Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)
12 Sep Sat 2009
Response to Women Over 40 Carrying This Country to Freedom
Normally if I have a comment to a post I will just send a short reply, but John’s post on women over 40 carrying this country to freedom got me thinking more about where we as a country are headed. In Sugarcreek have been dealing with serious blows to our economy and in fact the entire state of Ohio is in the throws of economic disintegration. There seems to be only a few states that are not struggling quite as much as the others.
To make matters worse many I know are ill. I am sure the constant stress of trying to survive has weakened their immune systems and has left many vulnerable to serious illnesses. Now I don’t mean just a cold or a flu, but I am talking many forms of cancer and other more serious afflictions. The other night I tried to listen to the health care proposal, but had a sinking feeling that it was just more rhetoric being shoved down our throats. Personally, I am still having difficulty with the fact that if this plan is so great why then do the Senator’s, Congress and even the President have yet another plan for themselves?
Yes, the country is in bad shape and the health care system is out of control, much like many of the other programs the government has its hands in. It is disconcerting to think that the way to trim the fat will need to come from taking from many of those who spent their lives making this country what it is today. Now that they are older many see them and their care as a burden. No one seemed to mind when they were contributing and helping to make this country strong. Now that our parents and grandparents are older and they need a hand they are faced with a health care plan that would leave them in the cold.
I hope that women over forty can make a difference. I personally fit the description and have tried to make some changes by contacting Senators, Representatives, members of Congress and even the President regarding many of the issues we all face as a struggling country. Unfortunately, my efforts have not been as effective as I would like them to be. If any one would like to contact me and work on ways we can start making some real changes I would welcome the opportunity.
I was thinking though, maybe I should just take up golf and perhaps there I would find the decision makers more amenable to hear what I have to say, and better yet what we as a country need to have them hear.
Thank you for caring about our parents. I would much rather see them alive and spoken for than fund illegal immigration or those who don't are to participate in America as Americans - and it seems right now we just cannot afford to do both. Again, thanks for your efforts and you are not alone - look at Washington DC today at the 9-12 project Tea Party. I don't know how many people are there but someone said hundreds of thousands. And people such as yourself encourage them to do so when they wavered.
Thanks for the comment and the info on the 9-12 Tea party. I am from New England and certianly Tea parties are in my blood. Standing up for those who who have put so much into this country is nothing short of an honor.