I wasn't just talking "covered" in the sense of health insurance, though that is the most obvious way I'm taken care of and others are not. I'm talking about all the ways my life has really worked out and all the great opportunities I've had that others have not. Everything from higher education to international travel. The degree to which my life has been better than the people living under the bridge or begging on the corner is staggering, and our system in the West is in part to blame for this disparity.
I feel a bit guilty because I'm living the easy life and I'm not helping those who have it a lot more difficult.
As for intelligent life in Texas, as far as I can figure, not many of my neighbours are Texan. I'm surrounded by people from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York and other foreigners. That's a large part of why I like my neighbourhood. We had the good fortune of house-hunting during the election, and nothing made me walk away from a neighbourhood faster than a big ol' McCain/Palin sign on the lawn.
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Re: Influence & Media Vultures
Date: 2009-04-22 02:47 pm (UTC)I feel a bit guilty because I'm living the easy life and I'm not helping those who have it a lot more difficult.
As for intelligent life in Texas, as far as I can figure, not many of my neighbours are Texan. I'm surrounded by people from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York and other foreigners. That's a large part of why I like my neighbourhood. We had the good fortune of house-hunting during the election, and nothing made me walk away from a neighbourhood faster than a big ol' McCain/Palin sign on the lawn.