Monday, March 1, 2010

Fly on the Wall

On Saturday 2/27/10 at 2pm I was at the cafe at a hospital in Lexington, MS. As I began to get my hot coffee, I recall overhearing 2 white women discussing healthcare and how expensive it had become since they were younger. Even when you are making a decent amount of money and are considered "high class". I decided to butt in, although I had plenty to say, instead I was jus a fly on the wall. Eaves dropping as some may call it. I observed how even though the women who were of a different race and ethnic background then me, they still could understand the struggles in which my race as each and every day. I had almost rebuked myself for putting them into a stereotype. Seeing that healthcare is such a huge conflict these days. This could be a localm national and even international story. There are individuals acorss the country who have little to no health coverage. They say it should be up to the doctors or government to decide. But truly its not to the doctors nor government, but its up to the insurance agencies. In some countries people pay doctors when they are well and healthy and when they're sick they dont have to pay. So it seems like we are only paying for what we want. Possible interviews would be froma local Jackson resident, a government health offical and a doctor for and against Obama's health plan. We have a voice we must utilize it!

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