In a recent posting, I listed three causes of approximately 118,000 US deaths every year. I am reading Ralph Nader's most recent book, Only the Super-rich..., which I will review as soon as I finish reading it. In the meantime, some numbers just jumped off page 286 and I wanted to share them with you as soon as possible.
Numbers are again approximate
65,000 die each year from air pollution58,000 die from workplace related disease and trauma100,000 die from medical negligence or incompetence in hospitals100,000 die from adverse effects of commercially advertised drugs
That is an additional total of 323,000 added to the originally reported 118,000 for a grand total of 441,000 preventable deaths per year here in the US. Reducing those numbers must be a high national priority.
These numbers are approximate.
43,000 died in traffic accidents in 2008.30,000 die each year from gun shot wounds45,000 die each year from lack of health insurance
That is a total of 118,000 US citizens dying each year needlessly. What are you going to do about it? Probably nothing unless a friend or loved one falls into one of those three groups and then it will be too late. How many of us are among the walking wounded bearing physical or emotional scars from contact with the results of the above three sources of death?
The NTSA and others have worked for years to reduce traffic fatalities. Now it's the turn of lack of health insurance to receive attention. In a few days or weeks, the US Congress will decide the fate of health care reform. In the immortal words of George W. Bush, " You're either with us or against us." If you are a member of Congress and you don't support health care reform, please get out of the way. If you support health care reform, now is the time to be vocal about it. The opportunity for real reform is a very rare occurrence.
President Obama is coming to the TAMU campus to speak about the value of volunteerism, come out and support him! Bring signs and expect for there to be a large anti-Obama crowd.The Young Texas Conservatives will host a protest, we'll be there to counter-protest. Here is the information from the YTC fb page: Will you help us protest President Obama's socialist policies? This protest is going to be BIG! Join Texans from across the state as we rally against Obamacare! This is our chance to show the world that Obama has youthful student opposition! Every conservative Aggie needs to be outside the auditorium protesting, holding posters, and showing the country through the mainstream media that we do not want socialism!You can see what another group did at a previous Obama speech by going here: WE WANT TO SHOW THAT AGGIES SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMA! Bring signs! Funnier the better! Whoop!
Please Sign Petition to Reform Social Security Disability SSDI and SSI Determination Processes
Take Action! Sign My Petition! Reform Social Security Disability SSDI and SSI Determination Processes - http://tinyurl.change.org/zXUto Thanks! I won at the hearing level 2006, but got cut off soon after that due to husband making too much $ for SSI/Medicaid. Now hubby left, have to reapply all over again in April! Just got first denial notice... Here we go, reconsideration, again. Not so sure I'll make it for hearing again this time. It is ridiculous. You must First become a supporter of Poverty in American, then click on sign my petition button.
Many of us secrectly wondered, “If we help you will you forget?”
We wondered what we were getting into because you came out of no where like a shooting star. We were inspired by your willingness to admit you didn’t have all the answers and that you may make mistakes. Some of us have forgotten you said you would work hard to correct them as they came to light. Many have also forgotten you are not a dictator and there are several people with whom you consult, who have a say in the decisions you make and that you just can’t go off on some tangent “all willy-nilly.”
No Mr President, you have to be careful with every step you take and every word you say. You have the weight of the world on your shoulders, and still had time to be a father to this nation.
Sasha and Malia are the luckiest girls in the world, because with everything already on his plate their Daddy took time out of his day to give words of encouragement to millions of kids who may not have had anyone to do that for them. I live in one of the districts where it was decided your message wasn’t important enough to interrupt the school day. Some were given an excused absence so they could be taken out of school and view it off campus, but you had to give them prior notice and I was concerned as to what they would miss.
Obama's plan to address congress is needed, but it also smacks of desperation.
If this fails the it will be because he and the Democrats in congress augured this into the ground when they went into August without a coherent message on health care.
I still support Obama, but let's face facts. He's acting like a senator. We voted for a presdent. A president who can LEAD.
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What good is health care insurance? When I was a child, I remember one doctor's visit where he made a house call. We paid $20 in cash which my parents thought was a big deal. My father was the sole bread winner and his take home pay was probably $75-100 per week. We just barely made ends meet. I did not follow the evolution of health care and insurance because I was too young to care.
As an adult, I have watched how dental insurance has changed the dental profession and the charges I must pay. I suspect that it has followed the same path laid out by health care but I am not certain about this. What I pay for dental care has risen, adjusted for inflation, and after insurance, I still must pay a significant amount for dental care. I can afford dental care as long as I still am working, but what will happen when I retire and lack dental insurance?
Who is benefiting from health care and dental insurance? I am not. It must be the insurance companies and the health care and dental providers.
