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Judy Gibson
St. John's, NY
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It's always sad when an invited guest doesn't meet the standards expected, but even sadder when the guest invited does meet them. Apparently Ms. McCain was invited on Bill Maher's show for that very reason. I'm sure she has a good brain, despite the obvious lack of exercise she has given it. What really shows is that she's been spoiled; but that is society's fault, and not merely that of her parents nor of their political affiliation. We do have a right to expect that a person who went to good schools should be well educated. However, Bill Maher and you and others in the media merely bolster her perception that she's important by (on the one hand) inviting her to be a guest on his television program, and (on the other), making her lack of intellectual depth the subject of discussion...on air and in print. Why not admit that she would not have been a guest, nor would she be the subject of discussion in your article, had she come from an unknown family? It's a little mischievous to act surprised that Ms. McCain didn't come up to scratch when both you and Mr. Maher appeared to delight in that very fact. She's responsible only for her mental laziness, because I doubt that she is unintelligent. Her education is at fault, and society in general. Both tend to place greater significance on appearance than on ability. That's what women have been fighting for centuries. The media are largely responsible, more than parents and the education system or religions--just as they have ensured that presidential candidates must possess a good crop of hair. Let's confess the truth: in ranking appearance, wealth, and position higher than depth of character, community service and the ability to think clearly and act with a conscience, most of us are just as guilty of not using our brains.
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Judy commented on the article |Exploitation of working people doesn't just happen to foreign nationals in the country on visas, or illegally...it happens to citizens too. Every person whose employer forces them to work exhaustingly long hours, without adequate compensation, or with promises of compensation which are never kept, can identify with slaves. My mother worked for the federal government for years, for a salary one-fifth of that earned by males in the same job; fortunately she was intelligent and decided to return to university and get a M.Sc. and then worked at a higher level, and was paid reasonably. for the last fourteen years of her working career...but she was never reimbursed for the first sixteen years of poverty wages.
I have a suggestion; it's off the cuff, but surely possible--? Government should have ombudspersons who can take these cases (all cases) to the legislators and say, "Haliburton, stop it now" or "State of XY, stop it now" or "Sanitation Department, stop it now" for example. All compensation should be automatic back to the first day on the (bad) job, with no need for courts because of the huge costs involved, and no fine for the employer if this is done immediately, and without argument. Imagine if a person making $16,000 a year was given back pay of $8,000 a year back to five years earlier to make her equal to the male salary of $24,000 per annum--that $40,000 payment to her, and guarantee of full equality henceforth, would certainly alleviate many problems, including avoiding backups in court cases.
If an employer advertises a job, then wages should be advertised in the advertisement, with the following statement. "(Name of company) does not and will not practise discrimination of any sort, whether based on gender, race, sexual orientation, or age. Qualified job seekers will be notified that their applications have been entered in a draw, which will take place at a public meeting on (day, date, time) at (Name of company) premises, and the winner will be notified in writing."
Just imagine; all those legal cases would become unnecessary, and so would huge fines to businesses and other employers. The money freed up by such fair dealing (yes, I know who used the same terminology--FDR) would be put to good use in education, health and environment spending, which would activate the sluggish economy.
Lobbyists would become much less necessary, because the system would be a meritocracy: the truest ideal of a democracy one could imagine.
I left out one group: those who have a disability. Their job applications ought to be considered fully competitive in every sense except where safety of employees and security of the employers' premises or products might be imperilled.
This would enable people with disabilities to apply for many hundreds of thousands of jobs which they are presently excluded from, thus rendering them more active members of society.
I bet you none of this would 'fly' though; we have too many dead ducks who were brought up through a system that says 'charge whatever you can get, and devil take the hindmost.' That includes bankers, hedge fund managers, professional athletes' managers, offshore and onshore real estate dealers, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and so many others.
The place to start is in kindergarten, if the child hasn't already learned moral behaviour at home. It should continue every single day of the rest of his/her life. Change the World; or lose it. -
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Judy commented on the article |Hi. Judy Gibson back again (one hopes, that will be it). Jan Walter is partly right...but universal health care was brought in by the federal government, not province by province. Provinces, however, administer it.
And I live in Newfoundland...not New Foundland. Here in St. John's, the capital, there is a fabulous medical school, connected with our provincial university. The hospital care here, specialist care, general, what have you--is really good. I've lived in six provinces (but here for the last 31 years); and five in the US and two in the UK. So...I do know what I am talking about. Rural access to specialists is what it is everywhere...not good, but not impossible...however, people have to go to one of the larger centres for diagnosis and often for treatment...that is a hardship one will experience no matter where in the world one lives.
For your information, generally...Newfoundland is one of the 'have' provinces as of a couple of years ago, after many years of being one of the poorer provinces. So Jan Walter is not really very up to date, as a fellow Canadian.
Now that you know my name and my city of residence there is no real privacy left. I just want to assure you that I am real, and I do know what I am saying. Thanks. I wish the wonderful USA which I dearly love, all the luck in the world getting every single citizen into public health care...but I would not be happy if the individual states were to administer it because in my view that's what is wrong with our system. It should, really be the same across the country...and basically it is.
Our dental coverage comes from health insurance from my husband's former employer, which happens to have been the federal government.
Prescription medications are covered by health plans from one's employers. Our own costs are 80% covered.
Do you mind if I make this message my final one on this subject? Thanks. Judy Gibson
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