Good Day! Today, I've been watching "Julia Child Cooking" and listening to that delightful little "MELODYSHEEP" tune--"Keep On Cooking"!
Julia Child had a fascinating life that inspired many people through her passion for cooking and the love she put into her art. She left behind a memorable legacy. Perhaps, her legacy didn't change the world, but I have no doubt that it changed the art of her craft, for millions of people.
There is one common bond everyone shares... food. The bond extends from the hands of the growers, the field workers, factory workers, those who transport it to market, the retailers and wholesalers, the hands of the clerks who display and stock it on the shelves. Finally, to us and the loved ones we gather around our tables, to share the food that fills our stomachs and warms our hearts, with the tastes and smells of homemade love.
What humanity does now in America, shows the world, the real truth about the heart of America for the most vulnerable among us.
Imagine, if America was a huge farm and all our neighbors, friends and family were paid to work and taxed to contribute to the general good of that farm. At the end of the work day, they were gathered to dine with the overseers. They gathered everyday together, to share in a meal made from all their hard work. The table is set with the best china and the table is filled with bowls and platters of food. There's enough food for everyone present.
The overseers sit at the head of the table and decide who is worthy to eat. But, some overseers deny the ones they think may be less worthy to partake. Still those unfortunate workers must still sit there until dinner is finished. Friends, neighbors and family watch the well-fed finish eating their fill. The overseers with their chosen few are done and stand up to leave rubbing their bellies like fully engorged, blood-sucking, Rocky Mountain wood ticks. They leave behind them, the unlucky few denied even the smallest charity from the table of their overseers. Some start to collapse from starvation and the overseers and their chosen few leave the table self-satisfied, never looking back.
This is not the America of my birth, that lets only the rich eat from the table of prosperity and the poor die, starving for help and uncared for. It seems like Democracy is being perverted on a daily basis by those who want control, for their own selfish and hard-hearted agenda's.
The repeal of Obamacare has been a mission of the Republican party since Trump's election. They have finally achieved their goal at the price of millions of less fortunate Americans. They have given credence to the theory that Republicans only care about money and improving their own lives by sacrificing the welfare of our nation.
What legacy do they leave behind on the table?
Expanding Medicaid States:
State # Resident's On Medicaid Coverage
Alaska 14,400 Arizona 418,400
Arkansas 303,900
California 3,541,700
Colorado 425,500
Connecticut 207,600
Delaware 67,900
D. C. 62,600
Hawaii 110,000
Illinois 681,000
Indiana 381,600
Iowa 149,300
Kentucky 443,300
Louisiana count unavailable
Maryland 248,200
Massachusetts 398,300
Michigan 637,200
Minnesota 222,900
Montana 46,700
Nevada 203,900
New Hampshire 52,900
New Jersey 552,400
New Mexico 243,100
New York 2,167,100
North Dakota count unavailable
Ohio 682,900
Oregon 550,600
Pennsylvania 702,800
Rhode Island 60,500
Vermont 63,300
Washington 594,900
West Virginia 180,500
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*Count below reflects the number of residents, who won't gain access to Medicaid and will likely remain uninsured, in listed states that have not yet implemented expanded Medicaid coverage.
States That Have Not Expanded Medicaid Coverage
Alabama 254,000
Florida 1,253,000
Georgia 682,000
Idaho 90,000
Kansas 126,000
Maine 38,000
Mississippi 200,000
Missouri 293,000
Nebraska 72,000
N. Carolina 593,000
Oklahoma 246,000
S. Carolina 292,000
S. Dakota 34,000
Tennessee 352,000
Texas 1,186,000
Utah 116,000
Virginia 235,000
Wisconsin 167,000
Wyoming 19,000
In loving tribute to Julia Child..."Boner Appertite!"
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