Reading all these articles regarding health care reform and other things congress has planed for our country I began to wonder. Am I an empty vote? Meaning, I voted but haven't done anything to show support for the changes I believed will come with the vote I cast.
There are others out there who keep doing their part for the vote they cast. They're at the town hall meetings showing support to their representatives and senators, while I sit on the side lines and secretly cheer.
If I am doing this then it means there are others who are doing the same thing. This movement I had proudly become a part of would be nothing if not for the people standing up and asking others to join their cause. No matter where we live in this great country of ours, support matters to our representatives. One voice could mean the difference between the status quo that got us into this situation.
We must remember that this problem was inherited not made by the Obama administration. So far, I believe all that he has set out to do is coming to fruition but it falls on we the people to tell the members of congress that we support the changes Obama is proposing.
My cousins' friend had a stroke at the age of 22 and since he doesn't have insurance the hospital he is at is looking to discharge him. What a sad time we live in when a human isn't worth saving because, as the saying goes, money is king.
So what if I have to pay a little more on my taxes? So what if the cigarette smoker has to pay more because of his addiction? So what if adding a tax to the sodas would make it less likely for kids and parents to purchase?
It is my hope that whoever reads this will join the many other supporters out there who want health care to be in the hands of the people again. Don't believe the lies the opposition has feed the masses. Find out for yourself. Read, get informed.
They say ignorance is bliss but we can't afford to be ignorant.
Don't become an empty vote.
