Thank You Mr. America, for Universal Health Care


It has become a fact that the second most important issue of the 2008 Presidential election is universal health care. Or should I say health care, itself.

Yesterday, at a rally in New Hampshire John Edwards blatantly used the Natalie Sarkisyan's family to underscore his passion for universal health care. No one can say our system isn't broken. The fact is, it is not only broken, it is a disgrace.

Recently in my city's local newspaper, I read a side by side article. One was about the influx of Burmese into our city and how they are taken to all the entitlement programs to get signed up when they hit our streets. The sponsor of these immigrants was sad that Americans didn't reach out to them-you know -show them the sights of the city--the zoo- the mall, and the local parks.

The other article was about a lady who had worked for 35 years in my city as a waitress, she had raised two children working her butt off. Then, she fell ill and was unable to work, she lost her home, car, and was now living in a trailer provided by an ex-husband. She was terrified of what tomorrow would bring and did not know if she would have food each day.

Read this "joke" that clarifies this situation.

A Somali arrives in Minneapolis as a new immigrant to the United States He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says, "Thank you Mr. American for letting me in this country, giving me housing, food stamps, free medical care, and free education!"

The passerby says, "You are mistaken, I am Mexican." The man goes on and encounters another passerby." Thank you for having such a beautiful country here in America !" The person says, "I not American, I Vietnamese."

The new arrival walks further, and the next person he sees he stops, shakes his hand and says, "Thank you for the wonderful America !" That person puts up his hand and says, "I am from Middle East , I am not American!" He finally sees a nice lady and asks, "Are you an American?"

She says, "No, I am from Africa !" Puzzled, he asks her, "Where are all the Americans?" The African lady checks her watch and says ... "Probably at work.

And I just want to say the following. Thank you, Mr. America for giving all the tax dollars these wonderful Americans have paid through the tax system to those who have never worked here, and have not contributed to America. Thank you, Mr. America!