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Pat Smith
Duryea, PA
A disabled female veteran who used my VA chapter 31 benefits to obtain a BA in the BS of politics.
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Pat commented on the article |Dear President Obama,
Pennsylvanians rallying there in Arizona on Saturday June 5th in 107 degree sun helped make the support Arizona rally a success.
Really wish I could have went, but I have been following this really cool poll, and you are only allowed to vote one time. When you click back on the link later all you view is the latest number of votes. A friend in Virginia sent me this poll, another friend in Texas said a few other ones are also out and have similar numbers.
Poll: Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration?
Vote here
503,202 YES Votes - 20,385 N0 Votes
those were the numbers Saturday June 5th
presently showing 1,279,123 YES votes – 53,361 No votesFor God’s sake Mr. President all Americans have had enough of this liberal bullcrap. I do not believe all these individuals could fit into DC, but I do know they all want to stuff their numbers down your throat.
Look at what the people which built the corrupt Luzerne County Pa. are facing here; our property taxes reassessed for 2009 almost doubling and another 15% tax hike again Jan. 2010. Not even a COLA increase for many, many homeowners, we have nothing left but our blood, and you do not want to buy mine because I have had to use government run VA hell-care for 31 years.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
REMEMBER US?
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Pat commented on the article |Read the Bill
No automatic deportation of immigrants for minor drug offenses, justices rule
Immigrants convicted of minor drug offenses should not face automatic deportation, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday, a decision that could allow thousands of legal immigrants the chance to argue for leniency from immigration judges.
The court overruled the legal interpretations of the federal government and a lower appeals court in saying that Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo should have had a chance to make his case for staying in the country.
Carachuri-Rosendo, a legal resident who had lived in the United States since he was 5, was deported to his native Mexico after being convicted of possessing a single tablet of Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, and serving a 10-day sentence. He had been convicted of possessing a small amount of marijuana a year earlier and received a 20-day sentence.
In an opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens, the court said that was not what Congress had in mind when it mandated automatic deportation for any immigrant convicted of an aggravated felony. The government had said that Carachuri-Rosendo's second conviction put him in that category, even though local prosecutors did not increase the second offense to a drug-trafficking charge.
Manuel Vargas, senior counsel for the Immigrant Defense Project, said that would mean immigrants could ask a judge to consider factors such as their length of time in the United States, military service, and family and community ties. Illegal immigrants would still face virtually automatic deportation, he said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/14/AR2010061405031.html
Do not tell me this legal immigrant Carachuri-Rosendo does not have rights.
As an advocate for veterans of different sexes, race, color, religion & different politics…I need to say this racist bit is angering the majority.
Every legal Latino should see SB 1070 as it really is because this is a good thing. It is time, if need be, for everyone to be recognized by local law as local residents of his or her town. This Arizona law is for our whole Country. It is not about race, it is about stopping crime.
The numbers in the Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration? The Poll which I posted above presently stands at 96% YES 1,225,029 votes vs. 4% NO 51,162 votes
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Pat commented on the article |
Dear President Obama,
Poll: Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration?
Vote here
http://world-news.newsvine....
503,202 YES Votes - 20,385 N0 Votes
those were the numbers Saturday June 5th
Presently showing 1,133,352 YES votes – 47,646 No votes
Pennsylvanians rallying there in Arizona on Saturday in 107 degree sun helped make the support Arizona rally a success. Really wish I could have went, but I have been following this really cool poll, and you are only allowed to vote one time. When you click back on the link later all you view is the latest number of votes. A friend in Virginia sent me this poll, another friend in Texas said a few other ones are also out and have similar numbers. For God’s sake Mr. President all Americans have had enough of this liberal bullcrap. Donot believe all these individuals could fit into DC, but I do know they all want to stuff their numbers down your throat. Look at what the people which built the corrupt Luzerne County Pa. are facing here; our property taxes reassessed for 2009 almost doubling and another 15% tax hike again Jan. 2010. Not even a COLA increase for many, many homeowners, we have nothing left but our blood, and you do not want to buy mine because I have had to use government run VA hell-care for 31 years.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
REMEMBER US? -
Pat commented on the article |Dear President Obama,
Poll: Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration?
Vote here
http://world-news.newsvine....
503,202 YES Votes - 20,385 N0 Votes
those were the numbers Saturday June 5th
Presently showing 1,133,352 YES votes – 47,646 No votes
Pennsylvanians rallying there in Arizona on Saturday in 107 degree sun helped make the support Arizona rally a success. Really wish I could have went, but I have been following this really cool poll, and you are only allowed to vote one time. When you click back on the link later all you view is the latest number of votes. A friend in Virginia sent me this poll, another friend in Texas said a few other ones are also out and have similar numbers. For God’s sake Mr. President all Americans have had enough of this liberal bullcrap. Donot believe all these individuals could fit into DC, but I do know they all want to stuff their numbers down your throat. Look at what the people which built the corrupt Luzerne County Pa. are facing here; our property taxes reassessed for 2009 almost doubling and another 15% tax hike again Jan. 2010. Not even a COLA increase for many, many homeowners, we have nothing left but our blood, and you do not want to buy mine because I have had to use government run VA hell-care for 31 years.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
REMEMBER US? -
Pat commented on the article |James thank you for answering me, please just one more question which I asked many people back in March. I do believe everyone would appreciate the answer;
For such a small population of Veterans (8 million using VA medical care) why does the whole VA medical system hold the record for Hospital Seclusion and Restraint Occurrences?
In a message dated 3/10/2009 3:11:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time,:The full data is available on a PDF here - Hospital Seclusion and Restraint Occurrences per 1000 Patient Days: 2008
Seclusion and restraint are consider last measures in most if not all inpatient facilities, so this data acts as a “canary in the coalmine” to express the stress of under-management or under-staffing a facility is experiencing.
Highlights
Seclusion is when a patient of the medical facility is locked in a room alone. We assume “patient days” equal 24 hours.
The Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center (AKA “The Flight Deck”) shows the highest figures for seclusion occurrences divided by patient days. The VA’s numbers are FAR higher than other similar facilities, and the VA has failed to submit data for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters on restraint and seclusion to the state, as we understand it, which is proscribed by law.
VA 1st quarter - 67 seclusions over 1620 patient days for 41.4 seclusions per 1000 patient days.
http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/?p=1437
Thank you again, Pat
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Pat commented on the article |
Very good point James: “If the politicians didn't demonize their opponents so that we think that the other is only out to do evil, or part of some conspiracy, we might get a great result.” - James while I view conspiracy theories as ludicrous I do have a justifiable ‘trust’ issue in our government, and then there is also the understanding problem. Can you please be kind enough to give me your explanation on this below, some of which I understand just fine, but I am asking a few specific questions.
H.R.676
United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) (Introduced in House)
SEC. 103. QUALIFICATION OF PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO BE PUBLIC OR NON-PROFIT-
“(2) CONVERSION OF INVESTOR-OWNED PROVIDERS- Investor-owned providers of care opting to participate shall be required to convert to not-for-profit status.” – Why would this be done except to make billion’s?
“(3) COMPENSATION FOR CONVERSION- The owners of such investor-owned providers shall be compensated for the actual appraised value of converted facilities used in the delivery of care.” – In the long run compensated by our tax dollars!
“(4) FUNDING- There are authorized to be appropriated from the Treasury such sums as are necessary to compensate investor-owned providers as provided for under paragraph (3).” – Read this a few times and still don’t understand it. What does it mean in English?
“(5) REQUIREMENTS- The conversion to a not-for-profit health care system shall take place over a 15-year period, through the sale of US Treasury Bonds. Payment for conversions under paragraph (3) shall not be made for loss of business profits, but may be made only for costs associated with the conversion of real property and equipment.” – Yes I understand this much was written by an attorney for profit, but what does it mean in English?AND FROM THE BEGINNING:
“H.R.676
United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) (Introduced in House)” – the “for ALL Act”; did you know out of 47 million uninsured 23 million are illegal border jumper illegal alien’s? - This one particular question is rhetorical of course ;) -
Pat commented on the article |
Danetta what an excellent point you made here;
“What you'll most likely find is that, like medication, sometimes they work and sometimes they don't.” – This problem is also one of the few problems’ interacting with other problems (within healthcare) which has no solution. The one I mentioned here before does;
The VA Medical Faculties is government health care which the government NEVER has enough money to properly fund for just the 8 million veterans/patients presently using it. What would occur with universal government run healthcare? Civilian doctors would be mandated by government management because of low government funding too medicate the majority of millions of people’s symptoms’ instead of costly, prolonged, or unproven treatments.
For decades our government has done a very good job of saving taxpayers’ money with inadequate Veterans Affairs funding.
President Obama recently made excellent leadership appointments to Veterans Affairs. Even with their proven leadership abilities, and impeccable credentials, both Secretary Eric Shinseki and Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould are facing the cumulative inadequacies of decades past. The tiny fuse of overmedication that has kept this whole VA system operational for 30-some years now desperately needs to be replaced with major re-wiring.
This young generation of veterans should not have to experience the palliative treatment of health care most veterans using the VA have experienced for decades. It would be great to see the VA step into the 21st century as the leader in world-class health care.
But after decades of under-funding, this proposed new VA budget is not enough. For our new leadership to achieve its full potential along with world-class VA health care, a one-time, additional funding of $20 billion for a ‘21st century investment in VA healthcare’ is desperately needed.
The VA has many good doctors working there who will feel much relief to actually have the opportunity to treat their patients instead of just medicating their symptoms.
FOR THE RECORD: Use Airline liability as a model when reforming medical liability. Right from the start, even before the start you will find those who have the power to stop healthcare reform. What we will hear the loudest is how something is not humane or compassionate enough [the newest one being used is your “racist”], another example of why to keep all religion, along with lobbyist’s & unions out of government business. Watch all the very bipartisan attorneys, corporate money, our politician’s in Washington dictate at home in your state which health insurance companies are presently contracted in your state right now. House and Senate member’s are regularly handed thousands upon thousands of dollars in donations (bribe money) both when in Washington and at home in their your state. When a bill is up for vote a “no vote” is the easier one to obtain assurance on. As I have been saying you can not properly reform healthcare to be even remotely cost effective without first fixing, repairing the very foundation.
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Pat commented on the article |
Hello Dirk I was impressed enough by this article to save it;
“The first European settlers staked a claim to that topsoil nearly 180 years ago. Now farming accounts for nearly 92 percent of Iowa’s land use, according to the Iowa Association of Naturalists, and less than 0.1 percent of its prairie remains. Jessica Veenstra, an Iowa State University graduate student in soil science and environmental science, said when pioneers first broke the prairie sod with simple tools, they found topsoil nearly 16 inches thick.
“Half of that was lost in the first 50 to 100 years, and we didn’t even know it,” she said.
Her research finds all the plowing, mixing and tilling activity on the landscape since has eroded and compacted the topsoil, and stripped it of its organic matter.”
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Pat commented on the article |
1) YES Tim everything is politics as usual, but the intelligent people who want to see the problems correct right the first time, know how to keep the politics out of a hot political debate. I really expected better from you.
Tim you are a perfect example of those who stop the needed debate on heathcare reform because of your LIE’S (95% of what I state can be documented!) I advocate for all veterans of different sexes, color, race, religion, and politics’. It is deplorable and a crime that since we have a black dude as our president liberals are presently using their definition of political correctness as the tool to invoke the fear of ethnic intimidation or racism, and it is our American children who are paying the highest price. Subtlety is not the best approach when trying to solve the SAME problems in society which keep getting worst as each decade passes… but explaining it respectfully while putting our own American children first is.
2) The lack of state funds for veterans nationwide is deplorable. So if government run healthcare is passed how much of the cost will fall back on the state’s? The lack of state funds for veterans nationwide is deplorable! Yet the tax money of veterans is NOW used to help those less fortunate (??) than most of us… and this healthcare reform is going to pay for 23 million ILLEGAL alien’s….just can’t wait for a no speak English illegal border jumper too wait in line before war veterans at the VA free healthcare clinic.
“Hispanic Caucus Members said confidentially that the Caucus told Speaker Pelosi not to change a thing because as written illegal aliens will get the benefits. Asked if CHC leaders will ask Pelosi to specifically spell something out in the bill to address illegal immigrants, the Member said no. Rather, the Member said the CHC simply wants to make sure the bill — as drafted — doesn’t prohibit illegal immigrants from accessing care.”
-- Roll Call (subscription) – This is the majority of uninsured!Back in ’86 when the illegal’s got the “one time” free amnesty from congress I was working around them at the race track’s (you know the jobs Americans’ don’t want?). Did my college paper in 1996-97 on the Infinite cost of illegal alien’s… during a time when Clinton’s needed (but unfinished) welfare reform documented even more illegal’s brought here because of/since the free amnesty. Take 30 years plus with some who still do not want to speak or read English, but they have learned the correct pronunciation of every single female body part. While coordinating veteran articles/issues all over the nation I always check the newspaper, television, etc website for any article on illegal aliens. I now talk on the phone & computer all over, and the majority of the PEOPLE in the United States are presently justifiably very angry at the destruction and cost of illegal alien’s.
The liberals are claiming that republican owned drug company’s lobbyists’ are planting the people yelling all over at town hall meetings on healthcare. Personally I removed the reference to republicans and really gave it some needed thought. Neither way drug companies nor union money belong in any government business. Both have too much money, power, and influence where they do not even belong.
Start this needed health–care reform at the foundation instead of at the top with trillions of dollars of our children future taxes;
A. Since this reform is suppose to lower the cost of healthcare, use the cost of everything remotely medically related, and place an immediate PRICE FREEZE on the costs for at least 18 month’s. B. While mal-practice insurance cost is being reformed. C. Get the drug industry lobbyist’s (& unions) corruption the heck out of government business. D. Use tax payers’ money that has been used for decades to support illegal aliens, and this ludicrous war on illegal drugs. Use tax money for once to the advantage of tax payer’s. E. Add the question of insured or uninsured to the 2010 Census. This will give real numbers to work with not polls numbers. Using this five suggestions starting now, (with regulation of Wal-Mart monopoly for health-care if needed), will allow the foundation for healthcare reform to be fixed and strengthen so healthcare reform can be done right the first time and not waste anymore tax dollars. Is that too much to ask?
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Pat commented on the article |
Thank you Barbara my reading time is limited because of damage done to my eyes. Imagine what a bunch of VA medication does to one’s eye sight over time, plus the wrong prescription for my glasses.
“Now that's a novel idea! As it is now, insurance companies have an absolute monopoly, and history has shown over and over again, that monopolies only benefit the companies themselves, certainly not the consumers.” – I totally agree you are very correct. We also have a growing monopoly Wal-Mart starting to offer medical care to the public. While the cost of malpractice is being reformed and the foundation is being fixed (4 things I mentioned above) if state welfare can not handle those presently uninsured – then – the government can regulate the Wal-Mart monopoly while they provide more government funded medical care.
“President Obama wants to allow for insurance similar to the kind that members of Congress currently have for those who are without.” – 20 million veterans and their families, our military along with their families, and the majority of our elderly now has very substandard healthcare. That number is very high I’d estimate over 1/3 of the population now considered covered, probably higher. And you want to give free health-care like our elected officials’ have now? Or will the congress and senate start using the VA for their healthcare? Please do all Veterans the big favor and have anyone in office use the VA heath-care system. I’m sure all judicial system employees’s can have their own entrance at every VA nationwide. Is that much to ask? While our government run healthcare sucks, our taxes are being used for decades for free welfare and illegal aliens. We are already dirt poor that is why healthcare reform has to start at the foundation not at the top with trillions of wasted tax dollars. People do not have the money to support their own families anymore and our taxes are being used on others. We need to use tax money to the advantage of tax payers for a Change… starting at the foundation.
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