Please help our children

by purplesofa 32 Replies latest jw friends

  • purplesofa
    purplesofa

    A child died in the past week of a tooth that got infected. On his school bus coming home from school. Another child died from an infection that started from a tooth.......the mother needed $80 to get the tooth pulled. Unable to raise this money, the childs infection from his tooth went to his brain, The government spent $250,000.00 after the infection went to his brain. This boy died too. Another child died, after 4 months of not being able to get radiation treatments........caught up in red tape, denied medicaid.

    The Petition

    It is unacceptable that the richest nation in the world denies its children health insurance. Show Congress that they must change legislation and give every child the coverage they deserve.

    The government says there is no money for these children, think of how easily the money is spent to fight in Iraq. Three and a half months in Iraq....the money used..........would cover 9 million children for a year in health care. We drag our feet for our children in raising money, but hardly think twice about going to war.

    Please sign this petition so that all children have health care in America.

    Thank you in advance,

    purps

    ps...........Please send this site to everyone on your email list...........if you have ever seen a child suffer needlessly.....you can appreciate how much this needs to pass.

  • juni
    juni

    Thanks purps for bringing this to our attention. I will follow through.

    The health care in this country is horrendous!!!! Our animals get far better and timely care at the vets.

    It is a very sad situation for those w/o health insurance and for those with insurance it is hell to cut through the red tape, get the proper care you need and deal with insurance companies whose control has got out of hand.

    Juni

  • purplesofa
  • found-my-way
    found-my-way

    signed it

    Dont you have to be 18 to run for Pres?

    Just a dumb canuck asking...

  • Junction-Guy
    Junction-Guy

    Thank you for sharing this with us, children need adequate health care, and there is no excuse for a child to die from lack of health care.


    Dave

  • Woodsman
    Woodsman

    Is that in Afganistan or the US?

  • juni
    juni

    Good evening foundmyway,

    You're not dumb girl. This country sucks in a lot of ways and this is one of the unexcusable.

    I don't know about the age 18. All I know is that you have to have a lot of money to run for President and most if not all are attorneys. Congress is influenced by lobbyists among which are insurance big wigs who give big $ to their campaigns. Of course Congress has great health insurance and benefits.

    How is your health system in Canada?

    Juni

  • GoingGoingGone
    GoingGoingGone

    You have to be 35 to run for President of the US. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/vote/presidential_elections.shtml

    The health care system in the US is infuriating. Something needs to be done.

    GGG

  • SacrificialLoon
    SacrificialLoon

    You have to be 35 years old to be president, and a natural born citizen.

    Edit: Argh, beaten by a couple minutes. :)

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