Hey Guys,

Hold on.

Do you have any idea the number of times I have tried to start a discussion on here of the very real problem of healthcare in America?

I have been sitting here for the past five minutes considering chewing my fingers off rather than letting them type anything political.

Dare to bring up this issue? Be dismissed as promoting socialized medicine.

"No Socialized Medicine!" The battle cry guaranteed to whip up a knee-jerk reacting block vote while offering no solutions. Off the hook. And on to power.

Why can't the think tanks or whoever figure this out? Maybe make it possible for those not covered to BUY into something real. What's wrong with making an early Medicare BUY IN available to early retirees? Jobs would open to younger people. Stress related illnesses just might decrease. Good for the economy all around. Good for small business. Good for big business.

I tend to think beyond what is available to me as an individual. I understand that it is not just about me. Got it or not, we are in this thing together.

I think it was Munc who said on here somewhere the other night something to the effect that every aspect of our lives is affected by politics. True words. Too true words.

Healthcare is going to have to get political direction. That does not mean socialized medicine. That quite simply means figure it out. Throw business, big and small, a lifeline.Throw a lifeline to those who want to retire early but cannot BUY into a decent healthcare plan. Not because they have not saved their money. But because there is no real plan access for so many.

But as long as all those lobbyists are in DC sloppin' the hogs, the average American cannot be heard.

The economics of healthcare -- big, big picture.

And yeah, I know. I hate taxes, too. A lot.

(And I had typed a whole bunch of other stuff here, but I just deleted it. I am absolutely passionate about this topic of affordable healthcare access. Not socialized medicine. But what's the point? I should just hang out in that thread where I talk about my dress.)

Boomer, One Ticked Off Girl