I'm not a big political fan, yes I vote and do my research, but I don't really get to deeply involved. This post is not to stir up a debate. However we set up this blog to promote the importance of organ and tissue donation. After the debated this week we are HOT. Please read McCain quote bellow:
Exact quote from Presidential Debate 15 Oct. as made by John McCain:
"That' s big government at its best. Now, 95 percent of the people in America will receive more money under my plan because they will receive not only their present benefits, which may be taxed, which will be taxed, but then you add $5,000 onto it, except for those people who have the gold-plated Cadillac insurance policies that have to do with cosmetic surgery and transplants and all of those kinds of things.
So here in the transplant world we are all asking ourselves what McCain meant to say. Was it to say his plan does not support transplants? Belonging to a couple transplant support groups I have read these views. We are all a little HOT!
Gold-plated Cadillac insurance policies, where do we get one of these. Does McCain have any idea how many hours and beyond families spend on the phone with insurance companies? I can only speak for myself, MANY and on the things our daughter needed (not just wants). The state of Illinois rejected our "All Kids" application on our daughter (we wanted to pay the monthly premium and be guaranteed coverage). We were told we were responsible for her insurance until she caps out, yes we are over half way there. The state may provide insurance after that, but they have 3mo to pick her up, leaving us to pick-up the rest. Scary. I was even told if I was a single mom I would qualify? I don't think that's Gods plan.
We are very thankful we have insurance, and have a good plan. Knowing one day it will run out really makes you think. We really do have a million dollar and beyond girl.
As far as my view goes, transplants are not and elected procedure. It's life or death as painful as it is to type the words. We were told our daughters only chance at life was a heart transplant. Does that sound like an elected procedure to you? She has quality of life and has life! A life we are full and blessed with.
Mike asked Macie who she was voting for, she said ELMO. We love Elmo these days.
Anyways this will be our only political post. We want this site to be positive. Showing life after a heart transplant, beautiful.
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It's a little after the fact now but I just wanted to point out the exact quote from McCain:
“And if you do the math, those people who have employer-based health benefits, if you put the tax on it and you have what’s left over and you add $5,000 that you’re going to get as a refundable tax credit, do the math, 95 percent of the American people will have increased funds to go out and buy the insurance of their choice and to shop around and to get — all of those people will be covered except for those who have these gold-plated Cadillac kinds of policies. You know, like hair transplants, I might need one of those myself. But the point is that we have got to give people choice in America and not mandate things on them and give them the ability. Every parent I know would acquire health insurance for their children if they could. Obviously small business people want to give their employees health insurance. Of course they all want to do that. We’ve got to give them the wherewithal to do it. We can do it by giving them, as a start, a $5,000 refundable tax credit to go around and get the health insurance policy of their choice.”
This is actually a quote from an earlier debate where McCain used the same notes. Unfortunately in the debate you watched he inadvertently left out the word "hair." A costly mistake, but an easy one to make.
Uncle Bret
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