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I think, though, that this kind of event highlights the problems of putting the money over the people. Care-givers of all kinds need to be able to do their job to the best of their ability, and people need to know that they're being looked-after by people who like their job and aren't in it just for the money.
The fact that we have doctors, nurses and even hospital floor-moppers going on strike and ruining the pathetic care we have now, that's a major issue. There are people in the industry who really want to help other people, who really want to heal the sick, catch bad guys and put out fires. These people aren't allowed because there are no clean sheets or floors, no nursing staff which isn't too overworked, no cops who can spare the time away from filling forms or operating radar guns and no competitive (read: better) wage at every level of the care-giving organization.
Isn't it time we realized that capitalism has its place, and that place isn't to obstruct us from getting the care we need? The practice of caring for other humans is where the line should be drawn, at the very least. Mandate it, set some low numbers to weed out the lamers, make the education affordable, have a federal oversight commitee to handle mistakes and beefs and problems and reporting serious international cases to the world court, and Make It Work.
Yeah, it'll suck when private practioners will suddenly have to pay fees ore in tune with their prices, but that's the way it is. Medically un-necessary procedures - determined through guidelines set in meetings open to the press - will cost. The rest will not bankrupt people.
Make sense? Vote me dictator and let me fix your planet.
Monett — Rural firefighters stood by and watched a fire destroy a garage and a vehicle because the property owner, who was injured battling the flames, had not paid membership dues.I'm not going to talk about the callous nature of the firefighters trying ot make an expensive point, and maybe the homeowner knew about the policy before and just didn't think it worth the money. I'm glad no one was seriously injured, and I'll be glad if the district moves to a tax-supported plan in the next year.
Monett Rural Fire Department Chief Ronnie Myers defended the policy, saying the membership-based organization could not survive if people thought the department would respond for free. The department said it will fight a fire without question if a life is believed to be in danger.
I think, though, that this kind of event highlights the problems of putting the money over the people. Care-givers of all kinds need to be able to do their job to the best of their ability, and people need to know that they're being looked-after by people who like their job and aren't in it just for the money.
The fact that we have doctors, nurses and even hospital floor-moppers going on strike and ruining the pathetic care we have now, that's a major issue. There are people in the industry who really want to help other people, who really want to heal the sick, catch bad guys and put out fires. These people aren't allowed because there are no clean sheets or floors, no nursing staff which isn't too overworked, no cops who can spare the time away from filling forms or operating radar guns and no competitive (read: better) wage at every level of the care-giving organization.
Isn't it time we realized that capitalism has its place, and that place isn't to obstruct us from getting the care we need? The practice of caring for other humans is where the line should be drawn, at the very least. Mandate it, set some low numbers to weed out the lamers, make the education affordable, have a federal oversight commitee to handle mistakes and beefs and problems and reporting serious international cases to the world court, and Make It Work.
Yeah, it'll suck when private practioners will suddenly have to pay fees ore in tune with their prices, but that's the way it is. Medically un-necessary procedures - determined through guidelines set in meetings open to the press - will cost. The rest will not bankrupt people.
Make sense? Vote me dictator and let me fix your planet.
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