DNA). A patient in US may pay 48,0000 per year.
· French doctors are paid at a lower rate than doctors in U.S., however French doctors do not have to pay back their student loans and the French Government pays the doctors social security tax which is typically 40% of their income.
· France pays for health care to of general revenue and mandatory payroll taxes. Like the US these costs are escalating, but again most everyone is satisfied.

Frances taxes are lower than USA if you consider the benefits they get.

Political change is likely in the USA
Would it be nice if we were number one in health care for all our people instead of France?

Save thousands of lives and billions of dollars.

What caused 13,230 homicides in the USA last year alone? It is a problem costing states billions of dollars and needless deaths of thousands. The answer is not only drugs but the fact that we are not smart enough to handle them. Drug abuse can be a doctor over prescribing legal drugs and getting the patient addicted or illegal drugs such as an addicted heroin or cocaine user. Our problem is that we are not treating it for what it is, a medical problem. The first step in resolving this problem is to identify those addicted. Use our tax dollars to ask the addicted to identify themselves. Why would they do that? Read on! After we get a database maintained by a Government organization (like the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)), then we set control consisting of meetings (like the AAA) and free drugs as prescribed and controlled by the doctor. The DEA will pass the controlled amount drugs at no cost to the abuser. The amount of these drugs will be decreased until the abuser has control over his life. The idea is to get the abuser so that he is not so dependent on drugs and he has some control over his life and to drive down the cost of drugs on the street so that drug cartels will make nothing and at the same time prosecute them. This will make peddling drugs not feasible because without profit and even a penalty, it will not be feasible or particle. The demand for illegal drugs will be diminished so much the drug peddler will go out of business over time. It will tend to take the profit out of illegal drugs. Drug violence will also diminish over time. Non-violent prisoners jailed because of drugs will be freed on the condition that they participate in the controlled DEA drug program. Because drug addicts are no longer stealing to control their habit, a lot of crimes will also decrease and make it a little better for us all.

This simple idea saves billions of dollars and thousands of lives, so why not? Lets be smart and have not only a life but also a better life for everyone.

Hunger in the USA or Linton, Indiana

I was in Terre Haute shopping. It was a bright sunny day and lunch time. One of my favorite places to eat was Fazoli’s. I noticed a man and his son was in line. He said that he did have any money. The manager at Fazoli’s told the man that they did not operate that away and could not feed them. I noticed the man sitting on a bench in front of the Government building looking at his son concerned and hungry. That was a number of years ago. Why did I not offer them something to eat? Although this scene of the hungry man looking at his son happened over a decade ago it still haunts to me to this day.

Are we a Christian nation or are we hypocrites? The Bible, Chapter 25 verse 45 from the book of Mathew, says: “Then shall he (Christ) answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.”

Lord, I am sorry for not feeding you in the time of need and I promise that I will not do it again.

The following statistics taken from (http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/homeless/hhsummary.html) state the following:

· On average, 21 percent of the requests for emergency food assistance are estimated to have gone unmet during the last year. For families alone, 18 percent of the requests for assistance are estimated to have gone unmet. In 47 percent of the cities, emergency food assistance facilities may have to turn away people in need due to lack of resources.
· Sixty-one percent of the people requesting emergency food assistance were members of families -- children and their parents. Thirty-seven percent of the adults requesting food assistance were employed.
· The overall level of resources available to emergency food assistance facilities increased by 24 percent during the last year. Forty-seven percent of the survey cities reported that emergency food assistance facilities are able to provide an adequate quantity of food. In 60 percent of the cities emergency food assistance facilities have had to decrease the number of bags of food provided and/or the number of times people can receive food. Of these cities, 50 percent have had to increase the limit on food provided. Seventy-seven percent of the survey cities reported that the food provided is nutritionally balanced.
· In 92 percent of the cities, emergency food assistance facilities were relied on by families and individuals both in emergencies and as a steady source of food over long periods of time.
· Low-paying jobs lead the list of causes of hunger identified by the city officials. Other causes cited, in order of frequency, include high housing costs, unemployment and other employment-related problems, food stamp cuts, poverty or lack of income, low benefits in public assistance programs and substance abuse.
· During the last year, 67 percent of the survey cities supported local emergency food assistance efforts. Twenty-three percent used locally generated revenues; two percent used Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act funds; 14 percent used state grants; four percent used Community Services Block Grant Funds and 27 percent used Community Development Block Grant funds.

Food is life. Lack of food causes illnesses, which causes unnecessary deaths. In the United States, 11.7 million children live in households where people have to skip meals or eat less to make ends meet. That means one in ten households in the U.S. are living with hunger or are at risk of hunger.
What are we doing in Linton Indiana to remedy the hunger situation? How many homeless do we serve? Do people in our area go hungry? How may we improve? How may we serve Christ, which in turn is the least? I was told of a story about some college students made peanut butter sandwiches and passed them out in the poor part of the city. They reported that these people said they appreciated this very much. Why do we not pass out peanut butter sandwiches in Linton, Terre Haute, Indianapolis Indiana or any other city between 12 and 1 every day and collect donations to be used 100% for purchasing additional peanut butter sandwiches?