Hello Everybody,   
      
   Some of you may remember George Pope, who once haunted   
   several Fidonet forums, especially those dealing with topics   
   concerning religion and politics.  He has resurfaced, having   
   been found somewhere in the Frozen Nawth where only caribou,   
   reindeer, and Canucks are confortable.  This is what he had   
   to say, on a very important subject -   
      
   http://thelasource.com/en/2012/12/11/george-pope-hiring-disabled-   
   people-is-an-excellent-choice/   
      
   Why is it that Canadians, Europeans, Australians, and everybody   
   else in the civilized think it is "an excellent choice" to hire   
   the disabled, while here in America those who are disabled are   
   forced to continue living in misery?   
      
   I cannot believe that Americans are so callous as to turn their   
   backs on their fellow man/woman because of disability.  However,   
   what I can believe is insurance companies wanting to maximize   
   profits by refusing to insure people with disabilities.  And   
   that is what is so sickening about our "healthcare for profit"   
   system.  Insurance companies would rather those people die, and   
   die quickly, rather than have to cover the cost of keeping them   
   alive.   
      
   Unfortunately, insurance companies in America can continue their   
   discrimination against people with disabilities for one more year,   
   the Affordable Care Act not taking full effect until 2014.   
      
   George Pope is one of the lucky ones, as he is Canadian.   
      
   --Lee   
      
   --- MesNews/1.06.00.00-gb   
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