Saturday, January 28, 2006
Little Rant
Stay out of our lives Canada and do not expect us to agree with the personal decisions of others. Get out of the marriage business this is the domain of the church. Welfare is for those who need it and if they need it give it to them. I am able of body and mind and I work for a living, so should all others like me. Free health care is for emergencies and the truly ill; let’s stop expecting it to be for every little whim. Hey Giant SUV man, stop messing with our environment just to stroke your ego. Why when all is based on clean water and quality air did we not even mention it during the election?
Take Care
Give me not a government that would feel it needs to take care of me. Give me one that allows me to care for myself.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Simple Luxury
Hey Canada we are the land of plenty. The shops are full of all we can lay our hands on and we are encouraged to go after it with great enthusiasm. Consume or be cast out!
So what is the greatest single luxury that we enjoy what is it we have that sets us apart and gives us the greatest pleasure and saves us from huge amounts of labour. Well? Well?
Well my vote goes to hot and cold clean running water, yes this luxury gives us the pleasure of warm showers and baths, sustains our health yes even our lives. This infrastructure set up to deliver clean water to all is without match; even the lowest of us can gain easy access to this resource. Imagine how much time you would spend bringing water to your home from the community well.
Take it for granted you may, but think about life without it, put that thought up against anything else you may have or crave. Put hot showers up against SUVs or PDAs Put clean glass of water up against mp3 player. Put a lifetime of not having to carry water against a yearly southern vacation.
So why the rant, protect it, treasure it, preserve it, make our government help, you help, demand it and hold them to it.
So what is the greatest single luxury that we enjoy what is it we have that sets us apart and gives us the greatest pleasure and saves us from huge amounts of labour. Well? Well?
Well my vote goes to hot and cold clean running water, yes this luxury gives us the pleasure of warm showers and baths, sustains our health yes even our lives. This infrastructure set up to deliver clean water to all is without match; even the lowest of us can gain easy access to this resource. Imagine how much time you would spend bringing water to your home from the community well.
Take it for granted you may, but think about life without it, put that thought up against anything else you may have or crave. Put hot showers up against SUVs or PDAs Put clean glass of water up against mp3 player. Put a lifetime of not having to carry water against a yearly southern vacation.
So why the rant, protect it, treasure it, preserve it, make our government help, you help, demand it and hold them to it.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Who Would We Allow to Help
Joe Businessman a former hospital administrator decides to start a Not for Profit chain of surgery clinics that will do the types of surgery people tend to wait long periods of time for (i.e. knee, hip or cosmetic). Joe is not allowed to build these clinics and run them in Canada (well maybe Quebec he can) as we do not allow Two Tiered medical. He in turn builds them in one hundred locations around the world and staffs them with the best medical personnel to be had. He opens his clinics to anyone with the money to afford his services and provides exemplary care to these elite customers.
The clinics begin to thrive and there reputation builds. As the structure begins to turn a profit, this profit must be disposed of and the board of directors decides it should go in two parts, 50% to developing free clinics in the most needy of developing countries and 50% to purchase equipment and improve services in Canadian hospitals.
In the third year or business The clinics show a profit of 150 million dollars and various Canadian hospital projects are forwarded by Joe and his clinics.
Joe is given many awards and accolades for his vision and care. After 25 years and millions of dollars Joe is given the order of Canada and a medical School funded by his organization is named in his honour.
This would certainly be a good situation for Canada and those developing countries and it would benefit all. Nobody is hurt nobody is left out. Why are we afraid of this? Why can’t Canada be Joe Businessman?
The clinics begin to thrive and there reputation builds. As the structure begins to turn a profit, this profit must be disposed of and the board of directors decides it should go in two parts, 50% to developing free clinics in the most needy of developing countries and 50% to purchase equipment and improve services in Canadian hospitals.
In the third year or business The clinics show a profit of 150 million dollars and various Canadian hospital projects are forwarded by Joe and his clinics.
Joe is given many awards and accolades for his vision and care. After 25 years and millions of dollars Joe is given the order of Canada and a medical School funded by his organization is named in his honour.
This would certainly be a good situation for Canada and those developing countries and it would benefit all. Nobody is hurt nobody is left out. Why are we afraid of this? Why can’t Canada be Joe Businessman?
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