Comments on: Maggie

By: Calico

Calico — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:16:50 +0000

Mission: Donation for Maggie
Result: Mission successful : )

Quick question – is Maggie eligible for Medicaid and/or SSI? Perhaps these Gov. programs could help a bit.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:30:42 +0000

Ahhh, the troll’s back. Don’t feed it everybody!

By: Acilius

Acilius — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:54:57 +0000

I don’t disagree with Maggie about everything…

Anyway, donation made. I hope I’m #47,000,001.

By: j.b.t.

j.b.t. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:05:32 +0000

done and done.

By: Dr. Empirical

Dr. Empirical — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:44:52 +0000

I disagree with Maggie on just about everything, but she’s a valued member of this community and I’m glad to help. No one should ever be kicked out of the hospital before they’re ready to leave.

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:20:03 +0000

Is there anyway that Maggie’s case can be highlighted to the media or Steve’s who is mentioned on her site? Surely no one could know this and think that a public health bill would be wrong!?!? It sounds very Dickensian with the attitudes of “undeserving poor” – People are poor or don’t have health insurance because of personal weakness and undesirable personality traits??!!??
I have stopped listening to the retoric that comes from the right about this – so I have no idea if there is any legitimacy in their case – I hope and guess not!?
American tourists in the UK have always given me the impression they feel we have Victorian ( if not shakesperean) health care and dentistry in Britain – hence cautionary tale of the “Book of British Smiles”. But Hurricane Katrina and the fallout of information from this bill shows me that America has a clean face but very dirty knickers in the health and social care department. Why does the US give so much in foreign aid when some charities meant to provide health care in the developing world are working almost exclusively in the US because of the desperate need. Surely aid is needed at home – and would be best provided in an effective healthcare entitlement bill. People should not be dying of curable diseases and ailments anywhere in the world let alone in a super power!
Shame allyou opponents – SHAME!

By: laura

laura — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:43:26 +0000

@Ginjoint: Thanks. Hope Maggie will be fine soon.

By: Ginjoint

Ginjoint — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:12:52 +0000

Laura – yup, that’s correct.

By: laura

laura — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:53:32 +0000

Plus a small and sad notation from a country that purpotedly has got public health: it works better for rich and educated and socially included people. It works in richer areas–in depressed areas of the country you get horrible service or no service at all. It works better for some things than for others.

But all of these things tend to be obscured by the rhetoric that, indeed, you have public service and universal coverage.

By: laura

laura — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:50:49 +0000

Please please help: I just would like to be reassured that I didn’t mix my donation to Maggie up: the confirmation e-mail read that I have made a donation to “Mary”: is that correct?