Olive extract may have obesity, diabetes benefits

Olive extract may have obesity, diabetes benefits

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Okay, I'm Back - Health Reform

When I say I'm a Jeffersonian, what I mean is I question goverment regardless of party. I'm not necessarily an advocate of less government or a tenther (for 10th Amendent - Limited Government) as I heard someone called the other day. But I do think we have an obligation in a republic style democracy to question, discuss and debate all of our governments actions; Executive, Legislative, Judiscial, and especially Bureacratic alike and without blind allegience to those in government with a particular affilation.
We have a problem in America, we have the best health care system in the world - for those who can aford it. For those who can't but are successfully retired we have medicare, for those who can't aford it and live in poverty we have Medicaid and in Arkansas, ARKids - All of them are successful - very, try talking to any senior about it - its life or death. But we have nothing for the millions of working poor and working class as well as the small businesses that hire them. Oh, we have some meager stuff promoted by the business industry, but its - take or leave it, its not adequate.
Many of my fellow christians like to tout America as a "Christian" nation, I'm not convinced many of us who practice a faith in Christ are following it in our words and actions in this issue.
When FDR put forth the New Deal, there were cries of "Communism", "Socialism". Wonder what those seniors who are now benefiting from Medicare would say if someone said that if a public option's not good enough for the working poor - then it's not good enough for anyone else. - I wonder.....