Friday, Nov. 6

Healthcare wrote:

Richard you are so right. The big insurance industries are controlling the system and screwing the business owner out of every last dime they have because everyone doesn't have access to afffordable healthcare, yet Republicans continue to back them up.
Why do we continue to let insurance companies dictate what accidents they will and will not pay because they may happen at work, because everyone doesn't have affordable healthcare. All accidents and healthcare should be paid by one insurance policy not two and three and four all in the sake of providing citizens hospital and doctors care.
Just think of the administration costs associated with health insurance, workers compensation insurance, car insurance medical coverage ans down the line it goes. It's all the same thing doctors and hosptal visits.
Workers compensation costs could easily be cut by 75% if the healthcare insurance companies wouldn't be double and triple dipping businesses, citizens and employee's alike. A long term and short term disability plan and term death insurance policy would only cost the employer 25% of their current workers compensation rates.
Why didn't Senator Folmer think of this ? the guys getting paid big bucks from taxpayers and doesn't do anyhting to cut costs for businesses.
Citzens only need to pay for doctor and hospital visits one time no matter how or were they are hurt. Big Insurance is ripping us off.

Drew Hawthorne wrote:

Rodney, How can you call for the legalization of medical marijuana based on your illegal use of pot for 36 years? I think you smoked away some brain cells if you think that is a logical argument. Also, marijuana impares judgement, and is highly addictive, which leads to the need for even greater doses to recieve the same high. It also is a fact that most coke and meth addicts started with pot. It is a gateway drug. Just because people have no moral judgement or respect for the law does not mean that we should just legalize crime. Grow up and become a responsible, contributing member of society. It's idiots like you that are ruining what used to be a great town to live in. Move to New York or something.

Drew Hawthorne wrote:

marijuana... is highly addictive

Anthony Gebhard wrote:

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Well after a few weeks away, I must post again. Rodney, where are your facts based on? Like I have been saying over and over again to the mass of people, please go to www.pubmed.gov if you want to get the facts about anything relevant to science. This is where peer-reviewed publications are written. I'm not going to get into a debate whether marijuana should be legal, although if Rodney knew the history of marijuana in the US, he would know that it was legal at one time and in actuality was the scapegoat for FDR's New Deal and it ilegal status wad also the result of the jiberish rantings of Bible-beaters (much like those of prohibition). I am going to argue your points of marijuana being addictive and killing brain cells. Just because one builds a tolerance doesn't mean the substance is addictive. Tolerance is observed due to an upregulation of gene expression of enzymes that breakdown the agent as well as a desensitization of the cell receptors. Addiction is a whole different biological phenomenon. Also, we have endogenous cannabinoids is our brain that have biological function i.e. mediate immune response as well as higher brain functions and studies have not shown marijuana to kill brain cells. Also in reference to marijuana being a gateway drug, I would tend to disagree with you on this. I bet you would find that chronic substance abusers started with tobacco and alcohol first, the only difference is that we as a society find these drugs more acceptable.

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Drew Hawthorne wrote:

Rodney, How can you call for the legalization of medical marijuana based on your illegal use of pot for 36 years? I think you smoked away some brain cells if you think that is a logical argument. Also, marijuana impares judgement, and is highly addictive, which leads to the need for even greater doses to recieve the same high. It also is a fact that most coke and meth addicts started with pot. It is a gateway drug. Just because people have no moral judgement or respect for the law does not mean that we should just legalize crime. Grow up and become a responsible, contributing member of society. It's idiots like you that are ruining what used to be a great town to live in. Move to New York or something.