Phyllis Bennis says that 54 cents out of every federal dollar is spent on the
military and war. The Lighthouse in NYC, used to have posters all over the
city, showing a beautiful blind girl, looking needy and pitiful, with a plea
for funds to help her and people like her. But as time passed, the services
disappeared and the Lighthouse get building new and fancier buildings.
Miriam
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 9:17 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Dick Gregory
And a very warm August 22 to you Bonnie. We were just in Port Angeles,
enjoying a bit of a breeze and around 83 degrees. We worked with a delightful
woman whose vision is not holding up too well, and whose husband has Parkinson,
as does our son-in-law Don. So when I read Abby's remarks I went to where my
emotions churn. I do understand that so many health conditions are very
complex, and we are just scratching at the edges. But the money that is raised
is not always wisely spent. Our state organization, WCB, raised large amounts
of dollars through a group that solicited old automobiles and gave WCB about
10% of the gross profits for the use of our name. Even once the 10% was in our
account, we did not always use it wisely.
Charities waste great gooey gobs of dollars. Even so, the Pentagon wastes
more...lots, lots more. So I heard the frustration in Abby's remarks.
Frustration that translates in my own mind as one of anger over the lies that
are often lain upon us by promoters of charities, and of Presidents who lie
that their wars will make us safer and keep us free. But in the understaffed
clinics and medical centers there are men, women and children dying for lack of
care. Even as those in your profession and in ours. Currently we are so over
invested in military bases and weapons of murder that the Emperor Trump could
not back out without causing a major crash, even if he wanted to...which he
does not. So yes, I watch my son-in-law slowly dying, and my sweet daughter
battling Rheumatoid Arthritis, and I must tell you, I have no faith in this
boastful, vain, self admiring Emperor. And I thought that George Bush II was
embarrassing!
We should all be frothing mad at how uncaring the government is toward the
working men and women...and even madder at the transparent lies they shower
upon us, believing that we are so easily schmoozed.
Carl Jarvis
On 8/22/17, Bonnie L. Sherrell <blslarner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why isn't there a cure for a lot of things? Alzheimers? Other dementias?
MD
is a hereditary condition. It's main victims are boys, and they
rarely live past seventeen. There are a few variants that attack
females, and the girls will often live longer than their male
counterparts. But look at how long it has taken to begin to find
counters to many cancers, which are far more common and are not as
inevitable as MD is, Abby. Perhaps that we are beginning to conquer
at least some cancers we will be able to stop the muscular
degeneration of MD as well.
Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large
"Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the
very wise cannot see all ends." LOTR
"Don't go where I can't follow."
We gave the Goblin King control of our nation!