HOUSECLEANING
When a person can receive insurance coverage for V i agra and other se xual enhancement devices, while someone needing an abscessed tooth pulled or eyeglasses is not covered, then there should be some serious housecleaning with Medicare. Something bad is wrong there and changes are in order. I believe they have their priorities a little mixed up. There are a lot of unanswered questions in the minds of those that have been turned down for dental care and eyeglasses. Most of those that depend on Medicare for the only coverage they have cannot afford to go out and buy insurance to cover all the important uncovered needs of our senior citizens that are on a fixed income from social security . And now that our utilities are spiraling out of control, most of our seniors need to get a loan to the bill every month. Many were already pushed to the limit with just their basic needs. Many cannot buy the food they need because the cost there is also extremely high. Our senior citizens are living longer, so changes are in order to help them with their needs.
Who will feed the poor? Who will help our handicapped receive access with ramps and other needs? Who will help our homeless? Who will give aid to our elderly? The very same people that have pioneered our great country. The backbone of our great America, your parents and grandparents, y’all.
What has happened to the hearts of man, our leaders, and our president? Where can these forgotten people go for the help they need, if our leaders and our president refuse to hear the cries of the needy?
Every day, there is someone new stepping into the shoes of those in a position to make a difference, but all too soon, they also refuse to listen to the cries for help – they turn a deaf ear to the real issues of everyday lives.
Most of our leaders would like for us to believe they are overworked and underpaid. More raises! But if people will just take a good look around, they will see that the real workers are the farmers, the firemen and policemen, the plant workers and roofers. These are the ones needing raises and help. I see no physical work from our president or most of our leaders, other than their running – running away from the real issues that go unnoticed year after year. If there were mental exhaustion, there would be evidence of this in the changes so desperately needed. What I do see is elaborate dinners and many vacations to exotic places for relaxation and fun. Time to play, dine and relax, but no time to listen, no time to work on the problems of those needing help. Your desk is piled full of unopened letters, pleas from the poor, handicapped and elderly.
You may as being to listen because these people are here, their needs are real and the problems won’t go away just because you fail to pay attention. They will only grow larger and the people will scream louder and louder until someone hears their cries.
R. Mitchell © TN State Gazette 2006
