the one with the fanciest horse?
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010“Rich people give poor people jobs. Plain and simple. With out rich people, poor people won’t have jobs. See all the liberals want the government to take away all the rich peoples money, but don’t ever give any of there own.” This is a quote from an apparent Republican to his liberal facebook friend.
When did this happen? The rich paying for the poor? Define poor. Do you think the richest Indian was the one with the fanciest horse? Or was the bravest Indian the one with the fanciest horse?
I was extremely impressed with a Missouri gentleman that built our kayak from strips of wood. He explained the procedure and that his boats would withstand some of the wildest rivers in Missouri and Arkansas. It took about 4 months for it to be completed and now it is a gorgeous lightweight kayak that is durable, usable art . I suppose some of the glues, and paints may have had Chinese roots or came from a factory owned by a wealthy corporation, but, for the most part our beloved vessel was handmade by an American. He had a home, a car, a workshop, diabetes and a smoking habit. He made his own way in his own shop living a free American life that many of us might envy.
Insurance would have been impossible for him to obtain if it hadn’t been for medicare. He qualified for socialized medicine because he lived long enough too. Prior to that I think he plucked chickens in a factory or something like that so he would be insured. Why is our society set up like this? Because the guys that own the chicken factories don’t want us to be free. If we are free and don’t need the insurance they provide, we may leave and start an organic chicken farm that would compete with them. We would be poor, but, we would be free and insured.
“Another word for freedom is nothing left to lose” I so miss the days when everything I owned fit in my car and I traveled about, working at random restaurants, taking ballet classes and teaching ballet classes. I never broke a body part or had a kidney stone or appendicitis. I never thought about healthcare or health insurance. If I had needed healthcare back in those days I would have been financially screwed. I guess I was poor, but, I didn’t feel poor, I felt free.
Life happened. Husband, kids, and a job that provided health insurance for us all. There went my freedom. I don’t think it should have to be that way. I think we should be able to make things, grow things, be brave and ride a fine horse. I think we should have the choice to be free and at the same time be responsible. I don’t think providing healthcare for all is the rich paying for the poor. I think it is all of us pitching in for all of us.
