June 10, 2009
No Thank You
Socialized medicine is on the way. With dueling national health care bills working there way through the Congress.
From Politico:
We already have a wellness program and a wellness committee at work. A group of busy-bodies who want to modify the way I live. What irks me the most is that I know the company doesn't really care at all about my wellness. The company is self-insured and wants to reduce its insurance costs.
They make a big event out of take a walk at lunch day. The CEO gave a speech and everything.
When we moved into our new building they built a walking path around the grounds. That would have been nice if they had just left it at that. They gave everyone free sneakers to use on the path, and told us they had to be kept at the office. Mine are nicely displayed, unworn, on the top of my file cabinet.
We have tenants in the building who get good laugh at all of the people walking around the path in their identical shoes. It's particularly comical when they stage one of their mass walks and there's a couple of hundred people walking together with identical shoes.
I have never worn the shoes. I have never set foot on the path. I believe it was Mark Twain who said "Golf is a good walk spoiled." He never met the Wellness Committee.
They mail home health and wellness fliers. I throw them away unopened because marking them return to sender and putting them back in the mail would cause problems disproportionate to the brief moment of satisfaction.
For a brief period cookies and Dunkin Munchkins were banned as meeting snacks.
They send out lots of emails. Or so I'm told. I set up an email rule that automatically moves them to the deleted items folder.
The reason is simple: It's none of their damned business. I will make the decisions regarding my health and wellness.
And when it comes to National Wellness Program run by The One, it's none of his damned business either. Whatever fliers they mail - will be returned. Their emails will be marked junk.
I will not participate.
From Politico:
Don’t be fooled by the presidential burger runs. Obama and Congress are moving across several fronts to give government a central role in making America healthier — raising expectations among public health experts of a new era of activism unlike any before.
Any health care reform plan that Obama signs is almost certain to call for nutrition counseling, obesity screenings and wellness programs at workplaces and community centers. He wants more time in the school day for physical fitness, more nutritious school lunches and more bike paths, walking paths and grocery stores in underserved areas.
The president is filling top posts at Health and Human Services with officials who, in their previous jobs, outlawed trans fats, banned public smoking or required restaurants to provide a calorie count with that slice of banana cream pie.
Even Congress is getting into the act, giving serious consideration to taxing sugary drinks and alcohol to help pay for the overhaul.
Let me take a stab at explaining how much this sucks.Any health care reform plan that Obama signs is almost certain to call for nutrition counseling, obesity screenings and wellness programs at workplaces and community centers. He wants more time in the school day for physical fitness, more nutritious school lunches and more bike paths, walking paths and grocery stores in underserved areas.
The president is filling top posts at Health and Human Services with officials who, in their previous jobs, outlawed trans fats, banned public smoking or required restaurants to provide a calorie count with that slice of banana cream pie.
Even Congress is getting into the act, giving serious consideration to taxing sugary drinks and alcohol to help pay for the overhaul.
We already have a wellness program and a wellness committee at work. A group of busy-bodies who want to modify the way I live. What irks me the most is that I know the company doesn't really care at all about my wellness. The company is self-insured and wants to reduce its insurance costs.
They make a big event out of take a walk at lunch day. The CEO gave a speech and everything.
When we moved into our new building they built a walking path around the grounds. That would have been nice if they had just left it at that. They gave everyone free sneakers to use on the path, and told us they had to be kept at the office. Mine are nicely displayed, unworn, on the top of my file cabinet.
We have tenants in the building who get good laugh at all of the people walking around the path in their identical shoes. It's particularly comical when they stage one of their mass walks and there's a couple of hundred people walking together with identical shoes.
I have never worn the shoes. I have never set foot on the path. I believe it was Mark Twain who said "Golf is a good walk spoiled." He never met the Wellness Committee.
They mail home health and wellness fliers. I throw them away unopened because marking them return to sender and putting them back in the mail would cause problems disproportionate to the brief moment of satisfaction.
For a brief period cookies and Dunkin Munchkins were banned as meeting snacks.
They send out lots of emails. Or so I'm told. I set up an email rule that automatically moves them to the deleted items folder.
The reason is simple: It's none of their damned business. I will make the decisions regarding my health and wellness.
And when it comes to National Wellness Program run by The One, it's none of his damned business either. Whatever fliers they mail - will be returned. Their emails will be marked junk.
I will not participate.
Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 07:15 PM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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Yes sir. What you said. I will NOT be participating, and I will not be allowing any of my money to be stolen to pay for others' healthcare.
Posted by: theirritablearchitect at June 11, 2009 08:39 AM (K5AwH)
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