Friday, May 15, 2009

"I Believe That Children Are Our Future" - Whitney Houston

As great of a state that Texas is, we are SO behind in providing services for those who can’t afford it. As I was reading Ms. Batt’s blog, Can’t Beat Texas from Tex Report, I was bewildered to find that 1.5 million children in Texas don’t have health insurance. That is a lot of kids and a great risk to take if any of those children become seriously ill. Ms. Batt’s hit a very good point. The Swine flu has become a concern for many Texans. Being close to the Mexico border, many of us are at risk in catching the flu. Our Texas children need to be able to be treated and taken care of if they are to get sick. 

Our priorities as a state are definitely off balance and in need of reexamination. I am a firm believer in able adults to work and be provided benefits through their employer, but when it comes to children, I think the state needs to have a much better program that would allow all children to be covered. The state spends countless of tax payer’s dollars on prisons and taking care of those who have disrupted society or taken lives. Why don’t we focus more attention on those things that are more important to people and something we will see a greater return in the long run.  The children of Texas are our future and we need to protect them and invest in them in every way. 

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